Text Type
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You must define the type of text display box you want to use. The following valid types are shown in the following table.
Type | Description |
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Time | Current playback position in the media item in minutes and seconds. |
Playlist | Name of the current playlist. |
Track# | Number of the current item in the playlist. |
#Tracks | Number of items in the current playlist. |
Title | Title of the current item in the current playlist. Under certain conditions, this type may not display properly. As an alternative, use Title as part of a marquee. |
Author | Author of the current item in the current playlist. Under certain conditions, this type may not display properly. As an alternative, use Author as part of a marquee. |
Copyright | Copyright data of the current item in the current playlist. Under certain conditions, this type may not display properly. As an alternative, use Copyright as part of a marquee. |
Filename | File name of the current item in the current playlist. |
FilenameExt | The file name extension of the current item in the current playlist. The only supported values are "wma" and "wav". |
Bitrate | The encoded bit rate (in Kbps) of the current media item. |
Frequency | The sampled frequency (in KHz) of the current media item. |
Status* | The artist, album, genre, and bit rate of the current audio item during playback, or the bit rate and subtitles (if applicable) of the current video item. When a media item is not playing, the Status text type displays the current play state (for example, stopped or paused). |
*Available for Windows Media Player 10 Mobile or later.
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