"View Settings" to save track browser (& library explorer) settings too

[redwing]

Say, you want to use a specific settings of track browser (and library explorer) for a certain filter (say, classical music) and another settings for another filter.
It seems that the current "view settings" saves a specific view (artwork, album& tracks, etc.) and column settings only. To save a certain track browser and LE settings, you have to resort to using different "layout settings." But that requires a restart and you don't want to change whole a lot.
Hence it would be great if "view settings" can save track browser & LE settings in addition to the current save. Then users can easily shift to a different track browser & LE settings using filters and auto-playlists. And that change wouldn't matter to those who don't use track browser and LE because the settings will save it simply as being OFF.

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Moderator's Note

Merged with the thread "Track browser configuration associated to customized views" by user "Greb":

Right now it's possible to save different views through the 'copy current view setting to...' option.

But all the different view share the same track browser settng: same number of columns and same column selected.

Would be it possible to select a customized track browser configuration for each customized view? This way, you can associate a Genre/Album Artist track browser for one view, an Album Artist one to another one, a Artist one to one view you want to see every artist (and not only album artist) you have, another one by Year, and so...  

[psychoadept]

+1

Would like for Custom Views to save EVERYTHING related to views/layout, or at least the option to choose elements.

[Steven]

main menu: View/ Saved Settings/Save Settings and Load Settings
the function is quite old so its possible some of the newer settings might have been missed when saving

[psychoadept]

Oh, great!  Testing that now.  I'd only found the Custom Views settings...

[redwing]

main menu: View/ Saved Settings/Save Settings and Load Settings
the function is quite old so its possible some of the newer settings might have been missed when saving

Yes, I know. That's what I referred to as "layout settings" in my original post. I looked into both file formats (view & layout settings) to compare what values are saved. Aside from what settings are missed, layout settings is too much and requires a restart each time to change. On the other hand, MB has a great feature that links up each filter and playlist with a custom view settings. But what's saved in view settings is quite limited. So it seems that a savable settings format in the middle is currently missing. That's why I'm asking adding track browser and LE settings to view settings. Then users can easily navigate different nodes (filters & playlists) with their own customized "view + track browser + LE" settings.

[Greb]

+1

[Iasc]

+1

[Iasc]

added my +1 in redwings post so might as well do the same here.

[Thorbjorn]

I have been thinking this many times too. I want Album Artist and Album in one view, Composer in another one etc.

+1

[joebanana]

I'd like this too.

[joebanana]

I just tried out v18 of J River Media Center and still prefer MB by far.

However, this ONE feature is really something I'd like deeply.
For each filter I use, I'd like to have different browser fields...

So I'd love to see this implemented someday

[redwing]

bump

[Analien]

+1

[Greb]

Bumping up this thread.

It would be great to be able to have different track brower configurations in different tabs.

Different track browsers just give MB a different usability in each tab. For example:

With one column, leaving a lot of space for the main panel:


Two columns:


Four columns, including song title in the fourth one:

[CharkleyBarles]

+1