To start with this is a very quick mockup of how the panel layout will be configured.
I'm assuming some options will be mutually exclusive, eg. if you select the wavebar in the LH panel, it will automatically disable selection of that option in the other panels.thats right - ticking an option will deselect the other already ticked element if there is a conflict.
Also, will the column browser get a configure button to be able to choose between horizontal and vertical layout, or will that be set in Preferences?in the left filter panel there will be: Column Browser (Vertical) and Column Browser (Side-by-Side)
There is also a thread in the wishlist about the column browser having independently adjustable columns, the same as the fields in the main panel. With this major re-design, would that be possibly implemented as well?not promising - if done, i guess it would acheived by dragging one of the edges in the main panel
To get a little more specific, for example "The Ribbon" (which so many people hated at first when it was introduced on Office 2010), looks very promising in offering solutions to scale very well on different screen sizes and user interfaces.after all these years, i still shudder using the ribbon interface in office tools
after all these years, i still shudder using the ribbon interface in office tools
after all these years, i still shudder using the ribbon interface in office toolsIndeed!! No ribbon please.
To get a little more specific, for example "The Ribbon" (which so many people hated at first when it was introduced on Office 2010), looks very promising in offering solutions to scale very well on different screen sizes and user interfaces.after all these years, i still shudder using the ribbon interface in office tools
- drag & drop of each panel/element to change its location+1
after all these years, i still shudder using the ribbon interface in office tools
I love the ribbon approach. I'm not saying it would work in MB but I've never understood the level of dislike towards the concept.Same. I was a power user in Microsoft Office pre-ribbon and while I was a sceptical convert I can get things done as fast or faster with the ribbon.
By default for new users, the left navigator will not be enabled and navigation will be done via the tabs which i will discuss in a later post or read the other discussion topic where its covered.I know this is a very early discussion, but based on this and the second mockup you seem to lose a lot of drag 'n drop functions. A lot of tasks can be done so easily now because everything is displayed simultaneously, side by side.
By default for new users, the left navigator will not be enabled and navigation will be done via the tabs which i will discuss in a later post or read the other discussion topic where its covered.I know this is a very early discussion, but based on this and the second mockup you seem to lose a lot of drag 'n drop functions. A lot of tasks can be done so easily now because everything is displayed simultaneously, side by side.
At a glance:
* Dragging tracks into a playlist
* Dragging tracks from Inbox to Library (and presumably other nodes I don't use like Audiobooks, Podcasts etc.)
To start with this is a very quick mockup of how the panel layout will be configured. Elements can be re-arranged in order top-to-bottomI don't see that dialog box making things easier (for users or programmer) and it breaks a lot of UI rules along the way.
(http://getmusicbee.com/images/forum/PanelLayoutEditor.png)
BTW I'd like to see two added layout features from 3.0 though I don't know it's planned or even possible.
- drag & drop of each panel/element to change its location
1. section headers on the left; sub-panels on the right; drag a sub-panel into the left and place in the desired section. Configuration settings show for the selected sub-panel as a list in a bottom panelThere are too many configuration options for some of the elements to realistically include them in the same dialog. Elements can be dragged between the various panels with some restrictions
There are too many configuration options for some of the elements to realistically include them in the same dialog.
(http://getmusicbee.com/images/forum/PanelLayoutEditor2.png)
I like the drag & drop concept, but redwing has a point. It seems like you could solve the problem with visual cues, though.exactly - and some non-blocking information message when the user does something not supported to lead them in the right direction.
Again, do not offer false choices, which only makes things look unnecessarily complicated. For instance, top & bottom pane is only for player bar, but how could a new user figure it out before trying to drag every other element to there? Is there another location available for navigator, library explorer and column browser to drag them to somewhere else?The library explorer, column browser, and thumbnail browser can be docked in the left navigator or the left main panel. You can also have for example the library explorer in the left sidebar and the thumbnail browser in the left main panel.
I would give only on/off option for those elements, and four options for player bar.
I think if some of the options were moved from dialog boxes to context menus in the main interface it could still work.yes thats what i plan to do eg. clicking Configure on the track information element opens a dialog to configure that element. Its the same dialog that would be opened if you right click/ Configure Panel in the application itself
The library explorer, column browser, and thumbnail browser can be docked in the left navigator or the left main panel. You can also have for example the library explorer in the left sidebar and the thumbnail browser in the left main panel.
I have no intention of supporting drag/drop of panels in the player itself because (a) its something you rarely do and (b) any visual cues that comes with it is just getting in the way for the vast amount of time using the application and (c) a way would be needed to introduce new elements not already shown in the application window
Those visual cues could be only enabled by a right-click menu "Unlock" (along with "Hide" command). It would make it unbelievably easy to move panels and elements around (like moving wave bar from the bottom of the left sidebar to the top of right sidebar), and the users won't need to open layout editor frequently except when they want to introduce new elements. Please think about it again.
There is also a thread in the wishlist about the column browser having independently adjustable columns, the same as the fields in the main panel. With this major re-design, would that be possibly implemented as well?
And more important for the relevance of this topic: are you contemplating to develop MusicBee in the direction so it might become usable on a tablet like machine or not? I believe that this is important to know to decide on what contributions would be sensible to make here.
its still early days and i am focusing on get the basics right. To me that is more superficial that may or may not make sense to tweak for when i have time to focus attention on it and played around with windows 10.And more important for the relevance of this topic: are you contemplating to develop MusicBee in the direction so it might become usable on a tablet like machine or not? I believe that this is important to know to decide on what contributions would be sensible to make here.I guess not for this v3.0
That will then maybe be something for a futuristic 'MusicBee One'.
As per bee-liever's suggestion (if i understood correctly) the main musicbee application window could be overlayed with a colour mask for the active section in the Panel Arrangement dialog so the user knows better what area is being edited.
Something with icons could make it more readable:YES!! Brilliant.
Something with icons could make it more readable:
main panel = central main panel or prime main panel or center panel
left main panel = secondary main panel or secondary panel
main panel = central main panel or prime main panel or center panel
left main panel = secondary main panel or secondary panel
How about "main panel" and "filter panel"?
This is shaping up really nicely Steven - I think the latest mockup of the configuration panel (with endeavour1934's icons) is a huge step forward and looks pretty professional.Definitely a great way to combine the huge individual layout configuration possibilities with a much easier way to move around and (re-)find those settings!
(http://getmusicbee.com/images/forum/PanelLayoutEditor3.png)
Can somebody kindly explain to me what would happen if I drag it (1) to left sidebar and (2) to left main panel, as the two panels are currently bolded? And maybe currently column browser is located horizontally on the top section of main panel, or not?the element can be dropped in any of the 3 bolded sections. When ticked it will be displayed or when overriden by a View as described above it may be displayed. The configuration options for this element will include an "Orientation" setting: Horizontal/ Vertical (Stacked)/ Vertical (Side-by-Side)
- i guess there could be a way to save/ load the base panel arrangement which is what i think you are asking forYes, that was the idea, I think they should include the settings in the additional configuration options as well.
- for each element, you can specify: Default/ Show/ Hide - all elements would initially be "Default" but say for a Playlist view you might specify "column browser" to Hide.That means exactly one panel arrangement, and 4 similar panels for each base layout in which I only had to choose with just default/show/hide options?
- that only allows overriding whether the element is shown or not. You wouldnt be able to override positioning in the panel arrangement (see previous posts for the screenshot)
- There will be 4 base layouts - being: Tracks/ Album and Tracks/ Albums/ Artists where Albums is the existing Artwork Layout grouped by Album and Artists is the existing Artwork Layout grouped by one of the artist types (Album Artist, Composer, Sort Artist etc)
Some elements are permanently ticked with a dimmer tick.If it's permanently ticked it doesn't need a tick box. A tickbox that can't be unticked will only confuse people.
The elements that cant be moved are a dimmer colour.Gray text means a control is disabled. I'm not sure it's a good idea to use that as a visual indicator of something else.
Can somebody kindly explain to me what would happen if I drag it (1) to left sidebar and (2) to left main panel, as the two panels are currently bolded? And maybe currently column browser is located horizontally on the top section of main panel, or not?the element can be dropped in any of the 3 bolded sections. When ticked it will be displayed or when overriden by a View as described above it may be displayed. The configuration options for this element will include an "Orientation" setting: Horizontal/ Vertical (Stacked)/ Vertical (Side-by-Side)
Some of those choices will be disabled depending on which section the column browser is located
This is how I would design the layout editor.i dont agree this is better. For example, i dont see how you would control the order of elements inside a specific panel.
I won't bother to selectively quote from three or more earlier posts, but I agree that now would be a good time to agree on "official" terminology for each of the screen elements and areas.
Even now, every time I type "navigation panel" or "main panel" I worry people won't know what I'm talking about because they're only de facto names that were never properly endorsed.
Names should to be unambiguous with regard to position and use - i.e. "Top" and "Bottom" are clearer than things like "Filter" or "Main" to the uninitiated, and not everyone will have elements in the same place.
I won't bother to selectively quote from three or more earlier posts, but I agree that now would be a good time to agree on "official" terminology for each of the screen elements and areas...
Yes, please! ...
things are going quite slowly and it probably wont be until june before the first versons are ready
I have been changing the GUI so each panel component in the GUI (track info, lyrics, playing tracks list etc) are completely independent and flexibly arranged in the application as configured by the user and one result of that is MB wont make any automated decisions about how to reconfigure the layout.
- all saving of files/ pictures is now done in the background. This means the GUI no longer freezes when a lot of files are being saved
- the file save process now checks the fields updated by the tag editor and if its only linked artwork/ custom fields that are not saved to file then MB wont update the file#
Not quite sure about the changes to playing now and no more automated decisions. I quite like the playing now like it is at the moment.in the current version when you click on the "Now Playing" node, MB removes the Playing Tracks from the right sidebar and moves it into the main panel.
One thing I think would be helpful is a visual cue to which elements can be moved and which can't.there is - when you start dragging a dashed box surrounds the panels an element can be dragged to. As to the column browser, te way its implements, its part of the main files panel but if wnough people ask for it, it could probably be changed
there is - when you start dragging a dashed box surrounds the panels an element can be dragged to.
Or an alternative might be to show a red box or symbol if you try to move something you can't. The real issue is that not knowing you can't move it until you get the pop-up is pretty annoying. :)i made a change for that and some other minor visual improvements with the panel re-arranging
really like the look of having the status bar below the player bar in the bottom panelthanks for reminding me - for now the metro buttons can be configured via the right click menu on the player panel
hope the round 'metro' buttons will still be an option for the player bar ???
I feel it would make more sense to merge the thumbnail browser with the column browser, adding an option for some columns to toggle thumbnails.i did think about doing that but didnt for a couple of reasons: 1: the count settings dont currently apply to the thumbnail browser and the thumbnail browser only really works on a vertical orientation and 2: by keeping them as separate elements provides a bit more flexibility with the layout as done in the demo version (thumbnail in left, column browsers horizontal) - that wont be the default layout though
Panels Configuration dialogto fill the space, plus the a couple will be changed to "Configure" anyway
2. Not sure why some elements have a text box that just reports on whether the check box is ticked or not.
4. The "Overlay" checkbox is described as displaying "elements stacked on top of each other". You could just label the checkbox "Stacked?" to remove one level of abstraction.i agree
5. There may be technical reasons, but some restrictions on where things can go seem arbitrary. For example, I can put the Spectrum visual at the bottom of the main panel, but not on top.it is for reasons of how the panel is implemented and i was expecting this comment. I might implement it
6. I think someone else mentioned it, but it would be good if movable elements could be identified without dragging them. For example, mobile UIs have little stripey "handles" to the left of list items that can be reordered. It also gives something "tangible" to click on to drag. Now I click things to drag them and think it's also going to change the checkbox state.can you post a screenshot so i know what you mean
7. The sub-dialogs aren't implemented, so it remains to be seen, but the number of elements with a separate "Configure..." button are a little alarming. This is a great opportunity to completely rethink how some of these settings are implemented, not just move them around.i havent done it yet, but it will probably by one configure screen and the ... will jump to the relevant section
Only think that I don't agree on is the new yellow look of the wavebar, it's distracting and feels inconsistent, I hope we get the old color scheme in the classic layout (which I always preferred). The old light grey version is much easier on the eye. I do like that it's user sizeable, but there seems to be too much space waisted on top and below with larger sizes.there should only be a 3px gap from the maximum values - your tracks might not be at full volume levels. As to the colors i might revisit if i have time but other skinners are free to do what they think is best
Is the placement of the command buttons optional between caption and below caption? I would not like it if I had to share the space for tabs with the set of command buttons that I use, as I use a lot of both. I also think it would just make more sense to have them in the caption bar, but I am afraid the current idea is to have them below.yes, i will change the options from the current configuration though and probably provide a way to put them in the caption bar as you suggest
I can't run the test version, I followed the instructions but I get this error.i think i know what it is and should be fixed - the updated zip is available on the same link
6. I think someone else mentioned it, but it would be good if movable elements could be identified without dragging them. For example, mobile UIs have little stripey "handles" to the left of list items that can be reordered. It also gives something "tangible" to click on to drag. Now I click things to drag them and think it's also going to change the checkbox state.can you post a screenshot so i know what you mean
I can't run the test version, I followed the instructions but I get this error.i think i know what it is and should be fixed - the updated zip is available on the same link
For another example, this is from a Plex configuration web page and includes the stripey handles I was probably thinking of:
Also useful for indicating a potential move is displaying the hand cursor on mouseover, which I hadn't considered when thinking of touch UIs because they don't have a cursor. :)
Ok I tried it again, still getting that error message.try again now
try again now
Don' mind me too much (since I have probably messed up my system too much with several sorts of MB installations and removals), but I cannot get MB3 to work.check to see if there is an error log file in the AppData subfolder
Only smartscreen will pop-up asking for permission, after that, nothing happens, task manager also shows nothing concerning MB.
A few first impressions.for 2, not quite sure what you mean but in general in this demo version no settings are persisted on restart. If you mean some of the dialogs always open in the top left then thats because its not implemented yet
A few first impressions.for 6, you just untick "overlay" in the config. If you mean you want them to display as tab buttons across the header bar then thats no longer supported with this style of GUI. Toolbar command buttons could be used as a substitute if thats what you meant
for 6/7 the left main panel is implemented and working fine - it is configured to show the thumbnail browser by default
The left main panel was really not opening when I had a look at it.
Just now after a restart it worked fine, but after some erratic fiddling around at one moment that panel was not refreshed correctly anymore, and showed parts from the config panel that had moved around that space a while before.
And after some more fiddling the panel did not open at all anymore.
For if it's of any use to you, a screenshot with the settings at that moment:
I am more tempted to like it as a separate panel or view than as a docked bar, the space gives it an uncluttered look while providing a lot of information.
Also note that the handling for pictures that are too small to fit in the panel has been changed and would be interested in feedback on that aspect.
i have updated the demo version to include much of the updated Now Playing panel.
album artwork should be working. How do you store your album artwork?
Also i am wondering how you managed to get the "Playing Tracks" selector out of alignment with the panel
9. When maximised, the MusicBee window is stealing a few extra pixels from the top of the (Windows 8.1) task bar. This happens if the window has focus or not.i will definitely do 8
10. I know you're not requesting bug reports, but you said artwork should be working and I've seen a few albums where it doesn't. There's a cover.jpg in the folder with the music but MusicBee doesn't display anything. I can't see any pattern to the details of albums that don't work.
for 9, i am not doing anything at all for the taskbar so thats quite a mystery. Could you include another application beside MB so i can compare the two. I take it the MB 2.5 doesnt do that
for 10, for the albums that dont work, how is the artwork stored? If you open the tag editor and click the Artwork/ Save To button does it show the correct artwork and linkages?I think the artwork problem was just something with my cache. I checked the same album in 2.5 and got this happening:
@Alumni, i have no problems with the file you sent.
I suggest you delete the AlbumCovers sub-folder from AppData\InternalCache and try again.
However could you confirm the file is actually located:
E:\Music\Library\Above & Beyond\We Are All We Need\01 We're All We Need.flac
and what directory are you running MB3 from?
Also I'd like an option to switch the places of Now Playing and Playing Track panels.
(http://i.imgbox.com/RW6dyykn.png)
@Sofocl, @electro,I tried to run that v3 demo, but I've got an error: http://pastebin.com/RmjqQzQ3
i suggest you both check out the v3 demo from a few posts before. Its not exactly what you ask for re: the Now Playing panel altough its still being looked at and i will be making further changes
I tried to run that v3 demo, but I've got an error: http://pastebin.com/RmjqQzQ3
It simply doesn't start. (By the way, I edited the path to my library in StartupSettings.ini).
Could you post some screenshots with the latest layout of v3 (at least for library view and now playing view)?
when it's going to be released ? (beta )It's taking Steven longer than he thought it would. But he's very happy with the results so far. If you go back to the beginning of this thread, you'll find a version you can play with. It's a couple of pages in. Followed by an update a few pages after that. Just be sure to follow Steven's instructions for installing and setting up.
i am reluctant to give dates any more as its taking much longer than i expected just to upgrade the existing musicbee dialogs/ settings etc which is almost done now.
It will probably be 2 months+ before a solid beta is ready but i will probably post some more alpha releases for feedback before then
Hate to sound like one of those people that just bitch about changes but I'd really like to know if we're going to be able to continue to have it look the way it does now? I'm very happy with it how it is and to be honest. I'm sure the new look will be great, but it's not for me.Yes.
Fantastic, thanks.Hate to sound like one of those people that just bitch about changes but I'd really like to know if we're going to be able to continue to have it look the way it does now? I'm very happy with it how it is and to be honest. I'm sure the new look will be great, but it's not for me.Yes.
This is a wish for a possible extension for skinning the player controls.+1
I would like it if it was possible to be able to have the current playing/pused/stopped status displayed in the control buttons so something like this could become possible:
+1
Except I'd rather see the layout of the buttons like so:
(http://i.imgur.com/xp4rgxpl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/xp4rgxp.jpg)
But please do keep the pause/play button as default. It's an elegant solution. ;)
WOW!!! I've been knighted!+1
Except I'd rather see the layout of the buttons like so:
(http://i.imgur.com/xp4rgxpl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/xp4rgxp.jpg)
This is more a 'skinning' wish, not a wish to change existing, or the default skins.
So it would be completely up to the person creating his/her skin to use it or not, or locate it anyway he wants to.
If this wish is granted, remind me to adjust one of my skins to your wishes sir phred.
edit, teaser for phred added.Excellent!!!
(http://i.imgur.com/DEFg5Jal.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/DEFg5Ja.png)
This is a wish for a possible extension for skinning the player controls.
I would like it if it was possible to be able to have the current playing/pused/stopped status displayed in the control buttons so something like this could become possible:
(http://i.imgur.com/Qh12iAvl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/Qh12iAv.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/Qh12iAvl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/Qh12iAv.png)Since MB can't record, I don't think that's going to be a problem. And red is certainly associated with 'stop.'
Great idea! However the color red is often associated with recording, so I'm not sure that'd be the most appropriate color for the STOP button.
Since MB can't record, I don't think that's going to be a problem. And red is certainly associated with 'stop.'
i have mostly completed updating the existing MB functionality to use v3 infrastructure and starting to look at implementing the new v3 functionality.
There is a demo version that is available a few pages back. I will update that over the next few weeks but for now i am posting what i am planning to do with the "Now Playing" panel and the "Compact Player".
Please feel free to comment, even negatively - i will consider all comments but no guarantees i will implement them.
The "Now Playing" panel hasnt changed much since the demo version
http://getmusicbee.com/images/forum/NowPlayingV3.jpg
For the Compact Player i am planning to simplfy the number of layout configurations where it will support 2 types of configuration for the player
1: the player/ track info displays on a solid black background. If the visualiser is enabled, it displays in that bar (see the screenshot below) and if you mouse over the bar, the player controls display (like done with the mini-player). The progress bar could also be configured to display as a wave-bar. The right side can be set to overlay onto the background picture or a solid background/ not display/ show lyrics etc
2: the player/ track details displays onto the background picture in the same style as done by endeavour1934's xbox music theater mode plugin or redwing's rdio-style
http://getmusicbee.com/images/forum/CompactPlayerV3.jpg
Will it be able to have album cover instead of artist pictures in the background? Because some of us have huge high quality album covers and want to see them in full glory.yes, thats already in the old demo version
For the Compact Player i am planning to simplfy the number of layout configurations where it will support 2 types of configuration for the player
1: the player/ track info displays on a solid black background. If the visualiser is enabled, it displays in that bar (see the screenshot below) and if you mouse over the bar, the player controls display (like done with the mini-player). The progress bar could also be configured to display as a wave-bar. The right side can be set to overlay onto the background picture or a solid background/ not display/ show lyrics etc
Keeping the option to overlay the visualiser on to the image, as is currently done, would be my only change for this.i should be able to post a demo version of the Now Playing panel and Compact Player on the weekend - for myself, i am quite happy with how its been done now but lets see what everyone else thinks!
In the final release, will we still be able to customize the columns in the Playing Tracks sidebar? or choose the skin's default color as the background instead of the artist/album image?you will be able to change the columns in the playing tracks sidebar. For the default colours, i am not completely sure what you mean. The right panels when not overlayed will use the skin colours. If there is a gap on the right edge of a picture, it uses the dominant color from the picture - is that what you mean?
Hope this can be achieved as the maroon colour doesn't work with all skins:yes i will add a new skin element but i am leaving that sort of thing until the new GUI is mostly done
Hope this can be achieved as the maroon colour doesn't work with all skins:yes i will add a new skin element but i am leaving that sort of thing until the new GUI is mostly done
For the default colours, i am not completely sure what you mean. The right panels when not overlayed will use the skin colours. If there is a gap on the right edge of a picture, it uses the dominant color from the picture - is that what you mean?When I'm not overlaying the right panel, it uses the skin colors but the left panels (Lyrics and Bio) use the Artist Picture as background. What I wanted to know was if we will be able to use the skin's main color (e.g. black) as the background of the Lyrics and Bio panels. But it would be even better I think if we could set a semi-transparent overlay for the Lyrics/Bio panels that would darken the background, like we can do with the Playing Tracks panel.
05/10/2015 07:44:40 - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5755.38014 - System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '#=qk8lcIXqHo1vBxzT404WToVthRD$ykngzTzX6te7RIl4=' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: image
at System.Drawing.TextureBrush..ctor(Image image, WrapMode wrapMode)
at #=qk8lcIXqHo1vBxzT404WToVthRD$ykngzTzX6te7RIl4=..cctor()
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at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain..ctor()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=qd4RmzlD_LlEd_BQR_9QCQw==(String[] #=qSfSf9BgfXA9HTPhdQ06mvg==)8px border in unskinned Windows 10 really looks wrong when compared to other Windows 10 windows. Depending on what accent colour is being picked by Win 10, you can get some very ugly contrasts between the border and the skin.yes i know - windows 10 handling is still on the todo list - see the end of my last post on this topic for all the things i am planning
2. The fact that the left pane of this panel needs a scroll bar is not very elegant.+1
8px border in unskinned Windows 10 really looks wrong when compared to other Windows 10 windows. Depending on what accent colour is being picked by Win 10, you can get some very ugly contrasts between the border and the skin.yes i know - windows 10 handling is still on the todo list - see the end of my last post on this topic for all the things i am planning
for the skins in general, i am aware there are some display issues
Downloaded the demo from the latest link and got this:
2015-10-05 10:07:33 AM - 6.1.7601.65536 - 3.0.5755.40294 - System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '#=qgb8MouXCM7sCwKIGcIo0zeNC89QjzomG$$_zycbYEIs=' threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Users\flight16\Downloads\MusicBeeDemo(1)\Configuration.xml'.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at #=qgb8MouXCM7sCwKIGcIo0zeNC89QjzomG$$_zycbYEIs=..cctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at #=qgb8MouXCM7sCwKIGcIo0zeNC89QjzomG$$_zycbYEIs=.#=qDMRG4mOmT4$jYD$xIbDedA==()
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at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=qEXWBlRsOGbQs7wByxx06sw==(String[] #=qXIchq33iytS7ntX5eWEY0A==)
There is no Configuration.xml in my zip file.
Custom tags are showing as "Custom#" instead of what I have assigned as the display name:i can reproduce this but the other problem with the player control when displayed at the top is fine for me except when the menu bar is displayed below the caption bar - is that the case for you?
When opening Tag Inspector, the columns on the left are too small, and there's a lot of empty space on the right.thats fixed for the next update
Is vertical mode for column browser working? It appears to work in horizontal mode but the panel is completely missing when I set it to vertical mode. I took some screenshots to upload but I don't see any way to attach them.dont worry - i can reproduce this. It doesnt save the vertical column browser setting on restart (nor i guess carries it accross from v2.5)
Playing with the location now, I think the player control issue is more related to the location of the main menu within the header bar. The screen shot showed the main menu set to 'show below caption bar.' My test now put the main menu to 'show in caption bar.' And that displays as expected. So 'below caption bar' is the issue. Please let me know if you need a screen of the settings.Custom tags are showing as "Custom#" instead of what I have assigned as the display name:i can reproduce this but the other problem with the player control when displayed at the top is fine for me except when the menu bar is displayed below the caption bar - is that the case for you?
I am sorry for repeating myself and bringing this up again, but I really would hate it if it will not be possible to have tabs anymore in the right panel.
This new proposal might look a little bit 'cleaner', but it hides some direct access possibilities, and adds an extra click.
If the slighter bigger panel size would allow it, maybe two columns side by side would gave that settings panel some well needed extra space?+1
Just as an aside - can we have -both- versions of MB open at the same time? Not for tag editing or playing purposes, but to compare layouts?yes that should be fine as long as you dont update anything from the v3 instance
Not sure whether it's worth reporting bugs with this early buildyes please do
I am sorry for repeating myself and bringing this up again, but I really would hate it if it will not be possible to have tabs anymore in the right panel.In the version from yesterday you can left button click at least 20px to the right of the selector and it will toggle the displayed panel.
This new proposal might look a little bit 'cleaner', but it hides some direct access possibilities, and adds an extra click.
I just dont think your requirement would be very common
Can anyone verify that the size of the scroll bars are to be as wide as shown in the image below please? I had my scroll-bars customized before upgrading to windows 10, so I am just curious. If so, they are quite .. err..large, distracting... meaty?i guess you didnt see my post from yesterday - i havent really looked at skins yet and i am aware that the metro skins (or derivations from those skins) have an issue with the scrollbars. The reason is because the metro skins are setting the transparency byte on the color eg. 40,100,100,100 where 40 is the transparency. Infact you will be able to control the width of scrollbars from your skin when i make the skin element available
Not sure whether it's worth reporting bugs with this early buildyes please do
all the reported bugs should be fixed now:
- vertical column browser not displaying on restart
- custom tag column header text
- player/main menu below caption bar overlap
- ASIO output not being restored on restart
- blurry expanded panel artwork
- tag inspector resizing
- windows skin crash (scrollbars not working though)
I will post an updated version later
The reason is because the metro skins are setting the transparency byte on the color eg. 40,100,100,100 where 40 is the transparency.
Not a big problem for me, since I will probably be able to adjust all my skins where needed later on, but that will not be the case for many other existing skins that are no longer maintained.
MusicBee v3.0.5756.39780 (Win10.0), 6 Oct 2015 8:38:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=qUxuy67oi8i9K_GnouCiNh0UklPzIvA07NZyBe8yF6iA=._Lambda$__1()
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at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qIiPgzY37n2TmK0DF0W94_BUdr4TYSPTjpAnTKKXh8Cc=._Lambda$__0(Graphics #=quNQJ3cu7LrvhO$Zo4bX$Lw==)
at #=qPLvW1aqo7CJ1M3GCRfQ3kQ==.#=q7gMl_ulI$I3w21Ur$AEDZA==.#=qiOfheyw4zXdBcdHYMIeqzg==(Graphics #=qeCZLWZu_EImfMOwDS_bgbw==, #=qey40RRpsSt7Aw07jcIyjIvjyL$KnXSnelF_2S34nSIE= #=qhjUWlZwSJ9QDMQDTB92KCg==, Rectangle #=qUfNKztnVvbS7_jSmTH_VLg==, Rectangle #=qMwPQ_YFiIX45DnEoFoCzUQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs #=qdPkWtqSU4lOUCoO7iir6CA==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling(PaintEventArgs e, Int16 layer)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=.WndProc(Message& #=q9LFbHLDBMEwXrRCGytWEgQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.WndProc(Message& #=qq2iMb49Ik$fY__MPyi$doA==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)MusicBee v3.0.5756.39780 (Win10.0), 6 Oct 2015 8:43:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=qUxuy67oi8i9K_GnouCiNh0UklPzIvA07NZyBe8yF6iA=._Lambda$__1()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=q9fBwGFETvWrovXpwoEDVKtjZzMALgk3of9oP3nlmZTk=._Lambda$__0(Graphics #=qgR09L8cxJb4HAgDFSkuZqQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=qinPUpNPVr5nRty9sLRNK_g==(PaintEventArgs #=qfX$G6il4CxJ0gyJq0haLYA==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qIiPgzY37n2TmK0DF0W94_BUdr4TYSPTjpAnTKKXh8Cc=._Lambda$__0(Graphics #=quNQJ3cu7LrvhO$Zo4bX$Lw==)
at #=qPLvW1aqo7CJ1M3GCRfQ3kQ==.#=q7gMl_ulI$I3w21Ur$AEDZA==.#=qiOfheyw4zXdBcdHYMIeqzg==(Graphics #=qeCZLWZu_EImfMOwDS_bgbw==, #=qey40RRpsSt7Aw07jcIyjIvjyL$KnXSnelF_2S34nSIE= #=qhjUWlZwSJ9QDMQDTB92KCg==, Rectangle #=qUfNKztnVvbS7_jSmTH_VLg==, Rectangle #=qMwPQ_YFiIX45DnEoFoCzUQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs #=qdPkWtqSU4lOUCoO7iir6CA==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling(PaintEventArgs e, Int16 layer)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=.WndProc(Message& #=q9LFbHLDBMEwXrRCGytWEgQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.WndProc(Message& #=qq2iMb49Ik$fY__MPyi$doA==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)06/10/2015 10:14:21 - Unable to load dependency: Crimson - Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\MusicBee\Skins\Dark-Fine Tuned\Crimson'.
06/10/2015 10:14:22 - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5756.39780 - System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '#=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: image
at System.Drawing.TextureBrush..ctor(Image image, WrapMode wrapMode)
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=..cctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=..ctor(Boolean #=qgxH06CMw0WvelJ8i9Rck8A==, Boolean #=qshS0JT8a6kVM2GLCjo0XaseIqIYEWTjY2WD6KAOVVGM=)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain..ctor()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=q3p$NkvmzHI$STYed2onGzg==(String[] #=q2X$dhpiibORQK9yXtsgN3w==)06/10/2015 08:59:17 - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5756.39780 - System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '#=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: image
at System.Drawing.TextureBrush..ctor(Image image, WrapMode wrapMode)
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=..cctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at #=qSq4c3RcDQhaFJFF0qlGlRNqQLsM$Jt2MMw8OMf9TSz0=..ctor(Boolean #=qgxH06CMw0WvelJ8i9Rck8A==, Boolean #=qshS0JT8a6kVM2GLCjo0XaseIqIYEWTjY2WD6KAOVVGM=)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain..ctor()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=q3p$NkvmzHI$STYed2onGzg==(String[] #=q2X$dhpiibORQK9yXtsgN3w==)at System.Drawing.TextureBrush..ctor(Image image, WrapMode wrapMode)However, I'm not seeing any artwork in Artwork View. I started with a skinned version and then switched to the MB3 default skin. I just closed and relaunched MB3 again and there was a brief flash of the artwork displayed before it went to this:can you send me your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
all the reported bugs should be fixed now:
By the way, "search specific fields" in the search bar doesn't appear to be working at the moment.phred reported something similar. Can you PM me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) and a set of steps to make it happen
phred reported something similar. Can you PM me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) and a set of steps to make it happen
To reproduce: From the drop down menu in search, select "search specific fields", then "set displayed fields", drag and drop "artist" and "album artist" to the right panel and close. When searching for a specific artist, unrelated items are also shown in the results.i meant for the artwork not showing. The text filter should be easy to figure out and fix
i meant for the artwork not showing. The text filter should be easy to figure out and fix
The library filters aren't working. They show up but don't have any of the definitions to them.
Settings file sent to your email address.However, I'm not seeing any artwork in Artwork View. I started with a skinned version and then switched to the MB3 default skin. I just closed and relaunched MB3 again and there was a brief flash of the artwork displayed before it went to this:can you send me your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
i have been using filters for ages using v3 without issue. Can you explain what you mean by "reset"The library filters aren't working. They show up but don't have any of the definitions to them.I just checked myself - actually the filters do work at first, the problem is that they reset with null values when restarting MusicBee.
i have been using filters for ages using v3 without issue. Can you explain what you mean by "reset"
I can confirm this behavior. The list of filters shows in the left panel, yet criteria within the filter definition is gone. I selected my Classical filter and I'm shown -all- my music.i have been using filters for ages using v3 without issue. Can you explain what you mean by "reset"
The filters are still present, but the rules contained within are missing.
Yes, this method also causes the artwork to not appear. What I was doing was simply switching views between Album and Details. Now, in Album view, clicking on a playlist the initial album view is blank. If I scroll down, album art appears. And only -sometimes- when I scroll back up does the "missing" art appear. Sometimes that missing section stays missing.i meant for the artwork not showing. The text filter should be easy to figure out and fix
I can reproduce that by switching to a playlist in the left panel and then returning to the music library node. The main panel appears blank, as if the album covers and text are invisible. I just realized that if I scroll down the page, album covers will start to re-appear.
In Artwork main panel view, the slider to resize the albumart is gone.
Has it been relocated?
In Artwork main panel view, the slider to resize the albumart is gone.You should see it in the main panel header drop down menu, at the bottom.
Has it been relocated?
I don't see it, what am I missing?
I don't see it, what am I missing?
I can confirm this behavior. The list of filters shows in the left panel, yet criteria within the filter definition is gone. I selected my Classical filter and I'm shown -all- my music.
The filters are still present, but the rules contained within are missing.that is very strange. Can you confirm that using v2.5 the filters still work
MusicBee v3.0.5756.39780 (Win10.0), 6 okt 2015 16:16:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument argument, ExceptionResource resource)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qUp$oFC_HW2TzmeSWQPC5xR3kZdlcSwCX0D8CUu3tZo0=.#=qb3KenEfabcRnxGSxWiKerDFNDouCEwAgKrpodB$Pwa4=.#=q69duP_FJ3pBAgk5dYQLQZg==(IList`1 #=qGKkZrTgPgWmkPJbwTBjnBg==, TagCode #=qA2mjra3AkllvrKkXUO8NjQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qUp$oFC_HW2TzmeSWQPC5xR3kZdlcSwCX0D8CUu3tZo0=.#=qcek$A2VhnuhlSRQr3u81jg==(IList`1 #=qBW4QfImybZ8ZLWl04doc3Q==, TagCode #=qXrvXOxXtXuoqQ11y8IypAw==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qGCTzK0HaYAo_vT1UbHZzVQ==(IList`1 #=q7$HXlINIcHeY9S8jjhOxkw==, TagCode #=qFpTCDiWgr3kVZIgFhEwWww==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=qEQRKxiSQssYHHMkouGsGcLQsrW$fLu142PPtxec$CmM=(IList`1 #=qVql$S9JF4M$sGjc1kuSLAg==, TagCode #=qqbq7KXG4xKKdq9lX$yW5QQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=q1izwfi05IfHHKaZJJGiyjA==.#=quJ0987stFocx9C4CnT_UNzc1qiJVZ8in4oQ5EDBrpqU=(#=qF1hd1545nnFZe2lU0JmaGA== #=qOZr93L6yBp9IPZ1vA2LUAQ==, Boolean #=qM5UHarjguWZZ0F9s321ruVw9IAL_S1GdB96J9W8tIdE=)
at #=qwV6VMYn_x5i7MXsRnrXB3nGXG14fPI6BOztF0j7VQK4=.#=qF1hd1545nnFZe2lU0JmaGA==.#=qZXTWbDen4m_k8Or4cPG6rdoidNmk8J0AdkvCGLcPT$4=()
that is very strange. Can you confirm that using v2.5 the filters still work
- track text pane misses gradient from originalthe top corners are square intended for windows 10 - i will probably put back the corner rounding but havent decided yet
- library/playing details are below the player pane
- transparency for top corners don't work
@phred & Alumni,
could you run this version - it will write info to the error log
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9r0ha8iiyt9bgc0/MusicBee3Debug.zip
unzip and replace musicbee3.exe
first could you reproduce the issue where no artwork displays and as soon as that happens get the entries at the end of the error log
then select a filter and see if there any new error log entries for that. But its important i know at what point in the log is when no artwork displayed
where you have the "?" in the screenshot, can you confirm you moved the status bar from above the player to below the player? If so then i cant reproduce any issues so if you can provide some steps as well it might help
@phred & Alumni,Here's my error log from the debug version. Opened MB in Albums view, switched to Details, and then back to Albums. Artwork not showing; copied error log:
could you run this version - it will write info to the error log
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first could you reproduce the issue where no artwork displays and as soon as that happens get the entries at the end of the error log
then select a filter and see if there any new error log entries for that. But its important i know at what point in the log is when no artwork displayed
Confirmed working as always in 2.5The filters are still present, but the rules contained within are missing.that is very strange. Can you confirm that using v2.5 the filters still work
for the artwork not displayed, i still cant reproduce this nor do the error logs help. However i did find one bug that might possibly cause this so could you try this non-debug version:Great! This issue appears to be fixed.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
also could you each send me one of your filter files, found in the Filters sub-folder of the AppData folderThis is the 'only classical' filter:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SmartPlaylist SaveStaticCopy="False" Layout="4" ShuffleMode="None" ShuffleSameArtistWeight="0.5" MinimumArtistGap="0" GroupBy="track" ConsolidateAlbums="False" MusicLibraryPath="G:\MusicBee\Phred\">
<Source Type="1">
<Description />
<Conditions CombineMethod="All">
<Condition Field="GenreSplits" Comparison="Is" Value="Classical" />
</Conditions>
<Limit FilterDuplicates="False" Enabled="False" Count="25" Type="Items" SelectedBy="Random" />
</Source>
</SmartPlaylist>
Skins I have found that give the same error as in my previous post:thanks bee-liever, they should all be addressed now
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for the artwork not displayed, i still cant reproduce this nor do the error logs help. However i did find one bug that might possibly cause this so could you try this non-debug version:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
also could you each send me one of your filter files, found in the Filters sub-folder of the AppData folder
this is another debug version for the filters
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9r0ha8iiyt9bgc0/MusicBee3Debug.zip
send me the next entries in the error log after startup
this is another debug version for the filtersAnd here's my error log
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9r0ha8iiyt9bgc0/MusicBee3Debug.zip
send me the next entries in the error log after startup
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Classical or Comedy.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Classical or Comedy.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Classical.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Classical.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Comedy.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Comedy.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Showtunes or Soundtracks.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\No Showtunes or Soundtracks.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Classical.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Classical.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Comedy.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Comedy.xautopf:conditions=0
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - filter=G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Showtunes or Soundtracks.xautopf
10/6/2015 3:43:04 PM - G:\MusicBee\AppData\Filters\Only Showtunes or Soundtracks.xautopf:conditions=0
@Alumni, i am a bit confused by the file you sent. The reason it doesnt load the conditions is
<Condition Field="Grouping" Comparison="0" Value="Jazz" />
should be:
<Condition Field="Grouping" Comparison="Is" Value="Jazz" />
i dont know how it would have got the "0" there and also i cannot open that filter in v2.5 either so it doesnt make sense as it loads in v2.5 for you.
What is the file modification time of the file you sent me?
are you saying that v2.5 also saved using Comparison="0" ?
I dont see how that is possible. Can you send me the new file
this has fixes for most of the issues reported, apart from a couple of skin issues raised by hiccup
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
same instructions as before - unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
@hiccup, i need clarification on what you did to create the issue shown with the ? in your screenshot
@phred & Alumni, please confirm this version fixes the filters/ auto-playlists - you will need to manually edit any that you saved using v3 to correct the Comparison element
this has fixes for most of the issues reported, apart from a couple of skin issues raised by hiccupLookin' good, Steven. The issues that I presented are resolved. Auto-playlists and filters are as expected. Album art view was resolved earlier today. Fortunately, I made no edits to the filters or playlists so everything is as I last saw it from 2.5.
@phred & Alumni, please confirm this version fixes the filters/ auto-playlists - you will need to manually edit any that you saved using v3 to correct the Comparison element
MusicBee v3.0.5757.40173 (Win6.3), 7 ??? 2015 7:12:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of the object.
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? MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qyKFig_OXXtzUTRruhzl1vAVieHC2ZSJj4P49CLHC_i8=.#=qXszxInr8zx1g$cYFLdSg$asKVKdKshUyGt9AY1V$JUk=(ColumnWidthChangedEventArgs #=q4CbAz9bmNxW9PlF3UpG2hw==)
? #=qBUV0xImnww2OIjZCh1$V5rC3FqA3wOLwmBmwSDA2zkw=.#=qq3OtK43JsDqDuXUKzfnj9$LGftw06DpgjX8ds3yL05Q=(Object #=qk1xnNvcLzoPEwAwDBlIK3A==, EventArgs #=qLnKmjJnb2uFIWq$tDENJCg==)
? System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)
? System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
? System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
@hiccup, i need clarification on what you did to create the issue shown with the ? in your screenshot
As I wondered earlier, maybe you have not activated this for current alpha, but I thought to mention it anyway:custom and virtual tags should be working, however there is a possibility they are affected by the same issue as was raised for filters/ auto-playlists. I wont be able to look at it until tonight but i recommend not using the tag editor to save file tags until i can determine what the issue is.
I set up a couple of custom tags and virtual tags, but they both don't show up in the main panel, nor in the editor pane.
but i recommend not using the tag editor to save file tags until i can determine what the issue is.
I set up a couple of custom tags and virtual tags, but they both don't show up in the main panel, nor in the editor pane.
2/ When using the wavebar and spectrum in right sidebar, when placed at top both display correctlyi cant reproduce this behavior - can you send me you settings file for this
but when placed at the bottom, last selected item is cut off
There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
Album artwork docked in the right hand panel cannot be enlarged past a certain point, instead you get padding on either side.can you post a screenshot as i am not sure what you mean
, and 'set displayed fields' in the 'playing tracks' right hand sidebar.could you give some more info or post a screenshot as i have no problems using set displayed fields in the playing tracks panel
can you post a screenshot as i am not sure what you mean
why do you think thats a bug? thats what i would expect and i believe thats the same behavior as v2.5
also see my edit of my previous post
could you give some more info or post a screenshot as i have no problems using set displayed fields in the playing tracks panel
2/ When using the wavebar and spectrum in right sidebar, when placed at top both display correctlyi cant reproduce this behavior - can you send me you settings file for this
but when placed at the bottom, last selected item is cut off
There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
2/ When using the wavebar and spectrum in right sidebar, when placed at top both display correctlyi cant reproduce this behavior..
but when placed at the bottom, last selected item is cut off
If it is supposed to also fix the missing custom and virtual tags, it doesn't (on my system)
The fix for custom tags will only take effect once you rescan your files (right click -> send to -> file rescan).
I cannot reproduce this behavior either. It's working as expected. The check mark is present where it should be when I change to a different filter.There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
I can confirm
I cannot reproduce this behavior either. It's working as expected. The check mark is present where it should be when I change to a different filter.There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
If it helps wth trying to track down the problem, I'm running Windows 7. (And plan to run it until 2020 when MS stops supporting it.)There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
I can confirmI cannot reproduce this behavior either. It's working as expected. The check mark is present where it should be when I change to a different filter.There is one tiny little glitch however, the tickbox that indicates which filter is activated (right click menu) is not being updated.can anyone else confirm this behaviour? Its working fine for me
Maybe this is some weird Windows 10 behaviour, but after a system restart, not just a MB3 restart, filter check-mark is now behaving correctly. ???
I realize this is probably a matter of opinion, but I would prefer it when 'fit to panel' is selected, the image would always scale to be completely visible, and not cut off either horizontally or vertically.
@Alumni, can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
its when you exit having the device summary panel open. I have fixed it and will make an updated version available later. In the interim, edit the settings file, search for <NavigatorInitialTabs> and remove that block to </NavigatorInitialTabs>@Alumni, can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)Ok, sent. I actually deleted the original file to get it working again, but I somehow managed to re-produce the error.
When in Track Details view or Artwork view, right-click on album (or on selected tracks) and Send To File Rescan results in
MusicBee v3.0.5758.39706 (Win6.1), 7 Oct 2015 20:40:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at #=qpcLAdeRqss4mtsTAmm7KUOUIIA6q3trGfjJkQSnnMi8=.#=qh_iXK2E_8M1IJBd9kOFIfJv_efVsgDq8zTGPjA_YCnI=.OnClick(EventArgs #=qZHPfU5x28VEZVc9gW9PYIQ==)
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at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
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at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
Am I the only one experiencing this?
When in Track Details view or Artwork view, right-click on album (or on selected tracks) and Send To File Rescan results in
Ahhh ... I hadn't noticed that before. Thanks.Am I the only one experiencing this?
When in Track Details view or Artwork view, right-click on album (or on selected tracks) and Send To File Rescan results in
No you're not, I also reported this earlier:
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg96803#msg96803
Not a serious bug in any sense, but on my system, when I drag the corner of the compact player to enlarge it, I get lots of 'funny looking' borders and resize arrows. But they also disappear as soon as I release the mouse button.use Print Screen rather than Alt Print Screen
no, hiccups error should be fixed and yours is different. However i cant reproduce. Does it always happen, or if not when it does happen are you able to use other right click commands such as EditYes, Send To File Rescan always results in an error. Checking other options on the right-click menu, all seem to work with the exception of those under Send To. These Sent Tos result in an error:
Yes, Send To File Rescan always results in an error. Checking other options on the right-click menu, all seem to work with the exception of those under Send To.
It's working fine for me. I can go back and forth between Album and Track DetailsYes, Send To File Rescan always results in an error. Checking other options on the right-click menu, all seem to work with the exception of those under Send To.By the way, I was just looking over some playlists and the view mode was stuck in track details, I couldn't change it. Anyone else?
this has fixes for most of the issues reported, apart from the remaining skin issuesI'm happy to report that all of the Send To options available via right-clicking, including File Rescan are working correctly. With the one (very) minor issue on File Rescan. When performed in Artwork View, the album art disappears briefly at the completion of the scan. This does not happen with 2.5. But I can live with it.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
same instructions as before - unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
It's working fine for me. I can go back and forth between Album and Track Details
could you give some more info or post a screenshot as i have no problems using set displayed fields in the playing tracks panel
I'm getting the bug that Phred reported here: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15927.0Yes, this was never addressed in 2.5 and continues its behavior in 3.0.
Also no problems on my current PC, my other PC is the one having this issue.which windows versions are they each running?
With the one (very) minor issue on File Rescan. When performed in Artwork View, the album art disappears briefly at the completion of the scan.it reappears automatically without any actions by yourself right?
MusicBee v3.0.5759.39802 (Win6.3), 9 ??? 2015 13:23:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of the object.
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MusicBee v3.0.5759.39802 (Win10.0), 9 okt 2015 11:04:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at #=qqwwdD2weTER77_lQCnOCkynM8KQmFC5HAwU0WDETDTk=.#=qSKaWdsgwEx$pHa7vTtDLxw$vvsXk12UfdxbP7LrJ8fA=(Char #=qn2d6SkvXZ3yP74ktEFAXlg==)
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at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
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at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
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at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
which windows versions are they each running?
Yes, that's correct. It's never blank for more than what seems one or two seconds. I checked to see if the number of tracks being scanned has anything to do with the duration of blankness and it does not.With the one (very) minor issue on File Rescan. When performed in Artwork View, the album art disappears briefly at the completion of the scan.it reappears automatically without any actions by yourself right?
Crash when closing MB. MusicBee3.exe process is not unloaded.can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
My main system is running Windows 10. My other PC is on Windows 7 - this has the bugs I mentioned.does on of the computers have 2 screens and also does it happen if the click location is well to the left of the right edge?
can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)https://dropmefiles.com/Ppzay
does on of the computers have 2 screens and also does it happen if the click location is well to the left of the right edge?
Actually yes it does have dual monitors, I didn't think to check the other screen as it's usually turned off.it should be fixed but i cant test to confirm. Let me know if it applies to using it from other places.
The floating window always pops up on the other monitor instead of my primary monitor for some reason.
With my setup the playing tracks panel is located in the far right sidebar.
this has fixes for most of the issues reported including the podcast subscription bug, but noy the remaining skin issuesThe search issue I reported is now fixed. I'm assuming that the blanking of album art after a file rescan is a skin issue that's still to be resolved.
it should be fixed but i cant test to confirm. Let me know if it applies to using it from other places.
I will post an updated version later
this has fixes for most of the issues reported including the podcast subscription bug
Playing Tracks panel | Set Display Fields...
The # column is displayed though it is not selected for display. I try to remove the # column but the column is never placed in the list of Selected Fields. But each time it adds another # column at the beginning of the panel.
I'm still trying to figure out why I can't change my playlist view, but at the same time I can change my library view.if you edit the playlist definition and change the view there, does that work?
This is something I have been noticing for a while but when you're in album covers view and you have selected an entry in the thumbnail browser that only has one album, that one album will have a whole bunch of tracks not related to the artist or the album. Not quite sure if it's all the tracks in the given filter/library or a certain subset due to the amount of tracks I do have.i can reproduce incorrect selection behavior when the tracks are displayed at the bottom of the main panel, so could you confirm thats how you have the artwork panel configured
Would it be an idea for v3 to have a button in all (more or less important) configuration panels that says (and does) "reset to defaults"?
Many new users have the habit of trying out stuff and not remembering what they actually changed, what then often creates problems for them. (and us ;-)
Would it be an idea for v3 to have a button in all (more or less important) configuration panels that says (and does) "reset to defaults"?YES!!
Many new users have the habit of trying out stuff and not remembering what they actually changed, what then often creates problems for them. (and us ;-)
If so, I should have a confirmation pop-up so that you can't accidentally unset your carefully configured layout.AND YES!!
It's again in the album covers view and sometimes when clicking on the the album it shall give you extra entries from this album that aren't related to the thumbnail browsers data.comparing to v2.5 i see what that does is show all tracks in the album ie. the thumb browser filters which albums are selected and the drill-down shows all tracks in that album, including tracks from other artists/ composers. I will change v3 to the same behavior,
if you edit the playlist definition and change the view there, does that work?
So it's only static playlists that are stuck in tracks view, and because my playlist format is set to M3U there isn't another way to change the view.thats the reason and its fixed for the next update
thats the reason and its fixed for the next update
When trying to set a toolbar button, I noticed that "view: show column browser" is now missing.
MusicBee v3.0.5760.32355 (Win10.0), 10 okt 2015 18:04:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object.
Object name: '#=qmiUqUGYI8IJKjPvWG_Y9gQ=='.
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateHandle()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.CreateHandle()
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where is the scrollbar? ie. how can you scroll without a scrollbar showing
this has fixes for most of the issues reported, but not the remaining skin issues
@hiccup, could you confirm the WMA error display message and i couldnt reproduce the combo box popup error but i am reasonably sure its fixed
this has fixes for most of the issues reported, but not the remaining skin issues
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
dont use the Playlist Directory node if you see it as its only partially done
11.10.2015 17:40:59 - 6.3.9600.0 - 3.0.5761.33710 - System.ArgumentException: Invalid parameter.
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1. I used "Sidebar player" to separate the elements and received.i can reproduce this error if the sidebar player is displayed, then undisplayed, and then re-enabled again while MB is running.
this has fixes for the issues reported aboveThanks Steven. While the error I reported regarding marking a track as having no lyrics is fixed, there are still some problems with making the track.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
The "Playlist Manager" node can be used now. Keep in mind it is only visible for configurations where the left sidebar is hidden. However I will make a further change so it can be added as a tab even when the default configuration has the left sidebar not hidden.
i need the full error text - thats only the first line.
And when the Playlist Manager doesnt appear, what is displayed?
i have updated the musicbee3 download link to address the startup error. Its because one of the tabs is no longer available on restart. If you remember which one doesnt open then let me know
I think i will need a screenshot to see what is happening when the Playlist Manager doesnt appear
@phred,Thanks Steven. I downloaded the latest updated version and it appears to be working now. The first 2 times I tried to mark as 'no lyrics' I had to set, unset, reset the flag. On the third and subsequent times, it just worked as it should. I shut down MB and reopened it and it's working fine.
i cant reproduce this but its possible its related to the bug updating the "mark as having no lyrics" you reported before, so trying undoing/ redoing setting the flag
@phred, for the graphical glitch, is it something that always happens?Yes Steven, the graphical glitch happens every time I open the tag editor and click on the Lyrics tab. BUT it doesn't not happen if the editor was closed on the Lyrics tab and the next time it is opened it is already on the Lyrics tab. The glitches auto-correct within a second or two so I don't really have time to drag the window to screen edge.
If it is easily reproducable, when it does happen, try dragging the dialog window to the edge of the screen so most of the dialog is off screen and then drag it back again - does that correct the glicthes?
Could it be you are referring to the column that displays the sequence of songs in the cue, and not the actual track numbers of songs on an album?
In that case it is most probably very intentional not to be able to hide that.
@hiccup, please hold off from reporting issues related to specific skins - i know there are some issues and plan to look at skinning after other functional changes are done
@hiccup, i meant specifically about skin colors, scroll bars that sort of thing. The window resizing bug isnt a skin coloring issue and i need to fix it now for example
@phred, the delay you have for repainting is a bit of a mystery to me. I have made a change for changing tabs and also the file/ rescan picture repaint. Same download link as before. Let me know if it helps. If it works, you would need to tell me other places its very slowMuch better Steven! The repaint issue on the Lyrics tab of the Tag Editor is gone. The issue with doing a File Rescan on an album in Artwork View still exists, but the repaint time is much, much faster than when I first reported it. I see a brief flash of white between the time the File Rescan is complete and the artwork is repainted. Again, I can live with it unless you know exactly where you need to make a minor change.
@Alumni, the Playlist Manager is only intended and available for when the left sidebar is hidden. I have changed it so that when adding new tabs its always visible for selection
A wish for v3:
Allow displaying the 'stop' button in compact- and mini player.
I know some users seem to have some strange 'hate' for a stop button, but it is intrinsically a different function than pause.
you have the wavebar configured within the player controls panel (in place of the progress bar)Understood. Thanks for the clarification.
the wavebar is also available as a standalone panel which is the one that is in the available elements
A wish for v3:But all you currently need to do is hold the 'shift' key down and the play/pause button displays as the stop button.
Allow displaying the 'stop' button in compact- and mini player.
I know some users seem to have some strange 'hate' for a stop button, but it is intrinsically a different function than pause.
A wish for v3:But all you currently need to do is hold the 'shift' key down and the play/pause button displays as the stop button.
Allow displaying the 'stop' button in compact- and mini player.
I know some users seem to have some strange 'hate' for a stop button, but it is intrinsically a different function than pause.
Thnx, I didn't know that.
I don't think iTunes displays a stop button, so I'm not sure it's expected by all users. How often does someone use stop instead of pause? The only time I do is if I need to unlock a file to save changes.
Stop is needed if you're running exclusive mode (WASAPI or ASIO) in order to "release" audio playback for another application to use.
MusicBee v3.0.5762.16450 (Win10.0), 14 Oct 2015 2:46:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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can you PM me a link to your settings file:
MusicBee3DemoSettings.ini in your AppData\MusicBee folder or AppData where MB is installed for portable versions
I have the same problem, no such file present, and the problem is identical with no ini files at all.if its the first time, the file i need from you is MusicBeeSettings.ini
There is no such file (and no .bak files as well) - I deleted them and they not get created at MB3 failed launch.I have the same problem, no such file present, and the problem is identical with no ini files at all.if its the first time, the file i need from you is MusicBeeSettings.ini
@Justin34, XyzzyWhere can I download this fixed version?
this version should fix the bug. Same instructions as before
also the support for floating window configurations is now enabled
Something similar has been suggested before, I can't remember by who, and I can't remember where, but I also have been thinking for a long time that the word 'Library' in MusicBee is sometimes confusing people.
v3 might be a good starting point to start differentiating terminology for the two different concepts of this word in MusicBee.
I am not a native English speaker, but introducing separate terms such as: 'Library index' and 'Music library', and using these consistently would probably be helpful to (new) users.
@Steven - where does the current v3.x stand on plugin use? It seems that some of my v2.5.x plugins don't work in v3 despite my enabling them. And there are some that can't be enabled even though they appear in the plugin preferences window. Thanks.they have been temporarily disabled pending some testing - especially the tag tools plugin. I just wan to make sure there are no unexpected problems which involve plugins writing tags to files
Thanks for the update Steven. I'm not pushing you for this. As I branch out in my testing of v3 features I noticed this today and couldn't remember if we had a problem or if you had previously said plugins are not working yet. Instead of just setting up my UI the way I like it, I'm now starting to experiment with my workflow using test files. And so far everything seems to be working the way I expect it to.@Steven - where does the current v3.x stand on plugin use? It seems that some of my v2.5.x plugins don't work in v3 despite my enabling them. And there are some that can't be enabled even though they appear in the plugin preferences window. Thanks.they have been temporarily disabled pending some testing - especially the tag tools plugin. I just wan to make sure there are no unexpected problems which involve plugins writing tags to files
I just received this error message when trying to delete some files from the library.i cant reproduce this bug, nor does it make any sense the filter got corrupted as the file only gets updated when you edit/ save the filter or the filter has a predefined view and you change the view in the main panel..
Before the error came up I was editing the tags of these tracks outside MusicBee.
The status bar also reads: "Unable to access: C:\Users\...\AppData\...\MusicBee\Filters\Classical.xautopf"
My current tab (with the classical filter) became completely unusable, I had to close the tab and re-create it.
i cant reproduce this bug, nor does it make any sense the filter got corrupted as the file only gets updated when you edit/ save the filter or the filter has a predefined view and you change the view in the main panel..
However i have enhanced the delete file function to prompt for retry
edit:
actually i can reproduce the error when deleting a file and clicking the mouse button quickly. Thats fixed for the next update. The stuff said about the filter stands
@Justin34, Xyzzy
this version should fix the bug. Same instructions as before
Something similar has been suggested before, I can't remember by who, and I can't remember where, but I also have been thinking for a long time that the word 'Library' in MusicBee is sometimes confusing people.Really? I haven't noticed anyone that was confused by the concept of a library that stores information about your files. A lot of programs have had it for a long time, and I would have thought it was fairly intuitive.
v3 might be a good starting point to start differentiating terminology for the two different concepts of this word in MusicBee.What are the two concepts you are referring to? The only library I'm aware of is the one with my tracks in it. ???
I am not a native English speaker, but introducing separate terms such as: 'Library index' and 'Music library', and using these consistently would probably be helpful to (new) users.
Something similar has been suggested before, I can't remember by who, and I can't remember where, but I also have been thinking for a long time that the word 'Library' in MusicBee is sometimes confusing people.Really? I haven't noticed anyone that was confused by the concept of a library that stores information about your files. A lot of programs have had it for a long time, and I would have thought it was fairly intuitive.v3 might be a good starting point to start differentiating terminology for the two different concepts of this word in MusicBee.What are the two concepts you are referring to? The only library I'm aware of is the one with my tracks in it. ???
I am not a native English speaker, but introducing separate terms such as: 'Library index' and 'Music library', and using these consistently would probably be helpful to (new) users.
.... how or where the database file is saved is irrelevant.
If you remove the context of Music Player and iTunes, I disagree with it too. My point is that millions more people are using those programs just fine without knowing where the database file is, and there must be a reason for that. Regardless, that's getting off-topic for this thread..... how or where the database file is saved is irrelevant.
You really mean that? I disagree completely with that statement.
Rather than what they're called (and there's nothing wrong with the term Library), maybe the question to ask is "Why do MusicBee users care so much about where the database file is?".
Are MusicBee users just more technically savvy and more likely to do things like moving libraries between drives, than iTunes users? I can't imagine the same questions get asked about Media Player and iTunes - people just add their tracks and how or where the database file is saved is irrelevant.
...with the possible exception of the "Move Library" button.
When necessary, I think I usually refer to the "Library Folder" on the forum...
@phred, for 2 were there any inacurrately ripped tracks or do you have it configured to always show that dialog?There were no inaccurately ripped tracks. And yes, I have it set to always show results from AccurateRip.com..
this should fix the auto-playlist issue and 1&2 of the cd rip. I have also tweaked the behavior of the large album layout that should improve how the layout for a wide or narrow compact player size.Problems 1 & 2 from the CD Rip issue are indeed fixed. However, the Rip CD window never returns to the option to Close. When volume analysis is complete, the Cancel option remains. If I click Cancel, it changes to Close. When I click Close, it closes.
However for 3 of cd ripping, i cant reproduce or see how that could happen, and that part of the code hasnt changed from v2.5 so its a bit of a mystery. So could you reconfirm that? Is it also like that if you show one of the files in the tag editor?
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
@phred, i have made on more attempt on the cd rip issue - if it still happens i will need to create a debug version. Same link as beforeI'm sorry to report there's no change in the CD Rip behavior I reported last. Upon completing the rip, the AccurateRip.com window opens, I click OK, and the volume analysis starts. The main panel status bar shows "analysing volume..." and it never goes away (nor does the Rip window change from Cancel to Close) even though the ripped tracks are now in my 'working' folder. And they do not show in the Inbox. When I click Cancel in the Rip window, it changes to Close. When I click Close, it closes. In addition the ripped tracks are still not tagged properly. I tried two different CDs this time just on the chance it was disc related. Sadly it is not. I also looked at the Tag Inspector for one of the ripped tracks and it's empty. Nothing. No Title, no (incorrect) Artist. Just empty.
I'm trying to update the artwork for all my albums and the artwork downloader appears to be ignoring my settings for artwork storage. I've unchecked embed artwork in file and have set it to save it all artwork in my pictures folder. However when I hit save all in the artwork downloader it begins embedding the artwork in all music files which is precisely what I do not want to do.i am not able to reproduce this, however it is possible it could be related to a fix i am making for phred, so could you try this version
Where are you thinking the distinction needs to be made? Do you mean for the sake of explaining things on the forum, or in the program itself?
@Sofocl, for 2 the two pictures are in conflict - one is selected and one is the playing track which should work ok for the primary pictures of each. I doubt i will be able fix thatI do not see any conflict ..
for 1 & 3, i would need your settings filehttps://dropmefiles.com/KIwvT
MusicBee v3.0.5765.32543 (Win10.0), 17 Oct 2015 9:12:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object.
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I probably wont address 2It can be connected
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zipLooking good. Thanks Steven.
@phred, the CD ripping issue should be fixed.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zipThanks that did the trick
same instructions as before - unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
@Justin34, although i cant reproduce i have made a couple of changes that should correct the issue
@Sofocl , 1 & 3 should be fixed now. I probably wont address 2
@Bee-liever, your reported issues should be fixed
@phred, the CD ripping issue should be fixed.
This also addresses an issue when saving tags that are not stored in the music file so i recommend you update to this version
1. Please restore the classic layout.its actually available in the very last update from earlier. Choose "Playlists" via the selector button. Its not in the panel configuration dialog yet
Is the "external application" function supposed to be working yet? None of mine were imported.there was a bug but that should have been fixed a couple of weeks ago. However if you first used the demo version before that then probably the tools settings would be blanked and you will need to re-enter them
EDIT: If I uncheck the "Preview and choose each picture before saving" option in the artwork downloader it begins processing the queue but no pictures are actually saved in the album directories.thats fixed now:
What about middle click searches? I get the whole library if I middle click on an artist right now.its working fine for me. Can you give a step by step on what you are doing?
What about middle click searches? I get the whole library if I middle click on an artist right now.its working fine for me. Can you give a step by step on what you are doing?
I'm not sure what other steps I can give. In both the main panel and the now playing list, if I middle click on any field, I get the "Search Results" node, but it loads the whole library. Searching from the search box works fine.those are fixed now:
Another thing I just discovered: I can CTRL+click to select tracks, but I can't CTRL+click to unselect.
And one more, sorry. :) Should there be a way to edit auto-organize exceptions? I can edit the template, but there's no "..." for the rule.
@Bee-liever, your reported issues should be fixed
I can CTRL+click to select tracks, but I can't CTRL+click to unselect.
That fixed that issue but if I do a rescan artwork in Tags (1) under preferences I get the error below when it reaches 99.7%. Also I have the discogs plugin enabled however in Artworks Downloader it shows gracenote is disabled in preferences?EDIT: If I uncheck the "Preview and choose each picture before saving" option in the artwork downloader it begins processing the queue but no pictures are actually saved in the album directories.thats fixed now:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
same instructions as before - unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
MusicBee v3.0.5768.41663 (Win10.0), 18 Oct 2015 1:01:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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edit: reordering of auto-organize exceptions isn't working, though. also, it won't let me choose a virtual tag for one of the rules.the re-ordering is fixed. I have no problems using a virtual tag for the criteria or for the template so can you expand on what you are doing with that?
That fixed that issue but if I do a rescan artwork in Tags (1) under preferences I get the error below when it reaches 99.7%. Also I have the discogs plugin enabled however in Artworks Downloader it shows gracenote is disabled in preferences?the reported bug is fixed for the next update. For discogs, artwork is not supported and will never show in the artwork downloader. I expect you dont have gracenote enabled in the artwork providers and hence its displayed as disabled. You may find you cant activate gracenote because of a user number quota imposed by them.
Compact View (Ctrl+1), Hide Caption Bar can't not maximize into main player when in use.the first is the same behaviour as 2.5 and i will probably leave as-is. The 2nd is fixed for the next update
4) Double click on the caption bar it will not maximize. Whereas if "Hide Caption Bar" is not enable double clicking on the caption bar will maximize the window.
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3) Open "Now Playing" tab
4) At the bottom of the player, where all the player button is, right click > "Locate playing track in current tab" will be greet with an error. It work fine when you view a non-playing tab though.
Oh I figured gracenote and discogs were the same my mistake.. After enabling gracenote as a artwork provider I'm having the same issue as before with the artwork downloader. It shows Done however the album folder contains no picture.That fixed that issue but if I do a rescan artwork in Tags (1) under preferences I get the error below when it reaches 99.7%. Also I have the discogs plugin enabled however in Artworks Downloader it shows gracenote is disabled in preferences?the reported bug is fixed for the next update. For discogs, artwork is not supported and will never show in the artwork downloader. I expect you dont have gracenote enabled in the artwork providers and hence its displayed as disabled. You may find you cant activate gracenote because of a user number quota imposed by them.
the re-ordering is fixed. I have no problems using a virtual tag for the criteria or for the template so can you expand on what you are doing with that?
It seems to be okay now, so not sure what was going on. It would just skip to another entry whenever I clicked on the particular tag I wanted in the list (it happened once just now, but then got it right the second time).thats very strange and i havent been able to reproduce. However i do see that the mousewheel ticks an item so i will correct that and perhaps thats somehow related. Does it happen with combox boxes as well?
this should fix most of the issues reported aboveSeems to be an issue with gracenote doing it manually it says it retrieved a file and shows "Downloading" for about a minute then cancels and shows nothing found.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
same instructions as before - unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
@Justin34 - i cant reproduce any issues and wont be able to spend any more time on the Artwork Downloader for now
Beethoven - 2009 - Symphony Nos. 2 and 6 (Paavo Järvi, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) [FLAC]\01 - Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 ?Pastoral?? 1. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen. Allegro ma non troppo.flac
The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.18-10-2015 1:21:31 PM - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5769.25814 - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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unfortunately windows doesnt handle filenames > 247/260 chars well and it would require substantial effort for me to implement it myself.That's unfortunate I'll try to figure something about renaming it isn't really an option at the moment. I restarted musicbee and the error appeared in the errorlog again.
So to get those into your library you would need to shorten the name.
For the error, that would explain why scan on startup didnt work. Firstly can you restart MB and if it has the error again then i can create a debug version to see why its happening
18-10-2015 2:09:47 PM - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5769.25814 - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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i have sent you a PM with the debug version and instructionsI sent a response I'm not sure if it was sent or not as there's nothing in my outbox this forum is really strange ???
MusicBee v3.0.5768.41663 (Win10.0), 18 Oct 2015 14:03:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Did you check the box at the bottom of the message editor that says "Save a copy in my outbox"?i have sent you a PM with the debug version and instructionsI sent a response I'm not sure if it was sent or not as there's nothing in my outbox this forum is really strange ???
It seems to be okay now, so not sure what was going on. It would just skip to another entry whenever I clicked on the particular tag I wanted in the list (it happened once just now, but then got it right the second time).thats very strange and i havent been able to reproduce. However i do see that the mousewheel ticks an item so i will correct that and perhaps thats somehow related. Does it happen with combox boxes as well?
@phred, thats fixed nowYes it is. Thanks.
Edit: I find that when I double click a track in the main panel, it is added to the Now Playing List, but the song just before it starts to play. (I tested with both paused and stopped.what is your play now setting and is it behaving as though you clicked the track before the track you thought you clicked? If so, does right click edit, edit the track you clicked?
MusicBee v3.0.5769.40716
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
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at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmContextMenu(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
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what is your play now setting and is it behaving as though you clicked the track before the track you thought you clicked? If so, does right click edit, edit the track you clicked?
edit: never mind - i can reproduce using "queue selected tracks and play now". Could you could confirm thats the setting you are using
Be great if guest posting is allow.No it wouldn't. A month or so ago, there was a problem with the forum registration process Steven uses to allow users access to the forum. So for a short period of time he allowed access without registration and the amount of spam on the forum became almost unmanageable. The prime responsibility of the "Global Moderators" is to delete spam as soon as it's seen or reported. I believe there are about six of us and let me tell you, there was a ton of spam. Fortunately, the registration glitch got fixed and now the spam that does appear is easily handled.
Blinks the top of the MB. The glitch only appears if you minimize and then deploy MB.I dont understand what you mean by "blinks at the top of MB".
Is MB maximised on restore and where do you have it configured to minimise to (task bar, notification tray, etc)Minimise to task bar.
I dont understand what you mean by "blinks at the top of MB".Sorry for my English)
Having some issues with the duplicates manageryes it looks like i missed out the main panel refresh when the duplicates manager closes. However it should hide the duplicates the next time the panel is reloaded
I downloaded musicbee.v3 an installed it as told into . At startup (win10 german OS ) it crashes with message in Errorlog: (additional massive "File not found" "-open failed"messages, but that should not be the problem)this issue should now be addressed for localised versions of MB - use the download link from 2 posts above
I am aware there is an issue when MB is maximised and you click on the caption bar that the old windows 2000 buttons briefly showYes, you're right, but I'm using Windows 8.1 and version 2.5 are all well.
MusicBee v3.0.5771.40637 (Win10.0), 21 Oct 2015 2:24:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Also, sync settings didn't carry over from 2.5. Should they have?they do carry accross but i see i introduced a stupid mistake when saving. Thats fixed for the next update. You could manually copy the old settings from
May have spoken too soon, after I restarted Musicbee the duplicate files that I had chosen to hide all re-appeared.unless you are to provide a circumstance it happened i wont be able to help as i havent had any issues myself.
Whenever I try to open the preferences dialogue I'm getting this error:i cant explain this one. Can you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
I think this might be a bug, or at least I don't remember it behaving this way - when playback is resumed and MusicBee is minimized, the now playing popup window still appears even though it's disabled in preferences.its the same behavior - just tested it now to confirm. If you have the popup enabled but "only show when inactive" ticked, then thats the expected behavior because MB is not active when its minimised.
Right-click edit a track or album that already has artwork as album cover.Confirmed fixed. Thanks.
Click Artwork tab.
Right-click on artwork image.
Select "Save Picture To..."
Resulting saved file has two dots between filename and extension: cover..jpg
its the same behavior - just tested it now to confirm. If you have the popup enabled but "only show when inactive" ticked, then thats the expected behavior because MB is not active when its minimised.
If you also had "show popup..." unticked then that would be a bug but it works fine for me
I have the option "show popup for..." un-ticked, and I always see the popup when resuming playback from a minimized state.are you using a hotkey to resume playback or some other way?
are you using a hotkey to resume playback or some other way?
I've now seen another list where it didn't want to pick the item I clicked on. It was an autocomplete list in the tag editor, kept picking the one above (which was also the first one).if you find any pattern to it please let me know eg. does it only happen after you have scrolled the auto-complete list.
Something doesn't seem right with the "preserve folders and filenames" option. My storage path is ...Music Sync\, and with the full naming template I had the tracks syncing to Music Sync\Music\<First Letter>\... With the preserve folders and filenames option (showing Music\*), I'm getting Music Sync\Music\Music\<First Letter>\... Shouldn't the * pick up where the naming template for the library picks up? (And likewise for podcasts and audiobooks)nothing has been (intentionally) changed with regards to the underlying synching functionality. I recall preserve folders/ filenames doesnt make the assumption that auto-organise is enabled and tries to deterimine the root path from the files you choose to synch. However that does seem an obvious improvement to make to utilise the auto-organise path if enabled so i will probably make that change
I've now seen another list where it didn't want to pick the item I clicked on. It was an autocomplete list in the tag editor, kept picking the one above (which was also the first one).if you find any pattern to it please let me know eg. does it only happen after you have scrolled the auto-complete list.
Also what font are you using and is your screen 96 DPI ?
Have noticed a few areas that are not being rendered by any skin element.thanks and i will fix these. For future skin related issues, could they be posted:
I'm occasionally getting songs cross-fading when the setting isn't on. This seems to happen when going between songs from different albums.its not something i can reproduce. So can you try turning it on, setting the cross fade period to a largish number such as 10 seconds and also untick the "do not cross-fade albums" setting and then turn the setting off. On playing tracks, do you get any cross-fading?
I've now seen another list where it didn't want to pick the item I clicked on. It was an autocomplete list in the tag editor, kept picking the one above (which was also the first one).i am struggling to see what this could be. The next it happens would you mind taking a screenshot as that might give me a clue
The first time I used my "Restart MusicBee" button, most of my layout settings were reset to default (at least, I assume it's default). Specifically, the left and right sidebars, the thumbnail and column browsers, and the player panel were reset. The toolbar remained in the caption bar. Further resets seem to be fine. (I had also just canceled a sync when I used the restart command, if that matters.)i believe i found the cause for this and should be fixed for the next update
I've now seen another list where it didn't want to pick the item I clicked on. It was an autocomplete list in the tag editor, kept picking the one above (which was also the first one).i am struggling to see what this could be. The next it happens would you mind taking a screenshot as that might give me a clueThe first time I used my "Restart MusicBee" button, most of my layout settings were reset to default (at least, I assume it's default). Specifically, the left and right sidebars, the thumbnail and column browsers, and the player panel were reset. The toolbar remained in the caption bar. Further resets seem to be fine. (I had also just canceled a sync when I used the restart command, if that matters.)i believe i found the cause for this and should be fixed for the next update
Today something went very wrong resulting in my settings file being reset. At the time I was trying to sync to my device and when the operation failed I closed MusicBee on the device settings screen. When I opened it again everything was back to default.use the version i posted last night. With older versions it can throw an error when exiting and the main panel is showing the device and it wasnt recovering the backup file
Would you say it's expected for a virtual device to take 8 hours to sync ~2000 tracks, given that a large percentage of them require conversion? It seemed strange to me, but I rarely sync that many tracks at once so I don't want to be alarmed if I shouldn't be.to me sounds plausible (thats around 75% needing conversion at 20 secs per file). Of course your processor and what else you were doing will matter. You might check your File Converter settings and change the thread priority and thread count (but not exceeding whats actually available).
First, doing a rescan is not refreshing the main panel. Is that intended?its working fine here. Which view are you using and if you scroll down so its off the screen and back up again do the updates show?
use the version i posted last night. With older versions it can throw an error when exiting and the main panel is showing the device and it wasnt recovering the backup file
Not related but the first error is actually a good bug to catch. What type of device are you synching to - specifically is it a USB device?
I would say MB wont be deleting files that are no longer in a playlist so i will fix that.
Would you say it's expected for a virtual device to take 8 hours to sync ~2000 tracks, given that a large percentage of them require conversion? It seemed strange to me, but I rarely sync that many tracks at once so I don't want to be alarmed if I shouldn't be.to me sounds plausible (thats around 75% needing conversion at 20 secs per file). Of course your processor and what else you were doing will matter. You might check your File Converter settings and change the thread priority and thread count (but not exceeding whats actually available).
for the auto-complete clicking issue, i found i had left some code commented out around matching for fields with name sorting (Artist, Album, etc). I think that was fixed in last nights update so if those are the fields you were editing then it might be the reasonFirst, doing a rescan is not refreshing the main panel. Is that intended?its working fine here. Which view are you using and if you scroll down so its off the screen and back up again do the updates show?
Regarding the refresh, I should clarify: the values show up right away, but there's no resorting or regrouping done until I force a refresh. In 2.5 it all happens at once. This is in album & tracks.its intentional for the reason i find it can be disorientating if the panel jumps around as a result of the refresh. Thats my preference but if others dont agree i can change it.
Regarding the refresh, I should clarify: the values show up right away, but there's no resorting or regrouping done until I force a refresh. In 2.5 it all happens at once. This is in album & tracks.its intentional for the reason i find it can be disorientating if the panel jumps around as a result of the refresh. Thats my preference but if others dont agree i can change it.
this fixes most of the issues reported above
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the folder where MB is installed and run MusicBee3.exe
Every time I think I've figured it out, the exact cause eludes me. My mouse wheel often stops working after I make an edit in the tag editor. Here's another GIF: http://i.imgur.com/zVKYUng.gif (http://imgur.com/zVKYUng)
i cant reproduce this (i will fix the cursor placement but i would expect thats unrelated). So if you can guys can definitely confirm the specific circumstances that would be helpful. Looking at the code specifically for the tag splitter, i see nothing that could potentially affect the mouse operations, but the autocomplete dialog i could imagine might cause problems if MB didnt close things properly eg. is there a specific way you are closing the auto-complete dialogEvery time I think I've figured it out, the exact cause eludes me. My mouse wheel often stops working after I make an edit in the tag editor. Here's another GIF: http://i.imgur.com/zVKYUng.gif (http://imgur.com/zVKYUng)
Also experiencing the mouse wheel no longer working after making an edit in the tag editor.
I think it only occurs when you use "; " item splitter.
Might also have something to do with the problem that when accessing the "Multiple Tag Splitter" using the ellipsis button ("..."),
the cursor no longer automatically jumps to first/vacant item for immediate editing.
So if you can guys can definitely confirm the specific circumstances that would be helpful.
Seriously weird this one.are you using the version posted yesterday?
I think you're right that it's "definitely most likely the auto-complete" causing this somehow.
This is an issue that also exists in 2.5, but it came up again while testing: I have an auto-organize exception with the rule Album Track Count = 1, but it often (maybe always, hard to be sure) doesn't get applied when tracks are first moved into the library. If I open the auto-organize screen after adding an assortment of new tracks, there are almost always a handful of the Album Track Count = 1 tracks that were organized according to the main template and need to be fixed. (Maybe related: when is album track count updated? Because when I make a change to the album artist for a track, Album Track Count becomes 0, and refreshing/rescanning does not update it. So far the only way I can find to force it to update is to restart MB.)this should be fixed now:
this should be fixed now:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
MusicBee v3.0.5776.24286 (Win10.0), 25 Oct 2015 10:07:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
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at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
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And I have just noticed that in 3.x the 'removed' episode gets grayed-out but remains on the list until I select a different node in the left sidebar and then return to the Podcast node. This is similar to the previously reported (and fixed) issue with the Inbox still showing tracks that had been moved.i will check out the wording. When a podcast file is deleted, it will remain in the list as a web link if the subscription still publishes the link. Thats the same behavior as v2.5
I now see Sort Composer in the Tag Inspector list, but Sort Album Artist still produces TXXX/Sort Album Artist (it's shown in the list from when I tried to enter it before). There are duplicate entries in the list (ITUNES COMPILATION appears twice, for instance, as does EPISODE DATE) and trying to actually add a tag results in this message when I hit Save:the actual error thrown should be fixed and the duplication probably fixed. The click selection handling should be addressed and the podcast deletion wording corrected.
I use a virtual tag for display;this should be fixed - it is very specific to the Lyrics? field when saved in the tag editor. So if you find it happening with other virtual tags then let me know
Lyric Status = $IsNull(<Lyrics?>,?,$If(<Lyrics?>="N [no lyrics]",Inst,$If(<Lyrics?>="Y [unsynched]",Stnd,Sync)))
to cut down the column space used by 'Lyrics?'.
It appears that any virtual tag is not being re-read and applied after a tag edit until the file is manually re-scanned.
The bottom border of the No Cover Art image is frequently cut off. Refreshing fixes it, but sometimes I have to refresh more than once.the artwork display issue should be fixed but its possible there are other cases it might happen so let me know if you notice it. I havent looked at the Sort Album artist issue. And for selection when no cover art, i cant how that would make any difference compared to a normal picture and i have no problems with either. Can you be specific what isnt right?
...I take it back about the virtual tag/Sort Album Artist change being fixed, sorry.
And if "No Cover Art" is showing, Artwork selection still doesn't work quite right.
the artwork display issue should be fixed but its possible there are other cases it might happen so let me know if you notice it. I havent looked at the Sort Album artist issue. And for selection when no cover art, i cant how that would make any difference compared to a normal picture and i have no problems with either. Can you be specific what isnt right?
this should be fixed - it is very specific to the Lyrics? field when saved in the tag editor. So if you find it happening with other virtual tags then let me know
You're right, it's not just No Cover Art. It was just that the only example I could find at first was No Cover Art. There are definitely still some cases in which clicking on the artwork doesn't select the whole album. Still seems to be the subheaders (or the gap between them) at work. Do you need another GIF?yes i will need a picture as i still cant reproduce any issues
- Compact player's media button disappear when scale.could you post a screenshot as that sort of thing will depend on what you have configured
1) Use Compact player (Ctrl+1)
2) Scale the compact player vertical to any height.
3) Scale the compact player vertical and horizontal to the smallest size you can
4) Media control disappear. It can be fix by opening main player and returning. Alternatively using certain setting such as "Show visualizer"
yes i will need a picture as i still cant reproduce any issues
I was just syncing to my tablet and I received this error message saying the process failed when trying to copy my playlists.i have sent you a PM with a debug version
What happened was that I had accidentally clicked on Title and wanted to put the Now Playing List back in play order. I finally managed it by switching to "Track with Thumbnail" and back, but the first thing I tried to do was add the # column. When I clicked a couple of times and dragged a couple of times, and it wasn't added, I decided that it wasn't actually possible and went on. This showed up when I updated & restarted. Selecting "auto-size all columns" gets rid of it, but it comes back when the track changes.i can reproduce clicking on title and the # field disappearing and will fix that but i have no idea how you managed to get multiple # fields in there.
Edit: Taskbar media control disappear when change modei cant reproduce this. Maybe send me your settings or perhaps there is an extra step involved?
1) Open MB, my was in Compact Mode when I quit/exit MB so it will open in Compact
2) Maximize it so it change to main player
3) Compact it again
4) Hover mouse over MusicBee on taskbar. The media control will disappear and no longer possible to use until you restart MB.
Compact button playlist does not activate when compact mode is minimali cant reproduce this one either. A screenshot might help
1) Compact mode
2) Between the cogwheel and >> is a button with 3 horizontal line, clicking that doesn't seem to do anything but "change" color
This is a issue when you have the compact player minimal size. Increasing the size will display the playlist.
Error when usingthis sounds like the advanced tag tools plugin. boroda74 might not be reading this topic so i suggest you report this on that plugin topic
1) Open Main Player
2) Tools > Library Reports...
3) Tools > Auto rate track
4) Tools > Auto Library Reports... work every 2nd time. ie. Open it get error, try it again it open new window, and trying again will repeat this cycle
5) Tools > Copy tag to clipboard
i can reproduce clicking on title and the # field disappearing and will fix that but i have no idea how you managed to get multiple # fields in there.
Album Artwork appears to still be cut off if the tracks continue beyond the bottom of the artwork.can you post a screenshot so i can measure things
i have sent you a PM with a debug version
can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) before you make any changes.
Its appears somehow the specified storage root folder for the device is no longer valid. You can set that in the device settings panel
Didn't get that far because I discovered this:i expect the main panel is being displayed using a custom view and you are editing the default Album & Tracks layout
Hi have been using version 3 without big problems untill today when musicbee threw out this error:please PM me a link to your settings file: help/ support/ View Settigs or (MusicBee3DemoSettings.ini in the AppData folder if you cant start MB
Album Artwork appears to still be cut off if the tracks continue beyond the bottom of the artwork.can you post a screenshot so i can measure things
There is another problem with the artwork in the "Track Information" panel. I have an album playing and a few seconds before the end of a track the album cover disappears from "Track Information" and reappears when the next track starts. For some albums the album does not disappear completely, but the bottom of the image becomes grey, like when an image fails to completely load.
@Stevenit shouldnt matter. Would you mind send me the settings again so i can compare with your older ones?
Thanks for the suggestion, I managed to get my playlists syncing by changing the path from "Playlists\" to "Portable Device\Internal Storage\Playlists". I assumed the device settings would automatically detect the correct path, but problem solved anyway.
A very strange error I noticed recently - can anyone else confirm? When analyzing volume and applying replaygain tags, MusicBee has been intermittently skipping tracks seemingly at random.I have tried this on a few albums and cant reproduce. However looking at the code i do see one thing i want to change, so if it keeps happening after today's update then let me know
Although it says "operation completed successfully", checking the files with a tag inspector reveals that some tracks are missing the replaygain tags. The errorlog doesn't contain any entries for this, and I haven't yet figured out a pattern.
Hi have been using version 3 without big problems untill today when musicbee threw out this error:i think this is from a change i made yesterday and should be fixed for the next update
Would it be possible in 3.0 to allow for more than 7 lines ("fields") in the track information? I use this panel to display a lot of info about albums and tracks and I'd like to have a few more lines.feel free to make requests as others might comment but i am in no position at the moment to consider them. In a few weeks when i have a beta ready version that has the remaining planned changes done, then i will ask people to re-request as there are too many things already.
Didn't get that far because I discovered this:i expect the main panel is being displayed using a custom view and you are editing the default Album & Tracks layout
An error which appear at startup.this should fix the startup error. However i notice than when the left sidebar is unhidden, it doesnt show the library explorer so i will fix that at a later date. You would need to restart MB with the panel unhidden so it shows on the next retsrat. or configure the sidebar to auto-open
it shouldnt matter. Would you mind send me the settings again so i can compare with your older ones?
I have tried this on a few albums and cant reproduce. However looking at the code i do see one thing i want to change, so if it keeps happening after today's update then let me know
But, unfortunately it seems I can't dock the dock the player controls in the right sidebar(top) -they are on the bottom pane now-.its called the "sidebar player" and can be docked anywhere in one of the side panels. Click the panel layout button by the search box to change the layout configuration
I tried clicking Configure Layout, but it's not possible to drag the 'player controls' item from bottom panel to right sidebar.
Thank you very much for the reply!But, unfortunately it seems I can't dock the dock the player controls in the right sidebar(top) -they are on the bottom pane now-.its called the "sidebar player" and can be docked anywhere in one of the side panels. Click the panel layout button by the search box to change the layout configuration
I tried clicking Configure Layout, but it's not possible to drag the 'player controls' item from bottom panel to right sidebar.
this should fix the startup error.Yep, it worked. But... i found another one : ) Same settings file, this error happens when the buttons in the tab bar are grouped into a single "gear" icon, when i click on this icon, this error is thrown
feel free to make requests as others might comment but i am in no position at the moment to consider them. In a few weeks when i have a beta ready version that has the remaining planned changes done, then i will ask people to re-request as there are too many things already.
This is exciting news, I can hardly wait to try it. :)You do know you can try it now, don't you? Not as a full-fledged production tool, but just to shake it and see what bugs fall out of it. Steven is issuing a new 'not-quite-alpha' version every day or two. It's an .exe that goes in your MB folder and launched, configured, played with, and tested without any changes to the 2.5 (or earlier) version you might be using. Personally I've been trying out my various workflows with it and seeing what happens. Bugs should be reported in this (GUI changes for v3.0) thread. Where you can also find the latest test version. Just work backwards from this post until you find Steven's post with the link.
Thought I should report this anyway for what it's worth.definitely worth reporting thanks.
this has fixes for the above issues and a couple i found:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
Saving of single digit track numbers still not workingthe track numbers is done now and mouse-wheel scrolling is fixed
and
mouse scroll-wheel not working in left sidebar when in auto-open mode
the track numbers is done now and mouse-wheel scrolling is fixed
MusicBee v3.0.5779.40788 (Win10.0), 29 Oct 2015 0:11:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Users\HP\MusicBee\Playlists\Playlist.mbp'.
File name: 'C:\Users\HP\MusicBee\Playlists\Playlist.mbp'
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at #=q67x2EX1gNoDZkeWvkp0QGZk7Sg$uDyRtxApdn97vv2U=.#=qp2s7ZfQjJ6Dvx_j06xV_Qx$iVWL1EnAGnm5E9biBn_M=()
at #=q67x2EX1gNoDZkeWvkp0QGZk7Sg$uDyRtxApdn97vv2U=.#=qr2WgSvZ$kPBnU85s7EkDg1ZPFlF3NDH0LTCdVtJZP9k=()
at #=q67x2EX1gNoDZkeWvkp0QGZk7Sg$uDyRtxApdn97vv2U=.#=qezG99iQKHKyOjHxEaG15OmZeH6_cA9siIzMHjNxvsKk=()
at #=qDc1AzS4KNEE2vw3BrjBMnSLaKuht_Ef$m3kLwwB9Tsc=.#=qTE6UcMkrmTtoBBWQuv$t8f_7gXz_CR8TJxPGb9OoHwA=()
at #=qDc1AzS4KNEE2vw3BrjBMnSLaKuht_Ef$m3kLwwB9Tsc=.#=qg0HjKHLPgDuhfBb2$Pvb74thSVHO16V_xUKNsWkC1gQ=(Int32 #=qF$Tjkih0UP2$thy9rmCEsQ==, Boolean #=q$I1QgNrbcANPeayKGE$FjA==)
at #=qDc1AzS4KNEE2vw3BrjBMnSLaKuht_Ef$m3kLwwB9Tsc=.#=q1nBxscCVbFAdgQ_aBDyvOI3YyYhM9bu3A7nmsytqF$4=(Boolean #=qvnRBhkaSkRrDtTaBG8l6GQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qIu3ZsyduNnWyg9LgwMhhiQ==(#=q5o3T4xx_rhaAHFz37USg6JUcTwwKL1x5NHEi3ZrlY$c= #=qsESg4$S$ekSZx1xU_wsGyzcYXxrUsyLyYjLIfF_0Hhw=, Boolean #=qCug4Hf3fp8w4TSVjqtakuh9Ow_pIHdpBzTgUKrZcENY=, #=qphlEQLTHx5J8BGBqKa9$lQ== #=qQqEpjPKsGP1VnRWIT0XAeQ==, #=qZW7cF5qbvh9CCD8vA11q9bo3I1DKLPEcuQbC5baY2hE= #=qDbTnFPiGdUXQCYohkRx4K9rJFHZfhxKqX6yjGYZxDOA=, #=qdufi9CbU6Nsvi6dAhx2s4ntIcQmrD8vtSM5SH6SpOis= #=qLT30cDQfGIc7VzeANla3aw==, #=qfpeViQ2zSR5EyOPdcFJO9UabMBi_eZlEk0o$rrYpeHw=[] #=qaf9ZdIG1WjahCmiXhlD_W_s3pB54cx490ZiGq$0dMuY=, Boolean #=qtvmsD$eihpa7tennkfC0PS0aLX7yROXBeCEhdVmYwMI=)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qWk7ruT7cs3bCpJBqP2cW4A==()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=qiIinrCDPfSsdHDCYhz27JA==(MouseEventArgs #=qrl$a7CFSKozR4D1saA3SOQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qCBPoCZcv6U_5hOSYlTmJwg==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=q8frdeqO66ICTZw_jTlwjKDgIIDFe1FCsWOgs2UcTIbw=.WndProc(Message& #=qjouMnRjRqUdUVHV2KT0ZLQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.WndProc(Message& #=qVuMfigpaab0lbZvlhcHcwg==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
When I create a new playlist, it comes up ready to be renamed, but the name I type in gets applied to a different playlist. GIF:it looks like the playlist panel is being refreshed - would the folder the playlist is created in be in the continuous monitor path?
it looks like the playlist panel is being refreshed - would the folder the playlist is created in be in the continuous monitor path?
fixes for the above:Is this latest version supposed to address this issue? If so, the behavior reported is unchanged.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
I have the Playing Tracks panel at the bottom of the Main Panel. I find that when I do List > Clear List the entire list clears as expected. But when I close and then reopen MB one (and only one) of the tracks that was in the Playing Tracks list reappears. I've also tried placing the NP panel in the left sidebar and the right sidebar and I get the same behavior.
EDIT: I think I've narrowed it down to the track that was last played is the track that reappears after close/open.
this sounds like the advanced tag tools plugin. boroda74 might not be reading this topic so i suggest you report this on that plugin topicEdit: Taskbar media control disappear when change modei cant reproduce this. Maybe send me your settings or perhaps there is an extra step involved?
1) Open MB, my was in Compact Mode when I quit/exit MB so it will open in Compact
2) Maximize it so it change to main player
3) Compact it again
4) Hover mouse over MusicBee on taskbar. The media control will disappear and no longer possible to use until you restart MB.
fixes for the above:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
10/29/2015 8:18:58 PM - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5780.34349 - System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '#=qhvleXxCvwVav$Y_vDiA29amiSdHLPLpTHdwFyDWA4vE=' threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Users\HP\AppData\Local\Temp\BNZ.5632c580fecd7\Configuration.xml'.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at #=qhvleXxCvwVav$Y_vDiA29amiSdHLPLpTHdwFyDWA4vE=..cctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at #=qhvleXxCvwVav$Y_vDiA29amiSdHLPLpTHdwFyDWA4vE=.#=qAIxFhsjHEZmyhbfVpn19Fw==()
at #=q2$QDrQ3JyfIirCwbchderRk0XvHbg___BRfkXsECiz4=.#=qPC1NxrAnlJf5Se6Snuw2lg==(#=qSa4yca5SzC90e7V3GecpFAdNwjgBlWwbykFef0Sldy8= #=qDFHMNdCaJ3pBCkFl96h2Zw==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=qgtW0RtmZt6c5M8my697X5w==(String[] #=qLq4Ui$OaiRzeqjgMSwTFDA==)
Has the exception to allow changing ratings and love tracks in the main panel, even if the option in Preferences> Tags(2)> tag handling> enable direct editing of tags in the main panelthats correct
is not enabled, been removed in v3.0?
The first time I tried to start MB after installing this update, it threw an exception and the error log opened:thats a very strange one as it appears to be some internal .net file. I guess just let me know if it happens more
thats correct
Question: Why the stop button was removed from the default skin? Is it possible to put it back?
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
Is "similar artists" fetching this information from Xbox Music? The results could be more accurate, are other providers available?similar artists is from last.fm and matches tracks in your library with the same artist name.
I personally have no need for "top tracks" but it would be useful to have the artist biography shown in the panel.
So I have decided not to do it on the basis that arranging the layout is now quite easy in my opinion. I guess there will be some people annoyed by that but i will make it clear in the upgrade installer that panel arrangement settings will be lost and need to be re-applied. It wont hurt that people see the new layout choices. The settings within each panel should be carried across (thats already done in the current demo version), so that means things like the fields displayed in the main panel, track info panel etc will be upgraded.
For myself, i am generally really pleased with the way the GUI works now and find using v2.5 not as intuitive but perhaps i am biased!
Is "similar artists" fetching this information from Xbox Music? The results could be more accurate, are other providers available?similar artists is from last.fm and matches tracks in your library with the same artist name.
I personally have no need for "top tracks" but it would be useful to have the artist biography shown in the panel.
"View More Artists >" uses the same similarity list and includes artists also on Xbox music
edit:
I have also updated the download link to fix the contrast setting bug
In other words, both (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction and Angie are rated with 5 stars, but (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction is listed before Angie. MB needs to ignore parenthesis. I believe it should also ignore whatever the user has configured to ignore in Tags (2).
I have the Playing Tracks panel at the bottom of the Main Panel. I find that when I do List > Clear List the entire list clears as expected. But when I close and then reopen MB one (and only one) of the tracks that was in the Playing Tracks list reappears. I've also tried placing the NP panel in the left sidebar and the right sidebar and I get the same behavior.
EDIT: I think I've narrowed it down to the track that was last played is the track that reappears after close/open.
But this is still unresolved:I have the Playing Tracks panel at the bottom of the Main Panel. I find that when I do List > Clear List the entire list clears as expected. But when I close and then reopen MB one (and only one) of the tracks that was in the Playing Tracks list reappears. I've also tried placing the NP panel in the left sidebar and the right sidebar and I get the same behavior.thats the way its been since the beginning of MB. I guess its debatable but the reason is the track in the player controls panel is considered queued for playback
EDIT: I think I've narrowed it down to the track that was last played is the track that reappears after close/open.
thats the way its been since the beginning of MB. I guess its debatable but the reason is the track in the player controls panel is considered queued for playbackOK, I can accept that reasoning. But what's odd, is that when I first "discovered" this behavior in 3, I tried it in v2.5 and upon relaunching, 2.5's Now Playing panel remained cleared. Trying it out now, 2.5 behaves the same as 3. So I'll just leave this alone. Thanks for the explanation.
MusicBee v3.0.5783.13679 (Win6.1), 1 Nov 2015 13:21:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at #=qHXXlLGCoZs0aLnyxqeCOviY2j7z10NE58XYUJhyRNOk=.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qDbilhWlLPArGitOENOFq7g==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qwqLi3lpy2ba5s96e5lH93sP50DKVVRtFmTBw9twAAGc=.WndProc(Message& #=qGr1G3CIqPT1oYeXAhGhrcw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
I'm working in Track Details view in 3.0.5783. The tracks I'm working with have not yet been brought into my Library. The right sidebar is set to Track Info (Selected) on top and Lyrics (Selected) under that. I select four tracks and put the cursor in the lyrics section. I then right-click in the Lyrics panel and get an unexpected error. I'm pretty sure this is a recently introduced bug as I used this method before in 3.x to mark tracks as having no lyrics.CodeMusicBee v3.0.5783.13679 (Win6.1), 1 Nov 2015 13:21:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at #=qHXXlLGCoZs0aLnyxqeCOviY2j7z10NE58XYUJhyRNOk=.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qDbilhWlLPArGitOENOFq7g==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qwqLi3lpy2ba5s96e5lH93sP50DKVVRtFmTBw9twAAGc=.WndProc(Message& #=qGr1G3CIqPT1oYeXAhGhrcw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
EDIT: I can right-click on any other panel and no error is thrown.
EDIT2: This appears to only happen if more than one track is selected. Select one track and there is no error.
MusicBee v3.0.5783.37302 (Win6.1), 1 Nov 2015 16:20:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at #=qxwvljagXJGICEQd8VAXfUt$3xGm8$V49_b47hwhz6fA=.#=qcDsGcALbw_p_XgKnm2aQAVudv7b0kC__$NoioUhYe14=(Object #=qVZPV$2rMZBm7CF4ADvNmjQ==, EventArgs #=qtMw2z5n55mEaSy$DMDgXdg==)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
1 - In 2.5 when the panel is configured as "Selected Track" and you select an album in the artwork view (no track selected), the line with the field <Title> does not show (probably because the variable is null), so we only see the album name / artist. In 3.0 it shows the name of the first track of the album with its track number.
2 - Clicking any weblink throws: System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot start process because a file name has not been provided.
3 - Clicking the file URL does nothing.
Sorry phred I clicked on the wrong quote button. I'm the one who reported those issues.No problem. You just had me very very confused for a little while. I kept looking back to see what I had posted.
this has fixes for the above issues although i only have very quickly testedThanks again Steven. The 'no lyrics' issue is fixed.
this has fixes for the above issues although i only have very quickly tested
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
Not sure if this has been reported yet - there is a problem with the progress bar when using bitmap skins, I can't scrub ahead or back.
MusicBee v3.0.5777.39487 (Win10.0), 2 Nov 2015 17:35:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at #=qLYbYSeDEbqKh2v9raGNApeXx1NkTr8ooIrznlgEHg3k=..ctor(#=q7lWIb6XjdRGyEyzNAg_48KhGHpW3RjoJ1Jp1fMDun8E= #=qYCTft10K2VnrdJVq600OLQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qxdxhdrxdow9r4bTgM5ABsmwkbfKIH3YbKz8h4mjt0$w=..ctor()
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qRdB_3jDaprFFmDpXiF38qA==(#=qUXROS4DTh_lxBdqMH4U3sfuE499eqtx74p_OfteYcD4= #=qleFaDvuQ$DAq$6e2ChwNI8AGKm3pjYrZ1cQNkVY5X5s=, Boolean #=qQfxirtmdinwksgcrdW77gUyOx5fUzbfgN5XA3jt2$4w=, #=qA9fxmY9To8g6X8RQ2PyqdA== #=qYncjL7vBWQuo78g6jvBOVQ==, #=qZW7cF5qbvh9CCD8vA11q9bo3I1DKLPEcuQbC5baY2hE= #=qxvEd4BfLsgzM8LH3BBQAIbbkzcL$X6g66RTFytAEltU=, #=qNgKaJJgxQakZ8gs0NiZQKPQvdsZF8Ot5jCmLqM5kg2w= #=qU3zz562Mjbv6l2GpzB0lWw==, #=qMg6s4rbQbrWHmd0tMHUTXhA7S3Garug1V8_vG7Le2Hc=[] #=qGDd3KIIsmPMi1VNbl2rZm96FoGy47VUUaJ2697GcHRU=, Boolean #=qWXotc4hz8Me7aztIDGFQbmvdWvcXes6rlXBWIAWUYNw=)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=q3HpVQHb84JzE8LWsFO0kKQ==.#=qipfoRDbd$3bnXUz6unS1kwWr5Vm96qyb$E6_zgcrP6A=(#=q4_UW6fgvLpoCDFumhZGbDA== #=qACjS1NCIeRJ9fhkqeNEJZA==, Boolean #=q8VkhAlgq4ebX9iBYT3DAJEGa9PMog_pPdye_hH1LYq8=)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=q3HpVQHb84JzE8LWsFO0kKQ==.#=qqNZ2DfQhZm_n1_5QZu6M4x$BfwkT78wiJTsXXCXroQw=(#=qBUV0xImnww2OIjZCh1$V5p$8H6XSUupM6gaNiZlavGMwOaNS9K7M7hcZa9JZDHet #=qtqciL81lRF9VRG9fXdTqIw==)
at #=qKA1TfuZ$AwgW5KrReY_KVvkG0iUKjKh4wOzFLJTdbeI=.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qK8Kw7HNPpFF3fd2OCCnZxg==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=q3HpVQHb84JzE8LWsFO0kKQ==.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qXlq8rsJVulGieE5D3UNwfw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qesIwrbC2IW9sFNOoR8gzbstLWA5d69qVMuMS31srz3E=.WndProc(Message& #=q1QXkAUlsCFxulcEZZt7znQ==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
In any case, this is the second update in a row in which my "no filter" library view has switched to Track Details after installation (it had been on a custom Album & Tracks view).i didnt change anything around this but keep in the mind the following:
p.s. could we have a way to "permanently" assign a custom view to the "no filter" library, just like for other filters?
It would be really nice, if you can give us a choice of the alignment, I personally like "left" but MusicBee always use "centred" which doesn't look that good.
just explaining how it works - i will give some consideration to improving things
Hi, great work on getting 3.0 going! Only one small problem: whenever I click on the 'Now Playing' tab, I get this:actually i realise now you are using quite a old version. Redownload from the same link to get the most recent
I can reproduce this now: visit filter, restart MB, now the default library uses the filter's view. (Though, curiously, when it happens with a track details view, "no filter" has a grouping header, while the filter does not.)yes i can reproduce and its also the same behavior with playlists, so i will fix that
partial re-introduction of Multiple Tag Splitter cursor bug fixed before.its working fine for me - it doesnt seem worth spending more time on this unless you are able to identify more to create the issue. Which splitter was it (i tried artist, genre, and custom tags which are the 3 types MB has)
Cursor moves to first field ready for data input when splitter panel first opened
Clicking in '+' to add item, cursor disappears and you have to click the field to start entering info.
If multiple tracks are selected, then open the tag editor to "Lyrics" tab to tick "mark as having no lyrics". The "lyrics:" checkbox also automatically gets checked as well.that is intentional so blank lyrics are saved. Is it causing some additional problem?
If you happen to be in the middle of editing file tags when tracks are playing in the background, if the tracks happen to change while you have the editor open it loses focus momentarily and edits you make after that wont be saved.i can reproduce focus being lost if the notification popup displays which i will try to address but for the tag editing i am not sure i understand what you are saying. I was able to continue editing and all changes made before and after the focus loss were saved.
It's as if the "One or more values have been amended......." screen should display but doesn't.
And that's editing an entirely different file from any that are playing, played or in the playlist.
MusicBee v3.0.5783.40920 (Win6.1), 2 Nov 2015 14:12:
System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=qfSagsjSORQWPnhZANuAuCA==.#=qtI5pWbeK$eU4rBylhwnWqA==(ApplicationCommand #=qqtGelIWwYClzHU3VEcG6VA==, Object #=qbFNBoddBLH4WWr6ilyYLfQ==, IList`1 #=qtEMEWhH9nEG5S$7G$2Jbbw==)
at #=qcT9XB_x4UMbxVmCp5cc5wlJiPLpTAXoCutf3SY5f2_0=.OnClick(EventArgs #=qENKpLcu5xpI5ZUgMzeqTwg==)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
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partial re-introduction of Multiple Tag Splitter cursor bug fixed before.its working fine for me - it doesnt seem worth spending more time on this unless you are able to identify more to create the issue. Which splitter was it (i tried artist, genre, and custom tags which are the 3 types MB has)
Cursor moves to first field ready for data input when splitter panel first opened
Clicking in '+' to add item, cursor disappears and you have to click the field to start entering info.
for the 2nd issue, do you have the right main panel hidden in the other tabs (or some sort of other panel hide/ show override) ? I can reproduce the status summary text not re-adjusting if a tab has the right main panel hidden but its always flush with a panel edge which is not the case in your screenshot
edit: i can reproduce the same if the right sidebar is hidden in the other tab, so please confirm that is also the case for you
If multiple tracks are selected, then open the tag editor to "Lyrics" tab to tick "mark as having no lyrics". The "lyrics:" checkbox also automatically gets checked as well.that is intentional so blank lyrics are saved. Is it causing some additional problem?
If you happen to be in the middle of editing file tags when tracks are playing in the background, if the tracks happen to change while you have the editor open it loses focus momentarily and edits you make after that wont be saved.i can reproduce focus being lost if the notification popup displays which i will try to address but for the tag editing i am not sure i understand what you are saying. I was able to continue editing and all changes made before and after the focus loss were saved.
It's as if the "One or more values have been amended......." screen should display but doesn't.
And that's editing an entirely different file from any that are playing, played or in the playlist.
nothing should have been changed for the underlying syching functionality, only the GUI was redone.FWIW, I've never see >100% when syncing with 2.5.
The >100% status has been reported n 2.5 but i am unsure how to reproduce.
The files should still be synched first, except if each playlist has its own folder/files but that shouldnt be possible with ipods. Maybe send me your settings and let me know the device name
Different tabs are not holding there previous view on restart. They did in 3.05783.40920redownload and see if its fixed now
redownload and see if its fixed now
This has fixes for the above issues. Also the new Music Explorer panel now also shows the top tracks when a genre/ decade etc is selectedNow Playing Assistant is fixed.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
Hi, great work on getting 3.0 going! Only one small problem: whenever I click on the 'Now Playing' tab, I get this:actually i realise now you are using quite a old version. Redownload from the same link to get the most recent
03/11/2015 21:25:37 - 10.0.10240.0 - 3.0.5784.39481 - System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
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at MusicBee.Media.PlayManager.#=qndR5jjDQkJhNKbxOL1Efug==()sometimes, after selecting multiple items with Ctrl+left-click, if I then use Shift+Enter to bring up the Tag editor for those items, the mouse becomes unresponsive in MB.does the tag editor window show when this happens?
@phred, it might be helpful if you do a sync preview and see whether the preview looks as expected ie. no tracks on the list twice, playlists at the end. I tried last night with your settings and synching was fine for me, so i will probably have to create a debug versionHold off on preparing a debug version Steven. I'll have more time later today to delete files off the Classic and perform another sync. I always look at the Preview and yesterday saw that there were three hundred and whatever tracks to sync, which is about how many new tracks I added since the last sync, so I didn't look any further. Today I'll do the same sync in 3.x and then 2.5 to see if they're both behaving the same. And I'll also sync my Android device to see what happens there.
The default view/restart issue seems to be fixed. This curious bug with Sort Title in the main panel persists (often it goes away if I navigate to another node and back, but it always shows back up after a restart):the bug should be fixed now but i just noticed on your screenshot that the sort title text column is cut off on the left margin and also the Time field is not right aligned. Is it always like that for you? I cant reproduce either, although i guess you could have overriden the Time field alignment in the settings.
Also, the "unknown sort album artist" issue still persists. Virtual tag won't update until I restart MB.
sometimes, after selecting multiple items with Ctrl+left-click, if I then use Shift+Enter to bring up the Tag editor for those items, the mouse becomes unresponsive in MB.does the tag editor window show when this happens?
It would also be useful to know what you were doing immediately before it happened (including saving tags for another file)...
...and whether the previous action or current action involved the current playing track. Also is your library auto-organised?
edit:
I have sent pm with a debug version link. I made a couple of changes so there is a small chance its already fixed
For the 2nd error, i think its unrelated but i have made a change so scrobbling would activate if a startup error occured
I've done some experimenting with this and I think something odd is going on with v3. First off, does the number of files to be processed in the sync include Playlists? Using MB I deleted ten tracks from the Classic and then attempted a sync. It showed that there were 93 files to sync. But I also have 67 playlists. So even if the "files to be processed" count includes playlists, something is off. The preview showed the ten tracks I had deleted earlier and the playlists. That still doesn't total 93.@phred, it might be helpful if you do a sync preview and see whether the preview looks as expected ie. no tracks on the list twice, playlists at the end. I tried last night with your settings and synching was fine for me, so i will probably have to create a debug versionHold off on preparing a debug version Steven. I'll have more time later today to delete files off the Classic and perform another sync. I always look at the Preview and yesterday saw that there were three hundred and whatever tracks to sync, which is about how many new tracks I added since the last sync, so I didn't look any further. Today I'll do the same sync in 3.x and then 2.5 to see if they're both behaving the same. And I'll also sync my Android device to see what happens there.
Thinking on what I reported as the behavior yesterday, I suppose that my recent syncs (before v3) had new tracks, but not tracks that were included in the playlists. In that case, MB would show the tracks being sync'd first, and then show the playlists. I just can't recall seeing tracks belonging to a playlist being transferred followed by the playlist and then more tracks and the next playlist. I'm not saying it -didn't- happen before. I'm just saying I don't -recall- it happening before.
the bug should be fixed now but i just noticed on your screenshot that the sort title text column is cut off on the left margin and also the Time field is not right aligned. Is it always like that for you? I cant reproduce either, although i guess you could have overriden the Time field alignment in the settings.
That's what I was trying to show you. It will usually go away if I navigate away and back, but it always shows up again st some point (I think after a restart)its because MB is sizing the pictures approx 15px too big but i dont know why that would be. Maybe send me your settings file
this has fixes for most of the above issues
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
MusicBee v3.0.5785.39316 (Win10.0), 3 Nov 2015 21:54:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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this has fixes for most of the above issues
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
2/.
If you happen to be in the middle of editing file tags when tracks are playing in the background, if the tracks happen to change while you have the editor open it loses focus momentarily and edits you make after that wont be saved.
It's as if the "One or more values have been amended......." screen should display but doesn't.
And that's editing an entirely different file from any that are playing, played or in the playlist.
I tried double clicking on the Music node (because I won't open) in the left side bar, and got presented with this,i will need your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
2/.i am not really understanding what you are doing in either of the above
after saving an item in display artist or display composer, you can't edit the "display" tag and re-save.
have to delete item and start again to change.
cursor is still not moving to next blank field when inputting multiple items, eg. musicians credits.
annoying as this has worked that way since introduction in 2.x series
2/.i am not really understanding what you are doing in either of the above
after saving an item in display artist or display composer, you can't edit the "display" tag and re-save.
have to delete item and start again to change.
cursor is still not moving to next blank field when inputting multiple items, eg. musicians credits.
annoying as this has worked that way since introduction in 2.x series
When opening the Music node, I get an empty screen and the error 'unable to open Music' in the status bar. The same happens for my recently added smart playlist. The playlists do open normally.could you check the error log (help/ support/ view error log) in case there is an error around the time this happened
When opening the Music node, I get an empty screen and the error 'unable to open Music' in the status bar. The same happens for my recently added smart playlist. The playlists do open normally.could you check the error log (help/ support/ view error log) in case there is an error around the time this happened
could you PM me a link to a zip of library cache file (MusicBeeLibrary.mbl)? its in the root folder of your musicbee music folder which by default is the windows music foldercould you check the error log (help/ support/ view error log) in case there is an error around the time this happenedHere are two logs, the first one is about the exact situation I describe in the above quote, the second a different but very much related error from trying to open the library in another way. I just include it, who knows it might help. The bug is persistent, I have failed to open Music node of the library so far. Opening it again (from the file menu) did not resolve anything either. But remember, I do have and can play all my playlists from that library.
Is library explorer still a feature in MB3?yes
Hi all, I've been working on a new skin specifically for MusicBee v3.0.your post is going to get buried very quickly! Feel free to create a new topic in the skins section if you want to
Another one.
Start a playlist in a tab. Play a few songs (it never happens on the first song, it seems).
Then click on the tab, and double click or play now playlist to get one started playing. (setting: clear now playing)
The first list that was already playing will just start over again (or the current song will start again sometimes) instead of the new one (which will show only in the main panel.)
I have also noticed that starting a playlist will sometimes just start somewhere random with shuffle turned off. Will try to figure out when this happens exactly.
MusicBee v3.0.5786.36593 (Win10.0), 4 Nov 2015 21:32:
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I was navigating a playlist by typing the artists's name, and got this error:unfortunately the error doesnt give too much of a clue other than it probably relates to files you dragged into a panel. Does that sound right and can you shed any more light on that?
I was navigating a playlist by typing the artists's name, and got this error:unfortunately the error doesnt give too much of a clue other than it probably relates to files you dragged into a panel. Does that sound right and can you shed any more light on that?
Start a playlist in a tab. Play a few songs (it never happens on the first song, it seems).if you can do an animated gif file it might help me understand better exactly what you are doing, but as it stands i cant reproduce this
Then click on the tab, and double click or play now playlist to get one started playing. (setting: clear now playing)
The first list that was already playing will just start over again (or the current song will start again sometimes) instead of the new one (which will show only in the main panel.)
I have also noticed that starting a playlist will sometimes just start somewhere random with shuffle turned off. Will try to figure out when this happens exactly.
if you can do an animated gif file it might help me understand better exactly what you are doing, but as it stands i cant reproduce this(http://xtal.home.xs4all.nl/Musicbee%20playlist.gif)
@psychoadept, this should fix the combox-box/ autocomplete select/ click issue and i have taken a guess at the artwork sizing issue
also this version includes a change to allow medium size artwork in the track details layout, along with a new context menu item to enable artwork for the track details layout (instead of having to use "Set Displayed Fields")
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
http://www.mediafire.com/download/68ia4i13dy6oa0o/MusicBeeDemo.zip
After updating to the latest patch, the text in the main panel (album cover view) now has a left alignment rather then centered.that was an intentional change but wanted to see the feedback as i dont really want to add it as another option
In Radio view i can´t mannage to arrange the playings track pannel and i can not switch between stations with double click!sounds like a bug. I will have a look at it tomorrow
Can somebody help me or it´s a bug?
I've always been a mostly "centered" person and didn't think I'd like this. But I almost do, and think I can get used to it. So I'm sort of now leaning to the left.After updating to the latest patch, the text in the main panel (album cover view) now has a left alignment rather then centered.that was an intentional change but wanted to see the feedback as i dont really want to add it as another option
that was an intentional change but wanted to see the feedback as i dont really want to add it as another option
In Radio view i can´t mannage to arrange the playings track pannel and i can not switch between stations with double click!i have had a quick look at this and double click works fine for me. You will need to explain more for what you mean by arranging the panel
Can somebody help me or it´s a bug?
Oh I see. For my 2 cents I'm strongly in favor of centered alignment. Is it possible to change that setting in the config file?to center i will put it in as <AP_TextAlign>32</AP_TextAlign>
Now if I use Auto-Size columns on the custom view, it is not saved, though. The columns revert to previous size on restart, or even navigating away.i am not able to reproduce this. You did this in the main panel for the library (any filter selected?) for an Album & Tracks custom layout?
i am not able to reproduce this. You did this in the main panel for the library (any filter selected?) for an Album & Tracks custom layout?
The first Doubleclick is ok, but if I want to change between stations then the doubleclick does not works any more !i have no problem with that either. Maybe PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
I am getting an error with the tag editor when called from the Playing Tracks list.do you mean it doesnt work at all or is there an actual error dialog. If there is an error, could you post the error dump.
I think it tried to activate compact player on my second monitor, which wasn't there.yes the monitor checking was missing from the compact player and is corrected for the next update
Now if I use Auto-Size columns on the custom view, it is not saved, though. The columns revert to previous size on restart, or even navigating away.
It is a filter with a custom album & tracks viewi still cant reproduce this. Is it only the auto-size menu command not working eg. if you manually resize columns does that work?
The left thumbnails supposed to pop up if your cursor move on the left side right? I tried it and I couldn't open the left thumbnails to transfer the songs. :(having the left sidebar popup when dragging items is not currently supported (nor in 2.5). At some point i will have another attempt at getting that to work but not promising
I am getting an error with the tag editor when called from the Playing Tracks list.do you mean it doesnt work at all or is there an actual error dialog. If there is an error, could you post the error dump.
Otherwise the bug is fixed for the next update
i still cant reproduce this. Is it only the auto-size menu command not working eg. if you manually resize columns does that work?
It looks like a pixel or two needs to be added between the data and the edge of the window.i will need your current settings file as it looks like the panels are oversized for the window area. Also let me know which skin you are using if not the default one
Now if I use Auto-Size columns on the custom view, it is not saved, though. The columns revert to previous size on restart, or even navigating away.thats fixed for the next update
speaking of the compact player, is the Theater Mode option not functional yet?thats fixed for the next update
If the left sidebar is in auto-open mode, you can't keep the panel open and click through the items (eg. playlists).thats fixed for the next update
The mouse stops responding.
You have to move the cursor to close the panel, mouse-over to re-open the panel and make your next selection.
On the left sidebar, if I click on a filter (under Music) and put it into edit mode and then click on another filter, the first one (filter name) remains in edit mode.thats fixed for the next update
thats fixed for the next update
Here's a weird thing I just came across in podcasts. There are two "unplayed episode" sections, plus the "unknown subscription" section is showing unplayed episodes.i would need your "Subscriptions.dat" file from the Podcasts sub-folder
Trying to give a playlist a name with a colon in it doesn't work. I imagine it's related to filename restrictions, but there's no explanation, it just reverts to the previous name.you are right about the reason - thats the same behavior as 2.5. I guess MB could write a message to the status bar
p.s. if playlists in a folder are duplicated, could they be automatically added to the same folder?
Custom search is not correctly filtering to local node only.thats fixed for the next update
having the left sidebar popup when dragging items is not currently supported (nor in 2.5). At some point i will have another attempt at getting that to work but not promising
Would love to see if you make up few alternative to transfer my phone to my android player.i am a little confused with your response. Firstly have i understood the issue you were raising? you are wanting to drag files to the device node in the left navigator, and the left navigator is hidden and doesnt auto-open when dragging
And do you know that you can resize font of artists in artists view by changing first of the font size fieldthats fixed for the next update
but it clips album count text?
Did you know you can't give 0 star to rating field in tag editor, track information panel and playing tracks panel?if you mean you cant unrate then yes i find the same and thats fixed for the next update
and when i click the ratings it seems to be off to the leftwhich panel are you refering to with these?
and when i try to rate album despite it doesn't appear when mouse over it shows me error message.
I sent you a PM with the link the the settings file. Note that I can't remember when I made the screenshot yesterday if the option to skin windows borders was enabled or not. I was using the MB3 Default skin. Using it now, with skin windows borders enabled, the positioning of that line of text is correct. I can't restart MB now as I'm 13% into a 17,000+ track sync.It looks like a pixel or two needs to be added between the data and the edge of the window.i will need your current settings file as it looks like the panels are oversized for the window area. Also let me know which skin you are using if not the default one
you are right about the reason - thats the same behavior as 2.5. I guess MB could write a message to the status bar
I dont understand the question (I do understand you could have a playlist and an auto-playlist the same name but still dont understand what you are proposing)
Would love to see if you make up few alternative to transfer my phone to my android player.i am a little confused with your response. Firstly have i understood the issue you were raising? you are wanting to drag files to the device node in the left navigator, and the left navigator is hidden and doesnt auto-open when dragging
to sync ad-hoc files without using the left navigator, right click on the files/ send to/ device/ ...
- maintains the position in the column browser and thumbnail browser when all files in the main panel are deleted
For the album art, I previously had on my right panel the now playing art, and in the left navigator I had selected track art. With the new drag-n-drop there doesn't seem to be a way to have both.The closest you will get is placing the album artwork on the left sidebar, and placing the track info panel with artwork enabled in the right sidebar. I dont see why you cant acheive what you have in the screenshot
The closest you will get is placing the album artwork on the left sidebar, and placing the track info panel with artwork enabled in the right sidebar. I dont see why you cant acheive what you have in the screenshot
@ usraek
Have you tried saving them as different custom views?
However i think i will probably add a tab level override for the column browser as that fits in with a tweak i want to make anyway
I'm having a recurring problem with adding album art causing files to lose tags: specifically title and track #. It also changes the time reported for the track (I think the time it gives is the total time for the tracks I had selected).yes i can reproduce and thats a good one to catch. I think it would only apply to adding artwork for multiple selected tracks via the album covers panel eg. done via the tag editor or main panel should be fine. But i should be able to fix that quickly
Will the link on the first post be the place to get the latest updates? Sorry if I missed any mention earlier.No, it won't. I don't think that will happen until Steven is far enough along that he can consider it a beta version.
yes i can reproduce and thats a good one to catch. I think it would only apply to adding artwork for multiple selected tracks via the album covers panel eg. done via the tag editor or main panel should be fine. But i should be able to fix that quickly
edit:
The same bug also applied when done the same way from the track info panel
The download link is updated with the fix
1. Is the "redo search" command in the lyrics panel working for anyone? It never responds for me.1. should be fixed
2. If I've done a custom search with no results and the Search Results node is in the main panel, typing in the search box doesn't start a new search. If there are results from the custom search, it works as expected, except the title in the tab continues to reflect the custom search.
- In MB 3.0.35791 the computer node does not show the entire path to a folder. This is different than the way it worked in 2.5.that should be fixed now, except i dont have subsonic anymore to confirm that
- In 3.0 the computer node list is not sorted alphabetically as it was in 2.5.
- My two optical drives (Q:\ and R:\) do not show in 3.0 computer node despite being selected in the Manage Folders dialog. They do show if I select "show all folders" instead of "show filtered folders only."
- I can not get the SubSonic plugin to show in 3.0, but it does show in 2.5.
Liking it so far, just 1 question: Will the link on the first post be the place to get the latest updates? Sorry if I missed any mention earlier.i am trying to keep the link the same but cant guarantee that for now. I advise to check this topic anyway in case there is some important bug found and fixed
- In MB 3.0.35791 the computer node does not show the entire path to a folder. This is different than the way it worked in 2.5.All four of these issues are fixed. However, when clicking on either of my CD drives in the computer node, the tracks are not showing. Nothing is showing. MB does see them (and shows the source drive) when I use the rip CD process. But right now I can't just listen to a CD via MB. Upon further testing, with neither version of MB open, I insert a CD into the drive and Windows launches 2.5 (expected) and starts playing. I stop the play, close 2.5, start 3.0 and the previously loaded tracks are showing in the Now Playing panel. And they play. But clicking on the drive letter in computer node still does not show the tracks.
- In 3.0 the computer node list is not sorted alphabetically as it was in 2.5.
- My two optical drives (Q:\ and R:\) do not show in 3.0 computer node despite being selected in the Manage Folders dialog. They do show if I select "show all folders" instead of "show filtered folders only."
- I can not get the SubSonic plugin to show in 3.0, but it does show in 2.5.
However, when clicking on either of my CD drives in the computer node, the tracks are not showing. Nothing is showing. MB does see them (and shows the source drive) when I use the rip CD process.i cant reproduce any issues. If you right click on the cd drive node in MB, do you see an "Eject" option?
A new issue involving CD ripping has popped up in this latest version.i am finding the same but wont be able to fix it now
- Rip CD
- All tracks ripped with status "Accurately ripped"
- AccurateRip window pops up showing all files matched
- Click on "Close"
- Status of all tracks in ripping window changes to "cancelled" [Not expected]
Yes. And it opens the CD tray as long as there's a CD in it.However, when clicking on either of my CD drives in the computer node, the tracks are not showing. Nothing is showing. MB does see them (and shows the source drive) when I use the rip CD process.i cant reproduce any issues. If you right click on the cd drive node in MB, do you see an "Eject" option?
A new issue involving CD ripping has popped up in this latest version.
- Rip CD
- All tracks ripped with status "Accurately ripped"
- AccurateRip window pops up showing all files matched
- Click on "Close"
- Status of all tracks in ripping window changes to "cancelled" [Not expected]
i am finding the same but wont be able to fix it nowThat's fine. Especially the part about you being able to reproduce it. 2.5 is working fine, so I can rip with that if absolutely necessary.
Column browser hiding per tab works (though I can't get my column browser to display properly at all for the this version and last. I don't have older version to test because it was working fine before.)you need to provide more information than "I can't get my column browser to display properly", At minimum a screenshot will help
That's fine. Especially the part about you being able to reproduce it. 2.5 is working fine, so I can rip with that if absolutely necessary.its fixed now - same download link
Neither issue is fixed. And only change in behavior of the rip issue is that now the status bar shows a successful rip, when in fact the ripped tracks don't even exist. MB appears to be deleting them when it should be doing volume analysis. For the CD drive in the computer node issue, with a CD in Q:\ when I click on Q:\ in computer node the status bar says "Unable to access Q:\" but the Rip CD window is able to access it.That's fine. Especially the part about you being able to reproduce it. 2.5 is working fine, so I can rip with that if absolutely necessary.its fixed now - same download link
Neither issue is fixed.if you still see the files in the inbox when that happens then you probably are not running the latest version.
Yes, I was still seeing the files in the inbox. I just downloaded from the updated link (Reply # 753) again and will try again shortly.Neither issue is fixed.if you still see the files in the inbox when that happens then you probably are not running the latest version.
Unfortunately this months Microsoft patches have done something to my .NET environment and i cant run MB at the moment, and i dont know how long it will be out of actionGeez! And I almost ran Windows Update last night but decided to hold off for a while. Can you try rolling back to the latest restore point? Good luck.
Unfortunately this months Microsoft patches have done something to my .NET environment and i cant run MB at the moment, and i dont know how long it will be out of action
Definitely the same behavior. The track info shows in the Inbox, but the files have been deleted during what seems like the volume analysis process. I did see them in Explorer before clicking OK.Yes, I was still seeing the files in the inbox. I just downloaded from the updated link (Reply # 753) again and will try again shortly.Neither issue is fixed.if you still see the files in the inbox when that happens then you probably are not running the latest version.
i just reuploaded the files, so could you try again. If it still doesnt work i will rebuild them. I am not claiming the issue with your optical drive showing tracks in the main panel is addressed as i made no changes for that and i cant reproduce any issues with mine, nor did i make any changes around that functionalityDownloaded once again. No difference. Behavior is exactly the same.
ps. I managed to get my .NET working again but only after a system restore. However i dont think this is a general problem otherwise the forum would have had reports of problems and i havent been able to find any reports of problems on the webGreat news. JOOC, did you do a restore from a backup app, or did you use the Windows system restore point?
i have rebuilt the .exe - this is a new link:Now we've got it!! I only tried with two tracks and it worked as expected. I have deleted the two tracks and will now rip the entire CD.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hwh28nm8k6ahp2s/MusicBeeDemo.zip
for the CD drive not showing tracks, can you right click on the node and let me know if you see "Eject CD" and if so, does that work. Also try with folder filtering turned off. I will leave this issue until a later dateWith a CD in the drive, Eject CD works as expected. With no CD in the drive, Eject CD is grayed out - also expected.
The Unknown Subscription in podcasts is showing the right stuff now. But I can't drag the files from there to the correct subscription. I get the "can't drop here" icon, and MB hangs for a few seconds when I drag them.thats addressed for the next update
@phred, you should check the error log for any errors around the time the CD drive is being testedI'm sorry Steven - just seeing this note now.
11/11/2015 10:07:20 PM - 6.1.7601.65536 - 3.0.5793.34565 - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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The Unknown Subscription in podcasts is showing the right stuff now. But I can't drag the files from there to the correct subscription. I get the "can't drop here" icon, and MB hangs for a few seconds when I drag them.thats addressed for the next update
i have rebuilt the .exe - this is a new link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hwh28nm8k6ahp2s/MusicBeeDemo.zip
A bug to report - the column browser isn't showing up anymore with the vertical layout, although horizontal displays fine.i would probably need a link to your settings file
@phred & @Alumni, the bugs you reported should both be fixed for the next updateClicking on CD drive in computer node now shows tracks on CD. Thanks Steven.
or getting rid of the horrible blue borders for unskinned windows borders and making them transparentThe 1px border is not always blue, you can turn on "Automatically pick an accent colour from my background" and the border will change colour to blend with the background. Maybe it's possible to access this to get Win10 to pick an accent colour from the 4px border of the skin.
I could leave skinned window borders as now so the border is displayed as 4px.Would be my preferred option
I am tossing up whether to drop support for un-skinned windows borders for win10I think that would be the way to go for the present. If future changes in Win10 make it easier to change the title bar colour, then it could be revisited then.
I am tossing up whether to drop support for un-skinned windows borders for win10
This is not new to 3.0, but has come up recently in my exploring. When using dashes, single-quotes and double-quotes in searches, MB can only find the "plain" version of the mark. It won't find "smart quotes" in my tags using the quote keys, and it can't find whatever other kind of dash there is that looks exactly like a normal dash but isn't (in the search box, quotes don't really work because I think it's looking for a phrase, but try a custom search). In any case, these seem like things that MB should be able to search for together, just like it can find diacritics. I can provide some example files, if needed.
This is not new to 3.0, but has come up recently in my exploring. When using dashes, single-quotes and double-quotes in searches, MB can only find the "plain" version of the mark. It won't find "smart quotes" in my tags using the quote keys, and it can't find whatever other kind of dash there is that looks exactly like a normal dash but isn't (in the search box, quotes don't really work because I think it's looking for a phrase, but try a custom search). In any case, these seem like things that MB should be able to search for together, just like it can find diacritics. I can provide some example files, if needed.
Do you mean MB has trouble with the different Unicode versions of apostrophes and the like? I've also observed that - it's frustrating, but I got round the problem by just eliminating the one type from my library and keeping a filter to find files with any tags containing the wrong one in.
Hi, I'm having troubles with the demo versions I tried (the last 3 at least). When I start a song, it stop playing 4 seconds before the end, thus keeping the next song from starting.can you send me your settings file (help/support/view settings) and also any errors in the error log at the time the song stops (if any)
I've noticed that when using the computer node (left sidebar) - Show Filtered Folders Only + Include Files from Sub-Folders.i cant reproduce this but i am probably not doing exactly what you are doing so if you are able to produce a gif then that might help
If you go to Manage Folders> Choose Filtered Folders and de-select a sub-folder, when you return to the Computer Node, all folders in that branch have been expanded and can't be closed.
Re-selecting the sub-folder returns tree hierarchy to normal.
They do say a picture is worth a thousand words (so how many is a gif worth :D )I've noticed that when using the computer node (left sidebar) - Show Filtered Folders Only + Include Files from Sub-Folders.i cant reproduce this but i am probably not doing exactly what you are doing so if you are able to produce a gif then that might help
If you go to Manage Folders> Choose Filtered Folders and de-select a sub-folder, when you return to the Computer Node, all folders in that branch have been expanded and can't be closed.
Re-selecting the sub-folder returns tree hierarchy to normal.
They do say a picture is worth a thousand words (so how many is a gif worth :D )i dont see that as a bug. You deselected one sub-folder and therefore the original root path for the filter is not longer the correct filter as it would include that sub-folder - MB needs to include all the individual sub-folders in order to exclude the one you de-selected
Hope this is useful;
I'm so hoping that's independently adjustable column browser column widths!!thats done for the next update
Support for unicode variations of dashes, single and double quotes when you have "ignore diacritic marks when searching" enabled. I might get rid of that option and always have it enabled.
They do say a picture is worth a thousand words (so how many is a gif worth :D )i dont see that as a bug. You deselected one sub-folder and therefore the original root path for the filter is not longer the correct filter as it would include that sub-folder - MB needs to include all the individual sub-folders in order to exclude the one you de-selected
Hope this is useful;
I'm so hoping that's independently adjustable column browser column widths!!thats done for the next update
When a song save the Lyric in the File, then the song stops!that should be fixed now
When using several tabs (at least one for the library and one for the podcasts), Starting a song in the library tab, then going to the podcast tab, I'm not able to see the different podcasts episodes for a subscription while the song is playing (well, technically, by clicking on another tab and then going back to the podcasts one, the content is finally displayed)A screenshot might help me understand better
The music explorer, when opened in a tab, does not update when a new artist start playing.its only updated when you first open the tab (otherwise it would be annoying if you were looking at a particular artist and it kept changing with each new song). You can search for an artist in the search box. I will try and figure out a way to enable it to be updated to the playing artist by some action eg. a command button
In the track information/album cover/lyrics, which was all in one in the 2.5 version, it would be more intuitive if the order of the scrolling menu was not altered depending on my last choice(s), ie always havethe most recent panel viewed is placed to the bottom of the stack. That is so you can click to the right of the selector and have the panels toggled
-Artist biography
-Artwork
-Lyrics
-Track informations
in this order (as it is done for the "playing track"/"selected track" part, which always show "playing track" first), and not putting on top what I have selected.
I'll try to be a bit more understandable...When using several tabs (at least one for the library and one for the podcasts), Starting a song in the library tab, then going to the podcast tab, I'm not able to see the different podcasts episodes for a subscription while the song is playing (well, technically, by clicking on another tab and then going back to the podcasts one, the content is finally displayed)A screenshot might help me understand better
I remember being extremely frustrated when it happened, so I get it.The music explorer, when opened in a tab, does not update when a new artist start playing.its only updated when you first open the tab (otherwise it would be annoying if you were looking at a particular artist and it kept changing with each new song).
the most recent panel viewed is placed to the bottom of the stack. That is so you can click to the right of the selector and have the panels toggled
I start a song in the "music" tab, then I switch to the "podcasts" tab. Here, the episodes for a given podcast are displayed ("Revolutions" in the screenshot), but if I click on an other of my subscriptions (Hardcore History for instance), the episode list is still the same (episodes of "Revolutions").i cant reproduce any issue nor can i see how it could possibly happen. Can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
The music explorer, when opened in a tab, does not update when a new artist start playing.when the playing artist is different to the current artist, the panel now displays a link so you can open the playing artist
When using the 'Upcoming Releases' page, the artist's names are no longer links that open the 'Clicked Artist' tabi have added back in support for that, although it now links to the xbox artist page so you can listen to tracks as well
When using the 'Upcoming Releases' page, the artist's names are no longer links that open the 'Clicked Artist' tabi have added back in support for that, although it now links to the xbox artist page so you can listen to tracks as well
When using the "large album cover" display there isn't an option to disable either of the available sidebars. Also if the main window is not wide enough (ie. in windowed mode), the main panel [right side] can be completely obscured by the right sidebar.the intention with that layout is too make the album picture as large as possible and then fill the remaining space. Unless your musicbee window has a square layout i dont see how providing the option to remove both the right main panel and right sidebar would be useful as it would just be empty space. I guess it could make sense to have the option to hide one of the panels and fill the non-album space only with the remaining unhidden panel.
The search box gets obscured sometimes. It then looks like this, with a blue-grey layer on top of the input field,
This occurs when the player goes to the next queued track in now playing. It does not matter whether there is text in the box, but if there is a text it is hidden by the blue-grey layer. A simple click inside the search area does resolve the issue (but then it happens again when the next track starts.)
In the Station Directories if you try to sort you get a mess - the Names dont match!
The search box gets obscured sometimes. It then looks like this, with a blue-grey layer on top of the input field,
Still some issues with CTRL+click selections. In this GIF, I use CTRL+A to select the tracks, CTRL+click to unselect some, and then when I drag them to the playlists, only the one I directly clicked is moved.these are fixed for the next update. I will probably post an updated version tomorrow
If I tag a track with Picard in a way that causes it to be moved by auto-organize, static playlists are not updated to the new location. (Update: Also happens when a track is added to the library.)it seems i left some code commented out for updating the playlists - thanks for catching that.
I was just doing a custom search for "Artist is any of...", and this happened:unless i am misunderstanding i dont see why this is a bug and its doing what i intended - thats unless you actually clicked the auto-complete list item before clicking ...
1. I started typing an artist
2. I selected the auto-complete that came up
3. I clicked the ... button.
Result: the pop-up box contained what I had originally typed, not the auto-completed entry.
I was just doing a custom search for "Artist is any of...", and this happened:unless i am misunderstanding i dont see why this is a bug and its doing what i intended - thats unless you actually clicked the auto-complete list item before clicking ...
1. I started typing an artist
2. I selected the auto-complete that came up
3. I clicked the ... button.
Result: the pop-up box contained what I had originally typed, not the auto-completed entry.
In v2.5 whenever you doubleclicked on an entry, e.g. "Psychedelic Rock" or "Ozric Tentacles", or an album title ,e.g. "Afterwish" or a tracki have restored the v2.5 behavior as thats a bug/oversight
then, it should start playing ALL items contained. i.e. in 1st case it would add in queue all Psychedelic Rock albums, in 2nd case all OT albums, etc..
Of course.In v2.5 whenever you doubleclicked on an entry, e.g. "Psychedelic Rock" or "Ozric Tentacles", or an album title ,e.g. "Afterwish" or a tracki have restored the v2.5 behavior as thats a bug/oversight
then, it should start playing ALL items contained. i.e. in 1st case it would add in queue all Psychedelic Rock albums, in 2nd case all OT albums, etc..
for the suggestions, i am not ready just yet and still completing the basic v3. But in a couple of weeks or so i should be, so i suggest you raise any requests then
The wavebar and timestamp issue I reported this past June for 2.5 is still present in 3.0.the negative number should be fixed for the next update. The track title now displays in the status bar instead of the tooltip so you can always see it
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15927.msg93961#msg93961
Excellent. Thanks Steven.The wavebar and timestamp issue I reported this past June for 2.5 is still present in 3.0.the negative number should be fixed for the next update. The track title now displays in the status bar instead of the tooltip so you can always see it
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15927.msg93961#msg93961
I'm not sure if I should be posting this here or in another subforum but I've found a few bugs with MB3 GUI. It seems like a lot of them have to do with rendering. If my explanations of the issues are lacking or difficult to understand, let me know and I can try to reword them more clearly.You're using a demo version that's at least 2-3 months old. The current version is 3.0.5798, with an update possibly coming tomorrow. So it's quite possible many of the issues you raise are already fixed. I suggest getting the latest version and re-checking your issues and remove those that have already been addressed. The most recent version (from Nov 16) is here http://www.mediafire.com/download/hwh28nm8k6ahp2s/MusicBeeDemo.zip
Info: MusicBee v3.0.5735.40492 (Win10.0)
This is indeed fixed. Thanks.The wavebar and timestamp issue I reported this past June for 2.5 is still present in 3.0.the negative number should be fixed for the next update. The track title now displays in the status bar instead of the tooltip so you can always see it
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15927.msg93961#msg93961
it should be smoother and faster in all cases and trying now myself its fine
is it just the keyboard that does this?
and can anyone else confirm this behavior?
it should be smoother and faster in all cases and trying now myself its fine
is it just the keyboard that does this?
and can anyone else confirm this behavior?
it should be smoother and faster in all cases and trying now myself its fineUsing today's update I see what psychoadept is seeing. Both wtih Down/Up Arrow and with Page Down/Up. Keeping the key depressed there is hesitation in the scroll. A single tap of the key works a little better, but there is still some hesitation.
is it just the keyboard that does this?
and can anyone else confirm this behavior?
I thought maybe it was the artwork field, but it's not much better without.
I'm not using any artwork in my Track Details view, so I doubt re-caching has anything to do with the choppy scroll.I thought maybe it was the artwork field, but it's not much better without.
I think it is to do with the artwork field.
I think a change in the latest update means MB has to re-cache all the artwork.
I opened MB in Artwork view, let it run for about 5min for all the covers to re-cache.
Now the keyboard scrolling works fine in all views.
Search box also confirmed.
Hi. My Asus touchpad doesen't work at all. Using MB version posted today. When I connect an usb-mouse, it works fine.did it work with v2.5?
Sorry if this was reported earlier.
Actually, it's only partially resolved. Skipping a track does not cause it's occurrence any more. Going to another application and back apparently also triggers the glitch. And I think there is yet another trigger (it occurred once while I did not switch focus to another program) but I am not sure what it might be.i cant reproduce this. A couple of versions ago i did put in something to address this when MB is deactivated or reactivated and that completely fixes it for me. What action are you using to switch applications?
i cant reproduce this. A couple of versions ago i did put in something to address this when MB is deactivated or reactivated and that completely fixes it for me. What action are you using to switch applications?
Hi. My Asus touchpad doesen't work at all. Using MB version posted today. When I connect an usb-mouse, it works fine.did it work with v2.5? [/quote]
Sorry if this was reported earlier.
I just figured out how to access the new Playlist Manager. Is there a way to collapse the folders that I'm not seeing?Where is this?
Where is this?
What is this?
Although I assume once I find out where, I can figure out what.
Edit: On further review, I think the Playlist Manager should be incorporated into the layout settings just like all the other browsers and sidebar elements. As it stands now, it's a weird "hidden" feature that doesn't work like any of the other navigation features, which makes it confusing and unpredictable. Instead, it could be a mutually exclusive layout option with the left navigator, which is basically how it functions.the reasons its implemented the way it is and not as an element in the panel layout dialog:
Would it be possible for v3 not to have two separate editions for the fully installed vs. the portable version?in fact there is only one MB application version, its only the install scipt thats different. I guess the install script could be modified so it provides the choice
So only one edition that at executing presents you the option to create a portable install?
the reasons its implemented the way it is and not as an element in the panel layout dialog:
- elements in the layout panel are permanently displayed, excepting that certain elements/ panels can be overriden by hiding in a tab or view
- its only intended for when the left sidebar is collapsed and you cant access the navigator and as implemented replaces where the navigator would have been if the left sidebar isnt collapsed
- for new users, on the first startup "Playlists" will be one of the default tabs
I knew i would get this reaction and perhaps there is room for improvement to make it discoverable, but as mentioned its really only needed when the left sidebar is collapsed which will be the default for new users so it will be visible to select as a node when adding new tabs
Looks good, but will take some getting used to. I will miss the feature of double clicking the album or artist pictures to get them in a large floating screen.it should be supported so can you be specific where you are refering to
The track information panel in 2.5 has an album cover and artist picture (in the bottom panel). I can double click on these and it opens the picture/cover in a floating window. In version 3 only the album cover is shown and it can no longer be opened by double clicking it. I can only get the artist picture now to display in the left library panel in the main player view.are you refering to the bar that displays at the bottom of the main panel?
Today I received an error message in the status bar which said "unable to access" referring to my currently open library filter.unfortunately the error doesnt help. Is it just the one filter or any filter? If its the one filter can you send it to me, Its in the Filters sub-folder of the AppData folder
unfortunately the error doesnt help. Is it just the one filter or any filter? If its the one filter can you send it to me, Its in the Filters sub-folder of the AppData folder
could the discussion on preferences be split into another topic? Its a little bit overwhelming at this stage for me to consider.
Also it might be useful to have in the split topic any improvements to wording eg. the Move Library, and auto-organise being two obvious ones
update to fix some skin issues and also fix a bug with caching of your custom artist pictures
nothing sad about that! it now has the info i needed and an updated version has been uploaded
You have at least one duplicate artist thumb picture (.jpg/.png) so you might want to get rid of one of them
My other Windows 7 PC has an issue with the latest patch - it won't let me switch to artist view (the other views are fine).what do you mean by "won't let me switch to artist view" eg. is the option greyed out/ not there/ blank screen when chosen ....
what do you mean by "won't let me switch to artist view" eg. is the option greyed out/ not there/ blank screen when chosen ....
anything in the error log at that time?
also, please send me the settings file
redownload the same link - it should be fixed now
the scrollbar background without the slider is the intended behavior for the main panels and the same behavior as v2.5 unless its showing as different colors than expected
i think its getting near to ready to start the beta cycle which i will start after completing requests by skin developers.Great!
During the beta cycle i will focus more on some of the functional enhancements reuqested.
Feel free to re-raise any issues you have raised in the past on this thread that i may have overlooked.
MusicBee v3.0.5808.40531 (Win10.0), 26 Nov 2015 22:14:
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I'm getting this error when I open the right sidebar. I'm using the buttons in the status bar. It doesn't open then, but if I push the button again or restart MB, it will open. If I close the sidebar and restart MB, I get the error again the next time I open it.would you mind sending me your settings file
Also located in the right sidebar (along with Playing Tracks) is sidebar player, Track Information and Lyrics panels (in that order). I don't show artwork in the Track Information panel so I'm trying to shrink its size to give more room for the other panels. But it doesn't change size. I can grab the splitter above Lyrics or above sidebar player but neither has any effect on the size of Track Information panel. Is another splitter needed?i would need your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
If I go into MB Panels Configuration and select "stack *" for panels in the right sidebar, nothing changes and if I exit and reenter MB the stack checkmarks are gone. Whether I choose "ticked elements are displayed as tabs" or "ticked elements are stacked on top of each other..." I don't see anything changing for this either. What am I missing? (For instance, I thought I might be able to achieve something like having one panel holding 2 tabs-one for Track Info and the other tab for Lyrics-with one tab visible at a time.) Is it user error?
If you apply hide to one tab, and try to apply hide (auto-open) to another tab, the first tab also becomes hide again. Both tabs are locked (or at least they are in 2.5 - haven't found out how it works in 3 yet!).thats actually the same as v2.5 because for historic reasons the auto-hide aspect is a global setting and not maintained per tab.
One thing I just noticed is that,that is the new intended behavior. However if enough people complain i will probably make it an option but i want to avoid adding new options
in main panel|files (provided that you have set it as 'Albums|Album covers' in the dropdown menu)
if an album is not rectangle, then it's aligned to the left. Until now(and in v2.5) it was aligned in the center.
@sid, as phred says thats an old version. Where did you get it from so i can update the link
With the last update, the wavebar in the main panel is no longer drawni just reuploaded - it should work now
When in compact player, there used to be the option 'customize panel settings' in the context menu when right-clicking the artwork or the player pane. That's gone now. is that intentional?i am avoiding using right click on panels to activate the customise panel as its not consistent accross all panels or good in some panels. Its always accessible from the selector button at the top of each panel
Another bug to report - if a filter is set to match "any" rule, it appears to default to match "all" rules on a restart.i cant reproduce this. Can anyone else confirm either way?
Another bug to report - if a filter is set to match "any" rule, it appears to default to match "all" rules on a restart.i cant reproduce this. Can anyone else confirm either way?
can you post a screenshot so i can see the filter, and its the library filters being refered to?
Ok, its another one of those obscure ones because of the new visual studio compiler. It will be fixed for the next update.
Playing Tracks panel in right sidebar | go into context menu | pick Set Displayed Fields - not able to remove the # column (Now Playing sequential counter). I think this was fixed and snuck back in.that is fixed for the next update
Also located in the right sidebar (along with Playing Tracks) is sidebar player, Track Information and Lyrics panels (in that order). I don't show artwork in the Track Information panel so I'm trying to shrink its size to give more room for the other panels. But it doesn't change size. I can grab the splitter above Lyrics or above sidebar player but neither has any effect on the size of Track Information panel. Is another splitter needed?i will try to look at this tomorrow
If I go into MB Panels Configuration and select "stack *" for panels in the right sidebar, nothing changes and if I exit and reenter MB the stack checkmarks are gone. Whether I choose "ticked elements are displayed as tabs" or "ticked elements are stacked on top of each other..." I don't see anything changing for this either. What am I missing? (For instance, I thought I might be able to achieve something like having one panel holding 2 tabs-one for Track Info and the other tab for Lyrics-with one tab visible at a time.) Is it user error?based on your settings file you sent, only "Track Info" and "Lyrics" can be stacked and works fine for me using your settings but you need to tick both. If you are trying to do that with "Playing Tracks" then its not possible because there is no element immediately after it that can be stacked. Is that what you were trying to do?
Playing Tracks panel in right sidebar | go into context menu | pick Set Displayed Fields - not able to remove the # column (Now Playing sequential counter). I think this was fixed and snuck back in.that is fixed for the next update
If I go into MB Panels Configuration and select "stack *" for panels in the right sidebar, nothing changes and if I exit and reenter MB the stack checkmarks are gone. Whether I choose "ticked elements are displayed as tabs" or "ticked elements are stacked on top of each other..." I don't see anything changing for this either. What am I missing? (For instance, I thought I might be able to achieve something like having one panel holding 2 tabs-one for Track Info and the other tab for Lyrics-with one tab visible at a time.) Is it user error?based on your settings file you sent, only "Track Info" and "Lyrics" can be stacked and works fine for me using your settings but you need to tick both. If you are trying to do that with "Playing Tracks" then its not possible because there is no element immediately after it that can be stacked. Is that what you were trying to do?
System.NullReferenceException:Object reference not set to an instance of an objectIt's close to impossible to adjust the volume slider in the mini player without accidentally moving the whole player.
that should have been addressed in the last updateIt's close to impossible to adjust the volume slider in the mini player without accidentally moving the whole player.
Now I understand what hiccup means here!
When you click on the volume arrow in the mini player, the volume adjustment bar is drawn underneath the panel - not on top.
The only way you can access it, is to move the player from on top of it.
that should have been addressed in the last updateIt's close to impossible to adjust the volume slider in the mini player without accidentally moving the whole player.
Now I understand what hiccup means here!
When you click on the volume arrow in the mini player, the volume adjustment bar is drawn underneath the panel - not on top.
The only way you can access it, is to move the player from on top of it.
works fine if you don't have "Always on Top" turned onit works fine for me either way and i cant see how that would make a difference. Can anyone else confirm this?
i will need to give you a debug version but can you clarify exactly what was logged. Was it:
I just tried 'Scan folders for new files'
and i'm gettting Errors occured during the file scan - please see the log in the View/Error Log Menu.
The ErrorLog.dat file produced was enormous: 72 MB (I deleted it just before the procedure, to make sure it only contains the new log)
and inside it there was aCodefor every audio file in my library, i.e. no file was recognized,System.NullReferenceException:Object reference not set to an instance of an object
If I do a search in the search box and then restart MB, the main filter comes up with the custom view I use in the search node.i can reproduce this and fixed for when you exit MB with the search results displayed. If it is happening in other circumstances, you would need to let me know what you did as there is no obvious reason looking at the code
I'm also seeing this happening between different filters, but I haven't pinned down exactly when. It's not just restarting MB.
I cannot seem to find the option to customise the 'Displayed Tabs' in the 'Now Playing' section. I would like to set up the page to show the same tabs that appear in 2.5 (e.g. Last.fm, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.)In general i am moving MB away from hosting a web browser inside of MB.
are you refering to the volume popup that is used when the mini-player width is too narrow. In that case yes there appears to be some problems.
I cannot seem to find the option to customise the 'Displayed Tabs' in the 'Now Playing' section. I would like to set up the page to show the same tabs that appear in 2.5 (e.g. Last.fm, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.)In general i am moving MB away from hosting a web browser inside of MB.
Currently its only available in the now playing bar and i was thinking or removing from there as well. I dont want to add it to the "Now Playing" node although i could add a right click context menu, which then opens the wikipedia or other link in your default browser.
Would that work for you?
It's an actual error dump. I just sent you my ErrorLog.dat (as .rar, 0.4 MB) via pmi will need to give you a debug version but can you clarify exactly what was logged. Was it:
I just tried 'Scan folders for new files'
and i'm gettting Errors occured during the file scan - please see the log in the View/Error Log Menu.
The ErrorLog.dat file produced was enormous: 72 MB (I deleted it just before the procedure, to make sure it only contains the new log)
and inside it there was aCodefor every audio file in my library, i.e. no file was recognized,System.NullReferenceException:Object reference not set to an instance of an object
XXXXX - System.NullReferenceException:Object ...
where XXXXX is the filename
or was it an actual error dump and if so could you send me that dump for just one file
and were all those files new or updated externally; or should only a few new files been added?
It's an actual error dump. I just sent you my ErrorLog.dat (as .rar, 0.4 MB) via pmthats fixed for the next update. It would have only happened on the 2nd or more times you used the scanner in one session
with the per tab layout settings, the auto-open setting gets overridden if you manually open/close the left or right sidebar.i have made a change so that if you choose auto-hide, it will remember that preference the next time you open and then close then panel with the panel flip buttons. Anyone upgrading will have have the old v2.5 preferenced carried into each tab
IMO, what you apply and save in the panels configuration should be held so that when you return to that panel again, it's what you originally set up. If you occasionally lock open a panel in a view that is set to hide (auto-open), then when you close it, it should return to that auto-open setting.
In the first sreenshot of this topic, the Inbox tab was displaying the number of files in the inbox. Is this feature possible to add?there is now a notifications icon that displays when new podcasts are downloaded and new files added to the inbox. You can see the count by mouse-over or clicking that icon. The current behavior is for the icon to close once you have visiited the Inbox node
Still in the inbox, when right-clicking on an artist thumbnail in the thumbnail browser, would it be possible to add 'send to>Music Library'?thats included in the next update, along with supporting drag/drop
In the first sreenshot of this topic, the Inbox tab was displaying the number of files in the inbox. Is this feature possible to add?there is now a notifications icon that displays when new podcasts are downloaded and new files added to the inbox. You can see the count by mouse-over or clicking that icon. The current behavior is for the icon to close once you have visiited the Inbox node
thats fixed for the next update. It would have only happened on the 2nd or more times you used the scanner in one sessionThank you for fixing this!
This is a bit of a problem since I sometimes close MB with files in the inbox. So when I restart MB, the files are still here, but there is no indication of that.It's an actual error dump. I just sent you my ErrorLog.dat (as .rar, 0.4 MB) via pmIn the first sreenshot of this topic, the Inbox tab was displaying the number of files in the inbox. Is this feature possible to add?there is now a notifications icon that displays when new podcasts are downloaded and new files added to the inbox. You can see the count by mouse-over or clicking that icon. The current behavior is for the icon to close once you have visiited the Inbox node
Also, when drag&dropping files from the windows exporer to musicbee inbox, the artwork column is not accepted as dropping area, it need to be a text column (like artist or album). Can it be changed?
there is now a notifications icon that displays when new podcasts are downloaded and new files added to the inbox. You can see the count by mouse-over or clicking that icon. The current behavior is for the icon to close once you have visiited the Inbox node.
Ah, now I understand the behavior of that little icon. Since I usually have the left sidebar open, it's a bit redundant to me. Would be nice if it disappeared when the left sidebar is showing.i did consider that but then i imagined some people getting confused and wondering where it had gone or why it does not appear. It does have some use in that you are alerted when a new podcast is downloaded. I might change it though
Ah, now I understand the behavior of that little icon. Since I usually have the left sidebar open, it's a bit redundant to me. Would be nice if it disappeared when the left sidebar is showing.i did consider that but then i imagined some people getting confused and wondering where it had gone or why it does not appear. It does have some use in that you are alerted when a new podcast is downloaded. I might change it though
I cannot seem to find the option to customise the 'Displayed Tabs' in the 'Now Playing' section. I would like to set up the page to show the same tabs that appear in 2.5 (e.g. Last.fm, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.)In general i am moving MB away from hosting a web browser inside of MB.
Currently its only available in the now playing bar and i was thinking or removing from there as well. I dont want to add it to the "Now Playing" node although i could add a right click context menu, which then opens the wikipedia or other link in your default browser.
Would that work for you?
i am looking at this now. I intend to remove all web browsing functionality from within MB itself and enhance the web browser for those that want pages to be accessible in MB.In general i am moving MB away from hosting a web browser inside of MB.That sounds like a really convenient way to solve this. Would it then be possible to customise the sites that appear in the context menu?
Currently its only available in the now playing bar and i was thinking or removing from there as well. I dont want to add it to the "Now Playing" node although i could add a right click context menu, which then opens the wikipedia or other link in your default browser.
Would that work for you?
i am looking at this now. I intend to remove all web browsing functionality from within MB itself and enhance the web browser for those that want pages to be accessible in MB.In general i am moving MB away from hosting a web browser inside of MB.That sounds like a really convenient way to solve this. Would it then be possible to customise the sites that appear in the context menu?
Currently its only available in the now playing bar and i was thinking or removing from there as well. I dont want to add it to the "Now Playing" node although i could add a right click context menu, which then opens the wikipedia or other link in your default browser.
Would that work for you?
The web browser plugin already appears as a node in the left navigator and thats where it would be opened from. It is being enhanced to have 3 predefined favourites (wikipedia, last.fm, youtube) and will also access the custom web links you can define (currently configured in the Playing Tracks panel but i will probably move that configuration somewhere else). The plugin will refresh the link as the song changes eg. if you use <artist> in the custom link, the page will refresh when the playing artist changes.
Alternatively, you will be able to use the right click context menu in the Now Playing panel to open the appropriate web page in your default browser and again you will have access to the 3 prefefined ones and 6 custom links
with the per tab layout settings, the auto-open setting gets overridden if you manually open/close the left or right sidebar...
The SearchBoxSplitter that indicates that you can, and where you can drag to resize the search field is currently not displayed in v3.On my setup, the mouse pointer changes into the resize icon on the search field edge, but resizing is not possible, nothing happens when I click and try to drag to resize the item.
I would like to see it back, respecting the skin setting.
The SearchBoxSplitter that indicates that you can, and where you can drag to resize the search field is currently not displayed in v3.On my setup, the mouse pointer changes into the resize icon on the search field edge, but resizing is not possible, nothing happens when I click and try to drag to resize the item.
I would like to see it back, respecting the skin setting.
With the column browser, you usually start to select an item in the most left column, then one in the second column, third, etc., and the filtered results will show in the main panel.
for those of you wanting to keep a web-browser that is within MusicBee, I have enhanced the Web Browser plugin. This plugin shows a "Web Browser" node in the Services section of the left navigator. You can open any of the web links via the favourites button and the page will update as the playing song changes
The SearchBoxSplitter that indicates that you can, and where you can drag to resize the search field is currently not displayed in v3.its not possible to resize the search box when docked in the caption bar. I will change it so no cursor displays in that setup
I would like to see it back, respecting the skin setting.
On my setup, the mouse pointer changes into the resize icon on the search field edge, but resizing is not possible, nothing happens when I click and try to drag to resize the item.
Speaking of the column browser, is this a bug?by chance i discovered the same bug yesterday after i posted the last update. It should be fixed for the next update
When I select an artist in the left column no tracks are displayed in the main panel.
In order to get tracks to appear I have to click an entry in the right column.
mini player docked to top or bottom still needs some work.can you provide some more detail on what the issue is
mini player docked to top or bottom still needs some work.can you provide some more detail on what the issue is
I just noticed in Services|'Upcoming releases' -using MusicBee 3.0.5811-i find that surprising. Could you post a screenshot as that might give some clues. Also i might need your settings file
that many of the displayed entries are shown twice or more.
(this doesn't occur in v2.5)
Of course.what skin is that
(I assumed it was obvious on all systems)
Menu items showing through the panel, track text wrong color.
Of course.what skin is that
(I assumed it was obvious on all systems)
Menu items showing through the panel, track text wrong color.
i expect you had the plugin disabled, or downloaded it from the plugins page. In any case, re-download the web-browser plugin link posted above and before starting MB, delete "WebBrowserSettings.dat" which will be in the MusicBee\AppData folder
MusicBee default, but I have this with all the skins I checked.and the mini-player displays correctly for you when not docked using the narrow and also the album art layout?
I edited my previous post: it also occurs in v2.5.I just noticed in Services|'Upcoming releases' -using MusicBee 3.0.5811-i find that surprising. Could you post a screenshot as that might give some clues. Also i might need your settings file
that many of the displayed entries are shown twice or more.
(this doesn't occur in v2.5)
MusicBee default, but I have this with all the skins I checked.and the mini-player displays correctly for you when not docked using the narrow and also the album art layout?
right click on the player when not docked/ Panel Layout and change it to narrow layout. Thats the layout i want to know whether it works
I edited my previous post: it also occurs in v2.5.I just noticed in Services|'Upcoming releases' -using MusicBee 3.0.5811-i find that surprising. Could you post a screenshot as that might give some clues. Also i might need your settings file
that many of the displayed entries are shown twice or more.
(this doesn't occur in v2.5)
Screenshots from v2.5 from a few minutes ago.
Screenshot 1: https://i.imgur.com/mxIZTNq.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/mxIZTNq.jpg)
Screenshot 2:https://i.imgur.com/uagwLM5.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/uagwLM5.jpg)
It currently doesn't show any releases in both v2.5 and v3:
it just shows "Loading..." but then doesn't show any releases. (though the site https://musicbrainz.org/ opens ok in my browser)
I just sent you my settings file via pm
MusicBee v3.0.5811.38998 (Win10.0), 1 Dec 2015 22:12:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
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Nope, same story:i can reproduce this using your skins. But to confrm that could you try using the musicbee3 skin
the issues are related to musicbrainz. There isnt any point reporting further issues as it due to there database having some issues. Its appears to be ok nowYes, it's ok now, but the duplicate entries still exist.
Nope, same story:i can reproduce this using your skins. But to confrm that could you try using the musicbee3 skin
Using 3.0.5811 I'm finding two "close window" X marks in the floating Tag Editing window. I didn't notice this in previous versions, but today I was trying some new skins and there it was. I then tried the default MB3 skin and it's there also.i havent seen this myself with the dialog windows or made any changes that i am aware of. I have made a change so if it still happens with the new versions then please let me know
FWIW, the Tag Editor window is the only window it happens in. I'll keep you posted. Thanks.Using 3.0.5811 I'm finding two "close window" X marks in the floating Tag Editing window. I didn't notice this in previous versions, but today I was trying some new skins and there it was. I then tried the default MB3 skin and it's there also.i havent seen this myself with the dialog windows or made any changes that i am aware of. I have made a change so if it still happens with the new versions then please let me know
fixes for the above:No more duplicate entries in 'Upcoming releases'. Thank you
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
i also put in a small tweak to the picture sizing in the compact player in order to reduce over-cropping
Sorry to report that it's still happening with the version you just posted - 3.0.5813. Same behavior as originally reported.FWIW, the Tag Editor window is the only window it happens in. I'll keep you posted. Thanks.Using 3.0.5811 I'm finding two "close window" X marks in the floating Tag Editing window. I didn't notice this in previous versions, but today I was trying some new skins and there it was. I then tried the default MB3 skin and it's there also.i havent seen this myself with the dialog windows or made any changes that i am aware of. I have made a change so if it still happens with the new versions then please let me know
Sorry to report that it's still happening with the version you just posted - 3.0.5813. Same behavior as originally reported.let me know if you see that behavior in any other windows in the future (i know you havent noticied that to date)
Sorry to report that it's still happening with the version you just posted - 3.0.5813. Same behavior as originally reported.let me know if you see that behavior in any other windows in the future (i know you havent noticied that to date)
i also put in a small tweak to the picture sizing in the compact player in order to reduce over-cropping
I had it occur to me today in the main panel. It was the highlight image only showing up on the LH side.the issue reported by phred was the close button being painted on the left of the header bar when opening a dialog window. I am not sure exactly what you saw but it sounds quite different. Is this the very first time this has happened to you and was it immediately after startup?
the issue reported by phred was the close button being painted on the left of the header bar when opening a dialog window
Is this the very first time this has happened to you and was it immediately after startup?
With the column browser, you usually start to select an item in the most left column, then one in the second column, third, etc., and the filtered results will show in the main panel.
When after selecting an item in the third column, and then deciding to go back one step and click on the (already selected) item in the second column, the filtered results in the main panel don't follow that action.
It would be nice if it did.
I had the close button painted on the left of the caption bar in the main panel.i did realise it was the close button but the key point is its when its highlighted, so thanks for saying that as it focused my thoughts on what the issue might be and now i can reproduce it easily and its fixed for the next update
same position as phred, in line with the RH stop button, but his was on the header of a dialog window - mine was on the main window.
On the skin I was using it was immediately recognisable as the highlight close button.
If you look closely at the image provided by phred, it appears to be the highlight close button as well.
When enlarging the Tag Inspector window, the panel resizes, but the content pane does not increase.
(http://i.imgur.com/3zsXzqTs.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/3zsXzqT.png)
Also there is no limit set to minimal horizontal or vertical size.
After yesterdays update, the panel is not resizable vertically anymore.thats right. Its the same as v2.5 and i dont want to spend time to enhance it
Something i see is that the artist photo on the new "Now playing" doesn't fit the screen, it goes over. Will it be possible to choose to fit the screen?can you post a screenshot as i dont know what you mean
Something i see is that the artist photo on the new "Now playing" doesn't fit the screen, it goes over. Will it be possible to choose to fit the screen?can you post a screenshot as i dont know what you mean
This how the photo of the artisit looks:With that picture MB is reducing the cropping by fitting it to the left of the right sidebar instead of fitting it to the entire screen.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B0DC4070722FD087!3722&authkey=!AHFAxLA-KgSAuQQ&v=3&ithint=photo%2cpng
This is how the orginal photo looks:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B0DC4070722FD087!3723&authkey=!AIc25YLsVSzmPxM&v=3&ithint=photo%2cpng
This how the photo of the artisit looks:With that picture MB is reducing the cropping by fitting it to the left of the right sidebar instead of fitting it to the entire screen.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B0DC4070722FD087!3722&authkey=!AHFAxLA-KgSAuQQ&v=3&ithint=photo%2cpng
This is how the orginal photo looks:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B0DC4070722FD087!3723&authkey=!AIc25YLsVSzmPxM&v=3&ithint=photo%2cpng
given the original is a small square picture, i dont see how MB could improve that in a general way.
yes it weights cropping the bottom more than the top. I think generally that works better but perhaps not so well in this case
+1Ah, now I understand the behavior of that little icon. Since I usually have the left sidebar open, it's a bit redundant to me. Would be nice if it disappeared when the left sidebar is showing.i did consider that but then i imagined some people getting confused and wondering where it had gone or why it does not appear. It does have some use in that you are alerted when a new podcast is downloaded. I might change it though
Perhaps a way to quickly dismiss it until restart would be a less confusing, more universal approach.
Is there really supposed to be a "No Category" option?no - i have an old copy of your settings and somehow it has an unexpected value, so i have put in some handling for the next update
For the web browser : I can't scroll pages with the mouse wheel.thats addressed in the next update. You will need to re-download the browser plugin
In the now playing tab: is it possible to scroll faster the artist biograph and the lyrics? (the speed for the playing tracks list is fine though). Other problem: The Now playing layout config windows always show the right main panel unticked, even when enabled.i dont understand - can you post a screenshot
And last (for now): is it possible to get back the feature 'paste artist picture' in the thumbnail browser?thats included for the next update
i have tweaked the weighting so it doesnt clip the bottom as much as before. Its still weighted to clipping more of the bottom than the top which i think works better in generalyes it weights cropping the bottom more than the top. I think generally that works better but perhaps not so well in this caseIt is not possible to make it fixed to the bottom and top?
Using 3.0.5815 the custom colour for highlighted text with sync'd lyrics is not being saved. I have the lyrics in the right sidebar. I launch Layout Configuration from the button in the header and under Right Sidebar I check "use custom colour for highlighted text" and change the color to red. I then click Save, and Save again, and restart MB. Going back to that configuration and the checkmark is gone and the color is not red.thats fixed for the next update
I use Lame for Audacity so I point MB to that folder for the lame.exethats fixed for the next update
2.5 remembers this and works perfectly
3.0 displays the path in the encoder location: when saved in preferences but won't actually use the encoder.
Also, when drag&dropping files from the windows exporer to musicbee inbox, the artwork column is not accepted as dropping area, it need to be a text column (like artist or album). Can it be changed?thats fixed for the next update
In the now playing tab: is it possible to scroll faster the artist biograph and the lyrics? (the speed for the playing tracks list is fine though). Other problem: The Now playing layout config windows always show the right main panel unticked, even when enabled.i dont understand - can you post a screenshot
Using 3.0.5815 the custom colour for highlighted text with sync'd lyrics is not being saved. I have the lyrics in the right sidebar. I launch Layout Configuration from the button in the header and under Right Sidebar I check "use custom colour for highlighted text" and change the color to red. I then click Save, and Save again, and restart MB. Going back to that configuration and the checkmark is gone and the color is not red.This is now fixed. Thanks.
I use Lame for Audacity so I point MB to that folder for the lame.exethats fixed for the next update
2.5 remembers this and works perfectly
3.0 displays the path in the encoder location: when saved in preferences but won't actually use the encoder.
i have tweaked the weighting so it doesnt clip the bottom as much as before. Its still weighted to clipping more of the bottom than the top which i think works better in general
It is not possible to make it fixed to the bottom and top?that would be the preferred option (I think)
Ok, how do I simplify "Now Playing" panel to just list currently playing/queued tracks and NOTHING ELSE?
I'm fiddling with it and I can't seem to get rid of the left side panel with some sort of graphic as well as the thumbnail placeholder for cover art which is empty, but the box is still there. I don't need any of that, just a simple list of now playing tracks and that's it. I was able to have that in 2.x but not here.Are you using the new 'configure layout' button next to the search field to make changes?
In general, I think setup of panels is WAY too overcomplicated through entire MusicBee. Not to mention there are different rules for each different tab which is even further annoying.
When resizing the columns in V3 and having the "Keep Columns Sized to Panel" option ticked, resizing becomes a real pain due to somehow all of the columns being resized by only changing one.there is no intentional change the column sizing handling nor could i find any differences in the testing i did. When "Keep Columns Sized to Panel" is enabled, only the current and following column are resized, except if the following column has a fixed size or reached the minimum width in which case the following column after that is resized. In your example, the following column "Rating" is a fixed size
Ok, how do I simplify "Now Playing" panel to just list currently playing/queued tracks and NOTHING ELSE? I'm fiddling with it and I can't seem to get rid of the left side panel with some sort of graphic as well as the thumbnail placeholder for cover art which is empty, but the box is still there. I don't need any of that, just a simple list of now playing tracks and that's it. I was able to have that in 2.x but not here.i assume you mean "Playing Tracks". Its really very simple. Just untick the elements you dont want in a panel so only "Playing Tracks" remains or drag it into another panel.
In general, I think setup of panels is WAY too overcomplicated through entire MusicBee. Not to mention there are different rules for each different tab which is even further annoying.
When resizing the columns in V3 and having the "Keep Columns Sized to Panel" option ticked, resizing becomes a real pain due to somehow all of the columns being resized by only changing one.there is no intentional change the column sizing handling nor could i find any differences in the testing i did. When "Keep Columns Sized to Panel" is enabled, only the current and following column are resized, except if the following column has a fixed size or reached the minimum width in which case the following column after that is resized. In your example, the following column "Rating" is a fixed size
The clear [X] icon of the search box, at least when it's in the caption bar, is larger than the box itself, showing some lines that fall outside the lower edge of the box.would you mind posting a screenshot as its fine for me
To make things easier for me going forward could you send me your settings file if i ask for it? Otherwise i end up spending a lot of time trying to guess what the issue might be and it turns out you are likely separating the command buttons from the tabs bar which is not a common setting.
Could it be possible to have lyrics displayed in the right sidebar?Just drag the lyrics element to where you want it.
@phred, would you mind sending me your settings file.It looks like Lyrics Fetcher plugin is enabled while Lyrics Reloaded and mini Lyrics Helper are not. And although mb_lyricsplugin.dll exists in the Plugin directory, I don't see in in the Plugins preferences window.
Although i cant check right now that does look to me like you are mixing the lyrics reloaded plugin and my plugin (mb_lyricsplugin.dll)
Could it be possible to have lyrics displayed in the right sidebar?Just drag the lyrics element to where you want it.
It looks like Lyrics Fetcher plugin is enabled while Lyrics Reloaded and mini Lyrics Helper are not. And although mb_lyricsplugin.dll exists in the Plugin directory, I don't see in in the Plugins preferences window."Lyrics fetcher" is mb_lyricsplugin.dll
I don't recall configuring the providers in v3 but I might have. I -think- it just brought in what was in v2.It looks like Lyrics Fetcher plugin is enabled while Lyrics Reloaded and mini Lyrics Helper are not. And although mb_lyricsplugin.dll exists in the Plugin directory, I don't see in in the Plugins preferences window."Lyrics fetcher" is mb_lyricsplugin.dll
as you say, the lyrics reloaded plugin is disabled but you must have previously configured it to include various lyrics providers. Because its no longer enabled the previous lyrics settings become invalidated.
I might make a change to improve handling in that scenario
"Bug"I'm not sure if this is a bug or the new intended behavior. I much preferred the 2.5 way. We'll need Steven to provide the answer.
1. When editing file info via right click edit, switching files loses focus. For instance, I'm editing a field then use the next or previous arrow to go to the next file, then the cursor is no longer in that field, I have to click on the field to resume typing. This doesn't happen in 2.5.
I'm not sure if this is a bug or the new intended behavior. I much preferred the 2.5 way. We'll need Steven to provide the answer.
I've ripped a CD to the Inbox, edited tags as necessary and then selected them all > right-click > Send To > Folder (Move) > Move Files to Organized Folder. I have check marks in "do not reorganize files with missing naming tags" and "add to library." Once I click "Proceed" the check marks go away and I don't know if the tracks will be added to the library or not. Turns out they are, but during the process it doesn't look like it.which check marks are you refering to and which skin are you using? Just a guess but many of the dialog windows disable the controls while the action is performed and perhaps the skin you are using blends the disable text colour into the background colour
Yes, that's exactly what the problem is. The check marks get grayed-out and aren't visible when using the new skin I'm working on. I just checked it with the default MB3 skin and they show. Could you tell me what element controls this? ThanksI've ripped a CD to the Inbox, edited tags as necessary and then selected them all > right-click > Send To > Folder (Move) > Move Files to Organized Folder. I have check marks in "do not reorganize files with missing naming tags" and "add to library." Once I click "Proceed" the check marks go away and I don't know if the tracks will be added to the library or not. Turns out they are, but during the process it doesn't look like it.which check marks are you refering to and which skin are you using? Just a guess but many of the dialog windows disable the controls while the action is performed and perhaps the skin you are using blends the disable text colour into the background colour
Yes, that's exactly what the problem is. The check marks get grayed-out and aren't visible when using the new skin I'm working on. I just checked it with the default MB3 skin and they show. Could you tell me what element controls this?
It's <element id="CheckTickDisabled">Great. Thanks for the offer for help. I just lifted a base64 image from another skin and it's visible and working fine.
It's not an rgb setting, but a (coded) image file.
If you need help with that, just let it be known. (on the skin developers board)
There seems to be an issue with some sub-folders in the Playlists:i cant reproduce any issues. I suggest you check the Playlissts folder in windows explorer. If you see any files with no name and just the auto-playlist extension then delete them ie: the filename called ".xautopf" (or if you prefer rename them with a different extension such as ".xautopf-old"
Hi, fairly long time user, part time lurker, first time poster here, I have a few items to bring up.the edit handling is addressed for the next update
"Bug"
1. When editing file info via right click edit, switching files loses focus. For instance, I'm editing a field then use the next or previous arrow to go to the next file, then the cursor is no longer in that field, I have to click on the field to resume typing. This doesn't happen in 2.5.
Questions
1. Can I change the information in the lower right corner (red area) in the now playing tab? I would like it to look like the customized panel I set up (track #, full date, backing vocals, publisher, etc.).
2. Are there no column headers in the now playing tab's right panel by default or did I change something by accident? Without them I can't resize the columns.
3. Can I change the now playing tab to resemble the 2.5 now playing tab with track information instead of pictures?
There seems to be an issue with some sub-folders in the Playlists:i cant reproduce any issues. I suggest you check the Playlissts folder in windows explorer. If you see any files with no name and just the auto-playlist extension then delete them ie: the filename called ".xautopf" (or if you prefer rename them with a different extension such as ".xautopf-old"
Restart MB and see if that helps
Following Steven's latest addition (=user-configurable buffer size) I'm seriously considering giving v3.0 a try, so some obvious questions arise:You can have both open at the same time, but I would suggest not making any file changes (tagging, moving, etc) while both are open. You can open both while moving around v3's design elements so that you can match what you have in v2. You can have both open for comparison purposes. If you're going to tag edit, do it in v3 without v2 open. Then close 3 and open 2 if you want to check the changes.
1. Can I install it along-side the v2.5 version?
2. Will they use different DB/Settings? Any way to migrate the v2.5 settings/DB to v3.0?There's a MusicBee3Settings.ini file that is separate from MB 2 settings. You can change whatever settings you want in v3 and they will not cause any 2.5 settings to change. And visa-versa.
3. How stable is it?I'd have to say it's pretty stable. I stayed away from working with some of my "irreplaceable" files on v3 for a while. And then when I did, I made sure I had a backup of the file before touching it. Now I don't do that. As a matter of fact, I'm now using v3 almost exclusively. About the only time I've opened 2.5 in the past couple of weeks, was to compare skin changes I was making. Or to compare the behavior of one versus the other.
4. Any missing features?I think at this point it's safe to say that if you could do it in v2.5, you can do it in 3.
1. Understood.
the edit handling is addressed for the next update
1. no
2. that panel is the Playing Tracks panel. Its intentional there is no header. It can be configured by adjusting the Playing Tracks panel in other windows. I will think about how to make that easier
3. i dont know what you mean. Can you post a screenshot?
In version 3.0, if I use the Copy Tags functionality, the album artwork is not copied over. When I open the Tag Editor and click on the Artwork tab, it says that the picture is corrupted.how was the artwork stored in the original file (embeded, folder.jpg, linked file)?
In version 3.0, if I use the Copy Tags functionality, the album artwork is not copied over. When I open the Tag Editor and click on the Artwork tab, it says that the picture is corrupted.how was the artwork stored in the original file (embeded, folder.jpg, linked file)?
and was it copying from one file to one file?
Maybe I am missing something, but where are 'thingies' allowing to show/hide left and right sidebar or how to enable them?
TIA
i search 2 commands for the toolbar buttons.now that per tab overrides to hide the column browser has been implemented i guess its now possible for this command to hide/show the column browser for the current tab. Although you need to understand the column browser needs to be included in the default layout for this to work
View: Show Column Browser
View: Show Thumbnail Browser
is it possible to add this 2 commands?
I don't think the Copy Tags issue is fixed yet. Here is a GIF showing an example.very strange as i did test it. Perhaps its specific to m4a files. I will test that tonight or if you have time before then please try on a mp3 file
Hi!
In the Tracks Window, if you chose a custom Column and want change several Songs at once, it does not work!
One yes, more no!
Thanks
i search 2 commands for the toolbar buttons.now that per tab overrides to hide the column browser has been implemented i guess its now possible for this command to hide/show the column browser for the current tab. Although you need to understand the column browser needs to be included in the default layout for this to work
View: Show Column Browser
View: Show Thumbnail Browser
is it possible to add this 2 commands?
I should probably also include the thumnnail browser in the current tab overrides as well
- you can now override display of the thumbnail browser for the current tab (hotkeys will be done for the next update)
Hi!
(very large screenshot)
Hi!from your screenshot i would say the custom tag values that MB has cached are out of synch with the values in the music files. Right click/ send to/ rescan files should fix that
In the Tracks Window, if you chose a custom Column and want change several Songs at once, it does not work!
One yes, more no!
Thanks
- the copy tags bug should be fixed this time
Steven Where I can do request about a new feature for this new mb3? I would love to see a way to have sync library between PCs, and I want to suggest you a very easy way to do it :)Steven is not adding any new features at this point. What he's doing (and what he's done) is redesign the user interface. Requested new features will come later. I suggest putting your request in the Wishlist sub-forum.
Also, when drag&dropping files from the windows exporer to musicbee inbox, the artwork column is not accepted as dropping area, it need to be a text column (like artist or album). Can it be changed?thats fixed for the next update
Hi!!I will need more detail than "this does not work"
I would like to sort the songs by language and have made a custom column for this(Sprache = language).
Now i select the the songs without language attribute--> EDIT-->TAG (2) LANGUAGE-English-->SAVE; and this does not work!
Thanks
A real pity, i hoped for a way to sync library between computers. I think that it should be really easy with cloud storage like mega!Steven Where I can do request about a new feature for this new mb3? I would love to see a way to have sync library between PCs, and I want to suggest you a very easy way to do it :)Steven is not adding any new features at this point. What he's doing (and what he's done) is redesign the user interface. Requested new features will come later. I suggest putting your request in the Wishlist sub-forum.
Hi Steven,Where is MB supposed to get the language from? Have you created a Custom Tag for language?
i dont know what you need, i would send it to you!
If i click on save the language column, it does not update.
than set displayed fields and dragged to selected fields! So i got a new column for language and here can be not saved the selected language!i am still not following what you are doing. Can you describe using a bullet point for each step you do so that i can repeat exactly the same actions that you are doing. Assume i already have the custom tag configured.
Ok, i choose the songs without language tag in the track list(i see it in the language column) and select these, than right click and edit.ok thanks, i can now reproduce this when the tag editor is docked in the main panel after the 2nd edit
In the edit window->TAG(2)->check the custom3(now language)-> write in "German" and save.... nothing happens
When making changes that affect tag values, for example album rating and virtual album score, it won't automatically refresh the visual values in the artwork view (maybe also other views).i cannot reproduce this. Are you displaying "Album Rating" and set it to auto-calculate? For my test i did that and changed a track rating in the main panel and from the player, both of which updated the album rating.
STEPS:for some reason MB cant load the tick box image. I notice you are using Vista so its problem some windows bug.
EDIT > PREFERENCES > LIBRARY > PRESS CHOOSE FOLDERS BUTTON
I get a crossed lines blank square and the error message (using default MusicBee 3 skin). If I use the MusicBee Classic skin, for example, the error doesn't happen.
I downvoted a track to 4 stars and it still shows a virtual tag score of 100. I just went on to see what happens if i downvote multiple tracks, result: album rating and the visual virtual tag value changes sporadically. And yes, auto-calculation is activated.what is the forumula for the virtual tag?
STEPS:for some reason MB cant load the tick box image. I notice you are using Vista so its problem some windows bug.
EDIT > PREFERENCES > LIBRARY > PRESS CHOOSE FOLDERS BUTTON
I get a crossed lines blank square and the error message (using default MusicBee 3 skin). If I use the MusicBee Classic skin, for example, the error doesn't happen.
First off, could you delete musicbee3.xml and make sure musicbee3.xmlc is in the folder (its included in the download) and see if that makes any difference.
Also are there new errors in the error log every time you launch MB using the MusicBee3 skin?
These are the errors in the error log when I launch MB with the MusicBee3 skin:i have sent you a PM with a debug version. Let me know if it works
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: -663114390 - Parâmetro inválido.
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: 1513069963 - Parâmetro inválido.
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: -766100460 - Parâmetro inválido.
Hi Steven,when you go into edit mode, only "Cancel Edit" and "Save Lyrics" are available as options
i have another one issue!
In the lyric window if you right click on a lyric to edit--> EDIT DISPLAYED LYRIC, than again right click- in the sub-menu are missing lines and you cant edit!
These are the errors in the error log when I launch MB with the MusicBee3 skin:i have sent you a PM with a debug version. Let me know if it works
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: -663114390 - Parâmetro inválido.
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: 1513069963 - Parâmetro inválido.
11/12/2015 16:26:42 - Unable to load element: -766100460 - Parâmetro inválido.
When clicking on the Podcast Group Title (for lack of a better description) I'm getting this error. MB doesn't close, crash, or otherwise malfunction. Clicking on an individual episode plays the episode as expected.its fixed for the next update. In the interim, just set the track info/ lyrics panel to "Playing" rather than "Selected Tracks"
introduces a new Play Now action (in the Now Playing preferences) to play the entire album only for the track you double click on
- Send to Auto-DJ duplicates the starting track (https://i.imgur.com/jNJ70mY.png) (started via toolbar command while selected track is already playing)i cant reproduce either of these. Can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
- strange behavior with Auto-DJ: if you try to skip a track, it will play the starting track again, after that if you skip again, it will play the next song in the usual order, and so on. means: per every second skip it will play the starting song again and again.
- error in preferences > Layout (2) > compact player > select configure paneli cant reproduce this. I might be able to reproduce with your settings but if not i will need the error dump when it happens
- assigning star ratings for tracks in artwork view using the mouse (also with half star ratings activated) isn't fluid, needs px adjustmentsboth of these sound like issues i fixed yesterday. Are you using the version from yesterday?
- refreshing of album rating not fixed yet (https://i.imgur.com/9GPPYWQ.png), it refreshes, but shows previous ratings sporadically
I think 'Now Playing' could benefit from another option that allows for 'contextual' behavior. For instance, when I double click an album in artwork view I would like it to play only those album's tracks, but at the same time when I double click a song in track view, I would expect it to keep playing the rest of the playlist.yes i agree. It used to be configured in the Artwork layout but i didnt think that was the appropriate place and removed it but didnt get around to including it with the new setting
Two things regarding mini player:do you really want to do that? I didnt include support for that it because it takes up a lot of space
2) It's not possible to use the wide layout if docked at the bottom or top.
- I found another little issue regarding the not docked mini player. If I click the track list button, the track list will always be displayed below the mini player. I suggest that it should display above, if the player is near the bottom, and below if it's near the top of your screen (if possible).
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Hey Steven, I got this error from Musicbee v3.0could you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
- However, I would like to bring up again an Auto-DJ issue. This is how to reproduce it: Select a track, play this track, start Auto-DJ. Result: It (the selected track) will appear twice at the start of the generated playing track list. Once should be enough (MB 2.5 behavior).using your settings file i cant reproduce this with yesterday's version. Does the same thing happen if you preview the tracks first and secondly if you disable playback follows cursor. And thirdly, try using Track Details layout vs. Artwork layout
- Auto-Tag using Last.fm Tag Cloud windows cuts off at the bottom (https://i.imgur.com/6pkSSpE.png) (tested with more than 70,000 selected files at once)are you using a computer with > 96dpi
Hey Steven, I got this error from Musicbee v3.0i cant reproduce using your settings. Were you doing anything in particular at the time?
Hey Steven, I got this error from Musicbee v3.0i cant reproduce using your settings. Were you doing anything in particular at the time?
If you're still taking requests, I had an idea today - when switching the library view to Artists, it would be really cool if it remembered your selection from earlier (maybe with checkboxes in the submenu?), as it is now I have to click on 'group by' and 'album artist' every time I switch to Artists view, since the default 'artists' doesn't always group albums together. It would certainly save me a few mouse clicks.i will do that as i am surprised its not already the case
- the artist grouping is now remembered when re-opening the artist artwork layout
When I switch back to artist view it still displays the default, forgetting my selection.how do you switch back to the artist view?
how do you switch back to the artist view?
edit:
the setting is only remembered on a per-tab basis. So did you open the layout in the same tab?
I'm curious about the performance while scanning folders for new files. V3 felt extremely slow compared to 2.5 in my tests, there's also an idle at the end of the scanning process. Tested with more than 70,000 files / 316 GB.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the above
- for the "Play Now" actions, i have added one more setting so that only the clicked album plays in the artwork layout but all tracks are played everywhere else
- the playing tracks list opened from the mini-player should now adapt better to the position of the mini-player in the screen
- the mini player can now be docked to the top/ bottom window using the album cover layout
@Blackened, i put in handling for the error but i dont know why it happens so i wont be surprised if some other glitch happens. Let me know how it goes
@Underneath, for the Auto-tag by track dialog window cutting text off, I can reproduce the exactly the same on a high dpi screen (>96 dpi) so hopefully it will also fix your issue
I just came across a potential issue - from my testing it doesn't seem like the scaling algorithm is refreshing the album artwork cache.the cover pictures in the main panel are sourced from cached images that are scaled down to a size just larger than the display size. The picture in the expanded panel is sourced from a cached copy of the original picture. So there is potentially some small difference. But are you saying you updated the source cover picture and it didnt relect the higher quality image in the main panel thumbnails or just making a general comment?
As you can see in this screenshot, the album cover in the expanded menu is noticeably sharper than the same one in the main panel.
the cover pictures in the main panel are sourced from cached images that are scaled down to a size just larger than the display size. The picture in the expanded panel is sourced from a cached copy of the original picture. So there is potentially some small difference. But are you saying you updated the source cover picture and it didnt relect the higher quality image in the main panel thumbnails or just making a general comment?
I could be mistaken, but I got the impression that the thumbnails are not being updated to reflect the 100% scale setting.i am not sure i know what you mean by "the 100% scale setting". Are you saying you have the "picture size:" scaler in the Albums v or Artists v dropdown set to maximum?
2. there's corruption (3 thin horizontal lines) as I scroll down the files panel:i cant reproduce this. Which skin are you using and could you try with the MusicBee3 skin? Also how do you action the scroll (eg. mouse wheel, drag of the scroll slider)
i also have this issue. I can reproduce this using both MusicBee3 skin and the Windows 10 style skin.2. there's corruption (3 thin horizontal lines) as I scroll down the files panel:i cant reproduce this. Which skin are you using and could you try with the MusicBee3 skin? Also how do you action the scroll (eg. mouse wheel, drag of the scroll slider)
and does scrolling fast or slow make any difference (especially the slow scroll)
lastly, scroll direction might be relevant as well - does it happen both up and down?
i am not sure i know what you mean by "the 100% scale setting". Are you saying you have the "picture size:" scaler in the Albums v or Artists v dropdown set to maximum?
i also have this issue. I can reproduce this using both MusicBee3 skin and the Windows 10 style skin.yes i can reproduce an issue using this method. For me it blanked most of the panel. So i am thinking the one reported by darkred might be caused by something else?
Play a song and right click on the player control panel and click Locate playing track at current tab then just use mouse wheel to scroll up down and this shows.
I'm using the skin Dark|Sunset but it occurs with the MusicBee3 skin too.2. there's corruption (3 thin horizontal lines) as I scroll down the files panel:i cant reproduce this. Which skin are you using and could you try with the MusicBee3 skin? Also how do you action the scroll (eg. mouse wheel, drag of the scroll slider)
and does scrolling fast or slow make any difference (especially the slow scroll, click on the top/bottom scroll button)
lastly, scroll direction might be relevant as well - does it happen both up and down?
I had a look in my appdata/cache folder, I noticed its thumbnails are 188x188 px.ok, that doesnt sound good and i will check that out
According to my measurements, the size of the largest thumbnails in MusicBee comes to 225x225 px.
The issue becomes extreme if you try to click on the scrollbar and click drag it up or down:
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http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for a couple of scrolling issues in the artwork layout, although i cant be sure it addresses the issue reported by darkred or the 2nd issue reported by AvikB
- fixes the "Show Albums" setting lost on restart in the Artwork layout
- fix for remembering the Artist grouping setting when switch from the Albums layout
- i will look at the remaining reported issues tomorrow night
On a 4K screen, a 225x225 image is ridiculously small and defeat the whole point of a cover view.the images are scaled by screen dpi, so a 4K screen would usually show them as 450x450
I like the improvements to the Playlist Manager! Only problem is right now the Playlist Manager overlaps the columns in the main panel.i assume you mean the main panel columns are adjusted to accomodate the playlist manager and it doesnt literally overlap the main panel fields.
Edit: I guess I still don't get how the playlist manager is meant to be used. I like the way it looks right now, but I would want to have it open while I browse the Music node so that I could quickly add tracks to playlists. I think it would be awesome if it provided a way to use it to display a playlist alongside the main panel so you can quickly see what tracks are already in it. But that would be a pretty radical change, I realize.
i assume you mean the main panel columns are adjusted to accomodate the playlist manager and it doesnt literally overlap the main panel fields.
The intention with the Playlist Manager is for users who have the left sidebar (and hence navigator hidden). Having the left sidebar hidden is the new default for new users.
When in that configuration there is no easy way to drag files from the library into a playlist. It really doesnt serve much purpose for anyone who has configured the left sidebar to stay open.
I get that it's meant for when the left sidebar is hidden, but what purpose does it serve if you can't work back and forth between your library and the playlists?i see from your screenshot what you mean and i will need to make a change. To see how its intended to be used, collapse the left sidebar
Oh, I may have just had a light bulb go on. Is it intended to be used with multiple tabs somehow?
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for a couple of scrolling issues in the artwork layout, although i cant be sure it addresses the issue reported by darkred or the 2nd issue reported by AvikB
- fixes the "Show Albums" setting lost on restart in the Artwork layout
- fix for remembering the Artist grouping setting when switch from the Albums layout
- i will look at the remaining reported issues tomorrow night
I realise that this isn't officially even a beta yet, but I was wondering how come the scrolling and artwork refresh in album view is so slow? (sorry if its been asked and answered) Hopefully this is just something that'll be fixed in timeevery aspect of the artwork layout should be rendering much faster (for scrolling that is milliseconds vs. v2.5 but it is still noticable), so am very surprised if anyone says artwork refresh is slow. However there is a bug i need to fix where the artwork cache is not being updated with resized pictures when changing the picture scale size, and that would slow painting down a bit. So i suggest you resize the pictures using the next update after the bug is fixed.
It's always reproducible:Does it only happen if there are new files added?
it occurs right after I press Ins(Scan Folder For New Files):
when the procedure completes, if I scroll down using mouse wheel, then it always occurs.
The corruption remains if I scroll up(=it doesn't get fixed) but no further corruption is created when scrolling up.
If it occurs once, then even if I close and restart MusicBee, then the corruption occurs even by simply scrolling down.
Also, I confirm AvikB's report about using the scrollbar to scroll.are you saying you normally just use the mouse wheel and not dragging the scrollbar?
I'm curious about the performance while scanning folders for new files. V3 felt extremely slow compared to 2.5 in my tests, there's also an idle at the end of the scanning process. Tested with more than 70,000 files / 316 GB.it should be the same, however on reviewing the code i can see one improvement that should make it faster than 2.5
Does it only happen if there are new files added?Well, as I was trying yesterday to identify a reproducible scenario to provide you (the issue hadn't occurred at that time),
I guess i will need to create a debug version, so please confirm you are happy to run one/ send me the log file and i will create the debug version.
Perhaps you could also send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
are you saying you normally just use the mouse wheel and not dragging the scrollbar?Yes, I normally just use the mousewheel. I almost never drag the scrollbar.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the above issues
- except the scrolling issue with the artwork for which i need someone having the gui paint corruption to run a debug version
- you may want to change your artwork size (and back again) using the picture scaler from the drop down menu if you use the artwork layout as there was a bug where the artwork cache is not being refreshed when picture sizes are changed
- @blackemd, i have put in error handling to suppress and log the left navigator paint error but could you send me the error from the error log
I just sent you my log and settings (gladly!).ok, thanks. I can reproduce and know what the issue is but wont fix it until tomorrow (removing the now playing bar should fix it in the interim)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zipI confirm the issue is fixed. Thank you
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
this has the fix for the remaining scrolling panel image corruption. If anyone else is still finding that scroll actions corrupt the panel display then please let me know
Columns do not automatically re-size to fit the longest text displayed in the main panel when double clicking in the divider as it behaves in 2.5.for the first thats never been supported by MB. You can right click/ Auto-Size all columns but that doesnt guarantee a column will show all text
When re-sizing the artwork, if you minimise it too much it makes all the columns disappear.
A possible bug - with 'show album contents when double clicking an album' enabled, pressing the back button doesn't navigate to your previous position in the main panel, but rather jumps to the very top of the library contents.thats addressed for the next update
You can right click/ Auto-Size all columns but that doesnt guarantee a column will show all text
- fixes the small scroll increment (slow scrolling) in the artwork layout when clicking the top or bottom scroll button (if the scrollbar has such buttons)Confirmed as fixed. Thanks.
Columns do not automatically re-size to fit the longest text displayed in the main panel when double clicking in the divider as it behaves in 2.5.for the first thats never been supported by MB. You can right click/ Auto-Size all columns but that doesnt guarantee a column will show all text
When re-sizing the artwork, if you minimise it too much it makes all the columns disappear.
for the 2nd, are you refering to Album and Tracks layout. There is a minimum size for the picture so i dont see how what you say is possible. Could you post a before and after screenshot?
1. Apologies, I think I did not explain it properly. What I mean is that in 2.5, when I double click on a divider in a column, for example the title one, the column widens up automatically to the largest text displayed in that column. In 3.0 nothing happens. This is a really handy feature to quickly adjust columns to display all the text even though it needs to be done one by one.as i said, there is no such function in v2.5 that i know of (if you are somehow managing to get it to do that then its by a mechanism i am not aware of)
Just a thought... I would love it if we could put the Library Explorer in the "left main panel", like the column/thumbnail browserssome things such as using sidebar auto-popup to navigate are premised on having the navigator in the left sidebar. Why not move the column/thumbnail browser to the left sidebar?
Edit: I've noticed it only seems to happen when I'm using a non-aero theme on Windows 7.what does that mean? are you refering to the unskinned window borders setting?
what does that mean? are you refering to the unskinned window borders setting?Sorry, I'm using themed borders and it happens when I use the Windows 7 Basic or Windows Classic themes. And to restore the window I click on the icon in the system tray.
and what steps do you take to restore the window
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zipJust conforming that the fixes for the windows themes is working. Thank you for getting that done so quickly. :)
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for non-aero windows themes (Windows Basic and Classic)
- support for double click on column header resizing to max text width (when fit to panel is not enabled)
- tabs and command buttons can no longer be docked in the windows caption bar for unskinned window borders
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
this has the fix for the remaining scrolling panel image corruption. If anyone else is still finding that scroll actions corrupt the panel display then please let me know
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yg2iu46j3binune/MusicBeeDemo.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for non-aero windows themes (Windows Basic and Classic)
- support for double click on column header resizing to max text width (when fit to panel is not enabled)
- tabs and command buttons can no longer be docked in the windows caption bar for unskinned window borders
Interested to try this out, but having downloaded the demo and unzipped it into my Musicbee folder and tried to open MusicBee3.exe, nothing happens. And when I try to delete the exe I'm told that I cannot because "the file is open in system". Had to reboot to get rid of it. Did a search but found nothing on the forum. Anybody have any ideas? Running 64 bit Windows 10.could you PM me a link to uour settings file from v2.5 (help/ support/ view settings)
Sent you a Dropbox link. Hope it works.there is a bug in terms of layout handling when first loading your old settings. If you redownload the same link and run that version that bug is fixed. However MB should still have displayed so I dont know what happened. Before you try again make sure MusicBee3.exe is not displayed in the task manager Processes tab and if it is then terminate it.
* If refresh the playlist, both song-entries are deletedi would expect the same behavior with v2.5
I've just noticed that podcasts are being scrobbled even though the check-box is set to don't scrobble podcasts. I'm guessing this is because plugins aren't fully operational yet?thats fixed for the next update
Also on the same plugins page, if you enable theatre mode the buttons appear to be cut off (showing only the top few pixels of each) and I can't scroll down further. If you click to turn it off, you can scroll further.i cant reproduce. Can you post a screenshot. Also what is your screen DPI setting? (eg. 96 DPI)
Another bug i found when changing between mini player, compact player applied.thats fixed for the next update
Same problem persisting.will you run a debug version? it will take a few attempts to narrow down where the issue is
I tried changing the skin to the windows style but now can't open musicbee 3 is there a config file I can delete/edit to get back in with out re-installing?i have made the change needed so it will work (it would only have happened if you had tabs docked in the caption bar which is no longer supported for unskinned window borders)
96DPI
i cant reproduce. Can you post a screenshot. Also what is your screen DPI setting? (eg. 96 DPI)
On another issue in music explorer when using the 'more albums' with an xbox pass if you try to play the whole album it only plays the first track then stops. It works for retail albums on disk just does not when streaming from xbox.the first point, its working fine for me, so can you PM me a link to your settings file. Also let me know how you initiate playback eg, click the album play button, double click a track, etc
Also if a track is downloaded using groove (the new xbox music player in win 10) and then you try to play it a license error comes up, but that might just be the way xbox music files work and not fixable.
There's some strange behavior going on when playing all albums grouped by an artist in the expanded menu. I would expect double clicking the artist stack would start playing the first song on the first album in the list (according to the way its sorted), but that's not what happens. Instead an album is seemingly picked at random to begin playing, I haven't figured out if there is a pattern yet.I am pretty sure it shuffles the tracks when playing tracks by artist
I am pretty sure it shuffles the tracks when playing tracks by artist
checking now, there are definitely some bugs in terms of respecting the Play Now settings and depending on how playback is initiated, the wrong tracks can play. The shuffle comment was just going from memory but it doesnt look like that is the case.I am pretty sure it shuffles the tracks when playing tracks by artistWas that changed in v3.0? I don't remember it behaving that way in earlier versions.
checking now, there are definitely some bugs in terms of respecting the Play Now settings and depending on how playback is initiated, the wrong tracks can play. The shuffle comment was just going from memory but it doesnt look like that is the case.
How are you initiating playback? eg. double click on the artist picture or some other way?
edit:
selecting the wrong files for playback using right click/ Play Now on the artist is fixed for the next update, along with respecting the "play clicked albums..." setting when double clicking an artist
I'm trying to display the album duration (and, possibly, group duration) in the main panel when I click an album.
How can I do that?
Is the custom views option for columns in the track details panel currently absent?Custom views should be most;ly unchanged from v2.5 (apart from the ability to specify overrides for certain panels and elements) and that included the Track Details layout
to create a custom view, click on the selector for the main panel/ Custom Views/ Copy Current View Settings To...
You're right, what you suggested isn't what I was aiming for. Setting sub-grouping header to album duration does show album duration at the cost of giving up of sub grouping, which I use, as you can see in the screenshot I posted.I'm trying to display the album duration (and, possibly, group duration) in the main panel when I click an album.
How can I do that?
Probably not exactly what you want but:
Click the arrow by artists, customize panel, configure expanded panel, and set sub-grouping header to album duration.
You're right, what you suggested isn't what I was aiming for. Setting sub-grouping header to album duration does show album duration at the cost of giving up of sub grouping, which I use, as you can see in the screenshot I posted.Of course now that you point it out, I can plainly see the sub-header even though I was starring right at it. In that case why not configure one of your virtual tags to combine the two like: <Disc #> - <Album Duration> or something like that and set that as the header? They will still be grouped and also show the duration. Unfortunately that still gives you the total album duration and not the group duration that you want.
I guess part of my question is a feature request for group duraiton tag/virtual tag?
are you seriously saying that you have been using v3 all this time and not clicked the selector button which has a drop-down arrow on it and is on the left of the main panel header?
sorry but i find that really hard to believe
Since no one came up with how to do it I conclude that it's not some setting nested deep in MB's labyrinthine customization options but rather something that can't be done at the moment. Therefore it is a feature request.You're right, what you suggested isn't what I was aiming for. Setting sub-grouping header to album duration does show album duration at the cost of giving up of sub grouping, which I use, as you can see in the screenshot I posted.Of course now that you point it out, I can plainly see the sub-header even though I was starring right at it. In that case why not configure one of your virtual tags to combine the two like: <Disc #> - <Album Duration> or something like that and set that as the header? They will still be grouped and also show the duration. Unfortunately that still gives you the total album duration and not the group duration that you want.
I guess part of my question is a feature request for group duraiton tag/virtual tag?
are you seriously saying that you have been using v3 all this time and not clicked the selector button which has a drop-down arrow on it and is on the left of the main panel header?
sorry but i find that really hard to believe
sometimes some of the things people say just dont sound believable to me but i guess I know exactly how things are done and assume too much. In answer to your suggestion about having presets, its not a bad idea but i probably wont do it because there is already custom views intended for that purpose and it would also clutter the set displayed fields dialog (not completely ruling it out though)are you seriously saying that you have been using v3 all this time and not clicked the selector button which has a drop-down arrow on it and is on the left of the main panel header?No need to believe anything.
sorry but i find that really hard to believe
the fix is uploaded to:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
you will need to be specific about what is still not working as you expect and what you did so i can reproduce itthe fix is uploaded to:I'm trying this build now, but it doesn't seem to have completely fixed the problem.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
you will need to be specific about what is still not working as you expect and what you did so i can reproduce it
MusicBee v3.0.5835.39399 (Win10.0), 23 Dec 2015 21:29:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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How can i completely disable "left main panel", or did i oversee an option?
Where do i find "panels configuration window"?click the Panel Layout icon to the left of the search box
I got this error while trying to adjust the volume tonight (I clicked on the volume icon in the right sidebar):Could you confirm whether you have the main player panel displayed (if not that will probably be the reason which of course i will fix)
I got this error while trying to adjust the volume tonight (I clicked on the volume icon in the right sidebar):Could you confirm whether you have the main player panel displayed (if not that will probably be the reason which of course i will fix)
if thats not the case, it might be relevant as to which skin you are using, and if its one in development can you send it to me (if its the melon remix 3 i already have it).
fix for the volume issue and the paste artwork issue (for anyone using the new narrow scrollbars feature):
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
I'm getting the following error when I open a new tab.that should be fixed now:
@phred, it sounds like the skin you are using doesnt have a distinct inactive row colour. Does it do the same with the default skin?Sorry, Steven, I had forgotten to mention that. It was the first thing I thought of so I then switched to the MB3 default skin and the behavior was the same. It also happens if just one track is selected and then right-clicked in the Lyrics panel. But if I select one (or many) in the main panel and right-click in the main panel the selection remains and I can select any available option from the resulting menu. The selection -only- disappears when right-clicking in the Lyrics panel on the right sidebar.
can you post a screenshot then as its working fine for meSorry for the false alarm, Steven. I tried a few other skins and narrowed it down to a combination of a poorly calibrated monitor (for the MB3 default skin) and a needed tweak to Content[TrackDetail].Body.Lowlight to skin on which I first found the "problem." All is well now.
I noticed a strange behaviour while skipping forward.it sounds like you have "playback follows cursor" enabled
Or is there somthing wrong with my settings (didnt find any setting related to this)?Preferences/ Tags(1)/ artist pictures location
I'm having an issue with editing multiple files.could you confirm its just the sort fields that are mis-behaving?
I'm having an issue with editing multiple files.could you confirm its just the sort fields that are mis-behaving?
I got this error while trying to switch to Mini Player (MusicBee -> View -> Mini Player):can you confirm you had no song active when you did this?
No, as far as I can tell it's any field. That just happened to be the field I was trying to change right then.hmm thats strange then. I can definitely reproduce an issue as shown in your gif for any sort fields but all other custom tags work fine for me
can you confirm you had no song active when you did this?
No, as far as I can tell it's any field. That just happened to be the field I was trying to change right then.hmm thats strange then. I can definitely reproduce an issue as shown in your gif for any sort fields but all other custom tags work fine for me
MusicBee v3.0.5839.40604 (Win6.3), 28 Dec 2015 5:40:
System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
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when in mini player and compact mode right click gives me the error and a white background with red x, seems like rendering issue:i cant reproduce this. It looks like you are using the musicbee default skin. Are you able to reproduce this easily or are there a specific set of things that need to be done beforehand for it to happen
can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) and also describe the steps you took to switch to the compact player
edit:
are you opening it with no song active?
i cant reproduce this. It looks like you are using the musicbee default skin. Are you able to reproduce this easily or are there a specific set of things that need to be done beforehand for it to happenYes it is default skin, i can reproduce it:
open musicbee, then go to miniplayer, then restore then compact player, then miniplayer again and the error pops up.thats fixed for the next update
MusicBee v3.0.5840.28734 (Win10.0), 28 dec 2015 21:57:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
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except if in right main panel :(its there now:
in fact, nothing in right main panel can be accessed - even from Preferences menu
its there now:
@Steven
Not sure if this is a bug or not... Using the layout I PM'ed you, selecting all albums of an artist, and then sorting something (by play count for example). The bug is gone, but when you go to another artist and click on an album, all songs will stay sorted by what you did previously (example, play count). It doesn't do this in musicbee 2.5.
or using the sidebar drag and drop, but since my sidebar is hidden, it become tedious.yes i agree, now the left sidebar is hidden by default, handling playlists from the main panel becomes more important.
I don't get the idea of putting playlist in the submenu, it is a essential feature of any music player and should be a bit easier to access it.
Why not put it in the main menu not in submenu,
or having an icon which will dropdown a list of playlist to add that album(ofc it is not necessary to have this)
yes i agree, now the left sidebar is hidden by default, handling playlists from the main panel becomes more important.
I will at least move "Send to -> Playlist" to the main right click menu level as thats available everywhere, not just the artwork panel
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- Send To -> Playlist -> ... has been moved up one level in the context menu and now called "Add to Playlist"
- adding to a new playlist now pops up a dialog box to enter the new playlist name
Could somebody confirm that the happy little button here doesn't do anything?I clicked on it and got a popup with suggested genres for the album I had selected. For a completely unknown album I got a popup stating "No genres have been suggested"
(Album Auto-Tagger panel)
(http://i.imgur.com/IRfSryQl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/IRfSryQ.png)
- Send To -> Playlist -> ... has been moved up one level in the context menu and now called "Add to Playlist"
- adding to a new playlist now pops up a dialog box to enter the new playlist name
I clicked on it and got a popup with suggested genres for the album I had selected. For a completely unknown album I got a popup stating "No genres have been suggested"
I clicked on a tab 'Music' and got this error. Could not repeat it.this shoulf fix it:
The "refreshing of album rating" issue reappeared for me. It shows the previous rating in the expanded panel (https://i.imgur.com/VkTtbMJ.png).if its just a once off i will leave it as is
Also: When changing from Artist X to All Artists and back in the Album Artist panel, the order won't update. I have to refresh or change the node to achieve an updated order.I assume by "Artist X to All Artists and back in the Album Artist panel" that you are refering to the Thumb Browser panel but i dont understand what you mean - which "order wont update".
i am still having trouble understanding all your sentences into something that makes sense to me. I guess the main problem is i still dont know what toy mean by "order" in the context you are describing. Perhaps you have the albums sorted by Album Rating in the main panel?I assume by "Artist X to All Artists and back in the Album Artist panel" that you are refering to the Thumb Browser panel but i dont understand what you mean - which "order wont update".I forgot to mention. I mean the change of an album rating. This kind of order won't refresh. (Referring to the last screenshot)
I just wish the search function (ctrl+f) was as easy as foobar's. you type something and things show up.press alt-F in musicbee?
I just wish the search function (ctrl+f) was as easy as foobar's. you type something and things show up.press alt-F in musicbee?
you can perform a global search via the search box - i cant believe i need to say this so there has to be something more to this than you are describing.
If you want to search across the Inbox/ Audiobook and Library then click the search button and change the setting to Global
Also, how do I change the layout to Artwork/Album and tracks/Track detail? Previously, clicking on the "configure layout button" showed a menu where you could change it but that's gone now.
"you can perform a global search via the search box" is there a keybind for it? Alt f is binded to "view: show now playing tracks finder"
Also, how do I change the layout to Artwork/Album and tracks/Track detail? Previously, clicking on the "configure layout button" showed a menu where you could change it but that's gone now.
Also: When changing from Artist X to All Artists and back in the Album Artist panel, the order won't update. I have to refresh or change the node to achieve an updated order.MB intentionally does not immediately re-sort the main panel when tag values are changed. This is so files dont jump around. You can press the F5 refresh button to re-apply the sorting
Don't know if I'm the only one but I still find it pretty hard to rate tracks, because I misclick most of the time. It's like I have to be accurate to the millimetre to hit the px that will change the rating. It's definitely a different feeling compared to 2.5.Each star is the same size as previous versions. Are you saying its inaccurate. I have tested this extensively and it should be accurate to the pixel. If you are claiming its inaccurate then can you confirm where you are clicking ratings in the expanded artwork panel
There are references to Xbox Music, but nowadays it's called Groove Music.
(Radio tabs, footer/link in Recommendations panel, icon in Music Explorer)
the signed agreement was for Xbox Music branding and i haven't heard anything from Microsoft saying the branding should be changedThere are references to Xbox Music, but nowadays it's called Groove Music.Technically the app is Groove Music and the streaming service is just Groove.
(Radio tabs, footer/link in Recommendations panel, icon in Music Explorer)
Xbox Music is still Xbox Music on the Xbox.
Yes, it will all eventually be under the Groove banner, but even Microsoft hasn't set a firm date on when that will happen.
Technically the app is Groove Music and the streaming service is just Groove.
Xbox Music is still Xbox Music on the Xbox.
Yes, it will all eventually be under the Groove banner, but even Microsoft hasn't set a firm date on when that will happen.
@Stevencan you send me the settings file
I'm having trouble after updating to the latest patch. MusicBee v3 doesn't open on my Windows 10 laptop. The process is visible in task manager, but isn't showing up on the desktop (ie. launching the executable and nothing happens). The other day I upgraded Windows 10 to "Threshold 2", whether or not that's related to the error I don't know.
can you send me the settings file
v3.0.5841 Library Explorer is displayed in left sidebar. I can right-click on something in the Artist list and select Queue Next. But the item added to Playing Tracks is the currently selected item in the Main Panel, not based on the item in Library Explorer. Is this intended behavior?it would only happen if you had a file selected in the main panel but i will attempt to correct that behavior so it always selects all files when initiated from the library explorer
Unable to add .mkv files to the library with the latest version. Dragging and dropping them just doesn't do anything..mkv files are only supported to play back video, not for editing or playing in MB. You need to tick "import video files" in the File Scanner (press Insert key)
I thought a good workaround would be to just add the .mkv files to musicbee 2.5, and then start musicbee 3.0 and see them there. But trying to edit them (their tags) in 3.0, musicbee will crash.
Unable to add .mkv files to the library with the latest version. Dragging and dropping them just doesn't do anything..mkv files are only supported to play back video, not for editing or playing in MB. You need to tick "import video files" in the File Scanner (press Insert key)
I thought a good workaround would be to just add the .mkv files to musicbee 2.5, and then start musicbee 3.0 and see them there. But trying to edit them (their tags) in 3.0, musicbee will crash.
i am not sure about how drag/drop works with these files and i dont have time to check now
Any video won't be added to the library, not just mkv.they were being filtered out via drag/drop and thats fixed for the next update
@Alumni, the usual download link has been updated with a fix for the startup issue
When you have selected an album in Album covers view, and then click a track in Now playing panel, the border color doesn't immediately change from highlight to lowlight.thats fixed for the next update
It will change though if after that you resize the whole MB panel a little bit.
When you start MB, the search box displays the text "search" and has the "NotActivated" color.while i agree what you say is better behaviour, the way it works now is the same as v2.5 and as intended. I might change it depending on time permitting
But as soon you have performed a search, and the search field is cleared and out of focus again, the word 'search' does not return.
Also the color for the background of the search box doesn't switch back to "NotActivated".
In the left panel you are able to double-click the entries under 'Services' and change their names. (the changes won't stick though)thats fixed for the next update
When you click the scrollbar arrow, and the scroll the panel down, these entries stay in sight at a fixed location.thats fixed for the next update
It even remains on screen when MB is minimized.
1. Double clicking on Album picture in Library, when Play Album option is selected under Panel Settings, will start playing that album, or sometimes will queue that album but start playing the song next to currently played song instead of adding album to queue without changing playback, even though it is set to Queue Last in Preferences>Now Playing>Now Playing list (in 2.5 it always queues last, both albums or tracks double clicked when Queue last option is ticked; I don't know whether this is by design or V3 accidentally overrides Queue last setting from Preferences)could you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ View Settings)
The main panel always shows the entire album when searching or browsing. There should be an option in the context menu (https://i.imgur.com/jDQB6Zt.png).i removed support for that in the artwork layout for v3 because it creates some difficult to resolve issues for the new way the artwork panel/ sorting/ filtering is implemented
right sidebar field contrast setting does not workthats fixed for the next update
I get the following error when trying to send files from my inbox to the library. (these had already been organizedmanaged with MB 2.5 using the same rules)i could still get reorganised if the tags were changed. In any case could you confirm you are happy to run a debug version so i can get to the bottom of why the error occurred and if so i will prepare one
I get the following error when trying to send files from my inbox to the library. (these had already been organizedmanaged with MB 2.5 using the same rules)i could still get reorganised if the tags were changed. In any case could you confirm you are happy to run a debug version so i can get to the bottom of why the error occurred and if so i will prepare one
could you post a screenshot of the organisation rules and also the relevant tags in one of the problem files or send me a link to one of the files.
I have sent you a PM with a debug version link
could you post a screenshot of the organisation rules and also the relevant tags in one of the problem files or send me a link to one of the files.
I have sent you a PM with a debug version link
(i couldn't figure out how to add images to this post)
I'll try to get all that for you in a little bit. I did some experimenting and found that all the problem files contain one of the following characters in one of the following tags.in that case, open your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) and search for: <SystemInvalidCharMapping> to </SystemInvalidCharMapping>
Characters= *:?
Tags= artist, title, album
example.. one file had the artist "B*witched" I changed it to "Bwitched" and i was able to transfer it to the library. But it won'tlet me rename it. So it seems like its not replacing the illegal characters.
are all the problem files in the Karaoke folder ie. in the exception rule?
are all the problem files in the Karaoke folder ie. in the exception rule?
How is something like that even possible? A track of another band and an album with another title appears in the track list of the wrong album.
Edit > Show in Main Panel cuts of Right Panel and shows a weird big white space in the middle with a big gray bar in it.i cant reproduce this. Can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
How is something like that even possible? A track of another band and an album with another title appears in the track list of the wrong album.if it still happens after rescanning, then could you PM me a link to the file?
When I deleted the file, it showed up another unfamiliar file, and so on. The only way to solve this problem is deleting the original album files.
i cant reproduce this. Can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)Steven, I only just now realize what that gray bar in the white space was, it's the Wavebar as it displays during a stream. I think it would look better at home next to the player controls, where it normally resides.
v3.0.5841 Library Explorer is displayed in left sidebar. I can right-click on something in the Artist list and select Queue Next. But the item added to Playing Tracks is the currently selected item in the Main Panel, not based on the item in Library Explorer. Is this intended behavior?
fixes for the bugs stated as fixed above
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
Could the opening location of the Custom Search window be persistent? Every time it's opened it appears towards the upper left of the MB window despite where it is when I close it. Thanks.Thanks Steven - this is much better now.
MB crashes every time I
....try to open the tag editor on videos.
...try to add "video kind" as a column display field to the panel.
...Use my toolbar shortcut to jump to the tag inspector for a video.
.>All my videos are mp4. I will message you error codes.
Manage duplicates doesn't workyou will need to be specific about the issue so I can reproduce. The advanced tagging plugin is used by quite a few people and has been confirmed as working in v3 by the developer so what ever issue you are having is not general. For the duplicates problem, i have tested this function and it should work. Maybe a screenshot of the tags for each file or PM me a link to both files so i can check myself
advanced tagging plugin doesn't work
In 2.5 when I right click on the artwork tag, and search internet a new window pops up with a selection of artwork to choose and how to add it. In 3.0 there's no choice, it just picks one. Further, it doesn't save the artwork either.working fine for me. Check in the first preferences tab "confirm picture storage options when adding artwork" is ticked
Everything seems to work fine if I use the manual edit.
Hi!a screenshot might help me understand what you are saying
If you have in the Library Explorer under Artist(or another view) several albums and you click on any to play this Album(you see this in the main window and in the Playing Tracks list) than if the next song is played(or you edit the song and save it), than will be in the main window and in the Library explorer the first album displayed!
MB crashes every time I
....try to open the tag editor on videos.
...try to add "video kind" as a column display field to the panel.
...Use my toolbar shortcut to jump to the tag inspector for a video.
.>All my videos are mp4. I will message you error codes.
Also, any chance Steven could make the lyrics scrolling bar faster? If you don't have it synced, it moves really slow with the mouse scroll wheel. (also, with a floating window)
First-->http://imgur.com/oplGi1Zthanks - i can reproduce this
after click on save-->http://imgur.com/WNEWity
I believe it was mentioned a little while back that Musicbee's tag line would change from 'music manager and player', to 'music organizer and player'.That was used in the original mock-up for the new site and has since been changed back to the original "music manager and player." You can see the change on the home page of the demo site.
- spectrum visualizer is still using wrong coloring from theme, but that is not much of an issue, not for me anywaywhat skin are you using?
- that narrow sliders are still red, not gray (in theme I am using) so I guess it also uses wrong part of theme color scheme
The command "View: Show A-Z Jump Bar" is missing from the hotkeys panel.I dropped support for this command due to the change in the way panels are laid out. It would be possible to add it back in now but i dont feel its worth the effort
I know you removed the browser and such but I miss the old playing track panel with last fm bio and such. It was easy to access and it told me how many times I played that artist. Any chance of bringing it back as a plugin maybe?you get the last.fm bio via the Now Playing Bar. I will add back in the artist play count which isnt there at the moment
Oh thanks. Can I add this to a tab?I know you removed the browser and such but I miss the old playing track panel with last fm bio and such. It was easy to access and it told me how many times I played that artist. Any chance of bringing it back as a plugin maybe?you get the last.fm bio via the Now Playing Bar. I will add back in the artist play count which isnt there at the moment
Hello, if I edit a file (something other than rating it) while it's playing, the play count won't increase and it will appear as if the song hasn't been played.its working fine for me. Can anyone else confirm this?
Hello, if I edit a file (something other than rating it) while it's playing, the play count won't increase and it will appear as if the song hasn't been played.its working fine for me. Can anyone else confirm this?
It seams that the player controls can no longer live in the right or left panel is this intentional?
One thing that bugs me, is the left panel. You can only set small/medium/large thumbnails (With no possibility to hide thumbs) and have only one type of tag displayed at a time. This is definetly a step backwards from this http://imgur.com/QIQgun1
It seams that the player controls can no longer live in the right or left panel is this intentional?
You use the 'sidebar player' element for the left/right panels
The 'player controls' go top/bottom or un-tick to remove.
Hello, if I edit a file (something other than rating it) while it's playing, the play count won't increase and it will appear as if the song hasn't been played.its working fine for me. Can anyone else confirm this?
I can't find a way to get rid of "lyrics - right panel" when in Now Playing mode. In any other mode, it is gone. It is unticked in panel configuration, but is still showing under track details.
V 3 yes. It says right sidebar under config, and it is displayed there. In NP I have selected "Playlist - Album and tracks".
As you can see, in config I've added spectrum visualizer, but it is overlapped by lyricsthat is really strange and trying now i cant reproduce this. Would you mind sending me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
1. I played a track 5 times and scrobbled okay to Last.fm and the track showed with a playcount of 5 in MB.The way MB works is it wont remove the playcounts - better that way in case things dont work as expected
2. I removed the scrobbles from Last.fm and synched with MB, MS still shows 5 plays for the track in MB.
3. I reset the playcount in MB for that file and re-synched with Last.fm, the file still shows 5 plays for the track in MB.
thats right - the tags for a playing file cant be physically saved while the file is playingHello, if I edit a file (something other than rating it) while it's playing, the play count won't increase and it will appear as if the song hasn't been played.its working fine for me. Can anyone else confirm this?
It working fine here too, but then I found another little weird thing. I edited a tag to test above scenario, then changed it back to it's original state, saved it, but the tag inspector keeps showing the altered tag. In the main panel the tag shows the original state, as well as in the tag editor. Then I went into the folder with windows explorer, and the tag shows the altered state there, too. I guess the thing is not really saved at this time (maybe on purpose?) but the scenario is confusing.
you are using the new playlist configuration for the Now Playing panel. At the moment you cant configure the right sidebar for the Now Playing panel when using that layout ie. it only shows track information and lyrics.As you can see, in config I've added spectrum visualizer, but it is overlapped by lyricsthat is really strange and trying now i cant reproduce this. Would you mind sending me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
1. I played a track 5 times and scrobbled okay to Last.fm and the track showed with a playcount of 5 in MB.The way MB works is it wont remove the playcounts - better that way in case things dont work as expected
2. I removed the scrobbles from Last.fm and synched with MB, MS still shows 5 plays for the track in MB.
3. I reset the playcount in MB for that file and re-synched with Last.fm, the file still shows 5 plays for the track in MB.
you are using the new playlist configuration for the Now Playing panel. At the moment you cant configure the right sidebar for the Now Playing panel when using that layout ie. it only shows track information and lyrics.As you can see, in config I've added spectrum visualizer, but it is overlapped by lyricsthat is really strange and trying now i cant reproduce this. Would you mind sending me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
I am not sure whether i will add customisation for this specific layout in the near term.
If you go to the Music tab, the spectrum visualiser will show in the right sidebar when configured that way (the settings file you sent didnt have it enabled)
@Stevenit should jump to where the scroll position was the last time you viewed the library panel in the current tab while MB is running. When switching view (eg. track details -> albums) it shoudl go to the top or where the current selected file is located. On restart on the active node is remembered
The "music" node in the left navigator is behaving inconsistently when clicked - it should always jump to the top of the library, but for me sometimes it jumps to the bottom of the library, or to the middle of the library, or it jumps in place (ie. doesn't move either way).
The current library view (album covers or grouped by artists) also seems to influence the behavior.
I've sent you my settings file if you need it.
few things though, track detail background is not nice! maybe something like dark translucent grey.would you mind posting any picture with some test and the colouring you had in mind. Also i guess it depends on whether you are using a light skin or not
and a feature request, it would be great to have a interval setting for retrieving artist picture.it would only be to increase the interval, not reduce it as the artist picture rotation was causing a strain on the artwork hosting web sites
it should jump to where the scroll position was the last time you viewed the library panel in the current tab while MB is running. When switching view (eg. track details -> albums) it shoudl go to the top or where the current selected file is located. On restart on the active node is remembered
and a feature request, it would be great to have a interval setting for retrieving artist picture.
it would only be to increase the interval, not reduce it as the artist picture rotation was causing a strain on the artwork hosting web sites
are you refering to clicking the music node twice?it should jump to where the scroll position was the last time you viewed the library panel in the current tab while MB is running. When switching view (eg. track details -> albums) it shoudl go to the top or where the current selected file is located. On restart on the active node is rememberedOh, did it always work like that? I thought it was meant to behave like the "home" button on the keyboard.
are you refering to clicking the music node twice?
few things though, track detail background is not nice! maybe something like dark translucent grey.
Hope this can be achieved as the maroon colour doesn't work with all skins:yes i will add a new skin element but i am leaving that sort of thing until the new GUI is mostly done
and a feature request, it would be great to have a interval setting for retrieving artist picture.it would only be to increase the interval, not reduce it as the artist picture rotation was causing a strain on the artwork hosting web sites
it would be awesome if it can be controlled by skinners. the maroon color really isn't my fav.few things though, track detail background is not nice! maybe something like dark translucent grey.
this is the same thing referred to back here:Hope this can be achieved as the maroon colour doesn't work with all skins:yes i will add a new skin element but i am leaving that sort of thing until the new GUI is mostly done
As it's based on a theater-mode, couldn't MB mix that maroon colour with the bg value from the panel?
yup thats what i need. i need to increase the interval.and a feature request, it would be great to have a interval setting for retrieving artist picture.it would only be to increase the interval, not reduce it as the artist picture rotation was causing a strain on the artwork hosting web sites
- support for configuring the right sidebar when using the Playlist layout in the now playing panel (click the Now Playing dropdown/ Right Sidebar/ Customise Panel)
- fix for ripping cd's with cuesheets
- fix for displaying virtual files from cuesheets in the computer node
its currently set to 40 seconds. I was thinking of increasing it to 60 seconds anyway to reduce the load on servers so i will at least do that without any configuration option.yup thats what i need. i need to increase the interval.and a feature request, it would be great to have a interval setting for retrieving artist picture.it would only be to increase the interval, not reduce it as the artist picture rotation was causing a strain on the artwork hosting web sites
MusicBee v3.0.5847.38930 (Win10.0), 5 jan 2016 19:12:
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Crash (with a red cross over the MB panel) when changing the order of Toolbar Buttons:
Is it possible to remove the blue border (Windows 10)?no
its currently set to 40 seconds. I was thinking of increasing it to 60 seconds anyway to reduce the load on servers so i will at least do that without any configuration option.
However the request you are making is not something i would expect so i am wondering if i am missing some point here.
edit: ok forget the temporary problem, sometimes virtual files aren't showing after refreshing the filelist.if you ripped any cd's using MB3 with "rip as single file with embeded cuesheets enabled" then you will need to re-rip those files
This appeared to freeze Musicbee,although i cant be sure what really happened, i have made a change so this runs in the background to prevent GUI lockup
It kept displaying exactly this for 5 minutes or so, as if it was permanently stuck, but then recovered and finished the action.
In 2.5 when I right click on the artwork tag, and search internet a new window pops up with a selection of artwork to choose and how to add it. In 3.0 there's no choice, it just picks one. Further, it doesn't save the artwork either.working fine for me. Check in the first preferences tab "confirm picture storage options when adding artwork" is ticked
Everything seems to work fine if I use the manual edit.
However using the auto-tag feature, MB still isn't saving the artwork as embedded (I do have that selected as default in my prefs). It'll keep the folder.jpg/linked artwork, but if I want to have the artwork embedded I have to use the manual edit.which specific auto-tag function?
MusicBee v3.0.5850.13542 (Win10.0), 7 jan 2016 16:26:
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However using the auto-tag feature, MB still isn't saving the artwork as embedded (I do have that selected as default in my prefs). It'll keep the folder.jpg/linked artwork, but if I want to have the artwork embedded I have to use the manual edit.which specific auto-tag function?
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the above and also some bugs i found in the now playing panel
Under Set retrieval filter, there is a duplicate entry for Folder.jpg. It came into existence after selecting the first entry. When I select both the normal and the duplicate entry and save, it doesn't keep this setting, only one entry turns out to be selected after reopening the retrieval filter. The dupe does not show in the Album cover search rules window either.you probably have the organised artwork template set to folder.jpg (on the left side of the Tags(1) preferences)
you probably have the organised artwork template set to folder.jpg (on the left side of the Tags(1) preferences)
Auto-tag by album. I typically use this on albums sitting in my inbox before I move them to the library.although i cant reproduce exactly as you say, there is definitely a bug and i have fixed the issue i can reproduce, so hopefully its the same as the issue you are having
This happens when moving the mouse cursor in the Upcoming Concerts pane.thats fixed for the next update
i found 3 bugs in the now playing panel, wen activate the playlist optionif you are refering to the right sidebar of the Playlist configuration for the now playing panel then thats fixed for the next update
- the wavebar not refresh when changing track. the updated only when changing tab.
- in sidebar player, you can not adjust the volume.
- in sidebar player, the progress bar has no function
these three bugs are only in the now playing panel. In the other Tabs wavebar and sidebar player works fine.
Auto-tag by album. I typically use this on albums sitting in my inbox before I move them to the library.although i cant reproduce exactly as you say, there is definitely a bug and i have fixed the issue i can reproduce, so hopefully its the same as the issue you are having
Tools, Tagging Tools, Search & Replace no ReplaceI think that may be an error with the skin you're using. I just tried the default MB3 skin along with another one and I get this:
(http://i.imgur.com/GSfOZfY.jpg)
Under Set retrieval filter, there is a duplicate entry for Folder.jpg.(http://s15.postimg.org/6qxx800uj/image.gif)
With the latest update, in "NP" with playlist selected, I cannot find any sorting options. It seems like it automatically sorts to shuffeled tracs when shuffeled is enabled. Here's a screenthe now playing list whether its in the main panel or in the right sidebar reflects the order tracks have been added for playback.
With the latest update, in "NP" with playlist selected, I cannot find any sorting options. It seems like it automatically sorts to shuffeled tracs when shuffeled is enabled. Here's a screenthe now playing list whether its in the main panel or in the right sidebar reflects the order tracks have been added for playback.
Shuffle doesnt affect the display order. I am guessing you used "Play Library Shuffled" or an auto-playlist to create the now playing list.
As with when displayed in the right sidebar, the display order can be changed by clicking a column header but that shouldnt affect the playback order
Tools, Tagging Tools, Search & Replace no Replacethats an issue specific to windows 10 and fixed for the next update
MusicBee v3.0.5850.38692 (Win10.0), 8 jan 2016 19:48:
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If you have the Spectrum visualizer or the Wavebar located above e.g. the Lyrics panel in the right sidebar, you can not resize the Lyrics panel anymore.i cant reproduce any issue. Would you mind sending me your settings file
Under Set retrieval filter, there is a duplicate entry for Folder.jpg.
Tags(1) > artwork storagethats fixed for the next update
Under Set retrieval filter, there is a duplicate entry for Folder.jpg. It came into existence after selecting the first entry. When I select both the normal and the duplicate entry and save, it doesn't keep this setting, only one entry turns out to be selected after reopening the retrieval filter. The dupe does not show in the Album cover search rules window either.
Enable Now playing dar > Artist biography or Theatre Mode;the 2nd is fixed for the next update. For the first I cant reproduce any issues so could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
Result: You can not change the image.
Enable Albom Cover > Selected Trecks;
"Auto-Tag by Album" do not apply to cue files.it wont update the cuesheet if thats what you mean
If you have the Spectrum visualizer or the Wavebar located above e.g. the Lyrics panel in the right sidebar, you can not resize the Lyrics panel anymore.thats fixed for the next update
the 2nd is fixed for the next update. For the first I cant reproduce any issues so could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)Thank you! The latest patch fixed the first problem also.
MB applies the changes to media files (flac, ape... etc) but does not change the cue file."Auto-Tag by Album" do not apply to cue files.it wont update the cuesheet if thats what you mean
yes thats correct and i am not planning to change that. You will need to manually edit the cuesheet for the track details to be updatedMB applies the changes to media files (flac, ape... etc) but does not change the cue file."Auto-Tag by Album" do not apply to cue files.it wont update the cuesheet if thats what you mean
cue > Auto-Tag by Album > Applay tags;
The result; In "playing tracks" and "Library" will show MB change, open the "Edit cuesheet" and make sure the changes are not applied.
Yes, added entire library to NP with "Play Library Shuffled". In previous versions there was a sort option when right clicking the column header (NP main panel), but that option is gone.i have added sorting for the now playing panel in order to be consistent with v2.5 but in my mind its only useful if you have shuffle enabled which you do.
spacing between new left sidebar elements (Now Playing and Music Explorer) is not consistent with other items.i still might further fine tune the settings, but the Now Playing panel is more for looks and hence less dense, while the other panels are for functionality
9 pixels with all other items
16 pixels between last item and Now Playing
then 11 pixels to Music Explorer
I think Bee-liever was referring to the differences in vertical line spacing here:
yes that is an intentional extra spacing for Now Playing and Music Explorer
Very pity! It worked in version 2.5 and greatly simplifies life.yes thats correct and i am not planning to change that. You will need to manually edit the cuesheet for the track details to be updatedMB applies the changes to media files (flac, ape... etc) but does not change the cue file."Auto-Tag by Album" do not apply to cue files.it wont update the cuesheet if thats what you mean
cue > Auto-Tag by Album > Applay tags;
The result; In "playing tracks" and "Library" will show MB change, open the "Edit cuesheet" and make sure the changes are not applied.
i found 3 bugs in the now playing panel, wen activate the playlist optionif you are refering to the right sidebar of the Playlist configuration for the now playing panel then thats fixed for the next update
- the wavebar not refresh when changing track. the updated only when changing tab.
- in sidebar player, you can not adjust the volume.
- in sidebar player, the progress bar has no function
these three bugs are only in the now playing panel. In the other Tabs wavebar and sidebar player works fine.
When using Tools > Tagging Tools > Search and Replace > Preview doesn't show a preview of what is going to be changed. Perhaps it's below the line that begins "The following changes will be made..." but there's no scroll bar to see what might be there. It works as expected in 2.5.Works in 3.0.5851 for me.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the items above
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipSearch and Replace issue is fixed.
- fixes for the items above
All windows that open when an Auto-tag by Track function is evoked open in the upper left corner of the main MB window. Can you please make the position the window is dragged to persistent? Thanks.This is not.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the items above
If I change the Tab from the "Now Playing" Tab to another is the wavebar not updated.i cant reproduce any issue. Can you post a screenshot
in the opposite direction everything works fine.
Been getting this a lot lately, after clicking on a song in the playing tracks listaccording to the error you are drag/dropping a file. Can you post a screenshot
If I change the Tab from the "Now Playing" Tab to another is the wavebar not updated.i cant reproduce any issue. Can you post a screenshot
in the opposite direction everything works fine.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.please post a screenshot or send me your settings file
Been getting this a lot lately, after clicking on a song in the playing tracks list
I cant find the "Station Directories" Button
@ Steveni think existing v2.x users have expectations about where things are and if its different then that can confuse until you are used to the new way.
I think this is the third/fourth person that has posted about not finding the drop-down menus.
Maybe a different style of arrow would be more prominent?
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.thats fixed for the next update
Been getting this a lot lately, after clicking on a song in the playing tracks list
i click a Track in the "Now Playing" Tab. The correct wavebar and track displayed.thats fixed for the next update
if I switch from the "Now Playing" Tab to another Tab, the wavebar and sidebar player does not update.
in the other tab is still the previous track displayed in the wavebar an sidebar player
Now that the Search and Replace function display is fixed, when I start typing in the "in field" field to get to Title, MB throws this error:thats fixed for the next update
i think existing v2.x users have expectations about where things are and if its different then that can confuse until you are used to the new way.
In my view its quite obvious the arrow indicates its a drop-down already and making it more prominent will just clutter the screen.
Hey Steven, Hi. it seems that Musicbee 3 forgot that I have Card on the Storage Path, it only displayed for [Phone Name]\Phone but not showing [Phone Name]\Cardno changes have been made to device storage and detection. So can you confirm using v2.5 that you can infact see the sd card and thats its not some other issue with the device itself
i click a Track in the "Now Playing" Tab. The correct wavebar and track displayed.thats fixed for the next update
if I switch from the "Now Playing" Tab to another Tab, the wavebar and sidebar player does not update.
in the other tab is still the previous track displayed in the wavebar an sidebar player
Hey Steven, Hi. it seems that Musicbee 3 forgot that I have Card on the Storage Path, it only displayed for [Phone Name]\Phone but not showing [Phone Name]\Cardno changes have been made to device storage and detection. So can you confirm using v2.5 that you can infact see the sd card and thats its not some other issue with the device itself
Yes, I can confirm that v2.5 could detect my SD card.i take that statement to mean you didnt check now. As i said, nothing has been changed for device handling for a long time
but the bug in the "Playing Track Text" in the sidebar player is still there.a fix has been uploaded for that
the wavebar updated but not the "Playing Track Text".
- When resizing the wavebar (and sometimes other vertically stacked "boxes") on my right panel, the wavebar becomes huge at the cost of the "now playing" list, even when I set teh wavebaar to 36px in settings and not close to what and where I moved the resize mouse cursor to.are you using the latest version?
- Any info on when the plugins will work or if API-plugin writers will have to update some code? Almost no plugin is working for me and I presume development is not that far yet..all plugins should be working, apart from last.fm stats/ and last.fm recommendations because the MB_AddPanel returns a different type of panel. Both of these require special v3 .dlls available on the relevant topic
Yes, I can confirm that v2.5 could detect my SD card.i take that statement to mean you didnt check now. As i said, nothing has been changed for device handling for a long time
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipThanks Steven. This fixes the typing problem in the Search and Replace process that I reported here http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg101716#msg101716
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the items stated as fixed above
- support for setting the organisation rules for podcasts and a button to re-organise your existing podcasts. Its located in the podcasts section of the Library preferences
- WARNING: if you use MB v2.5 at any point, you will lose this setting. It wont do any harm but you will potentially end up with podcasts split between 2 locations and need to re-apply the setting/ re-organise again.
but the bug in the "Playing Track Text" in the sidebar player is still there.a fix has been uploaded for that
the wavebar updated but not the "Playing Track Text".
that must have something to do with the sidebar player.yes it does appear to be the case under certain circumstances. I have uploaded a fix for that
if I disable the sidebar player all works
that must have something to do with the sidebar player.yes it does appear to be the case under certain circumstances. I have uploaded a fix for that
if I disable the sidebar player all works
I am sorry, I wasn't apparently. It is fixed. At least we can call this a fix confirmation. ;-)- When resizing the wavebar (and sometimes other vertically stacked "boxes") on my right panel, the wavebar becomes huge at the cost of the "now playing" list, even when I set teh wavebaar to 36px in settings and not close to what and where I moved the resize mouse cursor to.are you using the latest version?
Hmm strange: These were working on 2.5 and don't work (or only partly) since 3:- Any info on when the plugins will work or if API-plugin writers will have to update some code? Almost no plugin is working for me and I presume development is not that far yet..all plugins should be working, apart from last.fm stats/ and last.fm recommendations because the MB_AddPanel returns a different type of panel. Both of these require special v3 .dlls available on the relevant topic
- Musicbee remote (can't connect from android, could be non-MB related, but why suddenly after 3? Musicbee2 & 3 are allowed through firewall, port is forwarded, hm...)i suggest you report the actual error on the Android remote plugin topic. I would think its improbable that just because you used v3 it suddenly causes issues with v2.5 unless perhaps some sort of settings file got corrupted.
for your two plugins, let me know if something has changed in one of the API calls (the specific API call and the speciific error) but that really shouldnt be the case as compared to v2.5I've been using MB Remote and v3 since v3 came out. No problems for me.- Musicbee remote (can't connect from android, could be non-MB related, but why suddenly after 3? Musicbee2 & 3 are allowed through firewall, port is forwarded, hm...)i suggest you report the actual error on the Android remote plugin topic. I would think its improbable that just because you used v3 it suddenly causes issues with v2.5 unless perhaps some sort of settings file got corrupted.
Perhaps another android remote user could confirm they are using it and MB3 ?
- unless some substantial issues crop up in the next day or so i will start the beta seriesThat's great news, Steven.
- unless some substantial issues crop up in the next day or so i will start the beta series
for your two plugins, let me know if something has changed in one of the API calls (the specific API call and the speciific error) but that really shouldnt be the case as compared to v2.5Haven't touch them for months.
I'll search for it and do that.- Musicbee remote (can't connect from android, could be non-MB related, but why suddenly after 3? Musicbee2 & 3 are allowed through firewall, port is forwarded, hm...)i suggest you report the actual error on the Android remote plugin topic. I would think its improbable that just because you used v3 it suddenly causes issues with v2.5 unless perhaps some sort of settings file got corrupted.
Perhaps another android remote user could confirm they are using it and MB3 ?
I think I've found another one. Disappearing navigator from the left pane after switching to radio; No apparent way to restore itcan you send me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
I think I've found another one. Disappearing navigator from the left pane after switching to radio; No apparent way to restore itits because you have the navigator in the left main panel and the radio tab intentionally covers that panel. I will make a change so it accomodates your setup, but in the interim just click the back button
I was wondering, did you guys changed The tab name into something simple? I kinda like the old 2.5 where you could see the path file on the tab where you can easily navigate from MTP library to your PC library.thats an oversight. I will make a change to improve that
I was wondering, did you guys changed The tab name into something simple? I kinda like the old 2.5 where you could see the path file on the tab where you can easily navigate from MTP library to your PC library.thats an oversight. I will make a change to improve that
The other strange thing is that Mini player is not showing now when Minimize to Mini player is selected. I have to right click on taskbar button and select Switch to main player (http://imgur.com/QXbOi6k). Compact player does work when I configure MB to minimize to Compact player. Anyway, on this screenshot it looks exactly the same as when Minimize to taskbar is set, but it is set to Minimize to Mini player, I double checked it.for the next update i have made a change so the task bar text will display. However i cant reproduce any issues with minimising to the mini-player or compact player so could you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
And yes, when minimized, taskbar button still has no label on it, neither shows MusicBee nor Artist/track tittle as I reported earlier (http://imgur.com/rQbqhtA)
How will MB3 work for brand new (no 2.x) users? Are you going to create installer and portable versions a la 2.x?its only near the very end that i do a full release installer as its time consuming to prepare and upload.
And if so, can we old-timers install/unzip into a new directory and just copy over the MB3 settings file plus skins and plugins?
But I ran into another problem, MB3 won't display my artwork files anymore (Cover.jpg).check the artwork Retrieval Filter rules in Tags(1) preferences, and do a "Rescan Artwork" to have any changes included
I renamed the Cover.jpg to %Filename%.jpg and Artwork.jpg but MB are just display the auto-downloaded one.
Even if I disable auto-download missing artworks and play a file with an Artwork in the same folder none are shown (No Cover Art).
There are no problems with embedded artworks/covers though.
The rescan got stucked at the 441th file: http://puu.sh/mtbPq/a9e9ec63a4.pnglet me know if you will run a debug version
how can I run a debug version?i have sent you a PM with instructions
Also, when on a different tab, if I add music that is added to the Inbox, when clicking on the inbox the contents are not being shown unless I click on another item like the history and go back to Inbox.
Also, when on a different tab, if I add music that is added to the Inbox, when clicking on the inbox the contents are not being shown unless I click on another item like the history and go back to Inbox.what steps did you take to add the content to the Inbox
Everything works fine until I try to open one of the menus beneath the title bar.PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
Then an empty menu without any entries appears and the program crashes.
Any ideas what can be the reason for this behaviour?
Also, when on a different tab, if I add music that is added to the Inbox, when clicking on the inbox the contents are not being shown unless I click on another item like the history and go back to Inbox.what steps did you take to add the content to the Inbox
I have the Continuously monitor option ticked in Library Preferences. I just add the files to a folder that is being monitored and that adds them directly to the Inbox.yes for that specific function the inbox panel only would not get refreshed. Its fixed for the next update.
With these last builds, it seems that the artwork takes a long time to load when switching to a Music Tab.You are refering to the artwork layout and not the album and tracks layout i assume. Do you have artists or albums on display?
i dont think there are any substantial issues i am aware of, so if there is some bug that you havent reported yet on the assumption it would get fixed then please report it now
if there is some bug that you havent reported yet on the assumption it would get fixed then please report it now
What are the situations when a picture can't be banned? Occasionally pictures come up that have no relevance to the person I'm listening to and can ban them, other times situations like this happen and the picture can't be banned.
- I have the Artwork panel (album cover) on the left sidebar and with some tracks/albums, manually switching to the second/third/etc. image doesn't work, it stays on the primary artwork. It's not switching automatically either after 30 or 40 seconds.the first sounds lik3 something i fixed the other day so are you using the latest version?
When the switching works, when I right click on the Artwork panel I see that the small dot stays next to "Image 1:..." despite the artwork being displayed is another artwork.
- Resizing the Artist pictures is not possible? I have it on the right sidebar. Right clicking on it doesn't work too, in order to ban or switch to the next picture.
I've been having trouble with playlists on my phone, and finally got around to looking into it. Turns out the playlists have absolute paths rather than relative, which means they break when synced from the virtual device on my harddrive to my phone. I'm pretty sure this wasn't happening in 2.5.you have the synch configured as .m3u?
I have "preserve folders and filenames" turned on in settings, and the playlist prefix is set to "\"
This is probably more of an oversight than a bug, but I feel that dragging and dropping items to an auto-playlist should be disallowed - sometimes it can happen accidentally. If a user does this it presents a few annoying issues, for instance an album can't be removed when in artwork mode, and items that are removed manually can never be added again automatically.it is intentionally supported. I will check the deletion logic though because it sounds like its not doing that correctly
you have the synch configured as .m3u?
I dont think synch has ever written m3u playlists with relative paths but in any case is the absolute path the correct path for the music file or if not, can you provide an example of what is written and where the music file really is (it should have no drive letter, and just start with "\"
I have setup MB to perform a library scan on startup. When MB performs that scan it doesn't display any information or progress on the status bar.
Performing a manual scan does. Is that on purpose?
I don't think I ever saw the added/changed information displayed. I did see a pop-up panel asking if missing tracks should be removed from the library.I have setup MB to perform a library scan on startup. When MB performs that scan it doesn't display any information or progress on the status bar.
Performing a manual scan does. Is that on purpose?
It should say if any files have been added/changed/removed.
the first sounds lik3 something i fixed the other day so are you using the latest version?
the standalone artist picture cannot be resized
The following error occured when I tried to rate a song.the error relates to the lyrics reloaded plugin and should be reported there
I have a problem to delete from my library an audio track streamed by Soundcloud. When I press delete file remain there...could you post a screenshot? did you really mean you added the soundcloud track to the music library or perhaps you are refering to the soundcloud search panel or somewhere else?
Last thing: is it possible to hide the labels that I highlighted on the image below?-1
http://imgur.com/yP0U6gx.png
Kinda feel those only waste space, especially on the right sidebar :/
The author of the lyrics reloaded plugin has stated that he is no longer supporting it. He said that if anyone wanted to pick up development where he left off, he should be contacted.The following error occured when I tried to rate a song.the error relates to the lyrics reloaded plugin and should be reported there
I have setup MB to perform a library scan on startup. When MB performs that scan it doesn't display any information or progress on the status bar.yes thats always been the case as i felt it would be too annoying to most people because it would be done every time MB is started. The scan on start up/ continuous monitor should show the number of files added/ removed if there are any on completion.
Performing a manual scan does. Is that on purpose?
I've observed something similar to MeeMeeMee - my auto-report that runs on startup doesn't show any text in the status bar, although I know it's running because when I hit the X, it stops and tells me where it stopped. Status bar works fine the rest of the time.i have made a change for the next v3 update. Do let me know if it doesnt work
Found another bug. When I pick left sidebar hide with auto-open, the ticked elements that I choose to display with tabs doesn't work anymore. I click on the tabs but nothing happen. Instead they work when the sidebar is shown.i am not understanding what the issue - can you post a screesnhot
This issue occurs with one album where only a few tracks have a secondary artwork. I have other albums like that but they don't have this issue.in that case i wont address the issue as a common picture(s) is used for all tracks in an album
For unknown reason the switching works once with one track of this album. When it did, I tried with another track of the same album and instead of displaying that track's second picture, it displayed the second image of the previous track (the one when the switching worked).
The playlists are being created with the full file path of the synced files: "C:\Users\scamp\Phone Sync\Music\..."just so i am 100% clear, you only use MB to sync to a virtual device. You use other software to synch from the virtual device files to your device right?
They have always worked fine in the past, and the only change I have made on the phone recently has been to sync to a different base folder (Music instead of MusicBee, same directory structure otherwise). When I manually edited all the playlists to "..\Music\etc", they immediately worked.
there is a bug where removing playlist files from an auto-playlist using artwork layout is not working but now fixed for the next updateThis is probably more of an oversight than a bug, but I feel that dragging and dropping items to an auto-playlist should be disallowed - sometimes it can happen accidentally. If a user does this it presents a few annoying issues, for instance an album can't be removed when in artwork mode, and items that are removed manually can never be added again automatically.it is intentionally supported. I will check the deletion logic though because it sounds like its not doing that correctly
A (stupid) question, where can I choose between Artwork / Artwork and Track / Track Details layout?
The Configure Layout button in the toolbar allows to customize but not choose between these three layouts as in MB v2.5
A (stupid) question, where can I choose between Artwork / Artwork and Track / Track Details layout?It's not stupid a stupid question. You are nor the first, nor probably the last to have some difficulty with this.
Found another bug. When I pick left sidebar hide with auto-open, the ticked elements that I choose to display with tabs doesn't work anymore. I click on the tabs but nothing happen. Instead they work when the sidebar is shown.i am not understanding what the issue - can you post a screesnhot
It's not stupid a stupid question. You are nor the first, nor probably the last to have some difficulty with this.
(http://i.imgur.com/4yWunsrl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/4yWunsr.png)
The playlists are being created with the full file path of the synced files: "C:\Users\scamp\Phone Sync\Music\..."there is definitely a bug with playlist file path handling for virtual devices and i have made a change for the next update. Let me know how it goes
They have always worked fine in the past, and the only change I have made on the phone recently has been to sync to a different base folder (Music instead of MusicBee, same directory structure otherwise). When I manually edited all the playlists to "..\Music\etc", they immediately worked.
I chose to have two tabs to the left sidebar, but when it's hide with auto-open, I cannot click to the tabs to change my view. They're like bloked and I can only see one of my tabs. I don't have problems when the sidebar is always shownthats fixed for the next update
Last one about the mini player (promise): right click->Save Artist Picture stops working after you right click->Next Picture. It pops up an Error dialog reading: Failed to save the artist picture.thats fixed now
The playlists are being created with the full file path of the synced files: "C:\Users\scamp\Phone Sync\Music\..."there is definitely a bug with playlist file path handling for virtual devices and i have made a change for the next update. Let me know how it goes
They have always worked fine in the past, and the only change I have made on the phone recently has been to sync to a different base folder (Music instead of MusicBee, same directory structure otherwise). When I manually edited all the playlists to "..\Music\etc", they immediately worked.
It's giving the path starting with \Music now. The phone still doesn't like them, which is baffling since it's always been fine in the past. It's only happy if it has the ..\Music instead of just \Music. (Playlists and Music directories are at the same level)try using ".\" as the base path
It's giving the path starting with \Music now. The phone still doesn't like them, which is baffling since it's always been fine in the past. It's only happy if it has the ..\Music instead of just \Music. (Playlists and Music directories are at the same level)try using ".\" as the base path
there is definitely a bug with playlist file path handling for virtual devices and i have made a change for the next update
I've observed something similar to MeeMeeMee - my auto-report that runs on startup doesn't show any text in the status bar, although I know it's running because when I hit the X, it stops and tells me where it stopped. Status bar works fine the rest of the time.I have made a change for the next v3 update. Do let me know if it doesn't work
Plus, when I want a wide visual of all my albums in "album covers" mode view, so many duplicates appear. I already tried to select files with the same cover and unite them under just one cover, but without results it seems.search the forum as this sort of question has come several times or set up a question in a separate topic - it will be a comination of your tags and sorting/grouping settings
Plus, when I want a wide visual of all my albums in "album covers" mode view, so many duplicates appear. I already tried to select files with the same cover and unite them under just one cover, but without results it seems.search the forum as this sort of question has come several times or set up a question in a separate topic - it will be a comination of your tags and sorting/grouping settings
There is also a problem in media storage when using 'preserve folders and filenames' and a virtual device.i am not able to reproduce this. I have your settings file from the 12 but it appears a little out of date in regards to this issue, so would you mind sending the latest to me
For some reason MB won't show artwork for radio station that I manually set. I tried both Pictures library and non-system partition for image location ant it is the same. JPEG was loaded as artwork (on screenshot), PNG won't load at all. And every time I right-click that station and choose Edit, artwork field is blank, even though it is shown in radio station list like in the screenshot. I made sure that picture is Unblocked in Windows explorer, as it is blocked by default when downloaded from web and that image has same width and height. http://i.imgur.com/qwXpkxM.pngthere is a bug when manually adding a new picture that exists on the hard drive. Thats fixed for the next update.
P.S. Now when I tried to change image it wont show it at all, nor this new one neither the old one that can be seen in screenshot. Am I doing something wrong?
When I search some albums and the view is set to "artists" I have no problems. For example, here's what happen when I search "The Eraser" by Thom Yorkei assume this all revolves around your file tagging
I have your settings file from the 12 but it appears a little out of date in regards to this issue, so would you mind sending the latest to me
every time you restart MB and open the settings panel for the virtual device, MB has saved a "double dagger" folder in the path namethats fixed for the next update but you will still need to correct the path the first time
every time you restart MB and open the settings panel for the virtual device, MB has saved a "double dagger" folder in the path namethats fixed for the next update but you will still need to correct the path the first time
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes for the bugs stated as fixed above
- for first time v2.5 upgrade users, i have put in an information message when the panel arrangement button is clicked to show a message informing them where the main panel view can be configured from
This last update seems to have affected the 2.5 version and now it does not change the Playing Track to the current artist being played. I tried to reinstall 2.5 but to no avail... Any way to fix this?MB3 does not touch the MB2.5 installation or settings., and i am not willing to spend time investigating issues with v2.5
This last update seems to have affected the 2.5 version and now it does not change the Playing Track to the current artist being played. I tried to reinstall 2.5 but to no avail... Any way to fix this?MB3 does not touch the MB2.5 installation or settings., and i am not willing to spend time investigating issues with v2.5
Some additional related items observed in the latest 3.0, is there any way to configure the page options in the bookmark menu to add something like Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=<Artist>), You Tube, etc.i am little confused by this but perhaps all you need is the web-browser plugin (all web browsing functionality has been moved out of MB itself and the web-browser plugin enhanced). See the first post on this topic
At the moment it is only giving the option of Last.fm.
Also, upon restarting MB, you need to actively select the bookmark for it to display anything. It would be great if the browser remembered the last service that you chose and displayed the page for the currently playing artist. Same behaviour as in 2.5.
Having some issues with a few files in my library. It seems to have something to do with long filenames/pathnamesYour post has nothing to do with this thread's topic. Please delete it and repost as a new topic.
but when I click to select a genre or an artist in Column Browser,i cannot reproduce this or see how it could go wrong. If the only thing you do is click an item on the column browser then MB doesnt reapply the sorting for the Album and Tracks layout (its different for the artwork only views but you said it also doesnt work for Album and Tracks) - it only applies a filter. The artwork only panels reapply the same sort.
the results are not sorted by year too (only by artist and album).
Having some issues with a few files in my library. It seems to have something to do with long filenames/pathnamesas phred says this is nothing to do with the MB3 gui changes. Its an existing issue that has been discussed serveral times before if you do a forum search. I dont see myself spending time on this in the near term
A few details of recreating this behavior.but when I click to select a genre or an artist in Column Browser,i cannot reproduce this or see how it could go wrong. If the only thing you do is click an item on the column browser then MB doesnt reapply the sorting for the Album and Tracks layout (its different for the artwork only views but you said it also doesnt work for Album and Tracks) - it only applies a filter. The artwork only panels reapply the same sort.
the results are not sorted by year too (only by artist and album).
Can anyone else confirm this behavior?
This last update seems to have affected the 2.5 version and now it does not change the Playing Track to the current artist being played. I tried to reinstall 2.5 but to no avail... Any way to fix this?
Having some issues with a few files in my library. It seems to have something to do with long filenames/pathnamesas phred says this is nothing to do with the MB3 gui changes. Its an existing issue that has been discussed serveral times before if you do a forum search. I dont see myself spending time on this in the near term
A few details of recreating this behavior.i am still not getting why you think MB is wrong.
Sorting by "Artist/Year/Album" is what I wanted (therefore MB works great, and I was not using the proper custom sorting).A few details of recreating this behavior.i am still not getting why you think MB is wrong.
You have defined and using the following custom sort order:
Artist/Album/Year
so MB first sorts by Artist, then Album name, and then for any tracks with the same album name MB will use year
"High on Fire" --> "De Vermis Mysteriis" dated 2012.
"Hughes Turner Project" --> HTP2 dated 2003.
"Hughes Turner Project" --> Hughes Turner Project dated 2002 (Hughes Turner Project is greater than HTP2)
so if you want
"High on Fire" --> "De Vermis Mysteriis" dated 2012.
"Hughes Turner Project" --> Hughes Turner Project dated 2002
"Hughes Turner Project" --> HTP2 dated 2003.
then use
Artist/Year/Album as the sort criteria
i dont see how selecting items on the column browser have anything to do with this unless the genre you click on filters out some of the tracks
if you still think MB is wrong then set up another topic but i am doubtful i will spend any more time investigating this
Having some issues with a few files in my library. It seems to have something to do with long filenames/pathnames
One of the files has this path:
"x:\Music\Lossless Library\Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\Complete Mozart Edition, Volume 30_ Ascanio in Alba\3-05 Ascanio in Alba, K. 111_ Act II, Scene IV. Recitativo e Coro _Anima grande_ No. 24 Coro _Che strano evento_ Recitativo _Ahi la crudel_ (Ascanio, Silvia, c.flac"
with main panel views that automatically suppress the left/right main panels (eg. auto-dj panel), the heading for the right main panel is not removed from the header barthats fixed for the next update
- you can now configure the tabs bar to show icons (set in Preferences/ Layout(1))
- you can now configure the tabs bar to show icons (set in Preferences/ Layout(1))
Some additional related items observed in the latest 3.0, is there any way to configure the page options in the bookmark menu to add something like Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=<Artist>), You Tube, etc.i am little confused by this but perhaps all you need is the web-browser plugin (all web browsing functionality has been moved out of MB itself and the web-browser plugin enhanced). See the first post on this topic
At the moment it is only giving the option of Last.fm.
Also, upon restarting MB, you need to actively select the bookmark for it to display anything. It would be great if the browser remembered the last service that you chose and displayed the page for the currently playing artist. Same behaviour as in 2.5.
Will this control the fg of the icon for both active and inactive? If not, could new elements plelase be created to accomplish this?- you can now configure the tabs bar to show icons (set in Preferences/ Layout(1))
Thank you very much for this :)
With their return, could
<element id="TabsBar.InactiveTabIconMask"
<element id="TabsBar.InactiveTabInCaptionIconMask"
made to work again please
Will this control the fg of the icon for both active and inactive?
Thanks for the explanation.Will this control the fg of the icon for both active and inactive?
No. It provides an alpha blend square over the icon that blends/softens it into the bg of the tab when it's inactive
<element id="TabsBar.InactiveTabIconMask" bg="xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx"
xxx is an alpha value from 0 (transparent) to 255 (solid) with a range of translucency inbetween
So to do what I want, Steven would need to create new elements.
I've been away for a few months, but I really like most of the new changes in MB 3.0 :D
- Functionally-wise I believe that MB 3.0 is great. Some obscure options were lost but some nice new ones were added. It feels much more fluid to use than 2.5. I like the new panel headers (are you using a specific name for them?) and the added functionality, it's easier to change views, panel contents and use MB in general.for myself i really like the panel headers and in my opinion its much more obvious how to change panel contents. However for existing v2.x users, we have seen serveral times that people get confused because they expect that aspect to accessed from the Panel Layout button. I am not planning on changing how it is now and have now put in a message that shows the first time the panel layout button is clicked, so hopefully that will address the issue.
- The layout editor is still a bit confusing and maybe overwhelming for new users. The basics are there, but I think it needs more visual help (like the aid provided by the layout icons, I only look at them to know where to drop the panels!). Maybe when you drag a panel the allowed drop sections should change color, becoming more visible. Also the list of panels should include a collapsable description for each one. Finally the "hide/show panels" section on the bottom right should always be visible, it took me >5 minutes to find where it was!where to drop an element is indicated by a bar that displays to the left of the panel area that can be dropped into. I guess its possible on the skin you were using it doesnt show clearly. I have been thinking about putting a tooltip explaining each element (did you mean "element" instead of "panel"?) - I do think thats important as new users wont know what a "sidebar player" or "now playing bar" is. The hide/show panels section is collapsed by default if no panels are marked as hidden - thats to reduce clutter on the screen for a feature that in my view only more advanced users would need. I am not strongly attached to that view though. edit: i've changed the wording on the hide/show panels section to make it a little clearer
- I still feel like some parts of the interface are a bit too much compressed. In my concepts, now that I have seen them again after a few months, the spacing is a bit high as many of you pointed out. But maybe something in between should work better (It doesn't help that right now the panel spacing settings in the skins doesn't seem to work).One thing was already planning to do was to add a "spacing" element which can be used to pad vertical spacing between elements. If you have time could you post a screenshot of how you see the ideal spacing?
To be more exact, left panel & playing tracks panel should have a bit more spacing between list items (but not as much as in the now playing view!), specially the left panel. Maybe 2-4 px more per line in the left panel and 1-2px more in the playing tracks panel. The panel headers feel a bit compressed too, maybe a height setting for them would be the ideal solution.
- On the skinning part, the new options are great, and all the basics are there. The new layout helped a lot cleaning part of the mess in the skin files. In the future I'd like to see some way to change/override panel header colors based on what panel (Left, Middle Left, Middle, Middle Right, Right) they are located. And a different setting for the main tabbar/toolbar colors when the playerbar is on top. Also a way to fine tune paddings inside panels. For 4.0 (long-term) I'd like to see a dynamic bitmap player bar that allows the 3-4 player configurations and maybe an option to set text sizes/opacities inside the skin (with an override on the settings panel, of course).could you add the specific skinning requests you would like implemented on http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=16643.0
I have the web plugin added as you described in the earlier post. However, I can only see Last.fm in the favourites. I also tried to replace the file with the one you originally posted to no avail.firstly make sure you are using the latest version of the web browser plugin from the link in the first post on this thread.
I have the web plugin added as you described in the earlier post. However, I can only see Last.fm in the favourites. I also tried to replace the file with the one you originally posted to no avail.firstly make sure you are using the latest version of the web browser plugin from the link in the first post on this thread.
If you are, then try deleting "WebBrowserSettings.dat" and restart. The file is in the AppData sub-folder if using the portable install, otherwise in c:\users\<yourid>\AppData\Roaming\MusicBee
Yet I feel there is too much discrepancy between this new panel, and the familiar Preferences panels.at this point i am not willing to make any significant overhaul of preferences panel but wont rule it out in the medium term if i am convenced the proposal would improve things.
Those have gotten more complicated, and are not as intuitive.
I have made a few suggestions on this before, which also gotten support from some other members, but I don't believe Steven has given his opinion on this yet.
So please allow me to shortly repeat the gist of them.
1. Several panels have inside scrolling panes. I really don't like those, they are obscuring features and setting and simply not friendly to use. It makes it quite difficult to grasp an overview of relevant options.
2. Non-descriptive terminology as 'Layout 1', 'Layout 2' should be avoided. Should the new v3 'Configure Layout' panel then be named 'Layout 3'? (just kidding)
3. The 'Configure preferences' and 'Configure layout' have a lot of overlaps and references to each-other. This is hardly avoidable, but surely a soil for confusion, certainly to new users.
In my opinion a solution to these problems could be to have only one main Configuration panel, with a more structured hierarchy behind it, maybe by adding only one or two levels, with also some improvement on designations/descriptions.
With some additional optional toolbar shortcuts and hotkeys added, it would than also be easy to access more often used sub preferences panels directly.
Maybe a mock up would help the discussion but i think you should do that in the dedicated preferences topic you set up a while ago.
I've done an initial clarifying mockup in a topic about these suggestions here:ok, the concept seems fine in principal. I would probably merge the 2nd column into the first as a collapsable tree so making more width available. Getting rid of the popups is a good goal as well so i agree with that. As mentioned I am not willing to make substantial changes to the preferences handling at least for this iteration of MB but i will look at it further down the track
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=16921.msg98852#msg98852
Of course I can only respect if you don't agree with the basic points raised there, and since that's now clear, it's probably not very fruitful for me to put more thoughts and suggestions to this matter. I'll just leave it at this.
ok, the concept seems fine in principal. I would probably merge the 2nd column into the first as a collapsable tree so making more width available. Getting rid of the popups is a good goal as well so i agree with that. As mentioned I am not willing to make substantial changes to the preferences handling at least for this iteration of MB but i will look at it further down the track
However for existing v2.x users, we have seen serveral times that people get confused because they expect that aspect to accessed from the Panel Layout button.That's just because they're used to the old version, but the new layout is clearly faster/easier to use.
where to drop an element is indicated by a bar that displays to the left of the panel area that can be dropped into. I guess its possible on the skin you were using it doesnt show clearly.You are right. Maybe a more eye catching color would help noticing the bars.
I have been thinking about putting a tooltip explaining each element (did you mean "element" instead of "panel"?) - I do think thats important as new users wont know what a "sidebar player" or "now playing bar" is.Yes, I meant element. That's exactly what I was thinking: a tooltip or collapsible description of each element.
The hide/show panels section is collapsed by default if no panels are marked as hidden - thats to reduce clutter on the screen for a feature that in my view only more advanced users would need. I am not strongly attached to that view though.I agree, but sometimes you add a panel and it doesn't show up (because it's set to hidden) so it's a bit confusing for the user if he doesn't notice that it's set as hidden on those options.
One thing was already planning to do was to add a "spacing" element which can be used to pad vertical spacing between elements. If you have time could you post a screenshot of how you see the ideal spacing?Left bar.
I agree, but sometimes you add a panel and it doesn't show up (because it's set to hidden) so it's a bit confusing for the user if he doesn't notice that it's set as hidden on those options.
I agree, but sometimes you add a panel and it doesn't show up (because it's set to hidden) so it's a bit confusing for the user if he doesn't notice that it's set as hidden on those options.I agree with this. It's particularly been a problem for the "Left Main Panel" column browser. Maybe if a panel has no elements, it should automatically be shown when someone adds an element to it.
- vertical spacing has been increased for [..] the header bars
Occasionally a picture of the composer is displayed.just put a .jpeg file with the same name as the composer in the Thumb sub-folder of the artwork folder configured in Tags(1) preferences
Most of the time in my case blank or "last.fm"
How can the user populate the composer pictures?
- tweaks to the Panel Arrangement dialog (info button that describes what an element does and a couple of visual tweaks)
- vertical spacing has been increased for the left navigator and for the header bars
Autodj selection mode: higher play count preferredplease keep requests on this topic restricted to GUI changes. You should create a new wishlist request for this
- The library filter entries now also have a lot of vertical spacing, which is not needed since they don't have 16x16 icons.i agree about the filters and have changed that. I also made some small adjustment to the header spacing
- Vertical spacing of the header titles is slightly off. (a bit low)
I just updated for the first time in a few weeks. The links in the Now Playing panel now appear in the middle of the artwork, instead of under it.Please post a screenshot as I can't envision what you're saying.
But when you drag it over a 'not-allowed' area, the present lines there are still highlighted and flashing, which makes it all look a bit nervous.its windows doing that
These header bars are a bit thick, and could probably loose some weight.i have removed a couple of pixels
Problem with the links:thats fixed for the next v3 update
Under views configuration, I noticed that selecting the blank field under "fields displayed" isn't permanent (see red arrow in the first pic) after saving a particular custom view. When MB is reloaded, the "fields displayed" returns to whatever is under the "grouping header". The second pic is shows the effect of this behavior. Having a blank virtualtag works, but the albumart doesn't align nicely when "display first few tracks only" is checked.
Yeah, a blank virtualtag kind of works, but it adds an empty row rather than voiding the space leading to the alignment to look a little off.Under views configuration, I noticed that selecting the blank field under "fields displayed" isn't permanent (see red arrow in the first pic) after saving a particular custom view. When MB is reloaded, the "fields displayed" returns to whatever is under the "grouping header". The second pic is shows the effect of this behavior. Having a blank virtualtag works, but the albumart doesn't align nicely when "display first few tracks only" is checked.
I had the same question and was told to try the newest version, which obviously didn't help. I ended up placing the [year] below the artwork and [album duration] on the right-side header.
here's a link to that thread:
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17210.msg101763#msg101763
This has been requested a few times so i have updated the Album and Tracks layout to allow persisting of no fields to the right/ under the picture. Its done for the next updateThanks, I just tested the latest build and if the "fields displayed" is left blank, it stays blank. Thanks!
Where is the Field Layout Editor now? It used to be in: Preferences-->Layout (1)-->Configure Fields. I can't find it now.
Edit > Preferences > Layout (1) > main panel - files: > customize layoutWhere is the Field Layout Editor now? It used to be in: Preferences-->Layout (1)-->Configure Fields. I can't find it now.
It's under Main Panel in Layout. Customize Panel > Configure Fields (at the bottom left)
The field alignment isn't working for podcasts in v3.0 (works in v2.5)What is this?? A thumbnail for ants?!
http://s7.postimg.org/3mepvbu87/Capture1.jpg
The field alignment isn't working for podcasts in v3.0 (works in v2.5)field alignment should be working for the next v3 update
is folder.jpg in the artwork retrieval filter in Tags(1) preferences?Yup. It's first. It's, actually, "Folder.jpg", (captilized) followed by "Folder.*". The media is on my NAS, shared over SMB/CIFS. The file name is, actually, "folder.jpg" (not capitalized). But it's windows, so it doesn't care right? Anyway, it appears in some places so it did pick it up.
How do I get rid of the vertical "Artist" column?I assume you're referring to the Column Browser. Edit > Preferences > Layout (1) > general > Arrange Panels and uncheck Column Browser. Or drag it to the right side.
if you edit the first track in the album, in the artwork tab can you see the picture and if you click Save To, does it show "folder.jpg" as ticked?
Besides not having a shortcut to create a new playlist, the shortcut to copy selected files to the clipboard doesn't work. When I try to paste using my shortcuts nothing happens.Your questions have nothing to do with this thread (GUI Changes for 3.0.) Nor did your previous question. Please create a new topic in the General section so we can keep this thread on point. Be sure to state which version of MB you're using. Thanks.
Help!
open the first track in the album in the tag editor. Go to Artwork tab in the tag editor. Do you see any artwork? If yes, click the "Save To" button in the artwork tab. Is folder.jpg ticked?if you edit the first track in the album, in the artwork tab can you see the picture and if you click Save To, does it show "folder.jpg" as ticked?
Not sure what you mean by ticked, it's a file selection box. Here's how it looks like:
MusicBee v3.0.5863.39113 (Win6.3), 22 Jan 2016 12:33:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qYIaVBtASzTOLSkWsWHZ5vw==.PreFilterMessage(Message& #=qZc37OV$k0jnSfjwPWlgIcw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.ProcessFilters(MSG& msg, Boolean& modified)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.PreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FPreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.RunDialog(Form form)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=qUWre4zWGj9ks10NVIJYHTQ==(MouseEventArgs #=qNgc6tqTpAzRkDIh4zprhoQ==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs #=qQzawoWhMVL3TFk3AulFEZg==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=ql1Mc3YfCdOu3P2CCFrTqZ3V8yY93PTbzR$6eD3YDXKQ=.WndProc(Message& #=qFi1$XiA1IOr_DkpKioQv5A==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.WndProc(Message& #=qcWKB3vry1GvK8h8gyseSGQ==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
Damn, I can't even follow instructions. Here's a screenshot of what you asked for, below.open the first track in the album in the tag editor. Go to Artwork tab in the tag editor. Do you see any artwork? If yes, click the "Save To" button in the artwork tab. Is folder.jpg ticked?if you edit the first track in the album, in the artwork tab can you see the picture and if you click Save To, does it show "folder.jpg" as ticked?
Not sure what you mean by ticked, it's a file selection box. Here's how it looks like:
22/01/2016 04:57:13 PM - 6.3.9600.0 - 3.0.5863.39113 - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.#=qYIaVBtASzTOLSkWsWHZ5vw==.PreFilterMessage(Message& #=qZc37OV$k0jnSfjwPWlgIcw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.ProcessFilters(MSG& msg, Boolean& modified)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.PreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FPreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeApplication.#=q0e1l1pFQTJPLOKwW66ANlg==(String[] #=qAPNqrTiUvPtJiBFu1oAKZg==)
got an error, no idea how to reproduce though. was listening shoutcast radio in one tab and had visualiser opened in another tab. and then suddenly got this:those should all be fixed for the next v3 update
also few bugs i have found:
clicking on the blue area brings this dropdown which should not be the case,
but clicking on the radio text brings the correct dropdown:
I'm experiencing some weird behavior when it comes to album art. I drop a folder.jpg with the music files but sometimes the startup scan doesn't pick them up.i think this is a "timing" bug (I am assuming this bug happens only some of the time when new files are added) and although i cant be completely sure until its used for a while i think it should be fixed. The file rescan is a "too clever" optimisation that meant the artwork cache was not refreshed. Both changes are in the next v3 update
the Send To -> File Rescan never picks up the album art.
When the startup scan does work, I sometimes end up with album art not being displayed everywhere, like in the screenshot below.
A few additional comments. In the instance of this happening captured, above, refreshing (F5) didn't help. Also, removing the album from the playlist and adding it again didn't help either. I think this worked better in v2.5.
There's a typo on the Equiliser & DSP button under Player Preferences:thats fixed for the next update
I began testing the beta and I'm liking it. However i encountered a bug or a wrong setting of mine but can't understand which is it; it is the huge space shown on the image (red contour) between the album_artist view thumbnails and left sidebar. I changed skin, opened left bar and panel and also changed the thumb's size but the space it still there.can you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
1. Visual glitch when pressing "refresh";1 is fixed for the next update
2. Starting with version 3.0.5862 Now playing bar to be reset when changing the rating;
I'm having a issue with artwork size in Album and Tracks view.for the next v3 update i have reduced the minimum size down to something similar
On 2.5 I could resize the artwork by changing the width of the Artwork column header. You can still do so in 3.0 but, the minimum size for the artwork is much larger than in 2.5.
Am I missing something or this resizing limit is part of the GUI redesign?
Sometimes when I click a song, the player freezes and won't react. (and it won't crash either). The only thing I can do is kill the process in task manager and start musicbee again. No error log either.could you send me your settings file (help/support/view settings)
I've been using it for a month now, and has happened 3 times to me.
Something's gone terribly wrong with this latest update (3.0.5865): Searches come up empty or with albums grouped under the wrong album artist. Some examples.i would say the change thats probably causing this was in yesterdays release as well. This should probably fix your issue:
You can see in the screenshots below that I group by album artist and search is setup to search all library and all fields.
Something's gone terribly wrong with this latest update (3.0.5865): Searches come up empty or with albums grouped under the wrong album artist. Some examples.i would say the change thats probably causing this was in yesterdays release as well. This should probably fix your issue:
You can see in the screenshots below that I group by album artist and search is setup to search all library and all fields.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
v3.0.5865Files need to be selected so MB knows what to copy.
If I choose Copy Files to Organised Folder I get the message "No selected files" though the main panel list of tracks changes according to the selected playlist. This should proceed without having to manually select files right?
In Preferences | Plugins, if I click Configure button for theater mode, I get the message "Display a customisable theater mode view". Same as MB2.5. Is this intended or to be addressed later?Very few of the "Configure" buttons for plugins do anything. Most just provide a version number. The one notable exception is the Additional Tagging Tools plugin.
I've been using 3.0 and so far I'm absolutely loving it. Nice work Steven!
I've noticed that in Artwork/Album Covers view that the ability to group by album artist has disappeared. Will this be returned?
Thanks.
when the "playing tracks" panel (right sidebar for me) is empty, it is not possible to drag and drop tracks.its working fine for me, except for when using Album and Tracks layout which throws an error. Is that what you mean?
when the "playing tracks" panel (right sidebar for me) is empty, it is not possible to drag and drop tracks.its working fine for me, except for when using Album and Tracks layout which throws an error. Is that what you mean?
i cant reproduce this. Firstly can you try using todays version. If it still happens, can you confirm what your screen DPI value is (96, 120, 150, etc)My screen DPI is set to 120. I guess "3 cycles later" was a poor phrase to use. I meant that switching to different autoplaylists progressively shrinks the album art and number of tracks displayed (rows essentially get squished). Here's a video demonstrating this issue on 3.0.5866: http://youtu.be/aUHnIUUsqrM
and what do you mean by "3 cycles later"
v3.0.5865Files need to be selected so MB knows what to copy.
If I choose Copy Files to Organised Folder I get the message "No selected files" though the main panel list of tracks changes according to the selected playlist. This should proceed without having to manually select files right?
@ssri,I can confirm, from my end, that the shrinking row bug [Youtube] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUHnIUUsqrM) has been fixed. What did you find in your end?
could you try this version for the nullsoft decoder
it also possibly addresses the issue of the shrinking artwork but i cant be sure your issue is the same as the one i found
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
With 3.0.5865, when going between autoplaylists (Album and Tracks view) after autosizing it, the rows get squished (see attached pic). I understand there's a feature request to allow autosize columns to be permanent, but isn't this taking it a bit too far? ;) On a separate note, when attempting to resize the column, oftentimes the column slides the opposite direction of the mouse cursor.
It is fixed in 3.0.5866 (for me): http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipWith 3.0.5865, when going between autoplaylists (Album and Tracks view) after autosizing it, the rows get squished (see attached pic). I understand there's a feature request to allow autosize columns to be permanent, but isn't this taking it a bit too far? ;) On a separate note, when attempting to resize the column, oftentimes the column slides the opposite direction of the mouse cursor.
I can confirm this.
Bug report:if you dont have any artwork for an artist then MB will retrieve one picture only when that setting is enabled
Compact Setting/Preferences retrieving Artist Image even if disable.
Reproduce:
1) Open Preferences
2) Layout (2)
3) Configure Panel (Compact Player)
4) Disable "retrieve web pictures" under Artist Picture
5) Ctrl+1 or go into compact mode
6) MusicBee will connect to the internet to retrieve artist picture (if you don't have it cache or in your artist picture folder).
MB3 v3.0.5866:i can confirm this bug but its not something MB is controlling - it must be something to do with the interaction between the .net library and windows. So it probably wont be fixed.
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?
Hello, In this Beta 3 how could I customizate the size from the -Preference window- I get stuck on it cause the font and window are too big in this one for my PC.I cant see the buttons change, save or cancel. Thank Youwhat resolution is your screen set to (eg. 1024x768)
I can't drag the title of the current song anymore. Is that intentional?i have now added support for that in v3
I began testing the beta and I'm liking it. However i encountered a bug or a wrong setting of mine but can't understand which is it; it is the huge space shown on the image (red contour) between the album_artist view thumbnails and left sidebar. I changed skin, opened left bar and panel and also changed the thumb's size but the space it still there.although i cant be sure, its probably fixed for the next update. If it still happens then i would need your v3 settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
http://imgur.com/qa6QEq7
I realize that but my point is that when using "Copy Files to Folder", MB makes the selection automatically from the playlist and doesn't complain that I didn't select any files. Seems "Copy Files to Organised Folder" would have the same behavior for consistency. It's also very intuitive that if I don't select files, I want the entire playlist involved.the next v3 update should handle right clicking on playlists in the left navigator better
the Panels Configuration panel has gotten more precision when dragging elements between panes.i figured out how to stop the flashing which is done for the next v3 update along with a few minor tweaks to the panel arrangement dialog
When you drag an element to an 'allowed' area, it is looking quite clear and precise now.
But when you drag it over a 'not-allowed' area, the present lines there are still highlighted and flashing, which makes it all look a bit nervous.
Since the mouse cursor is already transformed into a 'stop' or 'forbidden' symbol, and the vertical DropAreaIndicator's absence at those locations should also be clear, this additional highlighting and flashing of the lines where you can not drop the element is a bit superfluous and makes a nervous impression.
i figured out how to stop the flashing which is done for the next v3 update
I got this error when playing in the "Now Playing" tab. I see the artist doesn't have a picture.that should be fixed for the next update
Thanks for the hard work.I got this error when playing in the "Now Playing" tab. I see the artist doesn't have a picture.that should be fixed for the next update
In Mini Player mode there is a setting bug: I wanted to turn off the spectrum visualisation. At first it didn't make any effect - with the option "show spectrum visualisation" unticked + apply & save the Mini Player still showed the spectrum.thats fixed for the next update
Then I switched to the narrow mode and once again to the wide mode - and it turned out that the spectrum is gone, however with all other butttons and functions except the cover and rating fields. It looks like this:
OK. Looks like there's been some improvement with the layout editor. But I'm not still convinced about its usability as it still looks way complicated for what it actually does.
- Where the selected element can go is now clearly guided (maybe the red indicators could immediately show up upon a click on any panel before dragging), but there's no visual cue about what elements can be dragged into a specific panel. Maybe clicking a panel could indicate movable elements with some visual cue, then people won't have to try every element.
- If you click on any of "available elements", that moves to the left. But hard to find out where it went. That moved element could be highlighted just as an indicator.
- How about replacing "Panel Settings" with an (gear-shaped) icon and removing "No Settings"? That would make things quite less complicated.
- I noticed now library explorer can be placed right to thumbnail browser, and column browser can't be placed left to thumbnail browser. Doesn't that conflict with their filtering hierarchy? I can see some people might enjoy that zigzag type filtering, but at least offer an option to filter from left to right like previous versions.
Here's a thought for a couple of changes...
How about replacing "Panel Settings" with an (gear-shaped) icon and removing "No Settings"? That would make things quite less complicated
- Where the selected element can go is now clearly guided (maybe the red indicators could immediately show up upon a click on any panel before dragging), but there's no visual cue about what elements can be dragged into a specific panel. Maybe clicking a panel could indicate movable elements with some visual cue, then people won't have to try every element.yes i agree and will implement that
- If you click on any of "available elements", that moves to the left. But hard to find out where it went. That moved element could be highlighted just as an indicator.yes i agree and will implement that
- How about replacing "Panel Settings" with an (gear-shaped) icon and removing "No Settings"? That would make things quite less complicated.not sure about this one - can you do a mockup? I am imagining it wouldnt look very good. I like the balance the current way has but equally i agree "No Settings" and a ... button isnt ideal.
- I noticed now library explorer can be placed right to thumbnail browser, and column browser can't be placed left to thumbnail browser. Doesn't that conflict with their filtering hierarchy? I can see some people might enjoy that zigzag type filtering, but at least offer an option to filter from left to right like previous versions.i wont 100% rule this out but there are some problems with that
i figured out how to stop the flashing which is done for the next v3 update along with a few minor tweaks to the panel arrangement dialog
-I feel the "playing tracks", as an element, should be called "playing tracks list" -it's just less confusing in my opinion. It is called 'now playing list' in [Preferences>Now Playing], (settings for this element are located here) and I think it should be called 'playing tracks list' here as well, for the sake of consistancy. Also in the 'elements' list in [Preferences>Panels Configuration] it should be called 'playing tracks list. I just feel consistancy in naming is important for learning and ease of navigation.yes i agree
-In the 'Now Playing' panel, I'd like the 'track information' option to display the information from the 'track information' settings, instead of the fixed fields displayed currently.it was intentional in order to keep the height minimal so the visualiser bar lines up in certain configurations. If i was to make it configurable, it would be its own configuration but not promising that
-In the 'Now Playing' settings, I think the 'show track information' option should not be listed under the 'playing tracks' heading. It is a separate element and this doesn't make sense, imo.not sure i understand what you are looking to acheive with that
-In the 'Now Playing' panel, I'd like the 'track information' option to display the information from the 'track information' settings, instead of the fixed fields displayed currently.Makes sense.
it was intentional in order to keep the height minimal so the visualiser bar lines up in certain configurations. If i was to make it configurable, it would be its own configuration but not promising that-In the 'Now Playing' settings, I think the 'show track information' option should not be listed under the 'playing tracks' heading. It is a separate element and this doesn't make sense, imo.I just saw it as an organizational issue. I don't think settings for one element (track information) should be listed under the header of a different/separate element (playing tracks). No biggie though.
not sure i understand what you are looking to acheive with that
As a new user, I found all the "Now Playing" options to be confusing. I feel that "Now playing" should be used to describe the view/panel listed in the navigation panel only. The tab in the 'Preferences' list needs a name change ("Playback"?) and the 'now playing list' should be called 'playing tracks list', as should any other header/description for the 'playing tracks list' element.
- How about replacing "Panel Settings" with an (gear-shaped) icon and removing "No Settings"? That would make things quite less complicated.not sure about this one - can you do a mockup? I am imagining it wouldnt look very good. I like the balance the current way has but equally i agree "No Settings" and a ... button isnt ideal.
- How about replacing "Panel Settings" with an (gear-shaped) icon and removing "No Settings"? That would make things quite less complicated.not sure about this one - can you do a mockup? I am imagining it wouldnt look very good. I like the balance the current way has but equally i agree "No Settings" and a ... button isnt ideal.
i figured out how to stop the flashing which is done for the next v3 updateYou never give up ;-)
-I feel the "playing tracks", as an element, should be called "playing tracks list" -it's just less confusing in my opinion. It is called 'now playing list' in [Preferences>Now Playing], (settings for this element are located here) and I think it should be called 'playing tracks list' here as well, for the sake of consistancy. Also in the 'elements' list in [Preferences>Panels Configuration] it should be called 'playing tracks list. I just feel consistancy in naming is important for learning and ease of navigation.yes i agree
How about aiming for more of a WYSIWYG configuration panel:
How about aiming for more of a WYSIWYG configuration panel:
And perhaps we could loose the 'stack' check boxes.
An option could be that if you drag an element on top of an existing element (instead of above or below it), it could get stacked with that element, displaying some 'joint' indicator:
And perhaps we could loose the 'stack' check boxes.
An option could be that if you drag an element on top of an existing element (instead of above or below it), it could get stacked with that element, displaying some 'joint' indicator:
Not sure that's better than the current tick box. Also there are two ways of stacking.
The limitation of the current stacking is you can't use different ways of stacking in different panels.
If there's a way with less visual clutter that supports different ways of stacking in different panels, that'd be great.
The more advanced configuration of stacking could probably be reached by a configuration button, and, what I would prefer, also at right-clicking the header bar where the stacks are present.
How about aiming for more of a WYSIWYG configuration panel:Hell, v3 has been in alpha since October and personally I don't think it's fair to Steven to start requesting major GUI changes now that the public beta has been launched. Especially since most of the people (myself included) have been using v3 since the beginning.
(http://i.imgur.com/YK7YnS8l.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/YK7YnS8.png)
You could remove the checkboxes in that view. Disabling an element is as simple as dragging it away.How about aiming for more of a WYSIWYG configuration panel:Hell, v3 has been in alpha since October and personally I don't think it's fair to Steven to start requesting major GUI changes now that the public beta has been launched. Especially since most of the people (myself included) have been using v3 since the beginning.
(http://i.imgur.com/YK7YnS8l.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/YK7YnS8.png)
HOWEVER!! This layout definitely meets the criteria of "a picture is worth a thousand words." The layout is brilliant. Even a first time user should be able to understand what's what.
Hell, v3 has been in alpha since October and personally I don't think it's fair to Steven to start requesting major GUI changes now that the public beta has been launched. Especially since most of the people (myself included) have been using v3 since the beginning.
HOWEVER!! This layout definitely meets the criteria of "a picture is worth a thousand words." The layout is brilliant. Even a first time user should be able to understand what's what.
If you analyze this wysiwyg panel, and compare it with the current one, I think that almost all of the mechanics behind it are already in place, and now working quite well.Yes, all good points.
To me it feels like a logical step and moment to now bring it up one more level, from having great working mechanics, and transferring that to an even easier interface.
So I am assuming (yes, a dangerous thing to do), that this would be a less immense overhaul for Steven to do than you might think it is.
You could remove the checkboxes in that view. Disabling an element is as simple as dragging it away.
Come to think of it, I should have added them to the 'available elements' too. I think it is quite smart that you can just click on them there, and MusicBee will then automatically place that element in a default and 'sensible' panel.
Since the matter of confusing options is discussed here, there's something that bugged me for ages in the settings and I've been working around it. Sure, I could've experimented a bit and figured it out but I didn't want to mess about. It's the artwork storage settings. Here's what's unclear to me:The "super-set" of options may be slightly different as the first option copies the picture to folder.jpg in one of MB's cache directories and the latter copies the cover to the album folder. There are definitely use-cases for both. As for the "link to the original picture," good question. I initially thought that it automatically links to the cover in my albums folder determined by the "album cover search rules," but I have "link to original ..." unchecked. Hmmmm. Maybe it links to the cover art URL from cover art providers?
(http://i.imgur.com/iuSwTld.png)
//Edit:I think you meant you would like the panel to either ignore the aspect ratio of the cover (this could lead to ugly results) or detect the dimensions of the resized and place the information below accordingly.
Below an example where auto resizing of the track information would be welcome
(http://joolee.nl/images/MusicBee-Autoresize.png) (http://joolee.nl/images/MusicBee-Autoresize.png)
Some things I noticed:its a bug that will be fixed
- Why is the green encircled item there and not to the right, above the panel it refers to?
- What is the difference between the green and the red items? They both refer to the same panel but link to different setting windows. Can't the red button be integrated in the submenu of the green item?The Track Information header is there mostly for consistency. Its also possible other items will be added to its drop-down menu
- In the "Dark-Metro" skins at least, the red button has a little arrow to the right, indicating you get a submenu when you click on it. It links directly to a settings window though.let the skin author know
- Can the "track information" panel be made to resize automagically so the Lyrics window always gets the most possible screen estate? (orange)probably no
- The changing cursor to indicate you can resize the right sidebar is very unstable. You can click to resize over an area of about 10 pixels but the cursor only seems to change for a single pixel and most of the times, it doesn't change at all when I hover slowly over the area. Clicking to resize always changes the cursor though.i cant reproduce any issue. Is it just the Now Playing panel this happens?
The "Stack" tickboxes (red) don't seem to get saved. Also, I don't really understand the green settings, but that might be because I can't test it.I cant reproduce any issues. Infact the default config should stack the lyrics and artist bio
With "highlight playing track in the main panel" option enabled, if you switch from Tracks or Album &Tracks view to Album Cover or Artists View, the main panel doesn't highlight playing track unlike v2.5.thats fixed for the next update
Since the matter of confusing options is discussed here, there's something that bugged me for ages in the settings and I've been working around it. Sure, I could've experimented a bit and figured it out but I didn't want to mess about. It's the artwork storage settings. Here's what's unclear to me:copy to folder.jpg and the organise option are two different things. The default is "Cover.jpg" but can be any file naming template. It just so happens you have decided to change the template to "Folder.jpg" and hence duplicating the other option.
(http://i.imgur.com/iuSwTld.png)
Dunno of it's a bug or intentional behavior:its working fine for me. Which Now Playing layout configuration are you using. It would probably help if you posted a screenshot or PM me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
in Now Playing tab I cannot edit files tags (sfift + mp3).
So when I am in this mode (and with MB3 I am there frequently as it looks very nice) and need to edit tags, I need to find a playlist containing the particular track. Quite inconvenient.
I'd suggest adding this functionality + adding the option to edit tag by a doubleclick on a related tag field in column view (when you're in Now Playing tab + Playlist mode). I'd also be happy if the Playing Tracks (Now Playing tab, Right Sidebar, track details layout) fields were editable (right now there are only artwork, artist and title fields), so that it would be easier f.e. rate tracks from the album without switching any views or tabs (just by having Rating field visible in the Playing Tracks column). It would also be consistent with the regular MB's Playing Tracks options, in which you can set any tag field to be displayed.i dont understand what you are asking for. Maybe when you post the screenshot i will see better what you mean
not sure i agree with this. The reason i went with a vertical orientation is so fhe overall size of the dialog is smaller. In your example it would need to be at least 1000px width, maybe wider and a lot of empty space without fitting the other settings that are already in the existing panel (the "hide" settings, explanatory messages, and the two "stack" options).Come to think of it, I should have added them to the 'available elements' too. I think it is quite smart that you can just click on them there, and MusicBee will then automatically place that element in a default and 'sensible' panel.
Added those:
(http://i.imgur.com/OSMhdHvl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/OSMhdHv.png)
I guess where i will leave this from my side is to make a commitment to revisit it after v3 is done and more use feedback has been given around issues with the current dialog+1
copy to folder.jpg and the organise option are two different things. The default is "Cover.jpg" but can be any file naming template. It just so happens you have decided to change the template to "Folder.jpg" and hence duplicating the other option.
"link to original file" just means that any saved artwork will not be re-organised ie. any artwork added from the hard-drive just link to its original location. I am happy to change the text if someone proposes something thats more clear that i agree with
So the super-set thing is accurate, only the default doesn't reflect that. So now, it seems to me that having both options is redundant. Does anybody tick both options and keep a copy of the same image by two different names?yes some people do
I wish there was a way that I could help with all of this, as I've recently found myself on disability with some extra time on my hands. Unfortunately my skills at this sort of thing are pretty limited. Nonetheless, if there's any sort of grunt work I could make myself useful with, I'd be willing.
Qualifier...I right-click on a playlist, the list of files change to the content list of the playlist but nothing in the file list is selected. "Copy Files to Organised Folder" still complains about nothing selected but again if nothing selected, assumption should be entire playlist (which is the behavior with "Copy Files to Folder").I realize that but my point is that when using "Copy Files to Folder", MB makes the selection automatically from the playlist and doesn't complain that I didn't select any files. Seems "Copy Files to Organised Folder" would have the same behavior for consistency. It's also very intuitive that if I don't select files, I want the entire playlist involved.the next v3 update should handle right clicking on playlists in the left navigator better
Qualifier...I right-click on a playlist, the list of files change to the content list of the playlist but nothing in the file list is selected. "Copy Files to Organised Folder" still complains about nothing selected but again if nothing selected, assumption should be entire playlist (which is the behavior with "Copy Files to Folder").thats fixed for the next v3 update
Just to confirm...right-click on playlist in left-sidebar and pick Send To | Folder (Copy) to automatically include the full list of files from the playlist OR make your selection in the file list and right-click on the selection to include just the selected files.Qualifier...I right-click on a playlist, the list of files change to the content list of the playlist but nothing in the file list is selected. "Copy Files to Organised Folder" still complains about nothing selected but again if nothing selected, assumption should be entire playlist (which is the behavior with "Copy Files to Folder").thats fixed for the next v3 update
With "highlight playing track in the main panel" option enabled, if you switch from Tracks or Album &Tracks view to Album Cover or Artists View, the main panel doesn't highlight playing track unlike v2.5.thats fixed for the next update
I am happy to change the text if someone proposes something thats more clear that i agree with
I've noticed many users are not familiar with artwork retrieval setting.
(http://i.imgur.com/jhMFtel.png)
The problem is that it's not easy for ordinary users to get the correct meaning of "album cover search rules" and "Set Retrieval Filter.." because these are technical jargons. And "album cover search rules" could give a wrong impression that it might be about auto-tagging artwork or searching artwork online.
I would propose "album cover display setting (priority order)" and "Set What Picture to Display..." instead.
MB3 v3.0.5866:i can confirm this bug but its not something MB is controlling - it must be something to do with the interaction between the .net library and windows. So it probably wont be fixed.
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?
The only work-around is to apply all the following settings:
- untick Select Skin/Skin Window Borders
- in the panel layout, menu below caption bar and tabs below caption bar
MB3 v3.0.5866:i can confirm this bug but its not something MB is controlling - it must be something to do with the interaction between the .net library and windows. So it probably wont be fixed.
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?
The only work-around is to apply all the following settings:
- untick Select Skin/Skin Window Borders
- in the panel layout, menu below caption bar and tabs below caption bar
I'm having the same issue as the OP's except I'm running Windows 10 Pro and hiding taskbar on the right side. Those two settings don't make any differences.
I suspect this has something to do with v3 as v2.5 has no problem unhiding taskbar (and I remember 2.5 worked fine on Windows Vista & 7 too).
Although I do agree its a more natural and possibly more intuative, but at this point i dont have the energy or inclination to be making substantial changes.
I guess where i will leave this from my side is to make a commitment to revisit it after v3 is done and more use feedback has been given around issues with the current dialog
I am happy to change the text if someone proposes something thats more clear that i agree withA while ago I made a suggestion not about those text but adjacent setting:I've noticed many users are not familiar with artwork retrieval setting.
I'm having the same issue as the OP's except I'm running Windows 10 Pro and hiding taskbar on the right side. Those two settings don't make any differences.v2.5 used a different and non-standard approach to window handling and MB had more control over handling for some scenarios. V3 is controlled more by windows and as far as i am concerned its a windows bug when using custom frames. In any case i may have another look at this as i realise there is a workaround but its not straight-forward and i might not do it
I suspect this has something to do with v3 as v2.5 has no problem unhiding taskbar (and I remember 2.5 worked fine on Windows Vista & 7 too).
In any case i may have another look at this as i realise there is a workaround but its not straight-forward and i might not do it
Not sure if it's supposed to be like this, but the compact player for v3 seems to zoom and cut off the album cover when viewed full screen.if this is still the case, can you PM me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
To give as less as options to users, "stack" tickbox could show up only when needed.i did the first yesterday
The screenshot above shows the tickbox for left main panel where ticking does nothing.
Also, when only two elements are listed under a panel, ticking one element should force tick the other too, vice versa for unticking, since ticking only one element means nothing.
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The wording for the second option of stack "ticked elements are stacked on top of each other and viewable by clicking a selector button" is not clear (especially "stacked on top of each other" which could sound vertically stacked). Maybe it could be just "ticked elements are viewable by clicking a selector button on the panel header".
I've noticed many users are not familiar with artwork retrieval setting.I see your point about the existing wording. However i am not happy with the proposal. Those settings determine which pictures will be linked to the music file.
(http://i.imgur.com/jhMFtel.png)
The problem is that it's not easy for ordinary users to get the correct meaning of "album cover search rules" and "Set Retrieval Filter.." because these are technical jargons. And "album cover search rules" could give a wrong impression that it might be about auto-tagging artwork or searching artwork online.
I would propose "album cover display setting (priority order)" and "Set What Picture to Display..." instead.
for the wording, maybe others can chip in. For me, your proposal doesnt make clear what stacking does. The wording used to be "overlayed" instead of "stacked". I think the word overlay is less ambiguous but some felt people wouldnt know what it meant
I casually mentioned this a few days ago...still related with Send To | Folder (Copy) | Copy Files to Folder. When copied, why is each filename prefixed with a number? Filenames should not be changed without user input. If I want to copy files into a different folder, the number assigned to each file isn't necessarily the same with each copy and so future copies don't match up with the same files resulting in a mess. Maybe prompt user about the prefix?please keep posts in this topic related to v3 GUI changes
There's a bug with the section headings of stacked elements.thats fixed for the next update
However, when the buttons are consolidated into one button, this happens:thats fixed for the next v3 update
(http://i.imgur.com/Bt7tzpU.jpg)
^ Even with no visual buttons in the red area, I am still not able to move the window by click-dragging in the red area. It's as if part of the caption bar is still allocated for the now-invisible buttons.
I would propose "album cover display setting (priority order)" and "Set What Picture to Display..." instead.I see your point about the existing wording. However i am not happy with the proposal. Those settings determine which pictures will be linked to the music file.
Maybe "Set the displayed pictures" and "Edit List..." for the button?
i did the first yesterday
for the wording, maybe others can chip in. For me, your proposal doesnt make clear what stacking does. The wording used to be "overlayed" instead of "stacked". I think the word overlay is less ambiguous but some felt people wouldnt know what it meant
i will let this sit a while and see what else is proposedfor the wording, maybe others can chip in. For me, your proposal doesnt make clear what stacking does. The wording used to be "overlayed" instead of "stacked". I think the word overlay is less ambiguous but some felt people wouldnt know what it meant
As I said, the problem arises from "top of each other" part which could give a wrong impression of vertical placing of each element (no ticks for this and it's not "stacked"). Whatever "stack" means, I think the difference here is just how to select another stacked element, either by tab or by selector button.
Album Cover view now highlights playing track, but Artists view only shows album list of playing artist.its the same with v2.5 and not straight-forward to implement so i will not address this issue at least for the near term
actually i can see whats going on. In MB3 i made a change so it fills the available area rather than leaving a gap as in v2.5Not sure if it's supposed to be like this, but the compact player for v3 seems to zoom and cut off the album cover when viewed full screen.if this is still the case, can you PM me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
for the wording, maybe others can chip in. For me, your proposal doesnt make clear what stacking does. The wording used to be "overlayed" instead of "stacked". I think the word overlay is less ambiguous but some felt people wouldnt know what it meant
As I said, the problem arises from "top of each other" part which could give a wrong impression of vertical placing of each element (no ticks for this and it's not "stacked"). Whatever "stack" means, I think the difference here is just how to select another stacked element, either by tab or by selector button.
i will let this sit a while and see what else is proposedfor the wording, maybe others can chip in. For me, your proposal doesnt make clear what stacking does. The wording used to be "overlayed" instead of "stacked". I think the word overlay is less ambiguous but some felt people wouldnt know what it meant
As I said, the problem arises from "top of each other" part which could give a wrong impression of vertical placing of each element (no ticks for this and it's not "stacked"). Whatever "stack" means, I think the difference here is just how to select another stacked element, either by tab or by selector button.
One more try with sleepless's suggestion:
"ticked elements get grouped together and choosable by clicking a selector button"
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes and changes as stated above
Bug report:
Compact Setting/Preferences retrieving Artist Image even if disable.
Reproduce:
1) Open Preferences
2) Layout (2)
3) Configure Panel (Compact Player)
4) Disable "retrieve web pictures" under Artist Picture
5) Ctrl+1 or go into compact mode
6) MusicBee will connect to the internet to retrieve artist picture (if you don't have it cache or in your artist picture folder).
MusicBee 3 will not start for me, after latest patch..http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Looks like no work is done with splitting settings for Album Cover view and Artists view. For instance, "fields displayed" setting is only needed for Album Cover view and it doesn't need "configure expanded panel" setting. And they seem to share the same settings if applied to both, which could be better if saved differently.
Also, current splitting between the two views is just based on whether it's grouped by album or artist. But album cover view could also be grouped by artist or composer as long as it only displays album covers. Then it could offer some new views like presenting album covers grouped by artist without artist image:
(http://i.imgur.com/FvUzezR.png)
How do you have it so the artist is split up with album artwork? Thanks.
Using this version but these bug is not fixed.i already answered this and its intended behaviorBug report:
Compact Setting/Preferences retrieving Artist Image even if disable.
Reproduce:
1) Open Preferences
2) Layout (2)
3) Configure Panel (Compact Player)
4) Disable "retrieve web pictures" under Artist Picture
5) Ctrl+1 or go into compact mode
6) MusicBee will connect to the internet to retrieve artist picture (if you don't have it cache or in your artist picture folder).
Not sure the new wording "don't copy (the source picture is displayed)" is clearer than the previous "link to the original picture".yep - i am still not happy with the wording either. I will probably remove the option all together as the artwork storage settings is mostly about how downloaded artwork should be saved. The one exception i can think of is the artwork storage settings are used when manually adding artwork already on your drive but in that case i will change the handling to automatically be set to "link to source image"
I'd prefer the previous wording. BTW there's a typo with the new wording.
Now playing assistant launched from mini player has problem drawing tracks if you scroll rapidly back and forth.i tried this from the mni-player but cant reproduce so far. Was it the Artists/ Albums or Genres tab you used?
Try double click a track, scroll up, double click another track, scroll down, play another one...
then you get this jumbled image:
Now playing assistant launched from mini player has problem drawing tracks if you scroll rapidly back and forth.i tried this from the mni-player but cant reproduce so far. Was it the Artists/ Albums or Genres tab you used?
Try double click a track, scroll up, double click another track, scroll down, play another one...
then you get this jumbled image:
There's an issue with "View: Show Compact Player" hotkey.that should be fixed for the next v3 update
In compact player mode, if you open caption bar button menu, another hotkey is shown for "Switch to Main Player" command though your hotkey still works. But if you start MB in compact player mode, your hotkey minimizes MB instead of switching to main player. Reassigning the hotkey makes no differences.
still not able to reproduce. I dont want to spend much more time on this one but one thing i was wondering. Does it happen in the Playing Tracks list if you expand that from the mini-playerNow playing assistant launched from mini player has problem drawing tracks if you scroll rapidly back and forth.i tried this from the mni-player but cant reproduce so far. Was it the Artists/ Albums or Genres tab you used?
Try double click a track, scroll up, double click another track, scroll down, play another one...
then you get this jumbled image:
Any tab. As long as a track is playing, just scrolling up and down jumbles track list.
Sometimes when I click a song, the player freezes and won't react. (and it won't crash either). The only thing I can do is kill the process in task manager and start musicbee again. No error log either.could you send me your settings file (help/support/view settings)
I've been using it for a month now, and has happened 3 times to me.
which panel view were you using (track details, album and tracks, album artwork or artists) and do you literally mean you just single click on a track or do you mean double click to initiate playback?
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes and changes as stated above
How can I change the look of the library explorer in 3.0?
In 2.5 it looks like this: -
http://i.imgur.com/hPRFu58.jpg
The entire list fits on the screen with room to spare.
In 3.0 it looks like this and has a scrollbar as the list doesn't fit on the screen: -
http://i.imgur.com/uMGfHQG.jpg
Is there any way to make it just a basic list like in 2.5? Is there any way to be able to expand each genre to see the artists, like in 2.5?
Thanks!
The Artwork (Selected) display does not properly follow the selection once a track has been selected and is in lowlight mode. GIF: http://i.imgur.com/VhiVvOh.gifYou probably should add "v" to the end of your link to convert it to html5 for faster loading
A couple of issues:
I can't rate tracks from the playlist view since I switched to 3.0
There's no more button to switch between "selected tracks" and "now playing" in the "now playing sidebar"
You can do this by using the menu at the top of the track details section (Look for the little arrow)I can't see what you're referring to.
I can only see this when I'm the the now playing view, otherwise I see the same as you guys.
It fixed the placement of the "Track information" part but I still can't switch to "selected tracks" :'
Could it be that a header bar is accidentally dragged out of view vertically?Hmmm, nope. (http://i.imgur.com/ZED8oxC.png)
I'm a bit late to the party, and maybe haven't read your issue good enough yet, but if you click the arrow, you don't get this: ?Not if I am in "Now Playing". Check the previous screenshots.
(http://i.imgur.com/oyqxMUtl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/oyqxMUt.png)
if you click the arrow, you don't get this: ?Not if I am in "Now Playing". Check the previous screenshots.
There's a bug with the section headings of stacked elements.
When multiple elements are stacked on top of each other, clicking on anywhere right to the section headings on panel header bar switches the displayed element to another stacked element. But section headings never change. At that point, if you move the mouse on that headings, you get something like this:
(http://i.imgur.com/EK7y04r.png)
I don't see the setting either when in now playing tab. Probably an oversight unless it's intended.
I often want to check tracks or do stuff from my Now Playing "playlist". I used to work fine in 2.5.I don't see the setting either when in now playing tab. Probably an oversight unless it's intended.
I am not sure the OP was using the Now Playing tab? At least I can't find a way to get 'Track Information' showing at all in that tab.
And, wouldn't it also be contradicting to be in the 'Now Playing' tab, and having an option for 'selected' there?
It seems logical that all the info in that tab should be limited to 'now playing'.
Try "playlist" view of now playing tab.
v2.5 had that setting and there's nothing illogical to have it here as it's just like you have a playlist open.
There seems to be a small change in behavior of Artist & Album links from Track Information panel (working as the link to Library Filter).i have changed the behavior to be consistent with v2.5
I wonder if it's a designed changed in MB. Here's what I mean:
1. in MB2 clicking Artis/Album always showed the tracks of this filter from the whole library. No matter in which playlist or pannel u where. Always all tracks of the particular artist or album were shown.
2. in MB3 it is connected with the Search node. If the playlist/tab has "entire library" search node on, then Artist&Album filter tracks from the whole library. However, with "local node only" on, it filters out tracks from the current playlist.
I must admit I strongly prefer the MB2 behavior, seems to be more logic and intuitive.
- The hotkey's now working fine. But still "Switch to main player" command shows another one. With a fresh installation, it shows no hotkey for that command even though one is assigned.the hotkey to restore the main player panel is missing from the list in the hotkey preferences but would have still remained active from a 2.5 upgrade. Thats fixed.
- The mini player issue is fixed. But there's another one. "automatically close this window" setting doesn't work.that should be fixed for the next update
The Artwork (Selected) display does not properly follow the selection once a track has been selected and is in lowlight mode. GIF: http://i.imgur.com/VhiVvOh.gifthat should be fixed for the next update
Why does the speaker icon on sidebar player always show 10, not 100, at full volume even with enough space?that should be fixed for the next update
Can't intentionally reproduce, but occasionally get this kind of glitch on status bar.that should be fixed for the next update
(http://i.imgur.com/lJMoIiq.png)
I think it happens when resized window gets maximized, but not 100% sure.
Also, now playing right sidebar has the same bug that I reported before:that should be fixed for the next update
And another small bug:that should be fixed for the next update
Now Playing Panel, PLaylist view. Right sidebar showing Bio+Lyrics in a stack:
a) when stack option is set to stack on top of eachother, it works and you can switch between Lyrics & Bio
b) when stacked elements are shown as tabs, the tabs are not working, right sidebar shows only lyrics, clicking on Bio gives no effect
With these settings, it is possible to drag the 'stacked' header bar completely down and out of view.that should be fixed for the next update
(http://i.imgur.com/jEjGIf3s.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/jEjGIf3.png)
Was that patch for the drag to highlight issue? Doesn't appear to fix it in my case...No. It was for the fixes that Steven stated were fixed or should be fixed.
- fixes as stated above
Hey Steven, having just a slight problem with the latest version. (3.0.5871) On 2.5, the 'playing tracks' on the right sidebar allowed a drag to select feature. Trying this same feature on this version isn't allowing the same thing, unfortunately. Am I missing a setting somewhere?do you mean "playback follows cursor" ?
is it possible to have a separate window (dockable) for lyrics ? Will be usefull.
I prefer to have lyrics on another screen like TV. Its more readable.
yes thanks i havn't seen floating windows. Hum I love this great software.
MusicBee v3.0.5871.38703 (Win6.3), 29 Jan 2016 21:18:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.ObjectDisposedException: Safe handle has been closed
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at Microsoft.Win32.Win32Native.ResetEvent(SafeWaitHandle handle)
at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.Reset()
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.TheatrePanel.Suspend()
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.CreatePanel(Rectangle initialBounds, String parameters)
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I guess in MB3 there is no indicator of how many tracks (and total time) there are in the in the now playing playlist. It was present in MB2. Or do I miss something?as with v2.5, the duration doesnt show once its > 1 day (24 hours)
Sorting problem in Now Playing.i cant reproduce this but i am probably not doing exactly what you are doing. Could you post a screenshot as that might help (with the two albums selected and so i can see the NP list)
If I add a single album with play now, no shuffle, the album is sorted by album and track. However, if I add two or more albums (still no shuffle), NP is sorted by track... all 01 tracks, then all 02 tracks etc. It's fixed by choosing custom sorting in the pull down menu, but I have to do this each time I add albums to NP.
got an error in the latest version:assuming you were using (or about to use) the theater mode plugin with landscapes then the bug should be fixed for the next v3 update
yeah, i was trying to use theater mode radio view on the now playing panel and got this error.got an error in the latest version:assuming you were using (or about to use) the theater mode plugin with landscapes then the bug should be fixed for the next v3 update
In my Inbox tab, I have the view set to albums and tracks, with the option "display first few tracks" selected.its working fine for me and i dont see how it could not be selecting all files. Can you reconfirm this
When I click on the artwork (or ctrl-a) to select the tracks to auto tag, it only selects (and tags) the displayed tracks (not the ones that need to be expanded to be displayed)
If I disable the "display first…" option then MB will select all the tracks
also a bug, in the now playing panel tab even if i choose the hide the right sidebar it does not work, though it works properly for the left sidebar.thats a bit strange. It works fine for me. Perhaps you had the playing tracks list docked in the right main panel?
- Can you add a hotkey for "View: Toggle Show Now Playing Bar"? v2.5 had the hotkey, but now you have to access panel editor every time you want to show and hide the bar.thats done for the next update
- Track Info element's context menu always shows "customize panel" command except when it's docked at now playing bar. Very inconvenient to adjust settings and web links from now playing bar.
- Somebody lately pointed out the various and confusing usage of "now playing". I was confused when started using MB a few years ago, but that'd be more of the case to new v3 users because now playing list is now called "playing tracks" on the header but most settings still call it the "old" term. Some updating is needed for preferences settings and hotkey commands.
yeah i do had that pinned. The panel Configuration duologue clearly states that Override for current MusicBee tab, so i assume every tab panel can be configured separately(since it works in visualizer tab)also a bug, in the now playing panel tab even if i choose the hide the right sidebar it does not work, though it works properly for the left sidebar.thats a bit strange. It works fine for me. Perhaps you had the playing tracks list docked in the right main panel?
yeah i do had that pinned. The panel Configuration duologue clearly states that Override for current MusicBee tab, so i assume every tab panel can be configured separately(since it works in visualizer tab)would you mind sending me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) - make sure the bug is in effect when you start MB and get the settings file
would you mind sending me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) - make sure the bug is in effect when you start MB and get the settings filesent.
thats done for the next update
Sorting problem in Now Playing.i cant reproduce this but i am probably not doing exactly what you are doing. Could you post a screenshot as that might help (with the two albums selected and so i can see the NP list)
If I add a single album with play now, no shuffle, the album is sorted by album and track. However, if I add two or more albums (still no shuffle), NP is sorted by track... all 01 tracks, then all 02 tracks etc. It's fixed by choosing custom sorting in the pull down menu, but I have to do this each time I add albums to NP.
In my Inbox tab, I have the view set to albums and tracks, with the option "display first few tracks" selected.its working fine for me and i dont see how it could not be selecting all files. Can you reconfirm this
When I click on the artwork (or ctrl-a) to select the tracks to auto tag, it only selects (and tags) the displayed tracks (not the ones that need to be expanded to be displayed)
If I disable the "display first…" option then MB will select all the tracks
Default sorting in library and NP is set to "album artist - year - album". When choosing "play now", this is how it looks in NP.i also need to see the main panel where you selected the 2 albums from (I am assuming you select the files then right click/ Play Now)
In the dropdown box for sorting, no sorting is selected in NP (after albums are added).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkbruios0l32v2k/np_sort.jpg?dl=0
Just moved 12 files to my monitored folder. The inbox shows 8 files, with "4 more files" expanded menu thing. If I click on the image, or ctrl-a it will only select the 8 displayed files. As soon as i click on the "4 more", the rest are automagically selected too. Seems on my install ,as long as there are files not being shown, they don't get selected.can you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
Default sorting in library and NP is set to "album artist - year - album". When choosing "play now", this is how it looks in NP.i also need to see the main panel where you selected the 2 albums from (I am assuming you select the files then right click/ Play Now)
In the dropdown box for sorting, no sorting is selected in NP (after albums are added).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkbruios0l32v2k/np_sort.jpg?dl=0
Here it is. Selected the two albums and added with "play now" Shuffle disabled.thats exactly what i did. I guess it will be something to do with your settings then, so could you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7960vx7njmiwe2/playnow.jpg?dl=0
Here it is. Selected the two albums and added with "play now" Shuffle disabled.thats exactly what i did. I guess it will be something to do with your settings then, so could you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7960vx7njmiwe2/playnow.jpg?dl=0
Default sorting in library and NP is set to "album artist - year - album". When choosing "play now", this is how it looks in NP.you have your playing tracks panel sorted by the disc-track# column.
In the dropdown box for sorting, no sorting is selected in NP (after albums are added).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkbruios0l32v2k/np_sort.jpg?dl=0
Default sorting in library and NP is set to "album artist - year - album". When choosing "play now", this is how it looks in NP.you have your playing tracks panel sorted by the disc-track# column.
In the dropdown box for sorting, no sorting is selected in NP (after albums are added).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkbruios0l32v2k/np_sort.jpg?dl=0
I think its a bug that MB persists any sorting for the playing tracks panel ie. it should always default to the natural order of the playlist so i will fix that.
In the interim just right click on the header bar/ Sort By/ Playlist Order
i still cant reproduce this even with your settings so i will leave it unsolved. I did however find the opposite bug, where the hidden files continue to remain selected when they should not be. Thats fixed for the next updateIn my Inbox tab, I have the view set to albums and tracks, with the option "display first few tracks" selected.its working fine for me and i dont see how it could not be selecting all files. Can you reconfirm this
When I click on the artwork (or ctrl-a) to select the tracks to auto tag, it only selects (and tags) the displayed tracks (not the ones that need to be expanded to be displayed)
If I disable the "display first…" option then MB will select all the tracks
Just moved 12 files to my monitored folder. The inbox shows 8 files, with "4 more files" expanded menu thing. If I click on the image, or ctrl-a it will only select the 8 displayed files. As soon as i click on the "4 more", the rest are automagically selected too. Seems on my install ,as long as there are files not being shown, they don't get selected.
found a bug in Playing Track panel.which skin is that?
i am using this: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=10884.0 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=10884.0)found a bug in Playing Track panel.which skin is that?
Previous versions of MB had a minimum width for each panel when resized, but v3 seems to have no limit. I just enlarged main panel to both ends, and now there's no way to show both sidebars even using hotkeys.there should be a minimum size enforement and trying now its still there. I guess its something specific to your settings, so could you PM me a link to them
I don't believe so. For example, say I have 4 songs on the "playing tracks" section, and I wanted to rearrange two of those without using ctrl or similar method. Before, you were able to just drag and select with the mouse like two songs, and then they would be selected and draggable. Hopefully that's a bit clearer? I've also included a mixtape webm link to clarify: https://my.mixtape.moe/isvskq.webmHey Steven, having just a slight problem with the latest version. (3.0.5871) On 2.5, the 'playing tracks' on the right sidebar allowed a drag to select feature. Trying this same feature on this version isn't allowing the same thing, unfortunately. Am I missing a setting somewhere?do you mean "playback follows cursor" ?
otherwise i dont know what you mean
Just tried with a fresh installation, and that was the same. Try dragging right side border of main panel to outside the MB window, then right sidebar is gone.i have put in handling to recover on startup if a panel is less than the minimun size. It might stop the bug as well but i havent been able to find any circumstance (including the method you describe using your settings) to be able to test to confirm that.
try again with the latest version. As mentioned i cant reproduce to test this so its guesswork
Made the jump last night and starting to get a feel for the layout and options. I have my Main Panel layout listed by Artists and when I double-click on an Artist with multiple albums, I'm trying to get it to fill up the panel with each album cover by that Artist in the Panel like my setup with MB2. Instead, it just shows the Artist again with the first album cover displayed and a bunch of blank space in the panel. I can select the artist and then the albums are shown horizontally below, but I prefer to have the panel filled with album selections. If I change the view to Albums that works, but then when I go back to the full library, all of the albums in the library are shown instead of just being listed/grouped by Artist.
Made the jump last night and starting to get a feel for the layout and options. I have my Main Panel layout listed by Artists and when I double-click on an Artist with multiple albums, I'm trying to get it to fill up the panel with each album cover by that Artist in the Panel like my setup with MB2. Instead, it just shows the Artist again with the first album cover displayed and a bunch of blank space in the panel. I can select the artist and then the albums are shown horizontally below, but I prefer to have the panel filled with album selections. If I change the view to Albums that works, but then when I go back to the full library, all of the albums in the library are shown instead of just being listed/grouped by Artist.i dont understand what you mean. I suggest you post a link to a screenshot of your MB2 setup and your MB3 setup so i can see the issue. If you are using the beta from a week ago, i suggest you download the latest patch as a lot of bugs have been fixed, and unzip it into the folder where MB is installed
i still cant reproduce this even with your settings so i will leave it unsolved. I did however find the opposite bug, where the hidden files continue to remain selected when they should not be. Thats fixed for the next updateJust moved 12 files to my monitored folder. The inbox shows 8 files, with "4 more files" expanded menu thing. If I click on the image, or ctrl-a it will only select the 8 displayed files. As soon as i click on the "4 more", the rest are automagically selected too. Seems on my install ,as long as there are files not being shown, they don't get selected.In my Inbox tab, I have the view set to albums and tracks, with the option "display first few tracks" selected.its working fine for me and i dont see how it could not be selecting all files. Can you reconfirm this
When I click on the artwork (or ctrl-a) to select the tracks to auto tag, it only selects (and tags) the displayed tracks (not the ones that need to be expanded to be displayed)
If I disable the "display first…" option then MB will select all the tracks
edit:
actually select all wasnt always working as expected - thats fixed for the next update. Selecting a picture should always have worked though
I've just noticed that in 3.0 you can't drag the progressbar button to any desired position of the progressbar, the cancel symbol appears and music stops playing. Is this behaviour intended or is it a bug?
3.The color is skin dependent. More than likely that was overlooked when the skin was created. Which skin are you using? Try another skin
The elapsed song part in the Wave Bar is looking differently in the top panel (yellow) and in the right sidebar (grey). Why not applying the same color convention?
4.Again, the color of the wavebar is skin dependent. I would guess that you're not using the same skin in v3 and v2.5. It looks like you're using MusicBee3 default skin for v3 and MusicBee default for 2.5. I just tested them both and the yellow part of the wavebar is exactly the same color.
The yellow part in the Wave Bar in the top panel is looking differently in v2.5 and in v3.0. Is that change being intentional? I find the yellow color too flashy in v3.0.
5.The song is no longer highlighted because it is no longer playing. As the menu option states "highlight playing track ..."
I have configured MusicBee to colorize the song currently played in the Now Playing:
Consider this scenario:
c) I restart MusicBee... the song that I was playing is no more highlighted in purple. So I can't quickly see which song it will start when I will press the play button.
Note that we cannot "Stop" a playlist, as there is no "Stop" button in MusicBee, but just a "Play/Pause" button (which is a good design, I think).You can easily configure a Hotkey and/or a toolbar button to stop playback.
Note that we cannot "Stop" a playlist, as there is no "Stop" button in MusicBee, but just a "Play/Pause" button (which is a good design, I think).You can easily configure a Hotkey and/or a toolbar button to stop playback.
Holding Shift will turn the pause button into a stop button.Oh yeah - I forgot about that. Holding shift while hovering over the pause button.
Thanks phred.As I said, it's more than likely an oversight. Steven would need to make the change to the default skin once he has the time.
3.
I use the standard MusicBee3 skin. I think this is the default skin for MusicBee3 after a new installation.
Maybe it will be good to standardize the yellow coloring in the 2 wave bars in the default skin (useful for new users).
When clicking in the header for the "play" column, it generates an error. In v2.5 it was used to select all tracks.
(http://7.t.imgbox.com/Ugx8oAdV.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/Ugx8oAdV)
MusicBee v3.0.5873.35247 (Win6.3), 31 janv. 2016 1:26:
Here's what I see when I open MB2:Made the jump last night and starting to get a feel for the layout and options. I have my Main Panel layout listed by Artists and when I double-click on an Artist with multiple albums, I'm trying to get it to fill up the panel with each album cover by that Artist in the Panel like my setup with MB2. Instead, it just shows the Artist again with the first album cover displayed and a bunch of blank space in the panel. I can select the artist and then the albums are shown horizontally below, but I prefer to have the panel filled with album selections. If I change the view to Albums that works, but then when I go back to the full library, all of the albums in the library are shown instead of just being listed/grouped by Artist.i dont understand what you mean. I suggest you post a link to a screenshot of your MB2 setup and your MB3 setup so i can see the issue. If you are using the beta from a week ago, i suggest you download the latest patch as a lot of bugs have been fixed, and unzip it into the folder where MB is installed
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
My preference would be the MB2 view shown above that fills the Main Panel up with all of the Aerosmith albums in my library.
I've re-opened MB3 and I'm getting yet a different view when I double click on an artist:Here's what I see when I open MB2:Made the jump last night and starting to get a feel for the layout and options. I have my Main Panel layout listed by Artists and when I double-click on an Artist with multiple albums, I'm trying to get it to fill up the panel with each album cover by that Artist in the Panel like my setup with MB2. Instead, it just shows the Artist again with the first album cover displayed and a bunch of blank space in the panel. I can select the artist and then the albums are shown horizontally below, but I prefer to have the panel filled with album selections. If I change the view to Albums that works, but then when I go back to the full library, all of the albums in the library are shown instead of just being listed/grouped by Artist.i dont understand what you mean. I suggest you post a link to a screenshot of your MB2 setup and your MB3 setup so i can see the issue. If you are using the beta from a week ago, i suggest you download the latest patch as a lot of bugs have been fixed, and unzip it into the folder where MB is installed
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB2.0_zpsimcl4m9q.jpg
Here's what I see when I double-click on an artist (ex. Aerosmith) in MB2:
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB2.0%20albums_zpszir7eqep.jpg
Now in MB3, when I double-click on an artist this is what I see:
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB3.0%20after%20double%20click%20artist_zpsxbsq7qhr.jpg
My preference would be the MB2 view shown above that fills the Main Panel up with all of the Aerosmith albums in my library.
I've just noticed that in 3.0 you can't drag the progressbar button to any desired position of the progressbar, the cancel symbol appears and music stops playing. Is this behaviour intended or is it a bug?I havent encountered that. Would you mind posting a screenshot so i can see where you mean and let me know the skin as well (or send me a link if its in development)
When clicking in the header for the "play" column, it generates an error. In v2.5 it was used to select all tracks.thats fixed for the next update
Here's what I see when I open MB2:The way it should be working is MB defaults to Album and Tracks layout when you first drill down into an artist. You can change the layout to Artists or any other layout in the drill-down view. This setting is not persisted, so on the next restart the drill-down should revert to Album and Tracks. For the next update i have changed it so MB remembers the layout used on drill-down. There is also a bug where the layout used on drill-down overwrites the parent layout if you exit MB with the dtill-down active. Thats fixed.
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB2.0_zpsimcl4m9q.jpg
Here's what I see when I double-click on an artist (ex. Aerosmith) in MB2:
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB2.0%20albums_zpszir7eqep.jpg
Now in MB3, when I double-click on an artist this is what I see:
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag200/superstartim19/Musicbee/Capture%20MB3.0%20after%20double%20click%20artist_zpsxbsq7qhr.jpg
My preference would be the MB2 view shown above that fills the Main Panel up with all of the Aerosmith albums in my library.
Received this error randomly while browsing "upcoming releases".thats fixed for the next update
On Recommendations node, when I select any of Top Artists I get this by scrolling down to the bottom and then scrolling up.although i cant reproduce the behavior in your screenshot i am able to detect an internal inconsistency when images are first cached - thats fixed now. So hopefully thats the same as the issue you found
http://i.imgur.com/dsbAHB8.png
Always reproducible, but if I select the same artist again, this never happens. Probably something to with handling image cache.
I don't seem to understand: is V3.0 a new interface, ie layout changes only, or will MB as such receive changes? Thank you!
Thank you,
is there a changelog for v3.0 posted somewhere?
In v2.5, it was possible to "Update Play Order". I didn't find this in v3.0.I have added that back in to v3 for the next update
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?This should be addressed for the next v3 update. But only for skinned window borders. I have tested this on windows7 and windows10 and would appreciate confirmation its working ok from anyone who has reported this issue
MB3 v3.0.5874:On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?This should be addressed for the next v3 update. But only for skinned window borders. I have tested this on windows7 and windows10 and would appreciate confirmation its working ok from anyone who has reported this issue
although i cant reproduce the behavior in your screenshot i am able to detect an internal inconsistency when images are first cached - thats fixed now. So hopefully thats the same as the issue you found
This should be addressed for the next v3 update. But only for skinned window borders. I have tested this on windows7 and windows10 and would appreciate confirmation its working ok from anyone who has reported this issue
set the header bar -> main menu "As Button" and tabs bar "below caption bar"
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?This should be addressed for the next v3 update. But only for skinned window borders. I have tested this on windows7 and windows10 and would appreciate confirmation its working ok from anyone who has reported this issue
On Win7, my taskbar is at the bottom of my screen, and set to auto-hide. When MB's main window is maximized and focused, it prevents the taskbar from being brought up by moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen where the taskbar is. I'm guessing there's something in MB that's trying to force it to be top-most window when focused?This should be addressed for the next v3 update. But only for skinned window borders. I have tested this on windows7 and windows10 and would appreciate confirmation its working ok from anyone who has reported this issue
Taskbar Auto-Hide is now working for me when MusicBee is maximized.
Coogan
Yes it does. Steven had originally suggested part of the work-around was "- in the panel layout, menu below caption bar and tabs below caption bar", so I went back to my original settings to verify the fix worked for my preference.set the header bar -> main menu "As Button" and tabs bar "below caption bar"
It works for me regardless of those settings on Windows 10. Can you test it?
I'm on Win7 x64 and it seems consistent for me. (MB3 v3.0.5874).Taskbar Auto-Hide is now working for me when MusicBee is maximized.Windows 7 x64: Autohide does not work (consistently) for me.
When clicking in the header for the "play" column, it generates an error. In v2.5 it was used to select all tracks.thats fixed for the next update
I don't believe so. For example, say I have 4 songs on the "playing tracks" section, and I wanted to rearrange two of those without using ctrl or similar method. Before, you were able to just drag and select with the mouse like two songs, and then they would be selected and draggable. Hopefully that's a bit clearer? I've also included a mixtape webm link to clarify: https://my.mixtape.moe/isvskq.webmi have added support for drag and select. This mode is activated when you start the mouse drag on an unselected and blank area of the panel.
Oh, to clarify because my webm seems to communicate otherwise, dragging the songs to new positions in the queue works, just not multi-selection dragging.
The last update does indeed select all tracks... but another click on the same location does not unselect all selected tracks like it was done in v2.5.thats addressed for the next update
In the right sidebar when you have album cover element the image fits there nicely, but when you have track detail with artwork there is that small but unnecessary padding. it would look better if there is no padding for the artwork, but only for the tack infos(or even give us the option of overlaying the info, or only show info on mouseover ;)).i have made this change for the next update, so the artwork in the track info panel now fills the entire panel width (when configured that way). However i am not fully commited to this and if others say they dont like it i might undo this change
I'm kind of weary of this change, but I'm willing try it out first to see how it looks. Everything is nicely aligned with the text:In the right sidebar when you have album cover element the image fits there nicely, but when you have track detail with artwork there is that small but unnecessary padding. it would look better if there is no padding for the artwork, but only for the tack infos(or even give us the option of overlaying the info, or only show info on mouseover ;)).i have made this change for the next update, so the artwork in the track info panel now fills the entire panel width (when configured that way). However i am not fully commited to this and if others say they dont like it i might undo this change
The way it should be working is MB defaults to Album and Tracks layout when you first drill down into an artist. You can change the layout to Artists or any other layout in the drill-down view. This setting is not persisted, so on the next restart the drill-down should revert to Album and Tracks. For the next update i have changed it so MB remembers the layout used on drill-down. There is also a bug where the layout used on drill-down overwrites the parent layout if you exit MB with the dtill-down active. Thats fixed.What I'm trying to achieve is "Artist" layout when I first open, and then if I double click on an artist, I get the "Album Cover" layout instead of the Album and Tracks layout. Even with the latest update, if I change the first drill down from Album and Tracks layout to Album Cover, when I go back to the top level, it is now showing Album Cover, but I want the top level to show always show Artist.
If thats not the behavior you experience then i would need a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
I think it would be really awesome if the view menu at the top left of the main panel would show a tooltip stating which custom view (if any) you have applied.+1
What I'm trying to achieve is "Artist" layout when I first open, and then if I double click on an artist, I get the "Album Cover" layout instead of the Album and Tracks layout. Even with the latest update, if I change the first drill down from Album and Tracks layout to Album Cover, when I go back to the top level, it is now showing Album Cover, but I want the top level to show always show Artist.yes you are right - its not working when the drill-down is the Albums layout (or custom views). Both issues are addressed for the next v3 update
I'm kind of weary of this change, but I'm willing try it out first to see how it looks. Everything is nicely aligned with the text:thats how i feel as well. I think i will undo the change
(http://1.t.imgbox.com/mjnQRseG.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/mjnQRseG)
I'm quite fond of how the track details tab is at this moment save for the slight cutting off of any text at the bottom of the panel for long comment sections (my max row span is 900 lines), but that's a minor detail with a workaround consisting of padding the bottom of the panel with other items like file properties, ratings, etc.
I think it would be really awesome if the view menu at the top left of the main panel would show a tooltip stating which custom view (if any) you have applied.
I still don't think artist picture cropping, wherever it occurs - now playing, compact player, artist pictures..., works as well in 3.0 as it did in 2.5.MB3 tries to ensure the panel is always filled so it depends on what scaling you are using for the MB panel. Of course some pictures dont fit so well. Maybe post a screenshot so i can see a bad example
Is the old 1152 x 864 (4:3 ratio) scaling reference still being used?
Most screens are 16:9 ratio these days (although 16:10 is the preferred ratio).
I still don't think artist picture cropping, wherever it occurs - now playing, compact player, artist pictures..., works as well in 3.0 as it did in 2.5.MB3 tries to ensure the panel is always filled so it depends on what scaling you are using for the MB panel. Of course some pictures dont fit so well. Maybe post a screenshot so i can see a bad example
Is the old 1152 x 864 (4:3 ratio) scaling reference still being used?
Most screens are 16:9 ratio these days (although 16:10 is the preferred ratio).
Looks like it's working with the new patch. Thanks!What I'm trying to achieve is "Artist" layout when I first open, and then if I double click on an artist, I get the "Album Cover" layout instead of the Album and Tracks layout. Even with the latest update, if I change the first drill down from Album and Tracks layout to Album Cover, when I go back to the top level, it is now showing Album Cover, but I want the top level to show always show Artist.yes you are right - its not working when the drill-down is the Albums layout (or custom views). Both issues are addressed for the next v3 update
Also, the word "Equalizer" is misspelled: on the window header is shows "Equaliser" - with an s instead of a z.The spelling is correct for UK English. Which is where Steven is from.
I believe there is an American English language file availableOh, I see. I had checked the language setting and saw it said "English". Didn't realize that meant English UK. But now I see there's an "English (US)" selection.
Highlighted playing track for main panel setting has never worked with color text. If you're not gonna support it, that color text option should be removed. People keep asking about that.
Highlighted playing track for main panel setting has never worked with color text. If you're not gonna support it, that color text option should be removed. People keep asking about that.
I may not understand what you saying. In the Now Playing panel, the currently played track can have a colored text (and if find this very useful).
Highlighted playing track for main panel setting has never worked with color text. If you're not gonna support it, that color text option should be removed. People keep asking about that.I beg to differ. It's worked for me in 2.5 and continues to work in 3.0. See this recent post with screenshot http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17385.msg103603#msg103603
Highlighted playing track for main panel setting has never worked with color text. If you're not gonna support it, that color text option should be removed. People keep asking about that.I beg to differ. It's worked for me in 2.5 and continues to work in 3.0. See this recent post with screenshot http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17385.msg103603#msg103603
Highlighted playing track for main panel setting has never worked with color text. If you're not gonna support it, that color text option should be removed. People keep asking about that.
I may not understand what you saying. In the Now Playing panel, the currently played track can have a colored text (and if find this very useful).
I said "main panel" setting, the second one, which is a known issue for long: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=11354.msg69271#msg69271
I believe the issue is that when you select 'color text', the main panel does not jump to that track. So if the playing track is somewhere out of view (somewhere up or down in a long list), the panel does not jump to it.thats exactly right. Trying now its the same with v2.5.
It does when you have 'select track' instead of 'color text'.
I believe the issue is that when you select 'color text', the main panel does not jump to that track. So if the playing track is somewhere out of view (somewhere up or down in a long list), the panel does not jump to it.thats exactly right. Trying now its the same with v2.5.
It does when you have 'select track' instead of 'color text'.
For v3, i will change it so MB does jump to the track
For v3, if you change it so MB does jump to the track, please add an option to be able to disable this feature, otherwise we will no more be able to browse/edit/manage our library freely during play (it will constantly jump at each song change).yes i agree and you reminded me why it was done the way it was
I think the actual implementation is consistent:
- "coloring track" doesn't jump to the track
- "selecting track" jumps to the track (the same thing if we use the up/down keys to change selection: it jumps to the selection => this is a good design)
Came across this error, steps to reproduce;thats fixed for the next update
Open a new tab while the sidebars are hidden, create a new playlist from the auto-opened left sidebar.
2.i cant reproduce this. Can you check the error log (help/ support/ view error log) and see if there is an entry at the time it happened
When right-clicking on a Windows explorer folder and then clicking on "Play with MusicBee", the audio files doesn't load and an error message is displayed :
(http://t.imgbox.com/iEONd50W.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/iEONd50W)
If I do the same from an audio files selection, it works.
I think the actual implementation is consistent:yes i agree and you reminded me why it was done the way it was
- "coloring track" doesn't jump to the track
- "selecting track" jumps to the track (the same thing if we use the up/down keys to change selection: it jumps to the selection => this is a good design)
2.i cant reproduce this. Can you check the error log (help/ support/ view error log) and see if there is an entry at the time it happened
When right-clicking on a Windows explorer folder and then clicking on "Play with MusicBee", the audio files doesn't load and an error message is displayed :
(http://t.imgbox.com/iEONd50W.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/iEONd50W)
If I do the same from an audio files selection, it works.
very good, very good...got me scared there for a moment the main panel was going to be jumping all around lol...having the option -excellent!For v3, if you change it so MB does jump to the track, please add an option to be able to disable this feature, otherwise we will no more be able to browse/edit/manage our library freely during play (it will constantly jump at each song change).yes i agree and you reminded me why it was done the way it was
I think the actual implementation is consistent:
- "coloring track" doesn't jump to the track
- "selecting track" jumps to the track (the same thing if we use the up/down keys to change selection: it jumps to the selection => this is a good design)
I can easily reproduce it. Here are the entries generated (I don't know why 2 similar lines are generated in ErrorLog.dat):i will need your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
In the player controls (which is in the "top panel" in my setting), if I grab the volume slider marker and drag it to raise the volume, but then before I release the mouse button I continue to drag over to the Equalizer and DSP settings icon, and THEN release the mouse button, the Equalizer and DSP settings window will pop open. (The volume is correctly maximized however.)those are fixed for the next update
And, once the Equalizer and DSP settings window is open, clicking the icon in the player controls again won't close the window like in MB 2.5. (Not sure if that was intentional behavior for MB3.)
Now Playing panel, Playlist view: hitting Enter does not work, it actually stops the music instead of playing selected track.thats fixed for the next v3 update
EDIT: same bug in Artist Picture view (playlist in the right sidebar).
2.using the version from yesterday?
I had the thumbnail browser panel on the right of this sidebar, and was able to drag it completely to the left, and removed it out of sight (under the left sidebar), and could not drag it back anymore.
2.using the version from yesterday?
I had the thumbnail browser panel on the right of this sidebar, and was able to drag it completely to the left, and removed it out of sight (under the left sidebar), and could not drag it back anymore.
For v3, if you change it so MB does jump to the track, please add an option to be able to disable this feature, otherwise we will no more be able to browse/edit/manage our library freely during play (it will constantly jump at each song change).yes i agree and you reminded me why it was done the way it was
I think the actual implementation is consistent:
- "coloring track" doesn't jump to the track
- "selecting track" jumps to the track (the same thing if we use the up/down keys to change selection: it jumps to the selection => this is a good design)
When right-clicking on a Windows explorer folder and then clicking on "Play with MusicBee", the audio files doesn't load and an error message is displayed :thats fixed for the next update
Sent by PMI can easily reproduce it. Here are the entries generated (I don't know why 2 similar lines are generated in ErrorLog.dat):i will need your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
Possible bug;
With the thumb browser displaying "sort album artist" (which is strangely hidden under 'custom tags'), no artist pictures are loaded at all.
Sort Album Artist is a custom tag. But that doesn't help with the artist picture problem. :)
Possible bug;i guess it might not be obvious it is actually a custom tag. For the artist pictures, i assume whats going on is MB is looking for "Beatles, The" and doesnt find any image matches, so i would need to put in some handling for that
With the thumb browser displaying "sort album artist" (which is strangely hidden under 'custom tags'), no artist pictures are loaded at all.
I have both Track Information (Details) and Artist Picture stacked (as tabs) in the right sidebar. Everything displays properly in the right sidebar when I click on Track Information (Details), but nothing shows when I click on Artist Picture. It just refuses to show and collapses everything from below up to the top. Am I missing something? Thanks!thats fixed for the next update.
I ran into some wonkiness last night with the Playlists. I have many of my playlists in folders. I was trying to create a new auto-playlist within an existing folder. I right-clicked on the folder name, then selected New-->New Auto-Playlist. This brought up a dialog box where I could name my new auto-playlist. Within seconds, this dialog box disappeared before I could actually type a name, and it took me to the settings box for that new auto-playlist. So I went ahead and set the parameters for the new auto-playlist and hit Save. Then I checked my playlists and the new auto-playlist that I just created did not exist.if you have your left sidebar hidden then that bug should have been fixed in yesterday's update
I can't rate tracks from the playlist view. small screencast (youtube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RDaNVSpDyw)are you using the version from yesterday?
are you using the version from yesterday?If I'm in the Now Playing tab using the Playlist view, I have the same issue. And yes, I'm using build 5876.
if so, what do you mean by "playlist view" - in your video you are doing this in the search results and that works fine for me
If I'm in the Now Playing tab using the Playlist view, I have the same issue. And yes, I'm using build 5876.very strange. If you send me your settings file i will take a look some more (help/ support/ view settings file)
when you try to rate a slected track in playlist(with medium artwork), the star aligns to the top, which shouldn't be the case, same for the + sign with genre.thats fixed now - usual download link
thanks :)when you try to rate a slected track in playlist(with medium artwork), the star aligns to the top, which shouldn't be the case, same for the + sign with genre.thats fixed now - usual download link
I ran into some wonkiness last night with the Playlists. I have many of my playlists in folders. I was trying to create a new auto-playlist within an existing folder. I right-clicked on the folder name, then selected New-->New Auto-Playlist. This brought up a dialog box where I could name my new auto-playlist. Within seconds, this dialog box disappeared before I could actually type a name, and it took me to the settings box for that new auto-playlist. So I went ahead and set the parameters for the new auto-playlist and hit Save. Then I checked my playlists and the new auto-playlist that I just created did not exist.if you have your left sidebar hidden then that bug should have been fixed in yesterday's update
Thanks!I have both Track Information (Details) and Artist Picture stacked (as tabs) in the right sidebar. Everything displays properly in the right sidebar when I click on Track Information (Details), but nothing shows when I click on Artist Picture. It just refuses to show and collapses everything from below up to the top. Am I missing something? Thanks!thats fixed for the next update.
The differences is that still you can make sidebars disappear temporarily but resizing a bit instantly recovers sidebars. Previously it didn't. Maybe you could consider not allowing any panels to disappear by resizing other panels.
i guess it might not be obvious it is actually a custom tag. For the artist pictures, i assume whats going on is MB is looking for "Beatles, The" and doesnt find any image matches, so i would need to put in some handling for that
I just noticed a bug with the latest version - playlists refuse to display artist view, all other views are fine.
Can anyone else confirm? I'll send my settings file.
On the subject of 'sort album artist', if you have some spare moments could you look at the column browser?i cant see anything wrong. When using Sort Artist or Sort Album Artist, MB first uses any override entered into the relevant custom tag. If its blank, then MB applies the "ignore prefixes" rule to the artist or album artist. So "The Future Sound of London" becomes "Future Sound of London, The"
When displaying this field in conjunction with 'ignore prefixes' the behavior is inconsistent compared with the main panel.
The problem I have is prefixes such as 'The...' are not being ignored when 'sort album artist' is used, but this only applies to the column browser, the main panel is able to sort/group and recognize prefixes correctly at the same time.
i cant see anything wrong. When using Sort Artist or Sort Album Artist, MB first uses any override entered into the relevant custom tag. If its blank, then MB applies the "ignore prefixes" rule to the artist or album artist. So "The Future Sound of London" becomes "Future Sound of London, The"
Is it not doing that for you? I suggest you check if any value has been entered into the custom tag first
I can't rate tracks from the playlist view. small screencast (youtube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RDaNVSpDyw)you have disabled "enable direct editing of tags in the main panel" in the Tags(2) preferences.
can you check whether there is a value entered in the Sort Album Artist or Sort Artist tag?
I agree they should be consistent but i would say the bug is in the Artwork panel (assuming you have "The 5th Dimension" as the value in either of the sort custom tags
can you check whether there is a value entered in the Sort Album Artist or Sort Artist tag?
I agree they should be consistent but i would say the bug is in the Artwork panel (assuming you have "The 5th Dimension" as the value in either of the sort custom tags
In my case every artist name containing a prefix has a custom sort album artist tag set, this serves two purposes; to display the artist name normally (without the prefix at the end), and to group similarly named artists together for convenience. It occurs to me I might be using the field contrary to the way it was intended to be used.
The differences is that still you can make sidebars disappear temporarily but resizing a bit instantly recovers sidebars. Previously it didn't. Maybe you could consider not allowing any panels to disappear by resizing other panels.This still happens by dragging side borders of left/right main panels & vertical column browser.
1.i have finally been able to reproduce this and should be fixed for the next update
It might be good to limit how small you can drag the left sidebar:
2.
I had the thumbnail browser panel on the right of this sidebar, and was able to drag it completely to the left, and removed it out of sight (under the left sidebar), and could not drag it back anymore.
Yeah, MusicBee will take anything entered in that field as an.override for the normal "$sort" behavior
Album & Tracks view has unnecessary "group by" setting from panel header, which doesn't work understandably.thats now removed for the Album and Tracks layout
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- changes and fixes as stated above
- for the thumb browser panel and for the main panel, when an artist is displayed and there is no artist picture, MB now shows one of the album covers
- also for the thumb browser, when grouped by genre, genre category or custom tags, one of the album covers is displayed is there is no (genre) override picture available
- Say you have 3 tracks with no artist & no album artist and 2 tracks with artist but no album artist.i'm not sure i agree that the two Adele tracks should show in the main as they will also show when you click on Adele. They would not have in 2.5 so i am inclined to correct the main panel filter
Thumbnail browser grouped by album artist shows under "Empty" item only "3 tracks" but correctly displays 5 tracks in the main panel.
- Say you have 3 tracks with no artist & no album artist and 2 tracks with artist but no album artist.i'm not sure i agree that the two Adele tracks should show in the main as they will also show when you click on Adele. They would not have in 2.5 so i am inclined to correct the main panel filter
Thumbnail browser grouped by album artist shows under "Empty" item only "3 tracks" but correctly displays 5 tracks in the main panel.
I did notice a bug with the thumb browser, when you change views in the main panel, sometimes the thumb browser will refresh but it doesn't load all the content properly, for example the pictures won't show until you manually press refresh.i have made a change for this. If you see it happen again after the next update (its available now) then please let me know
I can't rate tracks from the playlist view. small screencast (youtube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RDaNVSpDyw)you have disabled "enable direct editing of tags in the main panel" in the Tags(2) preferences.
However i see that v2.5 allows rating to be set even when that setting is used so i will correct that
1. (MBv3 specific) When minimized to MiniPlayer and when track list in MiniPlayer is shown after resizing and minimizing MB again MiniPlayer won't go back to where it was (bottom right at this time), it's position is shifted up as much as of hight of track list.1. thats fixed for next update
2. At the beginning of gif notice how track position time is not even near the mouse cursor on Wavebar, that issue is present for some time now, no issue on MBv2.5 though.
3. That song is marked as having no lyrics, but in lyrics field next to artist picture it's just blank. It was better on MBv2.5 where in lyrics field stated:
- NO LYRICS if user marked song as such
- NO LYRICS FOUND if status is not clear whether it failed to find lyrics or the song contains none and isn't properly marked by the user
This BLANK is kind of confusing behavior.
And just one question, is there a way to prevent this weired possibility to edit song attributes/tags trough the playing tracks list when slowly double-clicked? It is Windows Explorer behavior, but I think it's not very convenient here, at least not for me. So, if there is no way right now, there should be in the future releases of MB a way of disabling this if user wants to.
A bug I've found…thats been addressed for the next v3 update
using the auto playlists, condition "is any of". when you click the drop down menu to select the ones you want as soon as you click on one, the drop down menu closes.
Q: In Layout(1) -> top panel -> progress bar: Is there suppose to be a difference between "progress bar above play controls" and "progress bar on bottom"?those settings dont apply for bitmap skins. I will put in a warning message
I ask because it appears that "progress bar above play controls" places the progress bar below the play controls - the same as "progress bar on bottom".
Q: In Layout(1) -> top panel -> progress bar: Is there suppose to be a difference between "progress bar above play controls" and "progress bar on bottom"?those settings dont apply for bitmap skins. I will put in a warning message
I ask because it appears that "progress bar above play controls" places the progress bar below the play controls - the same as "progress bar on bottom".
With a certain setup, 1px glitch appears between left sidebar & main panel when on radio or music explorer node: http://i.imgur.com/2Pr4ggB.pngthats fixed for the next update
To reproduce, select library or inbox node and then select radio or music explorer node (PMed settings file).
Just tried a fresh installation of MB3, and it wasn't clear how to make left sidebar permanently show up.i will make a small change so the left and right sidebar hide options always display
If you go to preferences, nothing there to show the sidebar in layout section. Even on panel editor, it's not still obvious how to enable the left sidebar. Tried to add new elements to there, but it doesn't make the sidebar show up. Is it intended for users to open override tab settings and adjust the left sidebar setting to show?
In the 'Now Playing' tab, it's possible to hide/display the left sidebar/navigation panel., but not the right. We can choose to hide/display the 'Now Playing' embedded sidebar from within the settings, but not the right sidebar from the main display. In v2.5 this was possible to do using the 'Playing Tracks' tab:i will probably make this change but it might not be until later next week
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I would really appreciate it if this was possible in v3. It was the only way I found I could display both large rotating album art AND artist pictures together.
I found a little bug. I can't sort by album in the Album and Tracks view, instead it selects all the tracks in my library. All the other sort options (Artist, Title, rating, etc.) work just fine. If I click on any of those and then want to go back to sorting my albums, the only way is to right click where it says Album then Sort By -> Album. This problem does not happen in the Tracks view.That is intended behavior but i will change it so clicking the Artwork column selects all tracks and clicking Album sorts - currently its the other way around
Also consider adding "Arrange Panels" command under View main menu. If I were a new user, that'd be the first place I would check.Yes, I think this is logical.
+1 but instead placed in Edit menu under Preferences (it's like an extension of Preferences)Also consider adding "Arrange Panels" command under View main menu. If I were a new user, that'd be the first place I would check.Yes, I think this is logical.
Q: In Layout(1) -> top panel -> progress bar: Is there suppose to be a difference between "progress bar above play controls" and "progress bar on bottom"?those settings dont apply for bitmap skins. I will put in a warning message
I ask because it appears that "progress bar above play controls" places the progress bar below the play controls - the same as "progress bar on bottom".
As the op pointed out, there's an unnecessary option only in pref/layout(1) section. That option doesn't exist on the context menu of player on top.
I found a little bug. I can't sort by album in the Album and Tracks view, instead it selects all the tracks in my library. All the other sort options (Artist, Title, rating, etc.) work just fine. If I click on any of those and then want to go back to sorting my albums, the only way is to right click where it says Album then Sort By -> Album. This problem does not happen in the Tracks view.That is intended behavior but i will change it so clicking the Artwork column selects all tracks and clicking Album sorts - currently its the other way around
while you can change most of those other options for bitmap skins via the right-click menu, adjusting the font is now a lot more complicated without the preferences option.the change wasnt as i intended. Its fixed for the next update.
- the file save process now checks the fields updated by the tag editor and if its only linked artwork/ custom fields that are not saved to file then MB wont update the file#
the statement i made is incorrect. When editing tags via the tag editor, MB currently doesnt keep track of the specific fields changed and hence updates the file. It should not update the file for linked artwork as that is tracked.- the file save process now checks the fields updated by the tag editor and if its only linked artwork/ custom fields that are not saved to file then MB wont update the file#I just checked this. Editing a custom field (that's set to save to MB db only) value with tag editor still updates file modification date. Did you mean something else?
In the Mini Player, the rating process is not working as expected.i cant reproduce this behavior, so i guess its something with your settings. Can you send them to me
To avoid performance overhead by keeping track of tag changes?the functionality is simply not implemented at this point in time
In the Mini Player, the rating process is not working as expected.i cant reproduce this behavior, so i guess its something with your settings. Can you send them to me
In the Mini Player, the rating process is not working as expected.i cant reproduce this behavior, so i guess its something with your settings. Can you send them to me
Sent by PM
I found this method to reproduce it :although i couldnt reproduce exactly as you say, i did find another issue which is probably the same. So let me know if its still not fixed after the next update
1) Play a playlist of few MP3 having an initial rating to 1 star (maybe this isn't necessary for the test)
2) Switch to Mini Player
3) Switch to another application (Windows Explorer)
4) After 1 or 2 songs played, try to rate the actual song clicking directly to 3 stars on the Mini Player, it won't work. If you click directly on 1, 2, 4 or 5 stars, the rating is working.
column browser no longer has scroll bars (vertical or horizontal configuration)working fine here and i cant think of anything thats been changed. Are you sure its not a skin thing?
column browser no longer has scroll bars (vertical or horizontal configuration)working fine here and i cant think of anything thats been changed. Are you sure its not a skin thing?
column browser no longer has scroll bars (vertical or horizontal configuration)working fine here and i cant think of anything thats been changed. Are you sure its not a skin thing?
As I dislike the new default layout (navigator in the left sidebar) I've tried to recreate MB2.5 layout by moving navigator to left main panel.
another feature enhancement for player contol bar with wave bar. it is great and all but it redraws itself every single time the window resizes. it is really annoying and most of all, for really LONG tracks i have to wait 10second to draw it self and then again when window resizes wait another 10second to redraw itself.
the better way would be first draw the graphics and save it to memory as a bitmap, and then simply scale it along the y axis whenever the window resizes, instead of re-reading the song for the waveinfo.
another thing that could use some love is the spectrum visualizations, it really feels OLD
the better way would be first draw the graphics and save it to memory as a bitmap, and then simply scale it along the y axis whenever the window resizes, instead of re-reading the song for the waveinfo.I think the programming technique would be to suspend repainting of the control until resizing is completed and then let the repaint of the control take place.
My two cents; "album color mix" has a habit of displaying ugly backgrounds and I feel like there's little reason to use it.
just to add to this, if you use the latest patch versions it makes setting the show/hide of the left/right sidebars more obvious when arranging panelsAs I dislike the new default layout (navigator in the left sidebar) I've tried to recreate MB2.5 layout by moving navigator to left main panel.
@ Venthe
Maybe you're just confused by the panel names, but the navigator panel has always been in the leftmost panel. Whether it's called left sidebar, Left Sidebar or Navigator Panel.
The new left main panel is an extension of the main center panel and is designed to give more sorting options for that area.
If you move the navigator back to the left sidebar and don't use the new LMP, then MB3 will be just like MB2.5.
just in reagrds to resizing the wavebar, it is possible to stretch the image to the new size and then recalculate an accurate wave bar. In fact thats the way it used to be done but i recall some complaints about that which is why that functionality was removed. But its possible MB was only stretching and not re-doing the entire image so i will at that
I'm getting near to being done with the GUI changes i had in mind so i will soon be in a position to make a another pass though the various panels
did a little more researchyes that is the case and fixed for the next update
only affecting skins without element id="ColumnBrowser. overrides
MB3, Arsenic (Dark), Tundra Series all work properly
AeroBee, Arsenic don't have the scrollbars
I discovered a bug with the column browser; changing the displayed field does not refresh/update the list header.
Restarting MusicBee fixes the problem.
just to add to this, if you use the latest patch versions it makes setting the show/hide of the left/right sidebars more obvious when arranging panels
Steven, I do realize that both left and right sidebars show on hover, AND athat left and right main panels are (permanently) stuck.
When playing a music file with the progress bar on top and with the main menu as a button, clicking on the part of the progress bar just under the main menu button not only skips to that part of the song, but also opens the main menu itself.
When the player is on the top, i guess it must have been a historical reason for not supporting the progress bar on top. I have removed that restriction so the settings are the same as when the player is on the bottom
One more glitch, probably a newly introduced one from the now playing layout change.i think i fixed that yesterday after i did the release. If it still happens with the next update then let me know (i just tried now and its fine for me)
Switching from large album view to playlist view on now playing tab results in a glitch: http://i.imgur.com/A8XvXWa.png
Another graphical glitch: buttons and search box get misaligned when you move buttons from tabs bar to caption bar. Resizing fixes it.
(http://i.imgur.com/y1kTQJZ.png)
It happens only when MB window is maximized.
Highlight field does not work properly.thats fixed for the next update
Try a rule of "Album=playing track". When playing track changes to another album, highlight remains with the previous album. Resizing or minimizing and restoring window fixes it.
i think i fixed that yesterday after i did the release. If it still happens with the next update then let me know (i just tried now and its fine for me)
thinking about it, its probably a windows10 related issue, so i will check that later
Redownloaded but still happens.its not available yet
Main menu as button, tabs bar below caption bar.thats fixed for the next update
Configure Toolbar setting> from first option to second one
In the main panel with Album and Tracks view and with album fields displayed below artwork (see image) many times when I want to select the album by clicking the album art it changes the album rating. This never happens when the album fields are displayed right of the album art.although i cant reproduce exactly as you say, i can find a flaw in the mouse/ field location logic when fields are below the artwork. So i will say its probably fixed for the next update but if you could confirm after i have made the release then that would be appreciated
Thank you Steven for fixing the progress bar to be on top! However... that introduced a small bug: When playing a music file with the progress bar on top and with the main menu as a button, clicking on the part of the progress bar just under the main menu button not only skips to that part of the song, but also opens the main menu itself.i cant reproduce this. Maybe a screenshot would help so i can take some measurements.
- for the "Now Playing" panel
- you can now customise the details shown in the Track Information panel (click on the Now Playing header button/ Customise Panel)
Could we expect the same customisation optoin for Playing Tracks in the Right Sidebar (so that other fields than artist & title only could be shown)?that panel takes its settings from the Playing Tracks panel used in the normal layout
Playlist view glitch persists. Keep switching between different views on now playing tab leads to the glitch.i cannot reproduce this. I made a further change that i think should ensure it cant happen, so could you redownload the same link
Playlist view glitch persists. Keep switching between different views on now playing tab leads to the glitch.i cannot reproduce this. I made a further change that i think should ensure it cant happen, so could you redownload the same link
Here's a screen snap:Thank you Steven for fixing the progress bar to be on top! However... that introduced a small bug: When playing a music file with the progress bar on top and with the main menu as a button, clicking on the part of the progress bar just under the main menu button not only skips to that part of the song, but also opens the main menu itself.i cant reproduce this. Maybe a screenshot would help so i can take some measurements.
What font do you use and can you give me a rough idea how many pixels below the caption bar this happens?
Is this a bug? The thumb and column browser joint filtering isn't working in both directions.thats as intended
The column browser (on the left) does filter the thumb browser (on the right), but not vice versa.
thats as intended
In the main panel with Album and Tracks view and with album fields displayed below artwork (see image) many times when I want to select the album by clicking the album art it changes the album rating. This never happens when the album fields are displayed right of the album art.although i cant reproduce exactly as you say, i can find a flaw in the mouse/ field location logic when fields are below the artwork. So i will say its probably fixed for the next update but if you could confirm after i have made the release then that would be appreciated
a new Bug with the Wavebar since the last Update.thats fixed for the next update
Additional info: If I click up to 4 pixels below the progress bar, it is accepted as a click in the progress bar. If I move away from the menu button and try clicking in the progress bar, it doesn't activate for the top 4 pixels of the bar. It's acting like the active click area for the progress bar is offset vertically by 4 pixels down.i could have sworn i could reproduce this morning (you are using the musicbee classic skin and window is maximised?)
now that the thumb browser can be placed to the right of the column browser, i agree that when the thumb browser placed to the left of the column browser (when its vertically arranged) should filter the column browser, so i will look to make that changethats as intendedOh, may I ask why? IMHO it defeats the purpose of having the thumb browser on the left.
What about library explorer when it's placed right of thumb browser? Are you gonna change that too?no - its too much effort involved and i dont see a lot of benefit
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fix for the wavebar bug
When playing a music file with the progress bar on top and with the main menu as a button, clicking on the part of the progress bar just under the main menu button not only skips to that part of the song, but also opens the main menu itself.
Yes, and I should add that I've got "Skin Window Borders" checked as well.Additional info: If I click up to 4 pixels below the progress bar, it is accepted as a click in the progress bar. If I move away from the menu button and try clicking in the progress bar, it doesn't activate for the top 4 pixels of the bar. It's acting like the active click area for the progress bar is offset vertically by 4 pixels down.i could have sworn i could reproduce this morning (you are using the musicbee classic skin and window is maximised?)
now i cant and i cant see anything in the code that looks wrong so i will leave this unsolved:'( <- Unrepentant attempt to gain sympathy.
Request (on the subject); to Display information from "Status bar" as shown below:+1
I think it's more convenient, logical and Can completely get rid of the "Status bar".
However that's the space where the horizontal A-Z bar appears. Also where would you relocate the panel buttons (to open/close sidebar panels)? It takes up a tiny amount of vertical space but it's a clean look (imo) compared to jamming those items elsewhere.Request (on the subject); to Display information from "Status bar" as shown below:
I think it's more convenient, logical and Can completely get rid of the "Status bar".
Of course it is better to have it optional, though personally I don't use A-Z bar and "panel buttons" and wanted to see it by default.However that's the space where the horizontal A-Z bar appears. Also where would you relocate the panel buttons (to open/close sidebar panels)? It takes up a tiny amount of vertical space but it's a clean look (imo) compared to jamming those items elsewhere.Request (on the subject); to Display information from "Status bar" as shown below:
I think it's more convenient, logical and Can completely get rid of the "Status bar".
However that's the space where the horizontal A-Z bar appears. Also where would you relocate the panel buttons (to open/close sidebar panels)? It takes up a tiny amount of vertical space but it's a clean look (imo) compared to jamming those items elsewhere.Yes, exactly. My A-Z jump bar is in that space currently.
Currently lowlight-scrollbar gets highlighted only when grabbed. It should highlight whenever the cursor moves around any (invisible) place of scrollbar to help finding it to grab since it's blended into the background.
with regards to the scrollbar default/lowlight elements
if it's not too difficult could you please implement
<element id="ScrollBarBorderNarrowOnly">true</element>
so if you have
<element id="ScrollbarNoArrows">true</element> active
the border attribute will only show when narrow scrollbars are used
Came across this error earlier while using the thumb browser.what steps did you take to remove the contents eg. focus was on the main panel, Select All, then hit the delete button?
I guess it didn't like me removing the contents of a category while it was still open.
what steps did you take to remove the contents eg. focus was on the main panel, Select All, then hit the delete button?
And was it the last category that was deleted?
Was that ScrollBarBorderNarrowOnly setting implemented or not?
4. Would it be so difficult to add some logic to this whole process to fully automate the replay gain values to prevent clipping for both tracks and album values? As it stands now, I typically start with both basis checked and 0dB, then (if necessary) I have to manually adjust the album basis first, then go through each track (that clips) individually adjusting them. Seems like this could be totally automated.
I tried experimenting with the arrangement in the Now Playing Panel. Now it won't open I just get this error:Try temporarily deleting the Theatre Mode plugin and see if you can get MB started. You can simply rename mb_TheaterModePlugin.dll to mb_TheaterModePlugin.dll.OLD. If MB starts then shut it down, remove the .OLD from the plugin and try again.
MusicBee v3.0.5884.37463 (Win6.1), 11 Feb 2016 14:24:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.TheatrePanel.SetBackgroundAlbumRandomLocation()
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.TheatrePanel.SetAlbumCover(String pictureUrl)
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.TheatrePanel.SetCurrentTrackInfo()
Question about deleting files:nothing has been changing around the file deletion handling. You probably dont have "confirm file deletion..." set in first preferences tab. It will give youi the option of deleting from the library only/ deleting from library and computer
I wanted to delete some files physically and simply pressed Del because I thought MB would ask me how to delete the files (library only or pyhsically).
It seems that this works different in MB3x.
Now the files are gone from the library but are still on my hd.
Try temporarily deleting the Theatre Mode plugin and see if you can get MB started. You can simply rename mb_TheaterModePlugin.dll to mb_TheaterModePlugin.dll.OLD. If MB starts then shut it down, remove the .OLD from the plugin and try again.
I've noticed that the Analyze Volume dialog doesn't seem to update while it is operating. Once I hit "Proceed", it runs, never updates, and then closes when it's finished.i cannot reproduce this. Just to be clear are you refering to the dialog window or the status bar ie. the volume analysis dialog is minimised
Question about deleting files:nothing has been changing around the file deletion handling. You probably dont have "confirm file deletion..." set in first preferences tab. It will give youi the option of deleting from the library only/ deleting from library and computer
I wanted to delete some files physically and simply pressed Del because I thought MB would ask me how to delete the files (library only or pyhsically).
It seems that this works different in MB3x.
Now the files are gone from the library but are still on my hd.
please re-read and follow the instructions i provided
Steven, thanks for your reply.
I think something is different though. I get the confirmation question only when pressing Shift + Del not when pressing Del only.
I am pretty shure that this was different in MB 2x.
Maybe I have not found the correct "switch" to set that in the right way?
Speaking about the Analyze Volume dialog, I'd like to request a few changes:it would be best you create a separate wishlist topic otherwise this will just get buried
Noticed the following glitch. Happens in playlists with track view, when I select another track.I am not able to reproduce this. If this is repeatable then could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
It seems the option to hide progress bar in sidebar player is missing. I have wavebar right below the player, so progress bar is an unneeded extra.i have added back in the hide progress bar setting for the next update
Another thing:
Lot of section headers in Preferences dialog are truncated, while other are OK, fe. in General: Application, Notification tray are truncated, File types are OK, and Confirmation is missing a small gap after the header text. When looking at translation, it is not consistent in any way with tabs/spaces around these names.
There is a file organising problem:all working fine here. Can you explain "sometimes doesn't succeed at all"
sending (moving) files to organised folders lasts forever and sometimes doesn't succeed at all.
"highlight playing track in the main panel" with "select track" option doesn't work.
Came across this error earlier while using the thumb browser.
I guess it didn't like me removing the contents of a category while it was still open.
Additional info: If I click up to 4 pixels below the progress bar, it is accepted as a click in the progress bar. If I move away from the menu button and try clicking in the progress bar, it doesn't activate for the top 4 pixels of the bar. It's acting like the active click area for the progress bar is offset vertically by 4 pixels down.
A minor bug. When switching from compact player to main player, the maximized player gets a little bigger.
issue with podcast listing view.
artwork does not seem to get bigger.
If you change the position or add track in "Playing tracks" "remaining time" is displayed incorrectly:
In the library, "status bar" does not display information for the selected file (displays either for all, or several, but not for one):that is the intended behavior
I tried experimenting with the arrangement in the Now Playing Panel. Now it won't open I just get this error:i have put in handling if any theatre mode error occurs so the panel will still display with the error message so you can then change settings. The error itself should be fixed for the next update.
I'm really having some issues with the new Now Playing panel.i will make a change so the theater mode panel respects whether the right sidebar is open or not. That way its also consistent with how it was with v2
Noticed the following glitch. Happens in playlists with track view, when I select another track.I am not able to reproduce this. If this is repeatable then could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
Yep. I'm not minimizing the dialog window while it runs. Interestingly, I've noticed that sometimes if I re-do the analyzation (run it once, change the calculated replay gain value, then run it again), it will actually update the status of each song as it's running. But it's not consistent. I should also note that my files are on a NAS, not on a local drive on my PC. (Perhaps the lack of updates is due to network lag?)I've noticed that the Analyze Volume dialog doesn't seem to update while it is operating. Once I hit "Proceed", it runs, never updates, and then closes when it's finished.i cannot reproduce this. Just to be clear are you refering to the dialog window or the status bar ie. the volume analysis dialog is minimised
Additional info: If I click up to 4 pixels below the progress bar, it is accepted as a click in the progress bar. If I move away from the menu button and try clicking in the progress bar, it doesn't activate for the top 4 pixels of the bar. It's acting like the active click area for the progress bar is offset vertically by 4 pixels down.MB3 v3.0.5886:
- When you have both the Thumb Browser and Column Browser displayed, they now adhere to a right-to-left filtering order (when the column browser is horizontal it is considered to be to the left of the thumb browser)
While the menu button issue is now fixed :), and it appears that the top part of the progress bar is now responding correctly to clicks :), I can still click up to 4 pixels below the progress bar and still have it act like a seeking click.yes that is intentional so it gives people a wider area to hit the progress bar
Nevermind. I think I see what's happening. If "on album basis" is checked, the status for each song is never updated until all songs checked are analyzed, which sorta makes sense.
Noticed the following glitch. Happens in playlists with track view, when I select another track.well i managed to reproduce it once but i dont know how and havent been able to reproduce since, so i will leave this unsolved.
When I select an album in status bar it says "1 album selected, xx MB, x,x hours" and there is no easy way to deselect album. In MB2 clicking on some other playlist or Music and vice versa will drop that album, but in MB3 it won't.the way to do this is to click the music node again but i see it doesnt deselect when using the artwork layout so i will change that
PM'd you about a small issue with my layout.thats fixed for the next update.
yes- When you have both the Thumb Browser and Column Browser displayed, they now adhere to a right-to-left filtering order (when the column browser is horizontal it is considered to be to the left of the thumb browser)You mean left-to-right filtering order, right?
I found this method to reproduce it :although i couldnt reproduce exactly as you say, i did find another issue which is probably the same. So let me know if its still not fixed after the next update
1) Play a playlist of few MP3 having an initial rating to 1 star (maybe this isn't necessary for the test)
2) Switch to Mini Player
3) Switch to another application (Windows Explorer)
4) After 1 or 2 songs played, try to rate the actual song clicking directly to 3 stars on the Mini Player, it won't work. If you click directly on 1, 2, 4 or 5 stars, the rating is working.
@Steven, dunno if it is a bug or intended(hope not), it is really confusingThe Now Playing panel is different in that it has its own configuration that overrides the left main panel/ main panel/ right main panel and right sidebar. The panel arrangement handling for this panel is not fully integrated yet with the Panel Arrangement dialog but i am planning to make some further changes so its more consistent with other panels.
if i hide right sidebar in the current tab in now playing mode and also have another tab with now playing mode, the setting applies to both of them. it is really weird cause the setting should be per tab... or did i miss something :S....i am really confused regarding tab and sidebar handling.
To be honest i am surprised people would have two Now Playing tabs open and you are correct that the open/hide of the right sidebar is stored only once for the Now Playing panel so i would need to make some changes for it to be persisted on a per tab basis.I don't use two now playing panel, it is just weird to have the option in the sidebar when i already have that panel open. It seems rather confusing.
I ran into this quirk in the main panel view (I mean the selection between Tracks, Album and Tracks Album Covers, and Artists). I use the Artists view, grouping by album artists.The Search Results node has been around for quite a while in v3. However, its behavior appears to have changed recently. See the bug report I just posted: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17564.msg104545#new
When I search, it adds a new node called Search Results, which isn't displayed by default. It has its own view (Album Covers).
As opening left sidebar from Auto-DJ tab, navigator header shows part of thumbnail browser header. PMed my settings file.thats fixed for the next update
- tweaks to the Now Playing Panel configuration dialog
When adding elements to Playlist view, clicking on apply or save doesn't change the layout. You have to refresh the tab.thats fixed now
Also adding now playing bar works after save, not when clicking on apply.
I somehow managed to drag the podcast panel beneath the left sidebar. the most left column (title) is now hidden for the most part:i think i would need your actual settings file
I haven't noticed this before, but after one of the latest patches, Artist name is dispayed to the right of every album. I cannot find a setting to remove this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7a4y60pu5jawb5/album%20artist.jpg?dl=0
I haven't noticed this before, but after one of the latest patches, Artist name is dispayed to the right of every album. I cannot find a setting to remove this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7a4y60pu5jawb5/album%20artist.jpg?dl=0
Looks like you have adjusted sub-grouping header setting from view configuration dialog.
- would it be possible to enhance the library explorer by letting users choose multiple tag types to make a first discrimination between artists and albums, a bit like a second column browser. This way, you could for example select in the library explorer the genre and the country. Then you would go into the column browser and browse the corresponding files for exemple by year, artist and album.
I suggest that because the library explorer occupies an important section of the screen and could thus be all the more useful.
- in the actual configuration, the artist thumbnail (which is absolutely wonderful - and can by customized !!!) is necessarily at the left of the vertical column brower. Could it become possible to switch them ? It could for exemple be used to display Album Years before selecting Artists.
I somehow managed to drag the podcast panel beneath the left sidebar. the most left column (title) is now hidden for the most part:thats fixed for the next update
Noticed the following glitch. Happens in playlists with track view, when I select another track.well i managed to reproduce it once but i dont know how and havent been able to reproduce since, so i will leave this unsolved.
If you are able to find reproducable sreps then let me know.
The only thing i do remeber doing was switching the active tab and back again
edit:
i can reproduce incorrect behavior if the view is changed between album and tracks and track detail. Its possible it is related so it might be fixed for the next update. When its available could you confirm
I came across some weird behaviour with Ratings in the Library Explorer. Only happens when No Filter selected. Column Browser is also fine.what "Sort By" value are you using (right click on the header)
I came across some weird behaviour with Ratings in the Library Explorer. Only happens when No Filter selected. Column Browser is also fine.what "Sort By" value are you using (right click on the header)
with show splash screen on startup in v3.0, it doesn't seem to be displayed on the screen as long as in v2.5.MB is much faster starting up
was a change made to the timing or is Windows 10 really that much faster?
I somehow managed to drag the podcast panel beneath the left sidebar. the most left column (title) is now hidden for the most part:
Not sure if this is something on my end, but it happens with every skin. When viewing the compactplayer with TM, the panel is compressed severely to the left side and the rest of the panel is completely transparent.can you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings in the main application window)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vlbgsfaxcdyf2f6/MusicBee3Settings.ini?dl=0Not sure if this is something on my end, but it happens with every skin. When viewing the compactplayer with TM, the panel is compressed severely to the left side and the rest of the panel is completely transparent.can you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings in the main application window)
- @brouwerik, the ratings issue might be solved but not sure if what you had is the same as what i found
I created a playlist with the Duplicates Manager tool (thanks for the playlist naming prompt!). When I selected one file and use it to replace another, the original file is not removed from the playlist, it just floats to the top with a (!).I am not able to reproduce this. For me the replaced file is renamed to the new filename so I end up with two files in the playlist with the same name. Is it something you can reproduce or perhaps you were doing other things as the same time and maybe externally deleted the file?
I just noticed that sometimes when I use "Send To > Use File to Replace Another File" I get a confirmation dialog, and sometimes I don't. I can't tell if there's any pattern to it. Happens even within the same album.MB checks if the artist and title are different between the two files. If they are MB prompts for confirmation.
On v2.5, if you switch from album view to track details view, thumbnail browser immediately displays track count instead of album count. But v3 requires reopening of thumbnail browser to change the displayed count.thats addressed for the next update
also the mini player that could look a lot better with some better info like total album size, total album time, track rating etc.
musicbee and dopamine miniplayer.
(http://i.imgur.com/s6qlm8J.jpg)
also the mini player that could look a lot better with some better info like total album size, total album time, track rating etc.i have started making some changes around this. Since a few releases ago its now possible to configure the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout to show fields on the right. In the next update, the mini-player playlist can be configured to show not just the Track Details layout but also the Album and Tracks layout or the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout.
I created a playlist with the Duplicates Manager tool (thanks for the playlist naming prompt!). When I selected one file and use it to replace another, the original file is not removed from the playlist, it just floats to the top with a (!).I am not able to reproduce this. For me the replaced file is renamed to the new filename so I end up with two files in the playlist with the same name. Is it something you can reproduce or perhaps you were doing other things as the same time and maybe externally deleted the file?
Not sure if this is something on my end, but it happens with every skin. When viewing the compactplayer with TM, the panel is compressed severely to the left side and the rest of the panel is completely transparent.thats fixed for the next update
It happens very consistently, even for tracks delete in other panels. Here's a GIF: http://imgur.com/xBE6P6byes i can reproduce using the "Replace Selected File" command (but not with the other one). I should be able to address it for the next update
It happens very consistently, even for tracks delete in other panels. Here's a GIF: http://imgur.com/xBE6P6byes i can reproduce using the "Replace Selected File" command (but not with the other one). I should be able to address it for the next update
Also, not sure if intentional but to change compactplayer settings, you must navigate to main player>edit>pref>layout2>config. This seems a long way from the compactplayer, It wouldbe nice to access settings from within the player itself as with v2.5.
(http://i.imgur.com/VvoyMrS.png)I know I've setup Highlighting in the past and I've looked and looked but I can't find it. It's probably right in front of me (wouldn't be the first time). Hint somebody?...thanks.
Just a suggestion. How about displaying "narrow scrollbar", "show icon" for tabs, "show open/close button" on status bar options at the left side of panel layout editor? I feel they got buried deep and many wouldn't even know their existence.
i have started making some changes around this. Since a few releases ago its now possible to configure the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout to show fields on the right. In the next update, the mini-player playlist can be configured to show not just the Track Details layout but also the Album and Tracks layout or the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout.
I will probably add a track finder panel
Double-clicking on a Playlist Mixer no longer makes it Play Now. Is that intentional?
I have a question about the "Sort By" in the library explorer. I always thought MB remembered the "Sort-By" settings per field, including ascending/descending. But after restarting MB the "Sort-By" settings are gone. I closed/opened MB several times and everytime another Sort-By setting is selected.
When I try to rip a CD in 5889, I see the following error which MB "asked me" to report:could you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings). If the error is repeatable for the same CD, also let me know the artist and album name you were ripping as that might help
found a bug in the miniplayer customization panel. the dropdown does not work.it working fine for me, so could you explain what you mean some more
if i click on the dropdown to choose other thumbnail options, the dropdown does not open. :/found a bug in the miniplayer customization panel. the dropdown does not work.it working fine for me, so could you explain what you mean some more
if i click on the dropdown to choose other thumbnail options, the dropdown does not open. :/i cant reproduce this but have made a small change for the next update
As I reported in another post, there's a bug with Controls main menu. If you click on shuffle, it toggles to auto-DJ mode as well.
There is still this issue with the button positions in the genre category pop up:
And the icon boxes in the highlighting panel are off as well:
I found this behavior weird, not sure if it's a bug or it is intentional. When I add something to Now playing list, like cue or a file from Windows Explorer (not library) with double click, it stops the playback and adds as Queue Next, instead of Queue Last as I set in Now playing preferences, as it can be seen in screenshot here http://i.imgur.com/LCC9cLP.png. The other thing is that if track outside the library is removed from Now playing list next track is automatically played, see the gif here http://i.imgur.com/QhZs6C4.gifv (the reason wavebar was flat is that cue's wav is 2.64GB, it did play, see the remaining time above progress bar). I tried with single track instead of cue and it is the same. For me this seems like an unexpected behavior, what I think is logical is that external files (outside library, like this one) should be queued last, especially if set to, and deleting them from now playing list should not start plying first track available on list. Maybe I made some setting wrong?
if i click on the dropdown to choose other thumbnail options, the dropdown does not open. :/i cant reproduce this but have made a small change for the next update
for the spacing, its best you post a screenshot of what you think is best (assuming its more than just changing the picture size to medium)
@steven thanks for fixing the podcast artwork issue, though there is now a blank entry at the top, which i hope will get fix soon.
one inconsistency i found is the spacing between datagrids. sidebar panel datagrids have different spacing(2px) than the main panel datagrids(4px). 4px is good, but i think 6px will look more spaced and clean overall.
(https://i.imgur.com/P5W5P9hl.png) (https://i.imgur.com/P5W5P9h.png)
Here is my proposed spacing, i think it should be standard throughout all the panel that has the following panel config:i will change it so the spacing is more consistent although because i will probably use 4px
Tried playlist manager feature, and it seems it needs some improvement:The first point is a bug and i will fix that. While i dont disagree about the folder collapsing i dont think i have the energy left for this round of v3 to do anything.
- Click on the node, it shows up. Another click, it disappears. On third click, nothing happens. It should repeat toggling to on/off.
- To be useful for people with lots of playlists in lots of folders, it should be possible to have nodes & folders collapsed. Right now it can't.
- Offer three options when launched: all nodes & folders collapsed, all open, remember last config.
- Mouse scroll support over playlists while holding tracks dragged from main panel (when mouse left button keeps being pressed)
- Add Computer & Device nodes as well since they are frequently used for copying & moving tracks
- The key missing feature is it doesn't show up when you start dragging tracks from main panel with left navigator hidden or auto-hidden. Isn't this what it's supposed to do? Otherwise it won't be needed. If some people might find that behavior annoying, it could be offered as an option.
i will change it so the spacing is more consistent although because i will probably use 4pxAlthough i prefer the 6px because of the clear look, 4px is good too. :)
One thing i think you mentioned somewhere was that there was a blank row in the podcast subscriptions? if so can you post a screenshotIt is already fixed in previous updates.
When I try to rip a CD in 5889, I see the following error which MB "asked me" to report:that should be fixed for the next update
when you drag files from within MB, if the left sidebar is auto-hidden it should pop up (I just tried now and its working fine). I think it will be useful if the left sidebar popped up also did that when dragging and the left sidebar is hidden with no auto-open so i will enhance that
There's a typo on the Equiliser & DSP button under Player Preferences:that typo is still there
(http://i.imgur.com/zJxZHUkl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/zJxZHUk.jpg)
as phred reported way back when...It's fixed in today's update 3.0.5892
that typo is still there
as phred reported way back when...It's fixed in today's update 3.0.5892
that typo is still there
i have started making some changes around this. Since a few releases ago its now possible to configure the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout to show fields on the right. In the next update, the mini-player playlist can be configured to show not just the Track Details layout but also the Album and Tracks layout or the "Thumbnail with Tracks" layout.
I will probably add a track finder panel
Wish I could test this out, but I'm stuck on XP for a while.Have you tried it on XP? It should work.
it wont work well and would need me to spend time on it so i am not planning to support XP for v3+Wish I could test this out, but I'm stuck on XP for a while.Have you tried it on XP? It should work.
If you copy tags to another file via Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V on album & tracks, album or artist view, artwork doesn't change on the main panel though tag editor and track details panel shows the updated artwork correctly.just trying now its all working fine for me with all the changed tags refreshed in the main panel for the different views, nor can i see why it wouldnt work.
If you copy tags to another file via Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V on album & tracks, album or artist view, artwork doesn't change on the main panel though tag editor and track details panel shows the updated artwork correctly.just trying now its all working fine for me with all the changed tags refreshed in the main panel for the different views, nor can i see why it wouldnt work.
Is there any more info you can add to your report?
Really? I can replicate this bug using a fresh installation with the default settings file. It's not about changing views. Do you see the artwork in the main panel change when you paste tags?if you are only talking about artwork and the primary picture is embeded then yes i can reproduce a display issue where the cached artwork is not updated so i will fix that
When there is just slightly more in a list than what can be fully displayed (like 1 item too many), the scroll bar has just a small space above the down arrow where you should be able to click and cause a scroll down. It doesn't move. The same thing with clicking the down arrow of the scroll bar. It acts like it thinks the list is fully displayed.thats fixed for the next update
Just to add Orion's bug report, it only doesn't work when thumbnail browser is placed in left main panel. When thumbnail browser is in left sidebar, column browser in the main panel works fine.
With no lyrics plugins enabled, "Delete lyrics and redo search" command doesn't work at all for selected track.i have added support for this command for selected tracks. I will disable it if "auto-retrieve missing lyrics for the playing track" is not enabled as that tells MB the order to retrieve lyrics
The command works for playing track only when "auto-retrieve missing lyrics for the playing track" setting is enabled.
Shouldn't it work for both tracks regardless of the setting?
Yet, I'm facing a problem : once the Artist is selected in the Thumbnail Panel (which is on the Left Main Panel), if you click on a category in the Column Browser (which is in the Main Panel), clicking on it erases the artist you have already selected.thats fixed for the next v3 update
With MB2, in the Navigator panel when looking at folders under a drive letter under Computer, you could hit a letter on the keyboard and it would jump the highlight to the next folder starting with that letter. This doesn't happen in MB3. Intentional? If not, may I suggest supporting a quick-search whereby I can type the first few letters of a folder's name in order to highlight it?i have added support for that in the next update
yes it is fixedWhen there is just slightly more in a list than what can be fully displayed (like 1 item too many), the scroll bar has just a small space above the down arrow where you should be able to click and cause a scroll down. It doesn't move. The same thing with clicking the down arrow of the scroll bar. It acts like it thinks the list is fully displayed.thats fixed for the next update
Folder selection box is not drawn for auto-sweep settings.thats fixed for the next update
A small bug with the expanded menu, when grouped by album artist;thats fixed for the next update
Select a track from an album, then click on another album in the same grouping, a track is already highlighted in the same position as before. For example if you select Track 1 on Album A and then switch to Album B, Track 1 will still be highlighted without user input.
Ah, wonderful! Thanks!With MB2, in the Navigator panel when looking at folders under a drive letter under Computer, you could hit a letter on the keyboard and it would jump the highlight to the next folder starting with that letter. This doesn't happen in MB3. Intentional? If not, may I suggest supporting a quick-search whereby I can type the first few letters of a folder's name in order to highlight it?i have added support for that in the next update
I can't seem to edit Genre in the main panel. Is this working for anyone else?
Problem in Rip CD dialog:that should have been fixed the other day. You are not using the most recent version
- "highlight playing track in the main panel" with "select track" option is not working again.I havent changed it and its working fine for me. Perhaps post a screenshot so i can see your configuration or send me your settings file
- Folder selection box is now drawn but the dialog is misaligned.can you post a screenshot.
- Folder selection box is now drawn but the dialog is misaligned.can you post a screenshot.
- "highlight playing track in the main panel" with "select track" option is not working again.I havent changed it and its working fine for me. Perhaps post a screenshot so i can see your configuration or send me your settings file
- Folder selection box is now drawn but the dialog is misaligned.thats fixed for the next update
Ah, that's it. Not sure why I did that. But I'd still expect you could edit it in the main panel.i have added support for editing Genres in the main panel
In 2.x, when you do a search and then filter from the search results (for instance, with a middle click), using the back arrow would return to the previous search results. In other words, it treated each search or filter as a separate "location". In 3.0, it goes back to the node you were in before the original search, treating all search results as one location. Could we have the 2.x behavior back, please?i have made the change but if it has unexpected side effects then i might remove it
Allow me to bump a request I have done earlier (I can't find it right now) to be able to hide this info from the status bar.for the next update the summary stats can now be disabled from the status bar
I don't believe that info is so important that it should have a permanent place, and it doesn't help in having an uncluttered look.
for the next update the summary stats can now be disabled from the status bar
Got this message when I first selected all song (CTRL+A) then deslected 1 song (CTRL+Click)thats probably fixed for the next update but could you confirm which view you were using and if the Track Details view, whether you had grouping or collapsed albums enabled
As I reported from another thread, URL search is not working at all.thats added for the next update
Got this message when I first selected all song (CTRL+A) then deslected 1 song (CTRL+Click)thats probably fixed for the next update but could you confirm which view you were using and if the Track Details view, whether you had grouping or collapsed albums enabled
Don't know if you were finished with the Mini Player Layout with v3.0.5891, but I was hoping I'm not the only one who'd want a 'Display_Lyrics_In_Floating_Window' button on the Wide Layout and if possible the Narrow one too. It's a bit hectic right-clicking and having to go through all the menus to activate the option.i am willing to move that option to the top level of the right click menu which i will do for the next update but not to add a dedicated button. There is already a hotkey available for this as well
Yet, I'm facing a problem : once the Artist is selected in the Thumbnail Panel (which is on the Left Main Panel), if you click on a category in the Column Browser (which is in the Main Panel), clicking on it erases the artist you have already selected.thats fixed for the next v3 update
Ooph, had forgotten about the hotkey option, but sure, moving it up & on its own line will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for that.Don't know if you were finished with the Mini Player Layout with v3.0.5891, but I was hoping I'm not the only one who'd want a 'Display_Lyrics_In_Floating_Window' button on the Wide Layout and if possible the Narrow one too. It's a bit hectic right-clicking and having to go through all the menus to activate the option.i am willing to move that option to the top level of the right click menu which i will do for the next update but not to add a dedicated button. There is already a hotkey available for this as well
i have made the change but if it has unexpected side effects then i might remove it
i have added support for editing Genres in the main panel
I still have the problem where sometimes, musicbee crashes after playing a song. Would a debug version help in getting rid of it?when you say crash, do you mean MB freezes, displays an error message or terminates?
When auto-hidden, if you move the mouse to the left, left sidebar pops out as expected.for the next v3 update i have made a change so that if the left sidebar is hidden (i know you are refering to the playlists panel) and you drag from the main panel to the left then the left sidebar will popup automatically
What I'm proposing is if you start dragging files from main panel (without having to move the mouse to the left) playlist manager should pop out because that is more useful than left sidebar as to where to drop files. But with the current functionality (no folder collapsing and no computer and devices node) people would find it unusable or less useful than left sidebar.
As I reported from another thread, URL search is not working at all.thats added for the next update
I suggested this before, but why not display custom view name for main panel selector button when the view's selected to avoid any confusions just like now playing bar displays TM view name on its selector button?
Also, above every panel it shows the panel name, for example "Track Information v" above the track information and "Playing Tracks v" above the playlist. I wonder why that's in there and if there's a way to hide it as it wasn't like that in 2.5The little "v" indicates there is drop-down menu. It wasn't like it in 2.5 as the drop-down menu wasn't there then. There is no way to hide it.
Some panel configuration settings don't work for the compact player, making it impossible to for example change album cover size/position in the track information panel inside the compact player.If you mean that some of the options that can be changed in the "Now Playing Layout Configuration" panel from the "Now Playing" tab also effect the Compact player but those same options can't be accessed from there; then yes, I've noticed that too.
Also, above every panel it shows the panel name, for example "Track Information v" above the track information and "Playing Tracks v" above the playlist. I wonder why that's in there and if there's a way to hide it as it wasn't like that in 2.5The little "v" indicates there is drop-down menu. It wasn't like it in 2.5 as the drop-down menu wasn't there then. There is no way to hide it.
Some panel configuration settings don't work for the compact player, making it impossible to for example change album cover size/position in the track information panel inside the compact player.If you mean that some of the options that can be changed in the "Now Playing Layout Configuration" panel from the "Now Playing" tab also effect the Compact player but those same options can't be accessed from there; then yes, I've noticed that too.
I realize that, but once you finished setting up your layout, there is no need for that drop-down menu anymore. I mean who's gonna regularly want to reconfigure their substential layout for the player so much that they would need a dropdown to quickly access the options? (especially when implementing it within the right-click menu like in 2.5, it takes the same amount of clicks and saves space without adding clutter)
I think for most people it's just a waste of space at that point and for some like me it's even a major annoyance. I think there should not be any elements forced on screen that don't get used regularly. Like I know that the 'track information' is indeed 'track information'. I don't need a bold text above it telling me so. It fills no purpose to me.
The search item "Search Internet for picture" does not display the right window for VA albums. I get "Auto-Tag: Update Missing Artwork" instead of the usual "Artwork: name of a track" with a selection of pictures from iTunes, last.fm, Google and fanart.tvits working fine for me and i havent made any changes around this. Can you post a screenshot so i can see the picture you right clicked on and also the dialog that pops up
The artwork is not displayed for these VA albums even though there's a picture file present in the folder.
+1I suggested this before, but why not display custom view name for main panel selector button when the view's selected to avoid any confusions just like now playing bar displays TM view name on its selector button?
+1
I have 1 tab open with the Now Playing node selected and the Now Playing Bar activated with a Theater Mode. In the Now Playing Bar everything is displayed well, but when I go to another tab and then go back to the Now Playing tab, the Artist Pictures won't display anymore until I select the Theater Mode again or until I switch to another song. This happens with all Theater Modes, and only in the Now Playing Node.its working fine for me. Can you either PM me a link to your settings file (prefered) or post a screenshot so i can see the layout
I have 1 tab open with the Now Playing node selected and the Now Playing Bar activated with a Theater Mode. In the Now Playing Bar everything is displayed well, but when I go to another tab and then go back to the Now Playing tab, the Artist Pictures won't display anymore until I select the Theater Mode again or until I switch to another song. This happens with all Theater Modes, and only in the Now Playing Node.its working fine for me. Can you either PM me a link to your settings file (prefered) or post a screenshot so i can see the layout
I have 1 tab open with the Now Playing node selected and the Now Playing Bar activated with a Theater Mode. In the Now Playing Bar everything is displayed well, but when I go to another tab and then go back to the Now Playing tab, the Artist Pictures won't display anymore until I select the Theater Mode again or until I switch to another song. This happens with all Theater Modes, and only in the Now Playing Node.there is a bug but i dont get the same behavior. The bug i found is fixed so when the update is available let me know if it is fixed
(https://i.imgur.com/aPRslf1.png)The search item "Search Internet for picture" does not display the right window for VA albums. I get "Auto-Tag: Update Missing Artwork" instead of the usual "Artwork: name of a track" with a selection of pictures from iTunes, last.fm, Google and fanart.tvits working fine for me and i havent made any changes around this. Can you post a screenshot so i can see the picture you right clicked on and also the dialog that pops up
The artwork is not displayed for these VA albums even though there's a picture file present in the folder.
- i have made a start on tab pinning - just right click on a tab/ Pin. I really havent tested it and off the top of my head still needs to move the tab to the left side when first pinned and inbox/podcast counters
in recent versions you can move the thumbnail browser into the main panel to the right of the column browser
How do you go about doing this? Running the latest patched version but can't find this option anywhere
How do you go about doing this? Running the latest patched version but can't find this option anywhere
Are you familiar with the configure layout screen? Tick to enable the column browser and thumb browser, then drag and drop the thumb browser underneath the column browser in the main panel section.
- when you drag from the main panel in the left direction and the left sidebar is hidden then it will pop up automatically. I might change it to only do that if the left sidebar is configured as auto-open (as opposed to "hide") in case people dont like this new behavior
- i have made a start on tab pinning - just right click on a tab/ Pin. I really havent tested it and off the top of my head still needs to move the tab to the left side when first pinned and inbox/podcast counters
- I don't think it's a good idea to disable left sidebar for pinned tabs as that will seriously limit its functionality.
- I don't think it's a good idea to disable left sidebar for pinned tabs as that will seriously limit its functionality.
The way I see it, the whole point of pinned tabs is to replace the left sidebar as a navigator, in which case it makes sense to disable the sidebar automatically.
- when you drag from the main panel in the left direction and the left sidebar is hidden then it will pop up automatically. I might change it to only do that if the left sidebar is configured as auto-open (as opposed to "hide") in case people dont like this new behaviorWorks fine in list view(tracks, album & tracks), but does not work in cover views(album cover, artists).
- i have made a start on tab pinning - just right click on a tab/ Pin. I really havent tested it and off the top of my head still needs to move the tab to the left side when first pinned and inbox/podcast countersI am trying to figure out what is the lock tab function? also Pin function seems like how browsers pin tabs, also it only shows icons when switching to other tabs, which i quite like. :) but then what do we use the lock function? i am confused. :S
Since a fairly recent update, the file selection window for "Replace File" takes up most of the screen, and can't be moved or resized.would you mind posting a screenshot as the only window i can think of for file selection is done using the standard windows control
when selecting multiple files, if the album or album artist are not consistent then that dialog is opened ie. there isnt a single album artist/album to download a picture forThat makes sense. But in my example(s), album artist and album title are consistent.
As I didn't found how to configure two different interfaces (one for usual music, one for classical music, with a totaly different way of browsing) and to switch quickly from one to the other, I need to use two MusicBee : one setup in Program Files, one setup as a portable version. But I would like to benefit from all the improvement of V.3 on the portable version. Is it easy to create one ?
PS : That is much less important, but I would like to customize the picture that is displayed when MusicBee is opening. Is it possible ?
when selecting multiple files, if the album or album artist are not consistent then that dialog is opened ie. there isnt a single album artist/album to download a picture forThat makes sense. But in my example(s), album artist and album title are consistent.
As I didn't found how to configure two different interfaces (one for usual music, one for classical music, with a totaly different way of browsing) and to switch quickly from one to the other, I need to use two MusicBee : one setup in Program Files, one setup as a portable version. But I would like to benefit from all the improvement of V.3 on the portable version. Is it easy to create one ?
Have you tried this with the latest v3.0 patch? It should be possible to configure the layout independently for each library filter.
I tried : it doesn't.
To be more precise I would like to have completely different ways of browsing :
Normal Interface : Column Browser with Years at the left + Thumbnail Browser for Artists in the left of the Main Panel + Covers in the Main Panel
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_256245NormalInterface.jpg) (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=256245NormalInterface.jpg)
Classical Interface : Only Column Browser, with countries, then artists, then albums + Cover and tracks in the Main Panel.
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_205620ClassicalMusicInterface.jpg) (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=205620ClassicalMusicInterface.jpg)
It means that it's not only the File Display in the Main Panel that need to be different from one collection to another but the whole interface. I can't do that for now. That's why I asked if it was possible either to make it possible (but I don't want to bother Steven again with my problems) or to explain to me how to create a portable version of V.3. so that I can use two different .exe files with two different configuration files.
Thank you for your help.
I have 1 tab open with the Now Playing node selected and the Now Playing Bar activated with a Theater Mode. In the Now Playing Bar everything is displayed well, but when I go to another tab and then go back to the Now Playing tab, the Artist Pictures won't display anymore until I select the Theater Mode again or until I switch to another song. This happens with all Theater Modes, and only in the Now Playing Node.there is a bug but i dont get the same behavior. The bug i found is fixed so when the update is available let me know if it is fixed
Crash happened again and this time didn't have repeat on.from your settings file i see you have some plugins that i dont recognise enabled so i suggest you disable them for a while:
Crash happened again and this time didn't have repeat on.from your settings file i see you have some plugins that i dont recognise enabled so i suggest you disable them for a while:
mb_JLyricLyricsPlugin
mb_KashiSearchLyricsPlugin
mb_KgetLyricsPlugin
mb_LyricsEditorPlugin
mb_OriconLyricsPlugin
mb_PetitLyricsPlugin
mb_SortOrderTagCreation
if it is still happening then disable "save lyrics to file" in the Tags(2) preferences
also the error message you posted is from one of your plugins so i wont be able to help with that
I am trying to figure out what is the lock tab function? also Pin function seems like how browsers pin tabs, also it only shows icons when switching to other tabs, which i quite like. :) but then what do we use the lock function? i am confused. :Stab lock simply disables the tab from being closed has no meaning when a tab is pinned so i have hidden that when a tab is pinned.
After scrolling horizontally in the Tracks view, I get some weird text remnants from the album header:thats fixed for the next update
Been using Musicbee 3.0 for a while now.. does anybody know why every time i download a new skin (I'm currently using Duophonic) and i put the music player into mini player the volume bar to drag and raise the volume up or down isn't visible? Here's some proof http://i.imgur.com/3O82hco.png
thats fixed for the next updatewhen selecting multiple files, if the album or album artist are not consistent then that dialog is opened ie. there isnt a single album artist/album to download a picture forThat makes sense. But in my example(s), album artist and album title are consistent.
I can confirm this. Here's a screencap, showing that the the album & artist match (there are multiple artist values, but they're all the same, too): http://imgur.com/kA2FPSp. But when I right click on the artwork in the main panel and search, I get the separate searches per track. On the other hand, using the artwork in the tag editor or the artwork in the left panel works as expected.
Works good. Still get some artifacts from the splitter line though. No biggie, just thought I'd mention it.After scrolling horizontally in the Tracks view, I get some weird text remnants from the album header:thats fixed for the next update
(i vaguely recall) someone suggested showing the first letter of a filter; as part of the pinned tab header: i havent decided yet what i will do, if anything, for that
when selecting multiple files, if the album or album artist are not consistent then that dialog is opened ie. there isnt a single album artist/album to download a picture forThat makes sense. But in my example(s), album artist and album title are consistent.
I can confirm this. Here's a screencap, showing that the the album & artist match (there are multiple artist values, but they're all the same, too): http://imgur.com/kA2FPSp. But when I right click on the artwork in the main panel and search, I get the separate searches per track. On the other hand, using the artwork in the tag editor or the artwork in the left panel works as expected.
I had an idea, maybe too radical though.
What if there was a drop down menu attached to the pinned Music Library tab which lets you change your current library filter?
In that way you wouldn't need to have separably pinned filter tabs, they would all be consolidated into one tab.
- i have made a start on tab pinning - just right click on a tab/ Pin.
What I don't understand is why pinned tabs are made so small when pinned, not showing the text label anymore.
This is really hindering ease of use.
I can understand there must be some adjustment when horizontal spacing becomes spare, but why do this when there is enough space?
MusicBee v3.0.5897.39442 (Win6.3), 24 Feb 2016 15:03:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index
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What I don't understand is why pinned tabs are made so small when pinned, not showing the text label anymore.
This is really hindering ease of use.
I can understand there must be some adjustment when horizontal spacing becomes spare, but why do this when there is enough space?
It allows you to do something you couldn't before - to pin every node from the left sidebar as a tab, with room to spare.
I think it will be useful to allow the choice of pinning a specific tab as an icon only or as icon and text (eg. if you want to show the filter name)It allows you to do something you couldn't before - to pin every node from the left sidebar as a tab, with room to spare.
I am not arguing the principle. My recent request for having a better option for storing complete layouts even was the trigger the development of this new feature.
It's just that I don't like that the tab size is minimized by default when there is no need for that.
I think it will be useful to allow the choice of pinning a specific tab as an icon only or as icon and text (eg. if you want to show the filter name)
...by something Alumni suggested through means of a drop down menu, or maybe by having an option to have main tabs, which may contain sub tabs.
Why it is no more possible to get the Now Playing layout we had in MB2 (see screenshot)?
In the panel layout window, I have chosen the elements to show in the right sidebar. I put them in the order that they should show up in my right sidebar, but they display in an order different from the order that I have the elements arranged in panel layout. Is this a bug, or is it not possible to determine the order that the elements show in the right sidebar?
MB3 v3.0.5896:i dont really understand your post. Are you using the Album and Tracks layout? If not it sounds like what you want. Otherwise post a screenshot as that might help
I've got a tab I've labeled "Library" and the view is set to the Music library. In the center panel, I've got the Artist column, then to the right is the Album and Tracks column. Under the Album and Tracks column I've got the columns Artwork, Album, Album Rating, Disc - Tracks #, Time, Title, Rating. I've noticed that the Album Rating column entries are displaying for each track (seems odd to be per-track). I can't click any of them to set the album's rating. Highlighting a track shows the faint (unrated) stars for the Album Rating, but nothing happens when I click on any of them. Intentional?
Also a suggestion: Is there any way the Album Rating could be one set of 5 stars placed under either the Artwork or the Album entry? Seems like it would be a more logical placement.
@Steventhe first is not a bug - i appreciate its desirable but i had quite a bit of trouble with that so its not implemented
I believe these might be bugs with the Playlist Manager (while pinned);
Restarting MusicBee reverts the currently selected playlist back to the root music library.
The option to export a playlist is grayed out and not available.
Related to this issue, I noticed launching "search internet for picture" command from main panel on artwork view or artists view shows a different result from running the command from track info panel for tracks that have different values for artist and album artist. v2.5 shows the same search results.yes you are right - the artwork panel is not using the Album Artist
Not sure what you're trying to achieve exactly, but maybe it's because you've stacked those elements.
Untick the "stack" checkboxes next to each element and see how that goes.
Another little detail: middle clicking on the header in Album & Tracks view doesn't filter to that artist. (if it matters, I have both left and right headers)thats fixed for the next update
When lyrics element is placed in the right sidebar in the narrowest width, part of lyrics don't show.amazing you found this as its a very precise width for it to happen. Its fixed for the next update
Getting this error while unpinning a tab.that should be fixed for the next update
On the bottom half of the right sidebar, I would like to show the elements stacked (as tabs) in the following order: "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics", "Bio". And that is how I have it set up in the panel layout window. But it displays as "Bio", "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics".
On the bottom half of the right sidebar, I would like to show the elements stacked (as tabs) in the following order: "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics", "Bio". And that is how I have it set up in the panel layout window. But it displays as "Bio", "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics".
+1
And to hitch on to this, it could be interesting to be able to have more than one stacked groups of elements. (as in gpzbc's screenshot)
It is achievable, but you will have to place another existing element in between them to separate those.
To be able to have more than one stack adjacent without the need for placing an existing element between them, maybe a 'divider' element could be added?
It appears that the toggle for the list duration at the bottom bar is not working. I used to be able to toggle between 1.4 hours or 1:24:55 (as an example) by clicking on the numbers but this does not seem to work anymore in 5897 where I am stuck with the less insightful 1.5.its working fine for me. Can you post a screenshot so i can see your layout
MusicBee v3.0.5897.39442 (Win6.1), 24 Feb 2016 14:16:
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at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
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Using 3.0.5897 with one pinned tab (an auto-playlist.) If I right-click the tab and click on Pin Tab (in order to unpin it) MB throws an error. The pinned icon remains on the tab but there's no check mark next to "Pin Tab." MB continues on its merry little way with no interruption. If more than one tab exists, there's no error when trying to unpin.thats probably the same error that AvikB reported in which case it should be fixed for the next update
It appears that the toggle for the list duration at the bottom bar is not working. I used to be able to toggle between 1.4 hours or 1:24:55 (as an example) by clicking on the numbers but this does not seem to work anymore in 5897 where I am stuck with the less insightful 1.5.its working fine for me. Can you post a screenshot so i can see your layout
Here it goes. Basically I get no response when cliking.Confirmed with right sidebar hidden. Otherwise seems to work fine.
http://s16.postimg.org/w3q7omted/Capture.jpg
Here ya go:MB3 v3.0.5896:i dont really understand your post. Are you using the Album and Tracks layout? If not it sounds like what you want. Otherwise post a screenshot as that might help
I've got a tab I've labeled "Library" and the view is set to the Music library. In the center panel, I've got the Artist column, then to the right is the Album and Tracks column. Under the Album and Tracks column I've got the columns Artwork, Album, Album Rating, Disc - Tracks #, Time, Title, Rating. I've noticed that the Album Rating column entries are displaying for each track (seems odd to be per-track). I can't click any of them to set the album's rating. Highlighting a track shows the faint (unrated) stars for the Album Rating, but nothing happens when I click on any of them. Intentional?
Also a suggestion: Is there any way the Album Rating could be one set of 5 stars placed under either the Artwork or the Album entry? Seems like it would be a more logical placement.
Here ya go:just add Album Rating as a picture field (in the Album and Tracks configuration)
Here it goes. Basically I get no response when cliking.Confirmed with right sidebar hidden. Otherwise seems to work fine.
http://s16.postimg.org/w3q7omted/Capture.jpg
In the panel layout window, I have chosen the elements to show in the right sidebar. I put them in the order that they should show up in my right sidebar, but they display in an order different from the order that I have the elements arranged in panel layout. Is this a bug, or is it not possible to determine the order that the elements show in the right sidebar?i have made a change so the arranged panel layout is used for the tab ordering
Ah! I got it. Thanks!Here ya go:just add Album Rating as a picture field (in the Album and Tracks configuration)
Confirmed fix in the latest patch.In the panel layout window, I have chosen the elements to show in the right sidebar. I put them in the order that they should show up in my right sidebar, but they display in an order different from the order that I have the elements arranged in panel layout. Is this a bug, or is it not possible to determine the order that the elements show in the right sidebar?i have made a change so the arranged panel layout is used for the tab ordering
Why it is no more possible to get the Now Playing layout we had in MB2 (see screenshot)?
You can still do that, just enable the "Now Playing Bar" in the panel layout window.
+1On the bottom half of the right sidebar, I would like to show the elements stacked (as tabs) in the following order: "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics", "Bio". And that is how I have it set up in the panel layout window. But it displays as "Bio", "Playing Tracks", "Lyrics".
+1
And to hitch on to this, it could be interesting to be able to have more than one stacked groups of elements. (as in gpzbc's screenshot)
It is achievable, but you will have to place another existing element in between them to separate those.
To be able to have more than one stack adjacent without the need for placing an existing element between them, maybe a 'divider' element could be added?
Is there a reason pinned tabs default to the left of a locked tab? Have the global Music node as a locked tab (prefer visual text for this tab) and would have liked pinned tabs to the right of this. Also, don't seem to be able to drag tabs to re-arrange when there is a combination of locked and pinned.I'm not able to move the pinned tab but others move around just fine (using v3.0.5897)
Using 3.0.5897 with one pinned tab (an auto-playlist.) If I right-click the tab and click on Pin Tab (in order to unpin it) MB throws an error. The pinned icon remains on the tab but there's no check mark next to "Pin Tab." MB continues on its merry little way with no interruption. If more than one tab exists, there's no error when trying to unpin.thats probably the same error that AvikB reported in which case it should be fixed for the next update
When lyrics element is placed in the right sidebar in the narrowest width, part of lyrics don't show.amazing you found this as its a very precise width for it to happen. Its fixed for the next update
I'm not able to move the pinned tab but others move around just fine (using v3.0.5897)they can only be moved amongst other pinned tabs on the left
How are your music files organized? With cover.jpg or any other generic filename, the cover will be applied to all files in the same folder, and will be over written when you save a new cover for that folderI've seen cover.jpg and folder.jpg but never understood. I see cover.jpg in same folder as music files. So it holds 1 image? Is that the image used when no other is available? What's the approach for saving the appropriate covers based on the separate albums? Do they have to be stored in the same music files folder?
How are your music files organized? With cover.jpg or any other generic filename, the cover will be applied to all files in the same folder, and will be over written when you save a new cover for that folderI've seen cover.jpg and folder.jpg but never understood. I see cover.jpg in same folder as music files. So it holds 1 image? Is that the image used when no other is available? What's the approach for saving the appropriate covers based on the separate albums? Do they have to be stored in the same music files folder?
In Preferences | Tags(1) | artwork storage, the 3 checkboxes under downloaded album cover storage are unchecked. Artist pictures & soundtrack pictures have valid folder paths. There are images in Artist pictures but soundtrack folder is empty.
Also, got this:the font you selected does not appear to be a valid font - i think they have to be truetype fonts.
System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
at System.Drawing.Font.Clone()
Also, I've got a bug right now that when you select an album in album view, a blue border appears on the album for a split second and then dissapears. PM'ing you the settings file.
Also, got this:the font you selected does not appear to be a valid font - i think they have to be truetype fonts.
System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
at System.Drawing.Font.Clone()
Also, I've got a bug right now that when you select an album in album view, a blue border appears on the album for a split second and then dissapears. PM'ing you the settings file.
The brief border around artwork is normal
yeah was thinking the same thingHow are your music files organized? With cover.jpg or any other generic filename, the cover will be applied to all files in the same folder, and will be over written when you save a new cover for that folderI've seen cover.jpg and folder.jpg but never understood. I see cover.jpg in same folder as music files. So it holds 1 image? Is that the image used when no other is available? What's the approach for saving the appropriate covers based on the separate albums? Do they have to be stored in the same music files folder?
In Preferences | Tags(1) | artwork storage, the 3 checkboxes under downloaded album cover storage are unchecked. Artist pictures & soundtrack pictures have valid folder paths. There are images in Artist pictures but soundtrack folder is empty.
This is not a discussion for this thread. Why don't you start a new thread, with screenshots of your artwork settings, and maybe the artwork files on your drive?
that should be addressed nowHere it goes. Basically I get no response when cliking.Confirmed with right sidebar hidden. Otherwise seems to work fine.
http://s16.postimg.org/w3q7omted/Capture.jpg
In my case it seems to happen with the right sidebar both hidden and being displayed.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes and changes for the items stated as fixed above
- i have added back in support for dragging files into the column browser/ library explorer and thumb browser. On doing this action and after confirmation, the dropped files get re-tagged (one tag only, except for the library explorer which uses tag values from the entire tree node path)
@Steven, one feature request.
Currently there is no way to allow equaliser to only enable when listening to a song from library but disable when listening to podcasts. It gets annoying when podcast voice gets weird artifacts.
a checkbox with "Do not use equaliser for Podcasts" should be enough.
Just curious, does the equalizer give you 'weird artifacts', or is it a dsp plugin that you are applying?I don't use any dsp plugins, i only use my own equaliser(custom made) for music playback, it also cause weird noises in music if i don't volume analyze them.
Ah, it's no wonder you get distortion with such settings. You are boosting several frequency bands into distortion.Thanks reducing pre-amp definitely helps, I still wan't an option to disable equaliser on podast.
There are two approaches to solve that. Instead of increasing the bands that you want more loud, you could (should) lower the other bands instead.
You could also lower the pre-amp when you have such rather extreme eq. settings Probably by something like -12dB judging from your screenshot.
The band with the highest boost might be around +9dB, but the adjacent bands that are also boosted can easily result in having +15 for some frequencies.
Ugly.:) It actually sounds really nice, once you analyze the volume.
I noticed sometimes right sidebar elements don't show [Selected] mark for selected tracks and finally figured out what's going on. It's stack setting that's working even when no element is stacked.thats fixed for the next update
Just a note that "out of the box" if you put the thumbnail browser in the same panel as the navigator, the navigator is completely covered. Maybe you should make the thumbnail browser start at half height for that configuration?i cant reproduce this nor can i see why it would happen. You definitely didnt click the stack tickbox for them both? And they were both in the left sidebar (and not left main panel?)
Just a note that "out of the box" if you put the thumbnail browser in the same panel as the navigator, the navigator is completely covered. Maybe you should make the thumbnail browser start at half height for that configuration?i cant reproduce this nor can i see why it would happen. You definitely didnt click the stack tickbox for them both? And they were both in the left sidebar (and not left main panel?)
Do you want to change Undo > Now Playing List in the menu to Undo > Playing Tracks, to match the new panel names?yes i will change it
I noticed sometimes right sidebar elements don't show [Selected] mark for selected tracks and finally figured out what's going on. It's stack setting that's working even when no element is stacked.thats fixed for the next update
When I use “Play with Musicbee” from a folder context menu on Windows (10 x64):working fine here. Are you using a recent version and if so, check your "Play Now" action in the Now Playing settings panel
The tracks aren’t played but they’re queued last instead.
If that folder contains multiple sub-folders, they’re added in the reverse order (discs 3, 2 & 1 for example).
working fine here. Are you using a recent version and if so, check your "Play Now" action in the Now Playing settings panelI’m using 5900 and I’m not sure what setting you’re referring to but they look fine unless the context menu option follows the “double-click” settings.
When hovering mouse over a playlist, the tooltip from the "description" of the playlist no longer displays as it did in v2.5.thats added for the next update
Using the new option Icon + Text for pinned tabs.i guess your default tab setting is text only? For pinning it now always includes the icon. I might get rid of the text-only tab setting and always show an icon
It gives a minimal width (as per Steven's description) but is the option title not going to lead to user confusion as it doesn't actually give an icon with text on the tab?
Got this error while configuring an ipod to synchronize with a single playlist. First time I've tried setting up the ipod in MB. When I tried to go back and duplicate the error I couldn't but thought I'd post the message should you find it helpful.thats probably fixed for the next update (couldnt reproduce it but can see what it probably is)
Holding Shift to toggle Stop in the player controls is working fine, but the Stop symbol doesn't show up, at least in the sidebar player.i cant reproduce this. Keep in mind the shift key only takes effect if the mouse is over the player bar. Thats to stop unwanted flashing of the button everytime the shift key is pressed
Using the new option Icon + Text for pinned tabs.i guess your default tab setting is text only? For pinning it now always includes the icon. I might get rid of the text-only tab setting and always show an icon
It gives a minimal width (as per Steven's description) but is the option title not going to lead to user confusion as it doesn't actually give an icon with text on the tab?
Problem in Rip CD dialog:that should have been fixed the other day. You are not using the most recent version
It seems I was optimist: it happens all the time, not after a few rips. After ripping:both are fixed for the next update
- a message about analyzing volume appears
- the cd ejects
- album data is cleared (album artist, etc)
- "CD has been removed" message appears on track list
- track list isn't cleared
Also:
Open Rip CD dialog, click on track list -> error appears:
in the Now Playing Tab, I can't view neither Lyrics nor Artist Bio on the Main Panel Right Side unless the Right Sidebar is open.
Holding Shift to toggle Stop in the player controls is working fine, but the Stop symbol doesn't show up, at least in the sidebar player.i cant reproduce this. Keep in mind the shift key only takes effect if the mouse is over the player bar. Thats to stop unwanted flashing of the button everytime the shift key is pressed
It works if the track is playing, but if it's paused and you want to stop/release it, the button doesn't change.that wasnt implemented in any panel but i have done so for the next update
Hey again all, still loving all the updates.
One glitch though, don't know if this is on my side only, but in the Now Playing Tab, I can't view neither Lyrics nor Artist Bio on the Main Panel Right Side unless the Right Sidebar is open. i.e:
(http://i.imgur.com/tRfBCIJl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/tRfBCIJ.jpg)
No Lyrics
(http://i.imgur.com/GxglIjLl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/GxglIjL.jpg)
Lyrics Viewable
It works if the track is playing, but if it's paused and you want to stop/release it, the button doesn't change.that wasnt implemented in any panel but i have done so for the next update
On the subject of the Playlist Manager, does it really need the music library node attached to it?
In my opinion it would make more sense if this panel was just for displaying playlists and nothing else.
At least it would be nice to have the option of hiding nodes you don't want to see (Music, Inbox, Audiobooks).
Perhaps it could also benefit from a hidden/auto-open behavior to match the left navigator, for dragging and dropping tracks to a playlist - assuming your setup is based on pinned tabs for navigating rather than the sidebar.
The point of having the Playlist Manager is for people who dont have a left sidebar displayed. The point of having the Library node in the playlist manager is so you can browse files in your library and easily drag them into a playlist.
Now that the left sidebar automatically pops up when dragging files means there is less need for this function but i probably wont remove it
Another bug:thats fixed for the next update
- edit a track/album and do a "Search Internet" for a picture: if a picture isn't found the not found dialog appears twice.
IIRC, it hapens also on the Rip CD dialog, but probably it's the same code path.
Now that the left sidebar automatically pops up when dragging files means there is less need for this function but i probably wont remove it
I think the playlist manager is a great idea, left sidebar or not. It helps to have them expanded and better accessible. If it were a standalone element, I would turn off playlists in the left sidebar completely. I think I see better why it was implemented it the way it was, almost like a zoom in on the playlists. As you say, it's kind of redundant right now. But the playlist manager could be a complete undocking of the playlists from the left panel, giving more space for playlists and more space for the rest of the left panel.
Also just noticed that Spectrum Visualiser in Layout Preferences is followed by two colons. You can see it clearly here: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/musicbee/images/7/76/Preferences_Layout_1c.png/revision/latest?cb=20160301054221you need a larger size on the screenshot
You can also see a slight error with the positioning of "bottom panel".
you need a larger size on the screenshot
(http://i.imgur.com/GxglIjLl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/GxglIjL.jpg)
what skin is this?
How far away from an official, stable, release :) ?? Well looking forward to it...i have one more substantial thing i want to do and then a few minor ones. I was going to include some improved functionality for the Tag Manager but will leave it out of this release. So i would guess its still a month off before it reaches Release Candidate state.
I was going to include some improved functionality for the Tag Manager but will leave it out of this release.
How far away from an official, stable, release :) ?? Well looking forward to it...i have one more substantial thing i want to do and then a few minor ones. I was going to include some improved functionality for the Tag Manager but will leave it out of this release. So i would guess its still a month off before it reaches Release Candidate state.
I dont think there is any reason to hold off using the beta now though
Can they be sorted chronologically instead?
I tried v3.0 and it works fine. The only thing I noticed is that it will not dock on my second monitor. 2.5 would do this and it's kind of a deal breaker for me. Is that possibly an easy fix? Not sure. Other than that I love the new GUI.
2. The column browser doesn't seem to jump to whatever letter you type on the keyboard. It happens very occasionally but not really working for me. Don't have this issue when using any other nodes in the left hand panel.
I've always used MB almost exclusively on the 2nd monitor. Never a problem.I tried v3.0 and it works fine. The only thing I noticed is that it will not dock on my second monitor. 2.5 would do this and it's kind of a deal breaker for me. Is that possibly an easy fix? Not sure. Other than that I love the new GUI.
What do you mean by dock? I have no problems with 3.0 on a second monitor.
I've always used MB almost exclusively on the 2nd monitor. Never a problem.I have no problems using v3 on my 2nd monitor. Can you be more specific as to what's not working correctly?
I reported this earlier and I'm not sure if it was addressed, but the Music Explorer isn't refreshing the currently playing artist.
Currently Album Color Mix view in Now Playing tab seems to be a bit boring as it can best serve as a background of something else.
How about adding visualizer on it? That would match well with constantly changing background.
thats correctI reported this earlier and I'm not sure if it was addressed, but the Music Explorer isn't refreshing the currently playing artist.
I believe that's intentional. There should be a link to the current artist that appears, though.
@KissCool,
yes it was discussed. Change the view using the view selector in the header bar and it should persist. Also can you post the actual error you got (help/ support/ view error log - the error at the end)
N.B.: in v2.5, I was using "use Artwork layout to show albums for an artist" option. Can't find it anymore. Is the option gone ? if yes, could you bring it back please? It's really helpful for artists with huge collection.
????I've always used MB almost exclusively on the 2nd monitor. Never a problem.I have no problems using v3 on my 2nd monitor. Can you be more specific as to what's not working correctly?
With a certain setup, a visual glitch appears on the main panel.i cant reproduce this even using your settings and following those steps.
http://i.imgur.com/Jwu9hEc.png
PMed my settings file. To reproduce, select now playing tab and then the music tab.
Step 3: MB just shows the cover of the selected album in Artwork layout. I can't even choose a track (I don't use "show the tracks for the selected album" option). Double clicking the album crashes MB.the reported double clicking bug should be fixed for the next update
BUGi cant reproduce this. Could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
I see it since a few weeks in MB3 - in Album Covers view editing and saving a tag collapses the expanded album panel. It's irritating - when you want to edit a few tags of different tracks in one album you have to reopen (reexpand) it's panel after saving each tag.
When I do a search for NEW artwork (there is none shown for the album), in addition to embedding as requested MB automatically selects "link the picture to this music track" and downloads it to an Artwork folder, which I don't want it to do.thats fixed for the next update
When I do a search on an album that already shows artwork, not only is that option not selected, but the sub-option for "link to the original music file" is not even available - nor is the "choose the same next time" option.
On a side note, in one of my test cases MB was trying to download Cover.jpg.gif as the "organised copy of the picture" (based on having Cover.jpg in Preferences).thats should be fixed for the next update
stepping through the code i can see one thing thats not right so lets see if that fixes the issue for you
When I do a search for NEW artwork (there is none shown for the album), in addition to embedding as requested MB automatically selects "link the picture to this music track" and downloads it to an Artwork folder, which I don't want it to do.thats fixed for the next update
When I do a search on an album that already shows artwork, not only is that option not selected, but the sub-option for "link to the original music file" is not even available - nor is the "choose the same next time" option.On a side note, in one of my test cases MB was trying to download Cover.jpg.gif as the "organised copy of the picture" (based on having Cover.jpg in Preferences).thats should be fixed for the next update
Hi, I had a good setup on my old install using the 3.0 stuff, but i lost it and now I am starting fresh. I installed the new 3.0 beta and I don't know how to get the main view back where its the 3 columns with genre, artist, and album on top, then in the panel below are the songs, like I used to have. Can someone tell me what to do?Try File | View | Arrange Panels and drag "column browser" to the list under "main panel" if it's not already there. that should give you the 3 columns on the main panel. you might also want to backup pertinent information (which may vary depending on your system) such as:
Thanks,
Davis
(http://i.imgur.com/dfhqNXl.jpg)Steven added this a couple of days ago for Album Cover view only. Today he said he'd be adding Artist View first letter grouping shortly.
why can't we group by album with first letter only? windows media player has this ability :S
BUGi tried using your settings file. The default panel is an auto-playlist which i dont have access to. Let me know if its just using the Album Covers layout. I can reproduce this only when editing tracks from an auto-playlist, so could you confirm thats the case.
I see it since a few weeks in MB3 - in Album Covers view editing and saving a tag collapses the expanded album panel. It's irritating - when you want to edit a few tags of different tracks in one album you have to reopen (reexpand) it's panel after saving each tag.
I just downloaded and installed the update, MB reports version 3.0.5907, but I don't see any changes on this. (I've tested with Album & Tracks, Album Covers, Track Information, and Album Art panel)this is a bit of a mystery as the option to link to source for new downloaded artwork was removed from the settings as an available default (but not removed from the dialog window). When you retrieve a picture thats replacing existing artwork then the current location settings are used, so it the existing artwork was linked to a file then the new artwork would have the same linkage and also there are scenarios where existing artwork for a file can eliminate the prefered settings for the new artwork but you said there were no existing pictures for the file.
this is a bit of a mystery as the option to link to source for new downloaded artwork was removed from the settings as an available default (but not removed from the dialog window). When you retrieve a picture thats replacing existing artwork then the current location settings are used, so it the existing artwork was linked to a file then the new artwork would have the same linkage and also there are scenarios where existing artwork for a file can eliminate the preferred settings for the new artwork but you said there were no existing pictures for the file.
Just so we are on the same page, are you using right click/ Search Internet for Picture ?
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes and changes for the items stated as fixed above
for the new Artwork grouping functionality:
- you can now group albums by first album letter
- you can now group artists by first artist letter
- you can now group by virtual tags
- when grouping by year, you can now set MB to group by decade
- the a-z bar changes to show decades when the main panel is sorted or grouped by year (any view)
- i am not aware of any remaining bugs, so please report anything you find wrong with this functionality
I haven't seen much discussion about the Music Explorer, are there any plans for it going forward?i have change the sorting to use year then album in descending order ie. most recent first
At the moment all albums by an artist are sorted alphabetically (IMHO doesn't make much sense), can they be sorted chronologically instead?
Step 3: MB just shows the cover of the selected album in Artwork layout. I can't even choose a track (I don't use "show the tracks for the selected album" option). Double clicking the album crashes MB.the reported double clicking bug should be fixed for the next update
Noticed dragging files from a 'Playing Tracks' list from an auto-hidden right sidebar doesn't open the left-sidebar. Left-sidebar will open however if right sidebar isn't auto-hidden.i have added support for popup of the left sidebar when dragging from the Playing Tracks list. I dont see how the right-sidebar setting would impact anything.
redownload the file as its an introduced bug from this afternoon
On 3.0.5909, trying out the pin tabs feature, I noticed that pin tab with icon+text doesn't work on the podcasts tab. The tab is shown as icon only, regardless of the option selected.it should show the number of unplayed podcasts as the text. If there are none it would be blank but i guess it could show 0 instead
didn't think grouping by first letter would be such a big deal...that is fantastic and resizing of pics with track bar (is that new or just me?) and A-Z bar with decades...how much better can it get!!!!
Will the random skin option be brought back for MUsicBee 3?It's been asked before and I +1'd it then.
When you're on a TM view in Now Playing tab, right sidebar shows its header bar only.it works fine for me. Could you post a screenshot so i can see what you mean.
Also can you make sidebar player element available for artwork picture/album color mix view on Now Playing tab?
- when any panel is sorted by Year, or the Album Covers panel is grouped by Year or Decade, then the A-Z bar changes to show decades
When you're on a TM view in Now Playing tab, right sidebar shows its header bar only.it works fine for me. Could you post a screenshot so i can see what you mean.
Also can you make sidebar player element available for artwork picture/album color mix view on Now Playing tab?
Could someone confirm if the Tab>Navigation Lock>Partial Navigation is working for playlists? For me the filters work but selecting a playlist opens a new tab.
Can you think of any reason why it wouldn't work? It seems really strange considering the filters don't open new tabs, only playlists do.i am just trying that now and works fine. Are you using the very latest version from last night?
*Edit: I should add that it works when using an individual playlist as a tab, but not when using the playlist manager as a tab, if that makes sense. So if I try to open a playlist from within the playlist manager sidebar, it just opens another playlist manager in a new tab.
If you remove player controls element either from top or bottom panel, spectrum visualizer still remains.thats fixed for the next update
yes thats done for the next updateQuote- when any panel is sorted by Year, or the Album Covers panel is grouped by Year or Decade, then the A-Z bar changes to show decades
Could this be broadened to include any field with the Date type, including Custom and Virtual tags?
Could this be broadened to include any field with the Date type, including Custom and Virtual tags?yes thats done for the next update
Also can you make sidebar player element available for artwork picture/album color mix view on Now Playing tab?yes i will do that as it would be needed if the main player is not enabled
Music explorer is beautiful :D
One downside of it imo is is you can't use it as a stand alone layout, you need to first play an artist and then refresh it. (in another tab). Maybe integrate artist view and music explorer into each other? Love it though and it can only get better.
Also how does it know what similar artists are in your library? Does it get it from the internet or from tags? It doesn't seem reliable.
just type the artist name in the search boxMusic explorer is beautiful :D
One downside of it imo is is you can't use it as a stand alone layout, you need to first play an artist and then refresh it. (in another tab). Maybe integrate artist view and music explorer into each other? Love it though and it can only get better.
Also how does it know what similar artists are in your library? Does it get it from the internet or from tags? It doesn't seem reliable.
+1, I would love to be able to use music explorer with any artist at any time.
wow!yes thats done for the next updateQuote- when any panel is sorted by Year, or the Album Covers panel is grouped by Year or Decade, then the A-Z bar changes to show decades
Could this be broadened to include any field with the Date type, including Custom and Virtual tags?
whataya knowjust type the artist name in the search boxMusic explorer is beautiful :D
One downside of it imo is is you can't use it as a stand alone layout, you need to first play an artist and then refresh it. (in another tab). Maybe integrate artist view and music explorer into each other? Love it though and it can only get better.
Also how does it know what similar artists are in your library? Does it get it from the internet or from tags? It doesn't seem reliable.
+1, I would love to be able to use music explorer with any artist at any time.
+1, I would love to be able to use music explorer with any artist at any time.just type the artist name in the search box
Could this be broadened to include any field with the Date type, including Custom and Virtual tags?yes thats done for the next update
I haven't seen much discussion about the Music Explorer, are there any plans for it going forward?i have change the sorting to use year then album in descending order ie. most recent first
At the moment all albums by an artist are sorted alphabetically (IMHO doesn't make much sense), can they be sorted chronologically instead?
Maybe integrate artist view and music explorer into each other?+1. Was about to ask for it!
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bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ]/code]2.2 & 3a should be fixed for the next update.
When I use the Search and then change the view in, for example, cover or title details the search discarded.
can I change this?
3.
Sometimes when I start MusicBee comes following startup error.
I cant reproduce this. it happens randomly.
thats fixed for the next updateCould this be broadened to include any field with the Date type, including Custom and Virtual tags?yes thats done for the next update
This seems to be working for the main library, but not in playlists?
1) If doing a "Search Internet" and no picture is found the "No picture found" dialog appears twice (already reported, but seems it was missed between all the posts).that should have been fixed around the time it was reported, and i cannot reproduce this now. So make sure you are using the latest version
I like the Artists view, but, for now, i can't figure out a nice (and usefull way) to use it:What i will do for the next update is maintain and persist separate layout settings for when you drill-down from an artist vs. when you drill-down from an album
i will add a right click menu to set sort by title; sort by year (asc) and sort by year (desc)At the moment all albums by an artist are sorted alphabetically (IMHO doesn't make much sense), can they be sorted chronologically instead?
Can you support ascending order as an option?
I like the Artists view, but, for now, i can't figure out a nice (and usefull way) to use it:What i will do for the next update is maintain and persist separate layout settings for when you drill-down from an artist vs. when you drill-down from an album
2.2 & 3a should be fixed for the next update.
When I use the Search and then change the view in, for example, cover or title details the search discarded.
can I change this?
it works but it appears an errorcan you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) and also describe what you were doing at the time/ which panel and view you were opening at the time.
- for the music explorer panel, you can now click on the artist name and MB will show a profile page. I know people will want more than this and i might do some more
Here's what I miss:
In the right panel (Now Playing) I had in v2 the possibilty to customize the panel and to have the Lyrics and Details as tab.
That's not possible anymore and I miss it ;-)
Also I miss the possibility to add the spectrum analyzer and / or the wave bar to that panel.
Or do I miss something in v3 and it is possible?
BTW, I made some screenshots for old and new version to show what I mean - but I'm unable to add files here???
It is perfectly possible to have such tabs, and also to have the analyzer and wavebar in the right sidebar.
Have you found the Configure Layout button to open the Panels Configuration panel? (top right in main panel)
In that panel you can drag and drop, and also select 'ticked elements are displayed as tabs'.
Where can I drop something and from where shall I drag it???
Sorry, I'm a bit confused now...
It would also be nice if the AlbumArt resizes in the Details tab to fit the available space and to still see the other track information (or to have an option for this)
BTW, I currently had a crash:
"An error occurred during plugin startup, send this file to the developer: .... mb_LyricsReloaded.log"
To which address shall I send the log file (but I doubt that it helps - I don't see anything special in it)?
- for the music explorer panel, you can now click on the artist name and MB will show a profile page. I know people will want more than this and i might do some morewow wow wow
Pulled up Tracks view and got this error message. Also occurs when switching to Artist view.can you send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
it works but it appears an errorthats fixed for the next update
Edit: Noticed a bug, the link to the profile page only works consistently when in the Album & Stats tab.thats fixed for the next update although i will probably add a dedicated tab for it
edit:I also thought the error message was too short but I checked before posting it and that was the whole message. In any event, I've checked using the latest version and I'm not able to reproduce the error (which was easy for me to reproduce before). thanks
actually i suspect you have only posted part of the error and its the same as someone elses. Its probably fixed for the next update
Track Info panel works worse. It can't find any artists for multi-artist tracks:
i recall someone requested that years in the A-Z be supported for vertical orientation. Thats done for the next update
Even though Auto DJ is shown in the navigator, it is not coming up in shuffle rotation from the player controls. Is this intended?its working fine here. The only reason i am aware of would be the skin you are using is a custom bitmap that doesnt have an image for the auto-dj
its working fine here. The only reason i am aware of would be the skin you are using is a custom bitmap that doesnt have an image for the auto-dj
Tried to use the Semi-Bold style of the Segoe UI font and I have an issue with columns displaying number (like "Time").i wont be able to help with that as its windows doing the text formating
With Regular/Italic/Bold style, everything is well aligned (sems to use the "justified" alignment setting). Eg.: same width for 1:11 and 4:44
With all the new Win 8/8.1/10 styles (Light/Semi-Light/Semi-Bold/Black), numbers are right aligned but don't have the same width.
2 probables bugs (maybe already reported. Sorry if they are):the first is fixed for the next update. The second should already be fixed from the other day. If you are using yesterday's version then send me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
- rating a track doesn't update the Album Rating ("store ratings in the music file" unticked, "auto-calculate album rating" ticked). Sometimes Pressing F5 works, but usually, have to restart MB.
- dunno if it's intended, but we can't expand the right sidebar in Now Playing tab (Theater Mode). Only the header appears (think this one was already reported, not sure)
Hi..
below is how i used musicbee but im not able to increase or decrease the height of TRACK INFORMATION panel.it can't be dragged up or downward.
i don't know how it happened but when i checked the preview it shows fine..anyhow here is direct link..the artist picture element is a fixed size depending on the width of the panel its docked in and hence you cant change the height of the track info panel. So you either need to narrow the right panel or increase the height of the whole muicbee window
http://postimg.org/image/cazdlrzgr/
- dunno if it's intended, but we can't expand the right sidebar in Now Playing tab (Theater Mode). Only the header appears (think this one was already reported, not sure)thats fixed for the next update
Slightly related to this:the resizing behavior should be addressed for the next update. No idea about the temporary transparency
If you use user73's layout, and then add the lyrics panel on top of the artist panel, you would expect you would be able to drag the position of the Artist panel by grabbing the top border of that panel.
But that won't work. But it does when you grab the bottom border of the Artist panel to do that.
And another funny discovery when trying this, that same artist panel got transparent at a certain moment:
No idea about the temporary transparency
No, it has an auto dj image. Maybe it's an issue with the sidebar player? Here's a GIF: http://imgur.com/kYtDO79
Edit: It also occurs to me that grouping by decade is currently limited to one direction only, oldest to newest.make sure the 1st field in the sort is Year or Year (yyyy) and set the Sort order to descending
make sure the 1st field in the sort is Year or Year (yyyy) and set the Sort order to descending
what i said should do that - did you try it?make sure the 1st field in the sort is Year or Year (yyyy) and set the Sort order to descending
Right, but I was thinking of ordering decades in the opposite direction, so music from 2015 appears at the top of the library.
what i said should do that - did you try it?
earlier i thought it has to do with tundra series skin and posted in tundra post but musicbee leever said it has something to do with my dpi settings.I didn't say it was DPI settings - I said it might be DPI settings (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7186.msg106664#msg106664 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7186.msg106664#msg106664)) as the top border is also not showing correctly in your screenshot
earlier i thought it has to do with tundra series skin and posted in tundra post but musicbee leever said it has something to do with my dpi settings.I didn't say it was DPI settings - I said it might be DPI settings (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7186.msg106664#msg106664 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7186.msg106664#msg106664)) as the top border is also not showing correctly in your screenshot
...Now i think i might have offended uNot offended. Not even a little bit :)
i will enhance it so Decade grouping is also included when sorting year in descending order
Sure man..the only bug i can find is the Playing Tracks panel doesnt immediately update if you change the rating in another panel. I will fix that. If thats not what you are trying to show in your screenshots then i wont be able to help any further on this
https://i.imgsafe.org/c17dfeb.jpg
I think I forgot to post this last night. Auto DJ panel, happens on both 100% and 125% magnification screens. DPI scaling disabled.
Sure man..the only bug i can find is the Playing Tracks panel doesnt immediately update if you change the rating in another panel. I will fix that. If thats not what you are trying to show in your screenshots then i wont be able to help any further on this
https://i.imgsafe.org/c17dfeb.jpg
I think I forgot to post this last night. Auto DJ panel, happens on both 100% and 125% magnification screens. DPI scaling disabled.can you post the who dj panel.
edit:
its probably because you have Narrow Scrollbars enabled which is fixed for the next update. Although your dpi would have been 120% or above for it to happen
plz check two SS below..you will notice that artist photo is not fully shown in first SS.his ear is missing from right side and next SS shows what actual photo is.
like we have option in track information panel and one can choose what PX artwork should show or if one would like to set it as fit to panel.But there is no such option for artist panel.so if you feel like adding such a feature in next update.Even if one try to configure artist panel ..there is no settings whatsoever.
Just thought its worth mentioning.
well that is the case with track information panel too..isn't it?.most of artwork are of different size.no matter we choose between playing/selected.but the position stays the way it should.
- for the A-Z bar, as well as showning decades, it now also shows years if it can fit on the panel
Some of my playlist folders have stopped showing all tracks when I select the folder. Any idea why?
Yes, I guess we are so spoiled, we sometimes expect the impossible ;-)When personal computers started, nothing was expected and any accomplishment was a monumentus acheivement. Now everything is expected and it should take no more than 5 minutes. The world has evolved...a fascinating journey. And we've barely scratched the surface. @Steven...can you relate?
well that is the case with track information panel too..isn't it?.most of artwork are of different size.no matter we choose between playing/selected.but the position stays the way it should.
There is a difference. Album art aspect ratio's don't vary very much, and for the track info panel it will only affect the other content within that panel. It doesn't effect panels above or below it.
I am not trying to make a point here.
Just curious if you would accept either:
- the position and size of panels above and below the artist picture panel changing continuously.
- having a fixed size for the artist picture panel, and having black (or grey, or yellow) bars around the picture.
Yeah i got u what u trying to say.. i didn't understand earlierWith Artist Pictures the display area is fixed to 4:3 ratio.
well i would definitely don't want to have bars around the picture.i just asked would be nice if there had been feature where one can make a choose what kind of artist picture one would like.Fit to panel or certain PX..
isn't it what is the beauty of musicbee that one customize according to needs and liking.that is why there are so many options with panels and layouts.
Please adjust minimum column size for Play Count. When I use "Auto Size All Columns" on my main library layout, I get this:
which is kind of silly. :) (No, there are no other digits.)
Some of my playlist folders have stopped showing all tracks when I select the folder. Any idea why?MB iterates every static and auto-playlist shown in the folder and includes every unique file from all of those playlists. If it failed for any reason an error would show
Some of my playlist folders have stopped showing all tracks when I select the folder. Any idea why?MB iterates every static and auto-playlist shown in the folder and includes every unique file from all of those playlists. If it failed for any reason an error would show
- option to disable grouping for playlists by default - this is one area where you might not need grouping.i am going to disable grouping headers when playlists are not sorted
- option to disable grouping for playlists by default - this is one area where you might not need grouping.you could use a custom view
change the selected view when viewing the drill-down contents
it should default to Album and Tracks layout for new users
With Artist Pictures the display area is fixed to 4:3 ratio.4:3 was a compromise but i am ok with changing it to 16:9 and will do so for the next update
I don't know if Steven has selected this a compromise between landscape and portrait orientation, or it hasn't been adjusted from the olden days when that was the dominant screen format.
The 16:9 format dominates know, and for those images that don't fit, I'd much rather see some coloured stripes that blend to the panel background colours, than have the sometimes strangely cropped images we get now.
I checked the error log, but there's nothing related to this. It's happening for 2/6 playlist folders. Do you need a screenshot?for each of the 2 folders, are the files missing from the same playlist in that folder, is it all files in each of the playlists?
I checked the error log, but there's nothing related to this. It's happening for 2/6 playlist folders. Do you need a screenshot?for each of the 2 folders, are the files missing from the same playlist in that folder, is it all files in each of the playlists?
Please support displaying duration for sidebar player of now playing tab.+1
for each of the 2 folders, are the files missing from the same playlist in that folder, is it all files in each of the playlists?
For those two folders, when I select the folder the main panel is totally empty. The playlists themselves seem to be fine. They're all auto-playlists.
Looking at the the files I deleted, I see they still have the library path, etc from my old computer. Could be the issue?those files are relics of a very old MB version (i think) and MB should be ignoring them but i guess there is somewhere in the code thats not.
Please support displaying duration for sidebar player of now playing tab.thats done for the next update - right click on the player panel
- Panels Configuration. Could you add a virtual separator, please?i have though about doing this using spacer elements which can be used for other purposes as well. However i think its too much of a change at this point in time so i will probably not do it for v3.0. But if things are quiet re: bugs being reported i might have a look at it
Just noticed that with 3.0 the spectrum visualisation has stopped working when output is set to an UPNP/DLNA device. Is this on purpose or something that can/will be fixed?its not supported (nor was it supported in v2.5) and wont be because its not MB that controls the playback/ timing in this arrangement
I just realized that the track info popup that shows when you click on the taskbar icon is still different from the one that shows when a new track starts. It seems like they should both use the skinnable and configurable pop-up from Now Playing Preferences.if you are refering to the main taskbar icon and not the system tray icon (which definitely shares the panel layout) then the issue is that popup is very constrained for space and also has special handling for longer text
I just realized that the track info popup that shows when you click on the taskbar icon is still different from the one that shows when a new track starts. It seems like they should both use the skinnable and configurable pop-up from Now Playing Preferences.
Nevermind, I messed myself up with two different versions of MB running. *slinks away embarrassed*
a small enhancement for the web browser. When you have this plugin enabled, clicking on a weblink in the track info panel now activates and shows the clicked link in a tab using the plugin (the previous behavior was to open the link in an external browser)
Very nice. But I've installed the patch and can't get this to work.Same here.
also check the modification date/time of web browser plugin and if its not yesterday's date then that will be the issueYes. link in post here: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922)
4:3 was a compromise but i am ok with changing it to 16:9 and will do so for the next update
also check the modification date/time of web browser plugin and if its not yesterday's date then that will be the issueYes. link in post here: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922)
points to file from 05/12/2015 23:55
Link in plugin thread is correct - 14/03/2016 08:56
Isn't that a bit extreme?
To accommodate for many photo's with other aspect ratio's (especially portrait of course), this is not an improvement.
16:9 = 1,777
4:3 = 1,333
Perhaps making it 3:2 (1,5) would be a better compromise?
And to be totally honest, 4:3 was fine by me already as a compromise.
The 16:9 format dominates know, and for those images that don't fit, I'd much rather see some coloured stripes that blend to the panel background colours, than have the sometimes strangely cropped images we get now.
imho, 16:9 is the best compromise because, sadly, as Bee-liever said, 16:9 aspect ratio dominate now.
@Bee-liever & sleepless, i guess i have either provided a link to the old version or not uploaded as the plugin should be dated yesterday. Mediafire is down for me at the moment but i will post the correct link latersame links as before:
(it's not a mockup but a functional MusicBee)(http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg)
imho, 16:9 is the best compromise because, sadly, as Bee-liever said, 16:9 aspect ratio dominate now.
I don't think you can call 16:9 a compromise. It's a clear decision for displaying that aspect ratio perfectly, and cropping all different and more traditional ones.
To me, the important thing is that heads don't get cropped off, which I don't see happening. Personally, I'm ok with things as they are. Am I missing something here?when the artist picture is stacked, the dimensions of the stacked panel is used. When an artist picture is displayed by itself then a fixed ratio is used. When using 4:3 then some of the 16:9 will be cropped on the side which some people dont like
adding additional field in Track Rating Panel makes other fields disappear (set the Rating field and apply, at first it looks ok but after track changing the fields will disappear)thats fixed for the next update
I can not find the Mar 14 2016 version of this plugin. The plugin on the Wiki is 2015 version and the download from yesterday's link (found here http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922) is also the old version Dec 12 2015 mod date.also check the modification date/time of web browser plugin and if its not yesterday's date then that will be the issueYes. link in post here: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg106922#msg106922)
points to file from 05/12/2015 23:55
Link in plugin thread is correct - 14/03/2016 08:56
(it's not a mockup but a functional MusicBee)@ KissCool(http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg)
its:Thank you Steven
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkhy169yxp306ti/mb_WebBrowser.zip
And I don't even care about this since, as shown in my screenshot, you can resize this frame. Being able to resize manually this frame without having to stack it with another element is another story ;)Thanks for the tip KissCool, but now that you've shared the info, it will probably be seen as a bug and removed :(
when the artist picture is stacked, the dimensions of the stacked panel is used. When an artist picture is displayed by itself then a fixed ratio is used. When using 4:3 then some of the 16:9 will be cropped on the side which some people dont like
Is there a possiblility of making this work for the links in the right-click>menu? It seems to only work for links displayed in the panel.you need to download both files - right click is supported
same links as before:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkhy169yxp306ti/mb_WebBrowser.zip
thought the same thing but haven't played around yet(it's not a mockup but a functional MusicBee)wow! how to obtain this layout and look?(http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/lV82UoR.jpg)
There's no problem! The only problem is my poor englishIf you think you're English is poor, then I wish I could speak about 3-4 other languages as "poorly". French, Italian, German, Spanish...It would be a dream come true. Envious!!!!
There's no problem! The only problem is my poor englishIf you think you're English is poor, then I wish I could speak about 3-4 other languages as "poorly". French, Italian, German, Spanish...It would be a dream come true. Envious!!!!
a small enhancement for the web browser. When you have this plugin enabled, clicking on a weblink in the track info panel now activates and shows the clicked link in a tab using the plugin (the previous behavior was to open the link in an external browser)
Please support displaying duration for sidebar player of now playing tab.thats done for the next update - right click on the player panel
If the floating tag editor panel is open, and a different tab is opened where the tag editor was left docked in the main panel. I get this error:thats fixed for the next update
But can you enhance its handling of some web pages?no - thats handled by the IE web browser control and i am not aware of any way to change its handling
For genius.com, a black box covers last part of lyrics with every song:
http://genius.com/Adele-hello-lyrics
http://i.imgur.com/pYuf3Fs.png
For musixmatch.com, line breaks are ignored.
https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Adele/Hello
http://i.imgur.com/J1ywQRV.png
- additional header bar support as described above
A small problem - after updating the header bar is hidden by default and reverts back to this state when restarting the app.redownload the link
Is "recommended artists" in Recommendations (under Services) working for anyone? I never see anything there.it requires your last.fm account in order to retrieve the last.fm recommendations ie. you need to have logged into last.fm at least once
It was probably related to the other bug because I can't reproduce it after this latest patch.if it happens again, redownload again as i made another change
In the Playing Tracks element (docked in right sidebar), 5 dots appears on mouseover instead of 5 stars.can you post a screenshot and also indicate which skin you are using - does it happen with the default skin?
Is "recommended artists" in Recommendations (under Services) working for anyone? I never see anything there.it requires your last.fm account in order to retrieve the last.fm recommendations ie. you need to have logged into last.fm at least once
can you post a screenshot and also indicate which skin you are using - does it happen with the default skin?
But can you enhance its handling of some web pages?no - thats handled by the IE web browser control and i am not aware of any way to change its handling
For genius.com, a black box covers last part of lyrics with every song:
http://genius.com/Adele-hello-lyrics
http://i.imgur.com/pYuf3Fs.png
For musixmatch.com, line breaks are ignored.
https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Adele/Hello
http://i.imgur.com/J1ywQRV.png
can you post a screenshot and also indicate which skin you are using - does it happen with the default skin?
My own skin. Tried with MusicBee3 and DarkRED3. Still happening.
Playing tracks, Artist bio, Lyrics and track info stacked.
I forgot to mention that it only happen on selected track (I select a track to update the rating) in the playing track element.
Main panel works fine.
Anyway, here a screenshot(http://i.imgur.com/D6KusvZ.png) (http://i.imgur.com/D6KusvZ.png)
How did you make those tabs look like that?
(http://i.imgur.com/Hbd5TOM.png)
- I really miss uppercase tab header from endeavour1934's Win10 Style mockup. Please support uppercase and regular font option instead of the current bold font. Also tab header might look better when it's center aligned.
- Tab close button is unnecessarily too bright. How about making it almost invisible and only highlight with the mouse over the tab (not just over the icon as of now)? That would make tabs look better.
- Also consider adding mouseover highlight effect for inactive tabs and "add tab" icon, either auto-generated or as skin overrides.
Also tab header might look better when it's center aligned.
How did you make those tabs look like that?- Uppercase
justified(http://i.imgur.com/ZP4GXHN.jpg) -> right aligned(http://i.imgur.com/qGOwXRU.jpg)Or you can just move the tabs bar to the title bar: only the current tab have a bold style.
I really miss uppercase tab header from endeavour1934's Win10 Style mockup.I wish I could use a "custom font" here (Pref./Layout (1)/header bar section/tab bar/custom font). So, no more bold style + a slightly bigger font size, like in endeavour1934' mockup. And for being able to reproduce exactly what endeavour1934 did, I would add this:
I really like how the tabs bar looks (1st picture of the 1st page). There's the same space between each tab's name (=/= same tab width) and it looks very neat.
Allowing us to reproduce this would be great.
But dunno how. Maybe, the easiest way would be to allow us to resize manually the tab width and the "lock tab" setting would prevent us from resizing accidentally the tab.
Or maybe an option to handle the tabs bar like the in-line menu bar ?
How did you make those tabs look like that?
You can edit tab header manually. To make it functional, support my wish:(http://i.imgur.com/Hbd5TOM.png)
- I really miss uppercase tab header from endeavour1934's Win10 Style mockup. Please support uppercase and regular font option instead of the current bold font. Also tab header might look better when it's center aligned.
- Tab close button is unnecessarily too bright. How about making it almost invisible and only highlight with the mouse over the tab (not just over the icon as of now)? That would make tabs look better.
- Also consider adding mouseover highlight effect for inactive tabs and "add tab" icon, either auto-generated or as skin overrides.
The latest update broke the play/pause button. Play a song, click on the play/pause button with your mouse, it won't react.
The latest update broke the play/pause button. Play a song, click on the play/pause button with your mouse, it won't react.
Working fine here, you'll have to be more specific - like what skin are you using?
1. the text color is pink... how can i change that?Welcome!
2. the main bar, how can i change it to that bar? centered text icons... etc...
The latest update broke the play/pause button. Play a song, click on the play/pause button with your mouse, it won't react.yes there is an introduced bug for your settings - i have uploaded a corrected version on the usual link
1. the text color is pink... how can i change that?Welcome!
2. the main bar, how can i change it to that bar? centered text icons... etc...
1. Well, I can't answer for endeavour1934, but he made a magenta version for MB v2.4. Maybe, he'll make one for v3.0.
But, if you can't wait, you'll have to edit the skin file (if it's a "bitmap" skin, you'll have to ask him for the source)
Here the values:
Win 8.0: magenta = 193,0,79
Win 8.1: magenta = 194,0,71
If you're using the hidden win10 dark theme:
magenta = 195,0,82 // background = 31,31,31 // White = 255,255,255 // Light grey = 165,165,165 (what I'm using in my screenshot)
2. Not sure what you mean.
Tabs : I explained everything here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15050.msg107098#msg107098). + preferences->layout (1)->header bar section->tabs bar: show below caption bar
Icons: check here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=10884.0)
Centered text: not doable.
Could this be helpful to address the issue?thats a very good find and might yet come as useful but setting the Browser Emulation value for IE11 didnt make any difference for me
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28VS.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation
When filtered with thumbnail browser, if you switch to another view in the main panel, all other items in the thumbnail browser disappear when they should stay. And "all items" at the top shows an incorrect count.thats fixed for the next update
In the Playing Tracks element (docked in right sidebar), 5 dots appears on mouseover instead of 5 stars.thats fixed for the next update
In relation to my above post: Would it be possible to remove the music/audiobooks/inbox nodes from the playlist manager? I just don't see the need currently. There are so many other ways to navigate or transfer files if need be. If not, I think that navigating to these areas should open a new tab if partial navigation lock has been selected. This is the behavior when selecting these areas from the main sidebar, so to be consistant it should be the same for the playlist manager sidebar.
The latest update broke the play/pause button. Play a song, click on the play/pause button with your mouse, it won't react.yes there is an introduced bug for your settings - i have uploaded a corrected version on the usual link
I know I'm being a broken record, but this kind of thing is why I think the playlist manager should just be its own panel, like all the others. As currently implemented, I would hate for it to lose those nodes, since you can't have it and them open any other way (well, maybe in tabs, but I'm not much of a tabs guy). If it stands alone, it won't need the other nodes and can be used more flexibly according to the style of the user. Am I really the only one who would prefer it that way?
When filtered with thumbnail browser, if you switch to another view in the main panel, all other items in the thumbnail browser disappear when they should stay. And "all items" at the top shows an incorrect count.thats fixed for the next update
I know I'm being a broken record, but this kind of thing is why I think the playlist manager should just be its own panel, like all the others. As currently implemented, I would hate for it to lose those nodes, since you can't have it and them open any other way (okay, in tabs, but I'm not much of a tabs guy). If it stands alone, it won't need the other nodes and can be used more flexibly according to the style of the user. Am I really the only one who would prefer it that way?
I think that's a good idea. However, I'm just trying to understand. Why not use the navigation panel/ left sidebar? I'm confused.
just regarding the tabs, i will look at doing something although at the moment i am not sure whether it should be a skin setting or user setting (which i want to avoid adding too many options and the layout may better suit if the active tab is not coloured differently)
What else is the playlist manager for except to break playlists out of the navigator so they are easier to work with? Am I missing a feature it has? (Seriously! I feel like I'm missing something.)
Could this be helpful to address the issue?thats a very good find and might yet come as useful but setting the Browser Emulation value for IE11 didnt make any difference for me
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28VS.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation
Fixed. Thanks.In the Playing Tracks element (docked in right sidebar), 5 dots appears on mouseover instead of 5 stars.thats fixed for the next update
I think the Playlist Manager could allow for both kinds of configurations;
- as an available element in the layout manager it opens up more flexibility and behaves like other panels.
- has the option of disabling all nodes except for playlists for those of us who want to use it alongside the left navigator or if using tabs for navigating these nodes instead.
PS: A cool feature only found in the Playlist Manager is the shortcut to quickly and easily create new playlist types and folders.
Okay, so how is it helpful for other nodes to be disabled when using the playlist manager? You say "alongside the left navigator or if using tabs", but I'm not getting my brain around how it's of benefit for the playlist manager to close when you navigate to another node in those cases. Especially since you can't use the playlist manager and the left navigator at the same time right now.
It's possible to dock the left navigator and playlist manager side by side, which might be useful in certain situations (for example if you have lots of playlists). Ideally the playlist manager would need an auto-hide on/off toggle. The problem as I see it is duplication of nodes such as the music library. If you choose to use tabs for navigating (assuming all nodes are pinned to their own tab), the playlist manager becomes useful for the purpose of viewing and creating playlists, but again you have a repetition of nodes that are found elsewhere. In addition, a limitation of the playlist manager is that no filters can be applied to it, so its own library node is no replacement for the left navigator's library node.
I'm glad you cleared that up. I think I understand where you're coming from now. You simply prefer to do all your file transferring within the PM sidebar. I've always just used the navigation panel for this (using auto-hide feature). So because the navigation panel is always available I didn't see the need for those nodes in th PM sidebar. Rather, I like the PM sidebar for the extra space it provides and see it as a sort of thumbnail browser specifically for creating and navigating playlists. I appreciate the suggestions from you both. It seems perhaps 2 camps are beginning to emerge for a number of issues, as many of us are transitioning to a tab oriented system. It'd be nice to have a bit more flexibility in this area for those of us who use it differently.
- No icon; Text centered; UPPER case; width sized to the text ie. an equal spacing between each text ie. the style proposed by endeavour1934
- note that for the new centered tabs, they wont activate when docked in the caption bar unless the skin supports that. Currently only the default musicbee skin supports that
Giving the playlist manager its own layout panel (without the duplicated nodes) would... Reduce duplication, give full access to filters while using it, etc.+1 - I think...
As for playlists, and sorry to take it back to another angle that might have been discussed prior (or can someone who has followed MusicBee's dev evolution from the beginning, explain briefly, maybe via PM), what/why there is 2 ways to display & work with Playlists, but with slightly different functionality ?
For me, as a newcomer to MB, but for whom (a LOT of) playlists & management/manitenance of such are a major feature and the reason I am switching to Musicbee, this isn't quite clear if there's a functional reason, other than legacy/evolution... eg, as is I find the Playlist Manager less developed & missing functionality that I need & use the main Navigator Playlist group for, so the argument, from how I understand it, to remove redundancy, and if the Playlist Manager is the Preferred solution to keep alive & standing ((opposed to Playlists in the Navigator panel), the Playlist Manager would first need to offer all functionality & features that the Navigator Playlist group offers, no ?
Looks fantastic, well done! I've updated my skins to support the changes if anyone wants to check it out.how did you get the icons displaying when using the centered/uppercase style,or are all of those tabs pinned?
(http://i.imgur.com/unfcfTUm.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/unfcfTU.jpg)
What features are you thinking it still needs from the Navigator, other than being able to close the folders? [Edit: Oh, and I see the context menu is stripped way down, too.]As for Playlists & Playlist Manager, I would hope for something along these lines:
how did you get the icons displaying when using the centered/uppercase style,or are all of those tabs pinned?
Pref | Layout(1) | header bar | custom fontworking fine here. Just make sure the "custom font" box is ticked
Change font from Segoe UI, Bold, 9pt to Bold Italic and Save but the change isn't implemented. Exit MB and relaunch and the change implementation is visible. I tried underscore, same thing. It seems like the tabs need immediate refreshing so changes are visible. Same behavior regardless of tabs in or below caption bar.
Shouldn't this pop-up be titled "New Playlist" or "Name Playlist" or something like that?i guess it was just a copy and paste error. Its corrected for the next update
This is one of those. When a pinned tab is partially locked or unlocked, the tab width doesn't adjust by itself without refreshing.i am not able to reproduce this but i am not completely sure what you did. Do you mean changed the navigation lock status from unlocked to partial/full lock for a pinned tab (icon only?)
(http://i.imgur.com/SekRbQi.png)
This glitch is back between left main panel and the main panel. PMed my settings file (open music tab or inbox tab).thats fixed for the next update
I've found 2 bugs:the first is fixed for the next update
1) Right click on Now Playing tab, right sidebar, change style. http://giphy.com/gifs/3osxY7K4Zx08B1qZXy/tile
2) Something strange happens when changing styles of the now playing playlist. http://giphy.com/gifs/l2R03Wad5DpExhOgg/tile
I noticed a bug by the way - the close button for tabs doesn't respond to user input.thats fixed for the next update
definitely ticked...but I tested a little more and realized making a change for "inactive tab" gets refreshed immediately with Apply/Save. But that is not the case when making a change for "active tab" and that's what I happened to be tweaking.Pref | Layout(1) | header bar | custom fontworking fine here. Just make sure the "custom font" box is ticked
Change font from Segoe UI, Bold, 9pt to Bold Italic and Save but the change isn't implemented. Exit MB and relaunch and the change implementation is visible. I tried underscore, same thing. It seems like the tabs need immediate refreshing so changes are visible. Same behavior regardless of tabs in or below caption bar.
This is one of those. When a pinned tab is partially locked or unlocked, the tab width doesn't adjust by itself without refreshing.i am not able to reproduce this but i am not completely sure what you did. Do you mean changed the navigation lock status from unlocked to partial/full lock for a pinned tab (icon only?)
(http://i.imgur.com/SekRbQi.png)
edit:
i can reproduce something that looks like your screenshot but pinning an unpinned tab as icon only - is that what you meant?
Sorry I forgot to mention what I did. The selected node changed from POP filter to no filter. Since it's partially locked it changed to MUSIC node but the header shouldn't have been truncated.
definitely ticked...but I tested a little more and realized making a change for "inactive tab" gets refreshed immediately with Apply/Save. But that is not the case when making a change for "active tab" and that's what I happened to be tweaking.those are fixed for the next update
I'm sorry, the topic is huge, but the function of searching duplicate is working? I say this because when I tried the version 3 never gets results, while version 2 always gives the expected result.are you refering to the "Remove Duplicates" function or something else?
1. While on the Windows theme, scrolling through now playing on playlist mode makes certain lines of the playlist stay while scrolling down. This issue doesn't exist with the Musicbee3 theme. It also exists when having the Album images column off.
2. When using the Now Playing Assistant, if you search for a song that's somewhere in a big playlist and click on the result. The song number of the result will be played in the playlist instead of the actual song (song #2 in the playlist will be played instead of result #2).thats fixed for the next update
Yes, remove duplicates.I'm sorry, the topic is huge, but the function of searching duplicate is working? I say this because when I tried the version 3 never gets results, while version 2 always gives the expected result.are you refering to the "Remove Duplicates" function or something else?
its working fine for me. Are you able to record a GIF file showing me what you are doing or even a screenshot showing the context menu open with the playlist visible might helpYes, remove duplicates.I'm sorry, the topic is huge, but the function of searching duplicate is working? I say this because when I tried the version 3 never gets results, while version 2 always gives the expected result.are you refering to the "Remove Duplicates" function or something else?
In v3 never get any result, I even duplicate files to generate results. If you get results, is it a problem with the language that I am using?i think in v2.5 if you only have one file selected then MB selects all files. Its possible v3 doesnt do that but i will check tomorrow.
I've found 2 bugs:the first is fixed for the next update
1) Right click on Now Playing tab, right sidebar, change style. http://giphy.com/gifs/3osxY7K4Zx08B1qZXy/tile
2) Something strange happens when changing styles of the now playing playlist. http://giphy.com/gifs/l2R03Wad5DpExhOgg/tile
for the 2nd i cant reproduce. Firstly could you try using the very latest version (yours is 2 days old) just in case it was already fixed, and if not then send me your settings (help/ support/ view settings)
You mean switching between tabs? I haven't noticed any problems there:
Artist picture element could be much more useful if it had the same context menu commands as compact player (next picture, paste/save artist picture, ban picture). Also consider adding "Keep aspect ratio" (tickable) option that would show original picture without cropping regardless of the configured shape of the artist picture element.
Related to this, I noticed double clicking compact player no longer pops up the full image of artist picture. Can you add that too?
Plz check queue system..Its really messed up after last update.It don't shows count number like before and neither queue works the way it should be.i have no idea what you are referring to
But there's still an issue of width adjustment with centered text tabs. The tab header of some nodes gets truncated or not depending on the header length of the previously selected node. This happens with now playing node and most services nodes. For instance select music explorer node and then now playing node, then it's working fine. But select inbox node then now playing node, this time it displays "NOW...". This happens regardless of pinned state (with or without icons).that would only be for tabs that dont display a grid in the main panel - thats fixed for the next update
I found another bug when trying to use right click to use the "sort by" the file is highlighted in the play list is not displayed correctly, diverse music being highlighted of which is running Observe the images:is that the Playlist mode in the Now Playing panel? if so, thats fixed for the next update
ThanksI found another bug when trying to use right click to use the "sort by" the file is highlighted in the play list is not displayed correctly, diverse music being highlighted of which is running Observe the images:is that the Playlist mode in the Now Playing panel? if so, thats fixed for the next update
Regarding the browser emulation issue, I added a new key to the registry and now the plugin is working properly in IE 11 mode.i didnt have "Wow6432Node" in the path. Did you have to reboot for it to take effect?
Window 10 Pro (64-bit)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
musicbee3.exe = (DWORD) 0x00002af8 (11000)
I found a display bug in the "Auto-Tag by Track" --> "Infer and Update Tags from Filename" Funktion.thats fixed for the next update
Regarding the browser emulation issue, I added a new key to the registry and now the plugin is working properly in IE 11 mode.i didnt have "Wow6432Node" in the path. Did you have to reboot for it to take effect?
Window 10 Pro (64-bit)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
musicbee3.exe = (DWORD) 0x00002af8 (11000)
I found a display bug in the "Auto-Tag by Track" --> "Infer and Update Tags from Filename" Funktion.thats fixed for the next update
Artist pictures it gets from the internet are saved in AppData\Roaming\MusicBee\InternalCache\ArtistBackdrops
And most of the pictures are in .dat and .tmp. it just seems confusing and messy. Maybe automatically name them all like (artist name) (1), (2), and so on? Automatically make folders with the artists name and automatically put them in it? And also the image with the original file name always gets shown first?
And then there's also the folder Music\MusicBee\Artist Pictures
Maybe integrate the two folders above with each other?
Artist pictures it gets from the internet are saved in AppData\Roaming\MusicBee\InternalCache\ArtistBackdrops
And most of the pictures are in .dat and .tmp. it just seems confusing and messy. Maybe automatically name them all like (artist name) (1), (2), and so on? Automatically make folders with the artists name and automatically put them in it? And also the image with the original file name always gets shown first?
And then there's also the folder Music\MusicBee\Artist Pictures
Maybe integrate the two folders above with each other?
That's cache folder. Don't mess with it.
Use compact player when working on artist images. If you use paste/save picture command on it, you will get a filename template.
If the left navigator is set to be hidden with auto-open, this open and close behavior inadvertently breaks the playlist manager pinned to another tab, ie. it disappears.can you send me your settings file as i cant reproduce any incorrect behavior. And what do you mean by "it disappears" ?
can you send me your settings file as i cant reproduce any incorrect behavior. And what do you mean by "it disappears" ?
Here's how I can reproduce it: in tab "1" set the navigator to hidden (auto open), then drag and drop a track to playlist "abc", switch over to tab "2" which has the playlist manager pinned, and is already viewing the playlist "abc" - the playlist manager is now hidden in that tab.thats fixed for the next update
There's a bug that produces a horizontal line across the screen that can be picked up and dragged vertically. I'm not exactly sure of when it occurs. Sometimes there, sometimes not.can you PM me a link to your settings file. I expect it has something to do with the Now Playing Bar element
- added support for circular artist pictures - set in the general section of Preferences/ Layout(1) and artist pictures docked in panels are now resizableThanks!
and fixed thanksdefinitely ticked...but I tested a little more and realized making a change for "inactive tab" gets refreshed immediately with Apply/Save. But that is not the case when making a change for "active tab" and that's what I happened to be tweaking.those are fixed for the next update
- added support for circular artist pictures - set in the general section of Preferences/ Layout(1) and artist pictures docked in panels are now resizable
artist pictures docked in panels are now resizablevery nice, thank you :)
added support for circular artist pictureslooks like the images are not just being cropped - their quality is also being reduced
- added support for circular artist pictures
looks like the images are not just being cropped - their quality is also being reducedi didnt notice that and nothing is ever straightforward with microsoft libraries. Its now addressed for the next update
- "TabsBar.Tab.Default" bg="" bg2="" -> set the background of the highlighted tabi am having trouble understanding what you are saying, especially the first line. A screenshot would help
"TabsBar.Tab.Highlight" bg doesn't work anymore
It seems some bugs were recently introduced to movie backdrop display feature.i havent changed anything related to this for ages. You will need to give me more specific information
- It doesn't recognize previous mapping, which requires remapping of all soundtrack files.
- When playing track has different movie title (album) but same artist as previous track, it keeps displaying the images of previous movie.
i am having trouble understanding what you are saying, especially the first line. A screenshot would helpWhen I started MusicBee with the last update:
It seems some bugs were recently introduced to movie backdrop display feature.i havent changed anything related to this for ages. You will need to give me more specific information
- It doesn't recognize previous mapping, which requires remapping of all soundtrack files.
- When playing track has different movie title (album) but same artist as previous track, it keeps displaying the images of previous movie.
what happend with the Artist Picture of Amy Winehouse?let me know if its ok after the next update as i am using a different approach now
I reported this some time ago. There's still a different clicking behavior compared to 2.5 if you rate tracks with your mouse in the expanded panel (Artwork view). At the moment you have to click within the stars which is nerve-jangling, especially when you miss the star rating you aim for, can also happen by clicking exactly in the middle of two stars. In this case it will change the star rating to none. I hope you will make further adjustments for this.you keep saying this but i cannot reproduce this. What screen DPI are you using
i think that is for a change i made for redwing. I have adjusted the behavior so let me know if its ok after the next update
Before the update (RIP=green, using it to test if an element is defunct, or not): no green highlighted tab
<element id="AllowCenteredTabInCaptionBar">true</element>
(...)
<element id="TabsBar.Background" bg="black" bg2="" />
<element id="TabsBar.Tab.Default" bg="RIP" bg2="RIP" fg="magenta" bdr="RIP" />
<element id="TabsBar.Tab.Highlight" bg="black" bg2="" fg="white" bdr="" />
After the update: had to change those 2 elements to remove the green highlighted tab
<element id="TabsBar.Tab.Default" bg="black" bg2="black" fg="magenta" bdr="RIP" />
<element id="TabsBar.Tab.Highlight" bg="RIP" bg2="" fg="white" bdr="" />
Tabs bar, Centered Text Layout, no skin override (no caption bar/caption bar centered text/player on top override)
Found some little UI glitches in the Windows Theme.those are fixed for the next update
I was thinking now that the expanded menu can optionally not display the album cover, it also means you won't see the cover for an album if that artist only has one item under their name (because the menu is flattened). Perhaps something could be done about that?i have enhanced the panel so it shows a small album cover by the album name - it doesnt change the total space required by the expanded panel
There's a bug that produces a horizontal line across the screen that can be picked up and dragged vertically. I'm not exactly sure of when it occurs. Sometimes there, sometimes not.its from the radio panel and fixed for the next update
- On startup, the web browser icon is not displayed in its tab. The tab is pinned with icon and text. Once the tab is selected, the icon behavior returns to normal until MB is restarted again. This doesn't happen with any of the other tabs.thats fixed for the next update
Web browser plugin tab doesn't respect show/hide header bar state.thats fixed for the next update
Edit: I just tried to pin an auto-playlist with shuffle enabled, but clicking on the tab doesn't refresh/shuffle the playlist each time.thats right, i wouldnt expect it to. I also checked in v2.5 and its the same. Just press F5 to refresh
what happend with the Artist Picture of Amy Winehouse?let me know if its ok after the next update as i am using a different approach now
looks like the images are not just being cropped - their quality is also being reducedCropping only know :)
i have enhanced the panel so it shows a small album cover by the album name - it doesnt change the total space required by the expanded panelCould this small album artwork keep the original aspect ratio, please? (not stretched, nor cropped)
2 issues:Both fixed. Thanks.
- "TabsBar.Tab.Default" bg="" bg2="" -> set the background of the highlighted tab
"TabsBar.Tab.Highlight" bg doesn't work anymore
- Not a big deal, but look strange (highlighted artist in thumbnail browser)
(http://i.imgur.com/DO8DyA5.jpg)
i have enhanced the panel so it shows a small album cover by the album name - it doesnt change the total space required by the expanded panel
Another bug. Double clicking an Artist/Album picture while a custom view is selected:both are fixed now - same download link
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipTab headers are all CAPs now. Is this a bug or was it by design? Also, the header title for an unlocked tab doesn't change when opening last.fm statistics like before.
unzip into the musicbee application folder and run MusicBee3.exe
- fixes and changes for the items stated as fixed above
- thats pretty much v3 done functionality wise, although i still plan to add support for a spacer element
- of course any reported bugs or functionality i forgot from v2.5 (and not already stated it wont be ported to v3) will be fixed
- lastly i am aware there is a high dpi scaling issue with custom bitmap skins but given its not straight-forward to solve and i will probably leave it unsolved for v3
Noticeable gap seen in the extended panel under Music Explorer.The gap is still there but is now smaller and considerably less noticeable. I can live with it.
(http://1.t.imgbox.com/dsQsxS9F.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/dsQsxS9F)
Tab headers are all CAPs now. Is this a bug or was it by design? Also, the header title for an unlocked tab doesn't change when opening last.fm statistics like before.I failed to catch this change also. Steven replied to my query.
Fixes the all CAPs issue but it introduces some weird visual artifacts. Also, the latter issue is still there.Tab headers are all CAPs now. Is this a bug or was it by design? Also, the header title for an unlocked tab doesn't change when opening last.fm statistics like before.I failed to catch this change also. Steven replied to my query.
Edit > Layout (1) > Header Bar > Tabs Bar > Style
i have enhanced the panel so it shows a small album cover by the album name - it doesnt change the total space required by the expanded panel
Tonight MusicBee froze on me (completely non-responsive), normally I wouldn't bring it up but it's a very rare occurrence. It seemed to happen just as I pressed stop while a track was playing. The error log didn't report anything.
@Alumni
@psychoadept
I have the exact same problem, play or stop a song and musicbee crashes, it happens really occasionally. I reported it months ago but Steven could not find the solution or the cause. Actually I'm glad to hear that it's not just me.
Tonight MusicBee froze on me (completely non-responsive), normally I wouldn't bring it up but it's a very rare occurrence. It seemed to happen just as I pressed stop while a track was playing. The error log didn't report anything.
This has happened to me several times over the past some weeks; it's definitely when I hit the play/pause button. It seems to be after the audio device used by the computer changes; I chalked it up to the plugin that links MB volume and system volume. Are you using that plugin, and/or had you recently switched from speakers or headphones or something like that?
Can you say whether it was also associated with the audio device for you? Are you using the volume link plugin?
I've only been using speakers for a long while and the crash happens. Didn't use any plug in at all when I was getting the crashes. (I'm pretty sure).
I use my keyboard's media buttons (pause, next, back), like 80% of the time and sometimes I click with my mouse. It can't be those media buttons right? Never had the crashing problem with 2.5.
My audio configuration has remained the same for a long time, and I don't have the volume plugin installed. PS: I am using ASIO output.
Dang it. I was hoping we'd be able to narrow it down together. Maybe there are different causes, although the symptoms sound exactly the same.
After navigating to podcasts, the thumbnail browser scrollbar from the previous node remains visible. This only happens the first time the podcast node is visited. If you leave and then re-enter it goes back to normal. Also if MB is started in the podcast node, it doesn't occur.would you mind re-sending me your settings (I deleted your last ones) as i cant reproduce this
Fixes the all CAPs issue but it introduces some weird visual artifacts. Also, the latter issue is still there.is it still doing that ie. it wasnt a one-off and if so, are you sure you dont have override text for the tab header set (right click/ Edit Tab Header)
PS: I noticed the playlist manager was recently tweaked so playlists appear on top now (I like it better this way), although I don't remember seeing it mentioned in this thread. I'm guessing any further changes to the manager will be saved for the next version?yes that was a change i made on the weekend and only bug fixes or minor tweaks will be done for this MB version
3. Whilst it's a great feature, is there any way to turn off the left sidebar opening automatically when dragging tracks (it does this even when option hide is selected)? I'd love to be able to disable this on some tabs because I do a lot of dragging to the column browser when tagging tracks and the first column always gets blocked by the left sidebar opening up.i will change it so the panel doesnt auto-popup if the left sidebar is set as hidden as opposed to hide (auto-open)
Tonight MusicBee froze on me (completely non-responsive), normally I wouldn't bring it up but it's a very rare occurrence. It seemed to happen just as I pressed stop while a track was playing. The error log didn't report anything.had you edited or rated the track that was playing at the time? (or have a plugin that updates tags based on some rule that includes skip/play count)
had you edited or rated the track that was playing at the time? (or have a plugin that updates tags based on some rule that includes skip/play count)
In artwork view expanded panel, the album art now shows in a really small icon at the top left corner.+1
Can this be made into an option?
Since yesterday's update, I always see the the weird visual artifact in the second picture I posted for the Last.fm statistics tab (the overhanging transparency). It arises when I click the tab located to its left and any other tab thereafter. I didn't override the text for this or any other tab header; I always leave them with their default name. What is interesting is if I change the text header of the tab next to the last.fm tab, the last.fm tab adopts that change too! Weird.Fixes the all CAPs issue but it introduces some weird visual artifacts. Also, the latter issue is still there.is it still doing that ie. it wasnt a one-off and if so, are you sure you dont have override text for the tab header set (right click/ Edit Tab Header)
Since yesterday's update, I always see the the weird visual artifact in the second picture I posted for the Last.fm statistics tab (the overhanging transparency). It arises when I click the tab located to its left and any other tab thereafter. I didn't override the text for this or any other tab header; I always leave them with their default name. What is interesting is if I change the text header of the tab next to the last.fm tab, the last.fm tab adopts that change too! Weird.can you send me a link to your settings file
for those of you complaining about the new small album picture, can you post a screenshot where the bigger album cover is already showing in the main panel as that shouldnt happen
Sent. Thought it was a weird touch and I wasn't sure it was intended or not since it came out of nowhere xDmissed the most obvious condition of all - when showing album covers in the main panel. Thats fixed for the next update
After navigating to podcasts, the thumbnail browser scrollbar from the previous node remains visible. This only happens the first time the podcast node is visited. If you leave and then re-enter it goes back to normal. Also if MB is started in the podcast node, it doesn't occur.thats fixed for the next update
was it in the last few seconds of the track?had you edited or rated the track that was playing at the time? (or have a plugin that updates tags based on some rule that includes skip/play count)
No, nothing like that.
When I use the Search and then change the view in, for example, cover or title details the search discarded.
I think that has already been fixed. But now the Bug is back.
I mentioned this earlier, but the wording wasn't very clear. Selecting a custom view results in the playlist manager dissappearing.those are both fixed for the next update
If you have multiple artwork images displaying in Track Information (and Enable Image Rotation is checked), when moving to Now Playing tab whatever artwork is currently displayed becomes the album artwork that is used in whatever view you use in the Now Playing tab.
If you cycle thru the Artist Picture/ Album Colour Mix/ Large Artwork/ etc, the artwork will change with whatever is on display back in Track Information on the Music tab.
If Track Information is displayed in the Playlist view of Now Playing tab, the album cover rotation right-click dialog works - except sometimes the image# indicator doesn't move to the correct image on display.
None of the other views have any Album Cover control dialogs
was it in the last few seconds of the track?
was it in the last few seconds of the track?
Actually yes, I'm pretty sure the track was nearly finished when I stopped it.
Sent. Thought it was a weird touch and I wasn't sure it was intended or not since it came out of nowhere xDmissed the most obvious condition of all - when showing album covers in the main panel. Thats fixed for the next update
For artist view it's still there (artists with only one album)
For artist view it's still there (artists with only one album)
I believe that's why the feature was added, to show the cover of a single album in artist view.
for consistency, shouldn't 'hide panels header bar' also remove these headers?its a compromise. They would have no easy way to change items that you can access via the context menu.
Graphical glitches: update missing lyrics and web browser. 125% magnification.the layout for the auto-tag function is addressed for the next MB update and i have updated the web browser plugin for better icon handling on high dpi screens (its the usual web browser plugin link):
@rurutia10 and @Alumni, I am still not able to reproduce any issues using Alumnis settings and by stopping playback just before the end of a track.
It would be useful to know if you are easily able to reproduce the issue yourself by repeatedly performing that action.
If so then i can create a debug version for this.
- added a spacer/ panel splitter element to the panel arrangement dialog as promised. Its enables you to have two sets of stacked panels in sequence or enables display of a visible gap between panels
Ahh, OK. ???for consistency, shouldn't 'hide panels header bar' also remove these headers?its a compromise. They would have no easy way to change items that you can access via the context menu.
For a future MB release i will probably add the ability to individually hide the sub-panels as well
They would have no easy way to change items that you can access via the context menu.applies to the ones that do get hidden now.
but that same logicno - you can right click on the tab header and get access to the menusThey would have no easy way to change items that you can access via the context menu.applies to the ones that do get hidden now.
yes - right-click on the tab header is not the same as right-click on the element headerbut that same logicno - you can right click on the tab header and get access to the menusThey would have no easy way to change items that you can access via the context menu.applies to the ones that do get hidden now.
- added a spacer/ panel splitter element to the panel arrangement dialog as promised. Its enables you to have two sets of stacked panels in sequence or enables display of a visible gap between panels
It seems some bugs were recently introduced to movie backdrop display feature.i havent changed anything related to this for ages. You will need to give me more specific information
- It doesn't recognize previous mapping, which requires remapping of all soundtrack files.
- When playing track has different movie title (album) but same artist as previous track, it keeps displaying the images of previous movie.
The second one was an old bug that you fixed years ago, but somehow it came back.
Let's say you have two tracks:
Title: track 1, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Jaws
Title: track 2, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Dracula
Play track 1 and then track 2, but the pictures are still those of Jaws. To change it to Dracula, you have to close and open the picture element again.
Currently vertical AZ jump bar gets placed at the left of column/thumbnail browser when those elements are placed in the main panel. I think the AZ bar should be placed at the right of those elements because it only controls main panel.
Also please display it (web browser plugin tab) in the main panel only so that left & right main panel can be used along with it.
@rurutia10 and @Alumni, I am still not able to reproduce any issues using Alumnis settings and by stopping playback just before the end of a track.
It would be useful to know if you are easily able to reproduce the issue yourself by repeatedly performing that action.
If so then i can create a debug version for this.
I'm willing to use a debug version until the issue can be reproduced.i need to have some idea where the error is in order to create a debug version. If the lock up you had was completely random there is very little i can do as the amount of code involved is too large. If there are steps you can do to reproduce the problem then i can do something
Currently vertical AZ jump bar gets placed at the left of column/thumbnail browser when those elements are placed in the main panel. I think the AZ bar should be placed at the right of those elements because it only controls main panel.
Also please display it (web browser plugin tab) in the main panel only so that left & right main panel can be used along with it.i am not planning to change either of these and while i agree with the logic of your first point, i felt the bar visually interferes with the filter panels when docked that way. If others chip in and say they agree with you then i will reconsider
Currently vertical AZ jump bar gets placed at the left of column/thumbnail browser when those elements are placed in the main panel. I think the AZ bar should be placed at the right of those elements because it only controls main panel.Also please display it (web browser plugin tab) in the main panel only so that left & right main panel can be used along with it.i am not planning to change either of these and while i agree with the logic of your first point, i felt the bar visually interferes with the filter panels when docked that way. If others chip in and say they agree with you then i will reconsider
i need to have some idea where the error is in order to create a debug version. If the lock up you had was completely random there is very little i can do as the amount of code involved is too large. If there are steps you can do to reproduce the problem then i can do something
Do you think it would make a difference whether the song is scrubbed to the end and stopped, rather than playing through normally and stopped? (for testing purposes)it could make a difference as there is additional code called when the play count increments. My suggestion would be to spend a bit of time by moving the jump bar towards the end of the track and then stopping in the last 4 seconds. If no issues happen after trying say 30 times, then i could give you a version that always invokes the play count incrementing irrespective of the actual time played.
And A-Z jumpbar still does not work. I am using Album Cover view with sort by Album and group by Album selected.i am just trying this now and all is working fine. Would you mind sending me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
one thing i noticed is when header bar is hidden, and also left sidebar is in auto hide mode, you can't access left sidebar options by right clicking on the tabs.thats fixed for the next update
i am just trying this now and all is working fine. Would you mind sending me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)here is a paste of my setting file:
its all working fine for me. The only thing i can think of that has tripped up musicbee in the past is if the files are not sorted exactly as they should be due to localisation issues.i am just trying this now and all is working fine. Would you mind sending me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)here is a paste of my setting file:
its all working fine for me. The only thing i can think of that has tripped up musicbee in the past is if the files are not sorted exactly as they should be due to localisation issues.I do have few japanese songs in japanese characters. But even if i filtered them out it still does not work.
So could you confirm if it works with A then B then C etc until it doesnt work. And for the letter that doesnt work, check the files are all correctly sorted for the preceding letterWhen i first start musicbee, if i click on A-Z jump bar for the first click it works as expected. but after that it does not work properly. Here is a small screen capture showing the issue.
you have "enable multi-character searches" enabled, so if you click a 2nd letter before 3 secs then it appends that letter the search rather than a brand new search.
there is a bug that this right click menu is not available when the a-z bar is vertical so i will fix that.
In the interim, show the header bar and dock the a-z bar horizontally, then right click and untick the option
I synced up a portable device. After it was 100% complete, I opened the left sidebar and hit "Safely Remove Device" and MB3 immediately crashed.sometimes there are really weird errors. I have put in some handling which will hopefully cope with this error
I've found this small issue.thats fixed for the next update
1) Click on rating near the player controls (below).
2) The rating in the playlist doesn't update.
3) It shows properly on selecting an item in the playlist.
Maybe instead of offering two splitters as is, you could make one splitter element never disappear from available elements box so that it could be supplied more than two and look neater when none of it is used.i do agree and thats what i was already planning to do at some point after v3
The second one was an old bug that you fixed years ago, but somehow it came back.i am not able to reproduce this. Could you send me the file:
Let's say you have two tracks:
Title: track 1, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Jaws
Title: track 2, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Dracula
Play track 1 and then track 2, but the pictures are still those of Jaws. To change it to Dracula, you have to close and open the picture element again.
The second one was an old bug that you fixed years ago, but somehow it came back.i am not able to reproduce this. Could you send me the file:
Let's say you have two tracks:
Title: track 1, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Jaws
Title: track 2, Artist: John Williams, Genre: Soundtrack, Album: Dracula
Play track 1 and then track 2, but the pictures are still those of Jaws. To change it to Dracula, you have to close and open the picture element again.
SavedSountrackMappings.dat which is in the AppData folder
Also could you confirm you are refering to the Artist Pictures view
There are (I think) a bug with the locked tabs.
I have this settings.
(http://i.imgur.com/I2ypmrV.jpg)
When I click a Filter --> the Filter appears to me in the same Tab
When i click a Playlist --> open a new tab with the Playlist
But the Playlist should me be displayed in the same Tab?!
There are (I think) a bug with the locked tabs.Library Filters is treated as one group and Playlists as another. Jumping between a Library Filter and a Playlist opens a new tab
When I click a Filter --> the Filter appears to me in the same Tab
When i click a Playlist --> open a new tab with the Playlist
But the Playlist should me be displayed in the same Tab?!
I am really surprised to hear it's working fine for you. It has nothing to do with the mapping file as the two example files don't need mapping (album=movie title). I can replicate this issue with a fresh installation of MB right away.i wont be able to help any further with this one then
One more thing, closing and opening the element doesn't correct the issue. You have to play another artist and then return to the original artist. It's happening with any picture element: compact player, now playing tab/bar, artist picture element. Only TMs are working properly.
There are (I think) a bug with the locked tabs.Library Filters is treated as one group and Playlists as another. Jumping between a Library Filter and a Playlist opens a new tab
When I click a Filter --> the Filter appears to me in the same Tab
When i click a Playlist --> open a new tab with the Playlist
But the Playlist should me be displayed in the same Tab?!
I am really surprised to hear it's working fine for you. It has nothing to do with the mapping file as the two example files don't need mapping (album=movie title). I can replicate this issue with a fresh installation of MB right away.i wont be able to help any further with this one then
One more thing, closing and opening the element doesn't correct the issue. You have to play another artist and then return to the original artist. It's happening with any picture element: compact player, now playing tab/bar, artist picture element. Only TMs are working properly.
I can duplicate it redwingI am really surprised to hear it's working fine for you. It has nothing to do with the mapping file as the two example files don't need mapping (album=movie title). I can replicate this issue with a fresh installation of MB right away.i wont be able to help any further with this one then
One more thing, closing and opening the element doesn't correct the issue. You have to play another artist and then return to the original artist. It's happening with any picture element: compact player, now playing tab/bar, artist picture element. Only TMs are working properly.
OK. I'd appreciate if anyone else tries to replicate the issue and tell me it's working or not. I'm wondering if this is happening only to my machine.
OK. I'd appreciate if anyone else tries to replicate the issue and tell me it's working or not. I'm wondering if this is happening only to my machine.
I can duplicate it redwing
track 1 / Title: The Pink Panther Theme / Artist: Henry Mancini / Album: The Pink Panther / Genre: Soundtrack
track 2 / Title: Days Of Wine And Roses / Artist: Henry Mancini / Album: Days Of Wine And Roses / Genre: Soundtrack
track 3 / Title: Baby Elephant Walk / Artist: Henry Mancini / Album: Hatari! / Genre: Soundtrack
track 4 / Title: Peter Gunn / Artist: Henry Mancini / Album: The Music From Peter Gunn / Genre: Soundtrack
wont change from images taken from The Pink Panther
It may or may not be related to the issues you described, but today I noticed that when playing an album with more than one cover (ie. a different cover for each track) the artwork doesn't update/refresh automatically, at least in the Now Playing node. In my case it didn't have anything to do with soundtracks though.
If you have multiple artwork images displaying in Track Information (and Enable Image Rotation is checked), when moving to Now Playing tab whatever artwork is currently displayed becomes the album artwork that is used in whatever view you use in the Now Playing tab.
I am really surprised to hear it's working fine for you. It has nothing to do with the mapping file as the two example files don't need mapping (album=movie title). I can replicate this issue with a fresh installation of MB right away.yes you are right - my first test file had extra artists. I can reproduce now and its fixed for the next update
One more thing, closing and opening the element doesn't correct the issue. You have to play another artist and then return to the original artist. It's happening with any picture element: compact player, now playing tab/bar, artist picture element. Only TMs are working properly.
Context menu functions for playlists in the items sections of the Now Playing Assistant doesn't work.you can right click in the files section of the panel. I have removed the context menu when clicking on a playlist itself
There are bugs in the Mini Player Layout Editor if you select display fields or contrast, it won't display the options in the expected behaviour.assuming you have the mini-player "always on top" then thats fixed for the next update
Minor bug / irritation - when searching Album artist by name in the library explorer, the matching artist drops to bottom of the list whereas it should be at top (as per V2).trying with v2.5, the library explorer doesnt behave in the desired way you describe - v3 does the same where the node is displayed on the bottom if MB needs to scroll the panel down. Its no problem to change it so the first matching node is always at the top but perhaps i am not understanding what you are saying.
For example if I type PRI, then Prince is at the bottom of the list of matches, with all names following PRI off the bottom of the list and therefore not visible.
I tried v3.0 and it works fine. The only thing I noticed is that it will not dock on my second monitor. 2.5 would do this and it's kind of a deal breaker for me. Is that possibly an easy fix? Not sure. Other than that I love the new GUI.
What do you mean by dock? I have no problems with 3.0 on a second monitor.
When you right click on the compact player and go to "window settings" and choose bottom v3.0 always docks on my 1st monitor even if the maximized window is on my 2nd. In v2.5 if I had it on my 2nd monitor and docked it at the bottom it would dock on the bottom of the 2nd monitor. v3.0 won't. Does that help clarify? I don't know much about how it would decide that, but I liked being able to dock it on my 2nd monitor because it is about the same size as the taskbar and then my two screen are pretty much the same size.i think you are refering to the mini-player. Do you get the desired behavior if the MusicBee application window is not maximised? I would think its probably because of that, and i can make a change to accomodate that
yes you are right - my first test file had extra artists. I can reproduce now and its fixed for the next update
just in regards to the random freezing that was reported by a couple of people....
If you switch between track 1 and 2, movie backdrops are now changing accordingly thanks to the fix. Now play track 3, then it will show John Williams's artist picture because I made up the movie title. Then play track 1 or 2, and you will see it keeps showing John Williams's artist picture instead of switching to movie backdrops for those tracks.i have put in handling for this
I'm using the new right click menu on Auto DJ a lot! When MB first starts, though, it shows "Turn on Auto DJ" even when Auto DJ is already active. (And could "Turn On" maybe be changed to "Start" - although I only recently discovered that this command is in the menu you get when you right click on the Taskbar. Just another of those things I keep discovering...)
If you click on the content of template editor (track info panel, virtual tag editor, etc.) and then click on field/function selector, it gives the following error:those are fixed for the next update
If you decide to remove the context menu, please consider to add a column for the tracks section to sort the tracks by numbers (#), because there's no option to display playlists in the correct order as of now (at least if you only use the Assistant). Would be a nice improvement.i have added # for playlists
I'm using the new right click menu on Auto DJ a lot! When MB first starts, though, it shows "Turn on Auto DJ" even when Auto DJ is already active.those are fixed for the next update
just in regards to the random freezing that was reported by a couple of people. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to reproduce and walking through the code.
I did make one small change but i dont really think that will be the reason it happened - it might be. So i will leave this for now. If anyone is able to semi-reliably reproduce this then i can spend more time on it
just in regards to the random freezing that was reported by a couple of people. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to reproduce and walking through the code.
I did make one small change but i dont really think that will be the reason it happened - it might be. So i will leave this for now. If anyone is able to semi-reliably reproduce this then i can spend more time on it
Hopefully this post makes some sense. I can get some screen captures if needed. Thanks!not really as what you say doesnt correspond to how tabs are implemented ie. each tab indpendently holds its own view (Albums is a different view to Artists) - the settings for a view are shared. Can you post screenshots
Regarding this, I also noticed a few times MB crashed without an apparent reason while playing in shuffle.what do you mean by crash and is anything in the error log?
Could it have something to do with the new bass.dll file? I checked recent patches, and probably such a bug started to be reported around the time you added that file to the patch.
I usually have multiple tabs open with a primary "MUSIC" tab that I navigate for my library and I prefer to keep in "Artist" view followed by "Album" view. I don't use the left-hand navigation tree for this tab. On my 2nd tab, I utilize the navigation tree and also use the "Artist" view, and this is where I manage new entries into my library and do things like tag editing, adding cover art, FLAC->MP3 conversions. My issue is that after I do work in the 2nd tab and go back to the "MUSIC" tab, the "MUSIC" tab is now displayed by "Album" rather than "Artist". Am I missing a setting that will keep the first tab from re-arranging the display settings? I tried the "Pin Tab" feature but this didn't seem to affect it.Create a "Custom View" for the 1st tab. It should work.
I've also tried to duplicate the setup I had with v2.5 where in my "MUSIC" tab which again is displayed by Artists if I double clicked on an Artist, all of the albums would be displayed (by cover art), and then if I double clicked on an album, that album's artwork and track detail/listings would be listed. With v3.0, when I double click on the album, I just get a single album view without the track details.Finally, I'm not the only one who miss this feature:
@KissCool,You still can do it in v3, but it's not as fast and convenient than in v2.5
yes it was discussed. Change the view using the view selector in the header bar and it should persist. Also can you post the actual error you got (help/ support/ view error log - the error at the end)
Regarding this, I also noticed a few times MB crashed without an apparent reason while playing in shuffle.what do you mean by crash and is anything in the error log?
Could it have something to do with the new bass.dll file? I checked recent patches, and probably such a bug started to be reported around the time you added that file to the patch.
this is the older bass.dll to see if the new bass.dll is the issue:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/s8zieq355vlezer/bass.zip
You still can do it in v3, but it's not as fast and convenient than in v2.5i think we are on a bit of a disconnect here and i find your little flow diagrams really confusing.
Artists view -> Album Covers view -> Album & Tracks view <- Album Covers view -- Dropdown menu: Select Artists view. Repeat.
i think we are on a bit of a disconnect here and i find your little flow diagrams really confusing.It was just an answer to superstar19. I should have used a PM. Sorry.
If you are refering to double clicking a picture where MB shows the tracks in the picture in a specific view, then the view used will be persisted separately for when you double click on an Artist picture, and for when you click on an Album picture. But i've already said this to you.
I bundled my questions into a PDF here:Hopefully this post makes some sense. I can get some screen captures if needed. Thanks!not really as what you say doesnt correspond to how tabs are implemented ie. each tab indpendently holds its own view (Albums is a different view to Artists) - the settings for a view are shared. Can you post screenshots
@ankor, MB will use the artwork storage preferences when associating new artwork with a music file. To override individual tracks, go to the Artwork tab in the Tag Editor/ click the "Save To" button on the picture and set the picture location(s)ah great. I was focusing on the Tags tab. thanks
this is the older bass.dll to see if the new bass.dll is the issue:
Upload the suspected bass.dll to https://www.virustotal.com/ to determine whether it's a false positive.
Thanks, but I'm not worried. It's just an annoyance to have your AV software preventing you from patching MusicBee.
Getting this error when ejecting my ipod. I'm not sure when I last ejected it successfully, but I'm sure it was working 7-10 days ago.that should have been fixed since the version you are using
sorry. had to close old tab and open new tab to fix it.if a heading is stuck then there is probably a text override. I changed the behavior for pinned tabs recently to they now repsect the tab header override so thats why you would not have noticed before
even re-start didn't clear stuck heading
unless you can establish a set of steps where the view is being changed in another tab then i wont be able to help as that should not happen. Make sure you are using the latest version posted below in case it was some old bugI bundled my questions into a PDF here:Hopefully this post makes some sense. I can get some screen captures if needed. Thanks!not really as what you say doesnt correspond to how tabs are implemented ie. each tab indpendently holds its own view (Albums is a different view to Artists) - the settings for a view are shared. Can you post screenshots
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n9tpy8qevevgz2y/Musicbee%20Questions.pdf?dl=0
About the SideBar player controls:What do you mean by the "last button" and i dont see how making the gap between the player controls and the track/ position duration wider would help
Not a big deal, but it would look better with more space between the last button and track position/duration.
What do you mean by the "last button" and i dont see how making the gap between the player controls and the track/ position duration wider would help
ok thanks - i didnt see those buttonsWhat do you mean by the "last button" and i dont see how making the gap between the player controls and the track/ position duration wider would helpIn the screenshot, the shuffle button is crowded up again the duration clock.
- for custom bitmap skins, they should now scale much better for high dpi screens (tested at 150%). I wont say every skin is perfect but for the majority they now look good.
This is a strange little bug.i am struggling to see how it could possibly relate to changing a track. There is a bug in the Sidebar Player not showing the repeat one symbol, so even though MB is on repeat one the sidebar player shows repeat all. I will fix that. Other than that i can only think that the skin you are using at high DPI is rendering the repeat button at the same location as the next track button?
I installed the latest 3.0.5929 on a clean 2.5 portable installation, on a W10 tablet with 125% display setting.
When I for example set 'repeat 1' while a track is playing, , and then select another track to play, the repeat setting switches to 'repeat all'.
When I then set it e.g. to 'repeat none', and skip to another track, the setting switches to 'repeat 1'. Etc.
So somehow after having changed the repeat setting, when as a next step you skip a track, that simultaneously toggles the repeat switch.
If you have multiple artwork images displaying in Track Information (and Enable Image Rotation is checked), when moving to Now Playing tab whatever artwork is currently displayed becomes the album artwork that is used in whatever view you use in the Now Playing tab.
If you cycle thru the Artist Picture/ Album Colour Mix/ Large Artwork/ etc, the artwork will change with whatever is on display back in Track Information on the Music tab.
If Track Information is displayed in the Playlist view of Now Playing tab, the album cover rotation right-click dialog works - except sometimes the image# indicator doesn't move to the correct image on display.
None of the other views have any Album Cover control dialogs
still occuring
This is a strange little bug.i am struggling to see how it could possibly relate to changing a track. There is a bug in the Sidebar Player not showing the repeat one symbol, so even though MB is on repeat one the sidebar player shows repeat all. I will fix that. Other than that i can only think that the skin you are using at high DPI is rendering the repeat button at the same location as the next track button?
I installed the latest 3.0.5929 on a clean 2.5 portable installation, on a W10 tablet with 125% display setting.
When I for example set 'repeat 1' while a track is playing, , and then select another track to play, the repeat setting switches to 'repeat all'.
When I then set it e.g. to 'repeat none', and skip to another track, the setting switches to 'repeat 1'. Etc.
So somehow after having changed the repeat setting, when as a next step you skip a track, that simultaneously toggles the repeat switch.
i dont have a touch screen but i can imagine what the issue is. I will try to make a change for the next update but wont be able to test it
edit:
actually looking at the code i dont think i would be able to solve this without having a touch screen myself. I am sure its just a screen paint refresh issue but it should be doing that already.
I noticed that after the player controls were pressed, they kept displaying the highlight image, even after released.
They will change back to normal state when you press at some other panel.
Something similar with the progressbar, when I click a position there, the time of that position pops-up, and doesn't go away either.
edit,
I connected a mouse to the tablet, and with that the issue doesn't arise.
So it is related to the touch-screen interface.
I am sure its just a screen paint refresh issue but it should be doing that already.
I connected a mouse to the tablet, and with that the issue doesn't arise.
So it is related to the touch-screen interface.
I would say it's more to do with a touch screen being a 2-state device (on/off) and a mouse is a 3-state device (on/hover/off).
The highlight images that are normally displayed on hover-over are probably being used as the on state image.
I did make a post concerning this (and a need to update the Skin Creator to take it into account) when I updated Metro Touch skin to Dark Touch.
3. Whilst it's a great feature, is there any way to turn off the left sidebar opening automatically when dragging tracks (it does this even when option hide is selected)? I'd love to be able to disable this on some tabs because I do a lot of dragging to the column browser when tagging tracks and the first column always gets blocked by the left sidebar opening up.i will change it so the panel doesnt auto-popup if the left sidebar is set as hidden as opposed to hide (auto-open)
Maybe I'm wrong but I guessed the problem had been fixed since the above quoted answers you gave to RTesla. Yet, I still face the same problem on my MusicBee (despite I set up the last available 3.0 update). Does it mean you didn't had the time to think about it ? decided you wouldn't do it eventualy ? that it comes from my configuration ?as long as you have the left sidebar configured to "hide" as opposed to "hide (auto-open)" then the left sidebar should not open when dragging files unless you drag to the very left edge of the musicbee window.
(by the way, I do have configured the left panel as "hidden", not as "auto-hide").
I tried again and it still doesn't work.yes you are right - i will also implement this for the artwork view
one thing i notice is your panel arrangement dialog overlaps the buttons. Is that because your screen is not high enough? If thats not the case, would you mind sending me a link to your settings (help/ support/ view settings) as i am not able to reproduce that
Hello, i have troubles with row span of the Track Information panel.thats right for v3 - it only uses the space required up to the maximum. If you want to add space, you would need to insert a null field
No spaces are displayed between lines, whatever the numbers i put.
And in Compact Mode, i can't configure the informations displayed anymore (it was possible in previous version, but can't find it here), i just would like to display the same informations under the cover in compact mode, like in the Main Player window.i have added a button to the Compact Player Settings dialog where you can configure the fields displayed
Oh and i liked the way, in previous version, the Player Controls were toggling with the mouse cursor in Compact Mode, can't find this option anymore.not sure what you mean - if you are refering to the behavior where the player control panel automatically pops up, then that is no longer supported.
Is it still there ?
I am using version 3.0.5929 and noticed a problem with the Tag by Album function.thats fixed now:
The artist/title reverts to the original instead of keeping the change.
Yet, when I use drag and drop, I can't do it : if I first drag and drop an album on, say, "History" and then on "War", the latter erases the first instead of being added to it. It is normal ?
With tabs bar shown in caption bar, if you choose "Show buttons in a separate bar" option for toolbar buttons, then right-click menu command of "Configure Toolbar" is not available.i am aware of this one and will probably leave it as is (it involves some issues technically)
I know I've already brought this up a couple of times before, but I know Steven has had a lot to deal with as of late and I thought I'd mention this one last time before what appears to be the final push for v3. Curently the sorting and grouping options really don't have a place in the podcast menu. They simply don't do anything (that I'm aware of). I look forward to the day that these options get implemented (hopefully), but until then these menu items only serve to create confusion.for the next update the sorting and grouping options have been removed for the podcasts panel
I see that with the new update. The artist pictures don't seem to pick up from the folder i saved it. THe file location is still fine, but it is not working correctly.
Thanks i have deleted this data but with no help, i however have seen that MB only takes the artist name and not the extras. Like Blink 182, it will only take the Blink 182.jpg and not the Blink 182 (1).jpg file.I see that with the new update. The artist pictures don't seem to pick up from the folder i saved it. THe file location is still fine, but it is not working correctly.
Working fine for me. It could be cache issue. Try emptying artist cache folder under AppData/Internal Cache folder.
Thanks i have deleted this data but with no help, i however have seen that MB only takes the artist name and not the extras. Like Blink 182, it will only take the Blink 182.jpg and not the Blink 182 (1).jpg file.thats right - i made a change a while ago that excludes "<artist><space>*" to stop MB incorrectly detecting a different artist.
If i might ask the reason for removing the space, as it is easier to save it with the space?Thanks i have deleted this data but with no help, i however have seen that MB only takes the artist name and not the extras. Like Blink 182, it will only take the Blink 182.jpg and not the Blink 182 (1).jpg file.thats right - i made a change a while ago that excludes "<artist><space>*" to stop MB incorrectly detecting a different artist.
If you get rid of the ending space it should work eg. "Blink 182(1).jpg"
I will look at making an extra enhancement so that if the additional text contains no letters then it gets included
If i might ask the reason for removing the space, as it is easier to save it with the space?
I thought so, thanks.If i might ask the reason for removing the space, as it is easier to save it with the space?
It's to avoid picking up similar but wrong artists, ie "The Verve" vs "The Verve Pipe"
Hey Steven, not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but I have an issue with the new "Hide Panels Header Bar" feature.i am not really sure what you mean but if you are refering to the menu available in the header bar, just right click on the tab header and access the menu from there
I would love to use this feature, however it also hides the toggle at the top of my Right Sidebar. I should be able to stack the tabs via the Panel Layout tool and still toggle between Lyrics and Track Details on the sidebar even though the Panels Header Bar is hidden.. Minimum: consider adding a "Toggle Between Right Sidebar Tabs" hotkey slot so that I can hide the panel and still swap between the displayed info.
Hey Steven, not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but I have an issue with the new "Hide Panels Header Bar" feature.i am not really sure what you mean but if you are refering to the menu available in the header bar, just right click on the tab header and access the menu from there
I would love to use this feature, however it also hides the toggle at the top of my Right Sidebar. I should be able to stack the tabs via the Panel Layout tool and still toggle between Lyrics and Track Details on the sidebar even though the Panels Header Bar is hidden.. Minimum: consider adding a "Toggle Between Right Sidebar Tabs" hotkey slot so that I can hide the panel and still swap between the displayed info.
i have made the stacked items menu accessible in the same way it is when the panel is not hidden for the next updateHey Steven, not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but I have an issue with the new "Hide Panels Header Bar" feature.i am not really sure what you mean but if you are refering to the menu available in the header bar, just right click on the tab header and access the menu from there
I would love to use this feature, however it also hides the toggle at the top of my Right Sidebar. I should be able to stack the tabs via the Panel Layout tool and still toggle between Lyrics and Track Details on the sidebar even though the Panels Header Bar is hidden.. Minimum: consider adding a "Toggle Between Right Sidebar Tabs" hotkey slot so that I can hide the panel and still swap between the displayed info.
The OP was referring to when the top element of the right sidebar is stacked with multiple elements. Currently tab header doesn't show available elements. In addition to fixing tab header menu, right-click menu on the top element to switch to other elements could also be useful.
What are these diagonal stripes from expanded panel (with 23,23,23 for bg)? Do others see the same thing or this is my video driver issue?i cant see any diagonal stripes
http://i.imgur.com/O8sz6yE.png
i have made a change so that using the example above "The Verve (1)" would now get included for "The Verve" because it contains no lettersIf i might ask the reason for removing the space, as it is easier to save it with the space?It's to avoid picking up similar but wrong artists, ie "The Verve" vs "The Verve Pipe"
What are these diagonal stripes from expanded panel (with 23,23,23 for bg)? Do others see the same thing or this is my video driver issue?i cant see any diagonal stripes
http://i.imgur.com/O8sz6yE.png
i have made the stacked items menu accessible in the same way it is when the panel is not hidden for the next updateHey Steven, not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but I have an issue with the new "Hide Panels Header Bar" feature.i am not really sure what you mean but if you are refering to the menu available in the header bar, just right click on the tab header and access the menu from there
I would love to use this feature, however it also hides the toggle at the top of my Right Sidebar. I should be able to stack the tabs via the Panel Layout tool and still toggle between Lyrics and Track Details on the sidebar even though the Panels Header Bar is hidden.. Minimum: consider adding a "Toggle Between Right Sidebar Tabs" hotkey slot so that I can hide the panel and still swap between the displayed info.
The OP was referring to when the top element of the right sidebar is stacked with multiple elements. Currently tab header doesn't show available elements. In addition to fixing tab header menu, right-click menu on the top element to switch to other elements could also be useful.
I see the stripes too. You're not alone. :)Ditto. I up'd the contrast levels to emphasize the lines. Pardon in advance for the ghetto arrows from irfanview, lol.
using paint.net and the linked image i measure some parts 23,23,23 others 22,22,22 and other parts 24,24,24
I dont see anything unusual
I suppose this only somewhat counts as a GUI-related question.. but whenever I use search in 3.0.5929, it shows the entire albums that contain that query. Especially cumbersome for big compliation albums.for v3 its only supported with the Album and Tracks layout
2.5 had this handy menu item on the search drop-down - http://i.imgur.com/UD0OKW3.png - is there any chance it can be added to 3.0? Or at least can someone tell me if it's been tucked away in the Prefs so I can disable it? Thanks!
@redwing,
try this version to see if it improves:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
@redwing,
this version will definitely no longer show any dialgonal lines. I havent had much time to play with it so i might fine tune the reflection effect further
Drag-and-drop in Playing Tracks element seems broken.that is as intended and is standard windows behavior (although personally i dont like it myself).
Expected behavior when I want to re-order manually my Playing Tracks list: Left click a track (don't release left click), drag-and-drop.
Actually, doing this just select all the adjacent tracks (like if I was doing a rectangle selection)
I have to: left click, release left click, wait to avoid a double-click, left click again the track (don't release left click), drag-and-drop.
Drag-and-drop in Playing Tracks element seems broken.that is as intended and is standard windows behavior (although personally i dont like it myself).
Expected behavior when I want to re-order manually my Playing Tracks list: Left click a track (don't release left click), drag-and-drop.
Actually, doing this just select all the adjacent tracks (like if I was doing a rectangle selection)
I have to: left click, release left click, wait to avoid a double-click, left click again the track (don't release left click), drag-and-drop.
The track needs to be already selected, or if not you need to click on the text to start the drag operation. If you click in the blank space after the text then dragging the mouse performs a selection rather than drag.
Oups! I forgot the most important thing: it doesn't works as intended only with "Track with Thumbnail" (works fine with "Track Details" and "Album and Tracks"), and only in the "Playing Tracks" element. Drag-and-drop works as expected in the main panel.i have put in handling for that layout so the drag behavior should be consistent with the way i described above
And I'm clicking the text, not a blank space.
When I double click on an empty space on the "tabs header" (any empty place to the right of the "+" icon), everything in the current selection/view is added to the now playing tracks.thats fixed for the next update
But the downside is the reflection has now reduced only to a third of the cover image. Can you expand it a little?i have made the reflection a little bigger (its bigger than v2.5 now) and fixed a couple of bugs
i have made the reflection a little bigger (its bigger than v2.5 now) and fixed a couple of bugs
i have put in handling for that layout so the drag behavior should be consistent with the way i described aboveWorks fine. Thanks.
Since the last update it seems that MB freezes on me for a few seconds sometimes when I click on a track or a button. This seems to happen more when there is a track playing. Is there maybe some sort of reset that can be done to make it work?i have no idea what that would be
Main Panel, "Album and Tracks" layout: Stars (Track Rating) are "jumping" on mouseover.what font are you using?
what font are you using?Segoe UI / Regular / 10
Getting this error if placing spectrum visualizer/wave bar alone to any panel:
Main Panel, "Album and Tracks" layout: Stars (Track Rating) are "jumping" on mouseover.
If you have multiple artwork images displaying in Track Information (and Enable Image Rotation is checked), when moving to Now Playing tab whatever artwork is currently displayed becomes the album artwork that is used in whatever view you use in the Now Playing tab.
If you cycle thru the Artist Picture/ Album Colour Mix/ Large Artwork/ etc, the artwork will change with whatever is on display back in Track Information on the Music tab.
If Track Information is displayed in the Playlist view of Now Playing tab, the album cover rotation right-click dialog works - except sometimes the image# indicator doesn't move to the correct image on display.
None of the other views have any Album Cover control dialogs
still occurring
This bug of the primary artwork not being used in Now Playing, compact player and mini player when multiple artwork exists is still not fixed.
(or maybe it's a bug of not having control over rotation of additional artwork in those views?)
i have made the reflection a little bigger (its bigger than v2.5 now) and fixed a couple of bugs
Looking great now! Thanks for the fix!
If you have multiple artwork images displaying in Track Information (and Enable Image Rotation is checked), when moving to Now Playing tab whatever artwork is currently displayed becomes the album artwork that is used in whatever view you use in the Now Playing tab.for the next update the album cover images will rotate. I havent done anything about in including a right click context menu for the album cover
If you cycle thru the Artist Picture/ Album Colour Mix/ Large Artwork/ etc, the artwork will change with whatever is on display back in Track Information on the Music tab.
If Track Information is displayed in the Playlist view of Now Playing tab, the album cover rotation right-click dialog works - except sometimes the image# indicator doesn't move to the correct image on display.
None of the other views have any Album Cover control dialogs
I don't know if it's related to this, but I can't rate my track anymore in "Track with Thumbnail" layout ("Playing Tracks" element). The highlight state of the stars (on mouseover) doesn't use the skin setting and clicking a star does nothing.Oups! I forgot the most important thing: it doesn't works as intended only with "Track with Thumbnail" (works fine with "Track Details" and "Album and Tracks"), and only in the "Playing Tracks" element. Drag-and-drop works as expected in the main panel.i have put in handling for that layout so the drag behavior should be consistent with the way i described above
And I'm clicking the text, not a blank space.
The Web Browser Plugin used to refresh when the song changed, even when switching to a different tab and then back to the plugin tab.i have updated the web browser plugin:
It now seems to refresh every time you switch to another tab and back, which means you always need to wait for the page to load.
for the next update the album cover images will rotate. I havent done anything about in including a right click context menu for the album cover
I don't know if it's related to this, but I can't rate my track anymore in "Track with Thumbnail" layout ("Playing Tracks" element). The highlight state of the stars (on mouseover) doesn't use the skin setting and clicking a star does nothing.
Fixed. Thanks.I don't know if it's related to this, but I can't rate my track anymore in "Track with Thumbnail" layout ("Playing Tracks" element). The highlight state of the stars (on mouseover) doesn't use the skin setting and clicking a star does nothing.
this should fix the above:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
for the next update the album cover images will rotate. I havent done anything about in including a right click context menu for the album coverfurther to this, i have now done the context menu and also double click support for the album cover
btw, queued songs no longer get a queue number. Don't recall that changing so just mentioning it.
I'm on v3.0.5936 and my tabs header are always capitalized!!
If I'm renaming them, they always turn back to capital letters.
I'm on v3.0.5936 and my tabs header are always capitalized!!
If I'm renaming them, they always turn back to capital letters.
There's a setting under Preferences> Layout (1)> Tabs bar> style.
EDIT1: one more bug, i guess, is that when a song is played, the lyrics for this song is always not found, and i need to manually "redo search" to "find" the lyrics.
can this be address also?
thanks had a feeling it would be something like thatbtw, queued songs no longer get a queue number. Don't recall that changing so just mentioning it.
That only happens if you have shuffle enabled, and if you have Auto DJ on, Shuffle is automatically turned off.
This is all about Now Playing. I've selected 3-4 tracks and placed them in Now Playing by using the "Queue Next" context menu item. The "current" song is playing and while playing I turn on "Auto DJ".
The entire contents of Now Playing is cleared and it is populated with "Auto DJ" tracks (which I can understand). The queued songs are gone. And the "current song" that is still playing is no longer in the list. However the song at the top of the list is identified (with the graphic) as the current playing track. Are the queued tracks intended to be cleared? Shouldn't the current playing track remain in the list when turning on Auto DJ?
If you click on Search Results node from another tab, you get this error:those are fixed for the next update
The Web Browser Plugin used to refresh when the song changed, even when switching to a different tab and then back to the plugin tab.i have updated the web browser plugin:
It now seems to refresh every time you switch to another tab and back, which means you always need to wait for the page to load.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkhy169yxp306ti/mb_WebBrowser.zip
you will need to select the appropriate page from the favourites button again
it does - that instruction is to correct an introduced bugThe Web Browser Plugin used to refresh when the song changed, even when switching to a different tab and then back to the plugin tab.i have updated the web browser plugin:
It now seems to refresh every time you switch to another tab and back, which means you always need to wait for the page to load.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkhy169yxp306ti/mb_WebBrowser.zip
you will need to select the appropriate page from the favourites button again
Why not support auto-refreshing the selected website whenever playing track changes just as v2.5 does?
it does - that instruction is to correct an introduced bug
So keep a copy as a different name if you still want to use v2.5
EDIT1: one more bug, i guess, is that when a song is played, the lyrics for this song is always not found, and i need to manually "redo search" to "find" the lyrics.
can this be address also?
Check auto-tagging settings under Preferences> Tags (2).
v3 will continue to maintain its own settings file: MusicBee3Settings.iniSo keep a copy as a different name if you still want to use v2.5But it will overwrite v3's settings file whenever it's launched if v3's settings file is going to be MusicBeeSettings.ini, won't it?
yes fixed thanks Steven...This is all about Now Playing. I've selected 3-4 tracks and placed them in Now Playing by using the "Queue Next" context menu item. The "current" song is playing and while playing I turn on "Auto DJ".those are fixed for the next update
The entire contents of Now Playing is cleared and it is populated with "Auto DJ" tracks (which I can understand). The queued songs are gone. And the "current song" that is still playing is no longer in the list. However the song at the top of the list is identified (with the graphic) as the current playing track. Are the queued tracks intended to be cleared? Shouldn't the current playing track remain in the list when turning on Auto DJ?
but I'd like to suggest, for a future update after 3.0, if any USER queued tracks (via Queue Next) exist when turning on Auto DJ, those queued tracks should remain in the list of tracks to play and Auto DJ tracks should be added AFTER them, OR....
at least give the user the opportunity to pick a clear option....maybe...1) whether to clear all except currently playing, 2) clear non-queued tracks only, 3) clear nothing (Auto DJ adds to the very bottom of current list of Now Playing tracks)
but I'd like to suggest, for a future update after 3.0, if any USER queued tracks (via Queue Next) exist when turning on Auto DJ, those queued tracks should remain in the list of tracks to play and Auto DJ tracks should be added AFTER them, OR....that should already be the case now and just retested to confirm. Can you give me step-by-step what actions you are doing?
for the next update the album cover images will rotate. I havent done anything about in including a right click context menu for the album coverfurther to this, i have now done the context menu and also double click support for the album cover
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Scenario A - Just start Auto DJ and the Now Playing list is cleared (except for current track) and populated by AutoDJ selections. Turn off AutoDJ, then start it and process repeats.but I'd like to suggest, for a future update after 3.0, if any USER queued tracks (via Queue Next) exist when turning on Auto DJ, those queued tracks should remain in the list of tracks to play and Auto DJ tracks should be added AFTER them, OR....that should already be the case now and just retested to confirm. Can you give me step-by-step what actions you are doing?
Probably tomorrow i will make the first release candidate available.
To save future confusion I am going to release it as MusicBee.exe (and not MusicBee3.exe)
So from tomorrow the patched version on this topic will become MusicBee.exe which also means your v2.5 exe will be overwritten. So keep a copy as a different name if you still want to use v2.5
it wont include v2.5. Whether you support v2.5 skins is up to you but for myself I am not spending time looking at v2.5+1
Scenario B - AutoDJ & Shuffle are off. I delete everything in Now Playing (manually-Del key) except for current track. Use context menu Queue Next to add to Now Playing list. Start AutoDJ and same as Scenario A.if you have shuffle enabled then "queue next" tracks are placed in a special queue/ and numbered. With yesterday's version will include those at the start of the auto-dj list. Anything else on the now playing list is cleared. If shuffle was not enabled, the entire now playing list except the current playing track is cleared. There isnt any way to know which items were included in the now playing list via queue next. Keep in mind that if MB didnt automatically clear the now playing list, i am sure people would complain as it could easily be holding all tracks in the library
The activated/not activated state of the search box could use some tweaking, as it isn't behaving consistently across tabs.
Screwy things happen when the tabs and the command buttons overlap. I don't know why it shows the mouse in the wrong place, but I was actually pressing the "Restart" button here: http://imgur.com/BxAdp5Lthose are fixed for the next update
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the folder MB is installed. Note that the .exe is now MusicBee.exe and MusicBee3.exe should be deleted
that seems to match my experience. not clearing the queued tracks (with Shuffle) is very good. otherwise not a big deal unless others find reason for more. thanks as always.Scenario B - AutoDJ & Shuffle are off. I delete everything in Now Playing (manually-Del key) except for current track. Use context menu Queue Next to add to Now Playing list. Start AutoDJ and same as Scenario A.if you have shuffle enabled then "queue next" tracks are placed in a special queue/ and numbered. With yesterday's version will include those at the start of the auto-dj list. Anything else on the now playing list is cleared. If shuffle was not enabled, the entire now playing list except the current playing track is cleared. There isnt any way to know which items were included in the now playing list via queue next. Keep in mind that if MB didnt automatically clear the now playing list, i am sure people would complain as it could easily be holding all tracks in the library
i think all the other scenarios are variations on what i just described. I dont think i will change the behavior as-of yesterday for v3.0 but happy to reconsider for v3.1 after discussion
Cool, it remembered my settings. Am I imagining things or are there new window animations in MusicBee?no new animations
Getting the following error:what were you doing around the time the error occured? and did you have any other windows open at the time eg. tag editor
Getting the following error:what were you doing around the time the error occured? and did you have any other windows open at the time eg. tag editor
When you add "Album [Year]" field, the [Year] doesn't show up with long album names.
(http://i.imgur.com/XYDeWog.png)
I think album name should be shorter, always displaying [Year], for the purpose of using the field.
Then it would instead display "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts... [1967]".
please include something like this on the wishlist as i wont be making this of change nowWhen you add "Album [Year]" field, the [Year] doesn't show up with long album names.
I think album name should be shorter, always displaying [Year], for the purpose of using the field.
Then it would instead display "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts... [1967]".
Bump. This issue severely limits the usefulness of using this field instead.
Starting in the last couple days, MusicBee (v.3) on my other my PC (running Win 7) is refusing to re-scan its monitored folders for updated/dead files. This is strange because I haven't changed any settings, and checking them again everything looks right. The error log shows no activty. Any ideas?i am having no problems with monitored folders detecting changes/ deletions/ additions nor have i made any changes around this for ages (just tested it again now to confirm). Does it work on startup ie. is it just the continuous monitor thats not working?
Since the last Update, the Header in the "now playing" Tab, can not adjust what to display.at first i couldnt believe this but yes its true - a simple change elsewhere caused this. Its fixed for the next update
i.e. title, album, artist, etc.
The configuration settings for compact player in "playlist" mode don't seem to have any effect. (And there seem to be weird glitches if you change them.)i agree the Apply button isnt doing anything so i will fix that. If you can remember what you changed to produce the glitches that would be helpful as i cant reproduce anything
i am having no problems with monitored folders detecting changes/ deletions/ additions nor have i made any changes around this for ages (just tested it again now to confirm). Does it work on startup ie. is it just the continuous monitor thats not working?
It's set to scan on startup, I haven't tried continuously monitor.
I also used the "rescan monitored folders" hotkey but it didn't update the file changes.
BUG:this is the first i have heard of this from anyone and also i assume you have been using MB3 for quite some time and not reported it before. Does it happen with the main library?
playlist/tab with album covers view and quite loads of albums (ca. 1400) happens to open for a really long time (I mean loading of the covers and getting fully functional - expandable, clickable, playable etc - view). So long that sometimes it even freezes and I prefer to restart MB instead of waiting for it to load. It's really unsatisfying experience.
this is the first i have heard of this from anyone and also i assume you have been using MB3 for quite some time and not reported it before. Does it happen with the main library?
If its a playlist then its possible the playlist contains links to a non-existant file share which might make it very slow
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipSince the last Update, the Header in the "now playing" Tab, can not adjust what to display.at first i couldnt believe this but yes its true - a simple change elsewhere caused this. Its fixed for the next update
i.e. title, album, artist, etc.
ok thanks. It also works with the CurrentUser path which means MB can set the emulation without requiring admin access, so i will make the change in the web browser plugin
edit:
the web browser plugin link is updated with this new handling so it now emulates IE11
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zipSince the last Update, the Header in the "now playing" Tab, can not adjust what to display.at first i couldnt believe this but yes its true - a simple change elsewhere caused this. Its fixed for the next update
i.e. title, album, artist, etc.
web browser link is updated nowok thanks. It also works with the CurrentUser path which means MB can set the emulation without requiring admin access, so i will make the change in the web browser plugin
edit:
the web browser plugin link is updated with this new handling so it now emulates IE11
Now this needs to support MusicBee.exe
@Alumni, if you cant figure anything out then let me know and i can create a quick debug version
what i have found is if there is a long filename in a folder/ sub-folder then the folder scan will fail, although something should have been logged to the error log if that was the case.
Windows explorer also fails if it encounters a long filename
web browser link is updated now
i agree the Apply button isnt doing anything so i will fix that. If you can remember what you changed to produce the glitches that would be helpful as i cant reproduce anything
I was about to post a bug report for a failed synchronization of my new phone (Nexus 5X) in MusicBee, but I managed to find a workaround. I thought my experience may be useful to anyone troubleshooting the same issues.Thanks! I was having the same problem
Here's what happened when I connected my phone - MusicBee could only identify the device as "portable device" which is not its actual name as it appears in Windows Explorer. When I proceeded to hit the synchronize button, I received this error message and was unable to continue: "Portable Device/Internal Storage" nolonger exists, you might need to change the path in device preferences." As it turns out there was no option to change the path in MusicBee, so I tried to manually fix it outside of MusicBee. First I renamed my phone in Windows (it runs in MTP mode), and then I deleted the device profile entry contained in MusicBee3Settings.ini and saved it. Now when I re-opened MusicBee my phone was automatically renamed with the proper device name "Nexus 5X" instead of "portable device", and the correct storage path was detected under the synchronization settings - resulting in a successful synchronization.
However, Playing Tracks is not using the NowPlayingList skin colors, it's using the main panel skin colors. And clicking on the header for stacked panels to switch them doesn't work.i have changed it so the Playing Tracks colour override is always used and the header click behavior is fixed for the next update
Attempting to change the volume in the compact player causes the window to move, too. GIF: http://imgur.com/uqBvB6efixed for the next update
Scrollbar glitch when editing lyrics in Now Playing Bar:if you can reproduce it can you send me your settings file
My roommate actually found this one: If you right click and choose "select unticked tracks", the tracks are selected but the context menu stays open and you can't use Shift + Delete or other hotkeys.its intentional it stays open so a menu item can be easily selected to perform an action. They could just press the escape key to close the menu and then press the hotkey
A right click on the "play/pause" button used to open the context menu and didn't cause the music to pause/play. This behaviour has changed since about a month ago, is this intentional? Now the context menu will pop-up but music will also be paused or resumed, not what one would expect.
On radio node, if you drag station directories panel all the way down, no way to restore it. It needs a minimum height.
The mouse cursor should change when located at the bottom of the panel.
What happens when you right click on such an 'imaginary album', and select: Search> Locate in Windows Explorer
Are you sure nothing is there?
your radio station panel was fine for me but the podcasts had the same problem. I have put in handling for both that should address the issue
its ok, i know what the issue is - it would only happen when grouping is enabled.
this should fix it:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the folder MB is installed
I've noticed that if I have the music files layout up (center panel, shows Artists and Tracks), and have the Playing Tracks panel below, I can move the mouse to the Playing Tracks and "grab" the vertical divider between the Artists and Tracks above it. It doesn't make sense to me that I should be able to grab and move (sideways) that divider with the mouse in the Playing Tracks panel. Same thing happens if I have the Library layout up - Artists + Album and Tracks. It seems that the Playing Tracks panel doesn't mask the divider's mouse grab-ability, for lack of a better term.can you post a screenshot of your layout or send me a link to your settings file as i dont know what you mean. Also by "Artists and Tracks", do you mean "Albums and Tracks"
A picture is worth a thousand words...here's two:I've noticed that if I have the music files layout up (center panel, shows Artists and Tracks), and have the Playing Tracks panel below, I can move the mouse to the Playing Tracks and "grab" the vertical divider between the Artists and Tracks above it. It doesn't make sense to me that I should be able to grab and move (sideways) that divider with the mouse in the Playing Tracks panel. Same thing happens if I have the Library layout up - Artists + Album and Tracks. It seems that the Playing Tracks panel doesn't mask the divider's mouse grab-ability, for lack of a better term.can you post a screenshot of your layout or send me a link to your settings file as i dont know what you mean. Also by "Artists and Tracks", do you mean "Albums and Tracks"
fixes for the isssues reported by hiccup & SoftwareSamurai
The wavebar is now yellow when my entire Windows theme is green/gray. Shouldn't it use one of the system colours?The wavebar would have nothing to do with your Windows theme. It is MusicBee theme-dependent. So the question becomes, what theme are you using?
When using the "dead links" filter, removed links are not removed from the filter unless you reopen it. F5 doesn't help.I am using Windows Theme. And that is precisely my point. It uses my Windows colours everywhere else, except for the wave bar. Why would that be?
When using the "dead links" filter, removed links are not removed from the filter unless you reopen it. F5 doesn't help.thats fixed for the next update
I am using Windows Theme. And that is precisely my point. It uses my Windows colours everywhere else, except for the wave bar. Why would that be?What version of MB are you using?
When using the "dead links" filter, removed links are not removed from the filter unless you reopen it. F5 doesn't help.http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Is there any way to disable auto scrolling in the now playing panel?i wont change the auto-scrolling behavior for v3.0 but i have corrected the bug where it shows the playing track at the bottom - it should be shown at the top
Every time a track starts playing the playlist position changes so that the playing track is at the bottom of the panel.
Is "recommended artists" in Recommendations (under Services) working for anyone? I never see anything there.it requires your last.fm account in order to retrieve the last.fm recommendations ie. you need to have logged into last.fm at least once
That explains the portable version, but I'm logged in to last.fm on the other and there's nothing there either. I logged out and back in to be sure. Scrobbling is working.
Is this working for other folks? I still haven't seen any results under recommended artists, and my last.fm is connected and working fine otherwise.
for musicbee 3 only
i have made a change so the Last.fm recommendations panel is now accessed from the Services node in the lest navigator and shows in the entire main panel
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dg2o1e9wnoky6ad/mb_LastFmRecommendationsPlugin_%28for_MB_V3%29.zip
you will need the very latest MB3 version:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
When auto-calculate album rating is enabled in Tags (1), Albums view does not update the album rating immediately, requiring refresh. In Album & Tracks view it's working fine.how did you apply the track rating eg. click on the player or track info panel, hotkey, tag editor, click in expanded panel etc
i wont change the auto-scrolling behavior for v3.0 but i have corrected the bug where it shows the playing track at the bottom - it should be shown at the top
When auto-calculate album rating is enabled in Tags (1), Albums view does not update the album rating immediately, requiring refresh. In Album & Tracks view it's working fine.how did you apply the track rating eg. click on the player or track info panel, hotkey, tag editor, click in expanded panel etc
All of those require refreshing except tag editor.thats very strange then because this functionality has been tested quite a bit a few months back. I will try and check tomorrow
i just did a quick test and all is fine for me - expanded panel, main panel and track info panel all update with the new album rating if the calculated value changes by half a star or more. Given i already have spent quite a bit of time in the past on this for another user where the issue was resolved, i am reluctant to spend more time on this unless you are able shed any more light on it.When auto-calculate album rating is enabled in Tags (1), Albums view does not update the album rating immediately, requiring refresh. In Album & Tracks view it's working fine.how did you apply the track rating eg. click on the player or track info panel, hotkey, tag editor, click in expanded panel etc
All of those require refreshing except tag editor.
When you double-click on a song to play in track details view, and then double-click another song, the speaker icon stays located at the former playing track(s):as i am sure you would appreciate, if that was something that ordinarily happened it would have long ago been reported and fixed. So for now i am putting this down to "something about your machine" but if others report the same or you are able to provide a specific set of steps then i will investigate further
(Rostropovich is actually playing here)
i just did a quick test and all is fine for me - expanded panel, main panel and track info panel all update with the new album rating if the calculated value changes by half a star or more. Given i already have spent quite a bit of time in the past on this for another user where the issue was resolved, i am reluctant to spend more time on this unless you are able shed any more light on it.
edit:
if you send me your settings file i will have another look in case its something obscure
When you double-click on a song to play in track details view, and then double-click another song, the speaker icon stays located at the former playing track(s):as i am sure you would appreciate, if that was something that ordinarily happened it would have long ago been reported and fixed. So for now i am putting this down to "something about your machine" but if others report the same or you are able to provide a specific set of steps then i will investigate further
(Rostropovich is actually playing here)
v3.0.5946When you double-click on a song to play in track details view, and then double-click another song, the speaker icon stays located at the former playing track(s):as i am sure you would appreciate, if that was something that ordinarily happened it would have long ago been reported and fixed. So for now i am putting this down to "something about your machine" but if others report the same or you are able to provide a specific set of steps then i will investigate further
(Rostropovich is actually playing here)
No problem.
Of course I can't have any reliable notion about other users noticing this or making the effort to report it.
When you double-click on a song to play in track details view, and then double-click another song, the speaker icon stays located at the former playing track(s):
(Rostropovich is actually playing here)
When you want to scroll through the custom tags in that panel, the scrolling goes very slowly.
In my opinion it would be better if it jumped at least a whole custom tag line per scroll-wheel click.
Using the scroll arrow buttons is even more slow and practically unusable.
Also when you scroll somewhere in the yellow area, instead of the panel scrolling, a drop down table opens immediately.
It would be nice if that would only happen after you had first selected a field there.
The same goes for the tag editor panel when docked at the bottom of the main panel.
@hiccup, for the double play icon can you confirm you have only just started using v3 for playback and secondly, if you minimise and restore MB that the invalid icon is gone
could you minimise and restore MB to see if the invalid icon is gone;
and i can take from your comment that this behavior with the play icon has only started happening recently?
could you try temporarily removing the visualiser and then the wavebar to see whether that makes any difference. If it does, i would be interested to know if the addresses the minimise/ restore as well
I tried my other skins too, but they all seem fine.
This only happens with 'A Sophisticated Bee'. So I will probably have to find an abnormality in the xml of that one that causes this.
Maybe an 'illegal' transparency value somewhere?
Thanks for putting time in this, I'll report back when I found and fixed the culprit.
Click on a track in the main panel and then click on a library filter. You will see focus has not moved to Music node, and if you keep clicking on other filters, random tracks in the main panel get highlighted instead of Music node in the left navigator. v2.5 is working properly.the focus issue is addressed for the next update. The highlighted node in the main panel should be the last active one for the filter in the current musicbee session
you need to provide all the icons if you are going to override:
[edit] figured it out. Date modified column was selected.i take it there is nothing for me to investigate with this.
The setting of 'ignore diacritic marks' is ignored for custom search.its only implemented for text searches. Could you put this on the wishlist for v3.1 if you want it addressed for a later MB version
The setting of 'ignore diacritic marks' is ignored for custom search.its only implemented for text searches. Could you put this on the wishlist for v3.1 if you want it addressed for a later MB version
regarding the auto-calculated album rating, i still cant reproduce any issues using your settings so i will leave it as unsolved. I did notice you are displaying "Rating" and not "Album Rating" in the Albums view so i expect thats not what you intended and perhaps you were basing the bug report on viewing that?
still a bug...Prefs | Now Playing | playing tracks list | if playback is stopped...is set to Play Now. So when nothing is playing and I double-click on a track it should begin playing immediately but instead the action is the same as Queue Next. If the Now Playing list is empty and I double-click on a track, the track is queued but nothing begins to play.could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) as its working fine for me
MusicBee v3.0.5933.37563 (Win6.3), 17 Apr 2016 21:18:
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=q2T6fEiKFowpKxFz5hxOLS4$xyyJfd7cRfcS5jk5F_fY=(MouseEventArgs #=qRAYYR4rudLhyihAcSDPDTg==, Int32 #=qCHG24rJuKMljyOG9mwjPDg==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.NavigationHeader.#=q$BQCg9_xhYO8ORGfGQA_ng==(MouseEventArgs #=qbDOkU7oKfXVvS47ehb2MsA==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs #=q73h7ni0Q0uDGaU5geMsU7w==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseDown(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at #=qbGgOLjU$20F4WcbNg4_HfwTaHHaVhERbis37oHagrj8=.WndProc(Message& #=qwtNq3ZM3v0cdGqkZmIktsA==)
at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.WndProc(Message& #=qwVDro9yF69e1IIJplZLMCw==)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
if right click on the tab i got this error:you are using a fairly old version and that bug should already be fixed
Ok it seems i missed the news but it seems you switched to MusicBee.exe, i was still opening MusicBee3.exeif right click on the tab i got this error:you are using a fairly old version and that bug should already be fixed
sent PMstill a bug...Prefs | Now Playing | playing tracks list | if playback is stopped...is set to Play Now. So when nothing is playing and I double-click on a track it should begin playing immediately but instead the action is the same as Queue Next. If the Now Playing list is empty and I double-click on a track, the track is queued but nothing begins to play.could you send me your settings file (help/ support/ view settings) as its working fine for me
and another question, are we getting random skin option in next update like we had in MB2?
unzip into the folder MB is installed:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
- right main panel is now kept visible for various nodes eg. radio/ podcasts/ etc
I'm a bit confused...are you saying the right main panel should always be visible in these panels, overriding any settings in the Panels Configuration? For me, the only panels that appear for Radio or Podcasts are the right and left sidebars. The right and left main panels are not displayed regardless of the configuration settings. Should this be functional? If not they should probably be disabled/greyed-out.i am guessing you are probably still running MusicBee3.exe - its now MusicBee.exe
still a bug...Prefs | Now Playing | playing tracks list | if playback is stopped...is set to Play Now. So when nothing is playing and I double-click on a track it should begin playing immediately but instead the action is the same as Queue Next. If the Now Playing list is empty and I double-click on a track, the track is queued but nothing begins to play.you have resume position enabled in the player preferences. MB considers the song as playback has started. The action you have configured for double click when play has started is queue next which is what MB is doing. On balance i think i will change it so paused songs are treated as though the song is not playing, so you will get the behaviour you expect
One weird issue i just found. Somehow MusicBee thinks i am in Japan!! I am not using any VPN, i do have few japanese songs(anime tracks) but there is no way i am in Japan.no, xbox music thinks you are in Japan. It had me down as being in the US and i had to contact xbox support to get my region changed
no, xbox music thinks you are in Japan. It had me down as being in the US and i had to contact xbox support to get my region changedso anyway to resolve this?
When configuring the Album & Tracks view for the Playing Tracks List, the contrast settings aren't functional. Nor are the seetings at the bottom of the page:not all of the settings are applicable for when the album and tracks layout is used in the playing tracks panel because of the space constraints. I wont make any changes to disable the fields that dont apply for v3. The contrast settings for the fields that are displayed in the playing tracks panel should work and do work for me. However if you change the settings via the configuration dialog in the main panel then the changes are not immediately updated in the playing tracks panel, so i will look to fix that
Click on a track in the main panel and then click on a library filter. You will see focus has not moved to Music node, and if you keep clicking on other filters, random tracks in the main panel get highlighted instead of Music node in the left navigator. v2.5 is working properly.the focus issue is addressed for the next update. The highlighted node in the main panel should be the last active one for the filter in the current musicbee session
Looks like "selected track" issue is more complicated than I thought, and I am now no longer sure what's the correct behavior.1. is an intentional change. For all previous MB versions, clicking on the library node a second time resets all filters and the selected file. In v3 thats done for all nodes
1. For non-filter node like inbox or playlists:
Click on a track in the main panel and then click on the same node (or a node that includes the selected track) in the left navigator. Currently the track gets unselected in the main panel and track info, lyrics, etc. panels show "No selected track" message. But with v2.5 it remained selected under lowlight selector in the main panel and other panels.
2. library filters:
Click on a track in the main panel and then click on the same library filter node (or a filter node that includes the selected track) in the left navigator. Currently the track gets unselected in the main panel, but remains selected in track info, lyrics, etc. panels (this is a bug). But if you switch to playing track and then return to selected track, then those track info etc panels correctly show "No selected track" message. With v2.5 all panels show no track is selected.
3. Another selected track bug:
Click on a track in the main panel and then click on any other node in the left navigator. Likewise #2, the track gets unselected in the main panel, but remains selected in track info, lyrics, etc. panels (this is a bug). But if you switch to playing track and then return to selected track, then those track info etc panels correctly show "No selected track" message.
My opinion is that if selected track is included in a newly selected node, then the selected track should remain. Especially I don't get why the track gets unselected when you click on the same node again. Also make filter nodes and non-filter nodes behave consistently.
2 & 3, the implemented behaviour is that any panels showing "selected" reflect the last clicked item in the main panel or playing tracks panel. The reason is so the selection doesnt change when you switch tabs or the active node in the left navigator.
i am not quite following you. Firstly are you saying that is no track is selected then MB sends all files to the external tool? I cant check right now but if thats the case then clearly something should be done about that.2 & 3, the implemented behaviour is that any panels showing "selected" reflect the last clicked item in the main panel or playing tracks panel. The reason is so the selection doesnt change when you switch tabs or the active node in the left navigator.
Well, I don't think that track is actually selected. I often get duped by that "display bug", thinking a track is selected, and run an external tool hotkey. What follows is constant pop-up of the app windows that happens when no track is selected, and the only resolution I can have at that point is to reboot my machine, as someone else had described earlier: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17797.0
I'm getting all sorts of glitches in the playing tracks list (Album & Tracks):it might be the same issue that hiccup had with another of his skins. I suggest you try using the default skin and if it is resolved then he knows now what needs to be done
I'm a bit confused...are you saying the right main panel should always be visible in these panels, overriding any settings in the Panels Configuration? For me, the only panels that appear for Radio or Podcasts are the right and left sidebars. The right and left main panels are not displayed regardless of the configuration settings. Should this be functional? If not they should probably be disabled/greyed-out.i am guessing you are probably still running MusicBee3.exe - its now MusicBee.exe
I'm getting all sorts of glitches in the playing tracks list (Album & Tracks):it might be the same issue that hiccup had with another of his skins. I suggest you try using the default skin and if it is resolved then he knows now what needs to be done
Firstly are you saying that is no track is selected then MB sends all files to the external tool? I cant check right now but if thats the case then clearly something should be done about that.
Secondly, i think you are saying there is actually a track selected.
I'm getting all sorts of glitches in the playing tracks list (Album & Tracks):
Nope, I'm running MusicBee.exe - 3.0.5952, and it's definitely not working.can you send me your settings file
What does that mean? Say you click on a track in the main panel from a music node and then click on inbox node. Track info panel keeps showing the same "selected track". Is that a display bug or not?the Track Info panel shows the last clicked track from the main panel or the playing tracks panel (no doubt if you try hard enough you will find some exception)
I'm a bit confused...are you saying the right main panel should always be visible in these panels, overriding any settings in the Panels Configuration? For me, the only panels that appear for Radio or Podcasts are the right and left sidebars. The right and left main panels are not displayed regardless of the configuration settings. Should this be functional? If not they should probably be disabled/greyed-out.Radio and Podcasts use the track detail layout. You have the track detail layout configured with a panel override so that the right main panel is hidden.
@redwing, yes it is the case that MB sends all files if none are selected so i will change that.
I wont change that behavior at this point in time
A bug similar to that I reported before (link is shown below) exists.thats fixed for the next update
When I enable grouping and select genre from the library explorer, the number of albums is mistakenly counted at the lower right of the window.
no changes have been made to the visualiser or anything i can think of that is remotely related.
For myself i have always had occasional crashes with milkdrop
fixes for the items stated as fixed above
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the folder MB is installed and run MusicBee.exe
When I select genre in the library explorer, file size and duration of music shown at the lower right do not change.yes you are right. That will be fixed for the next update
It seems that information about all the files in the music library is shown.
I have a n00b question about 3.0.
When I hover the mouse pointer over the left edge, this happens:
How do I turn that off?
Thanks!
What you are seeing is the left sidebar, and it is doing that because it is set to auto-hide. You can change any settings related to the left sidebar from the "Configure Layout" button that should be near the top-right part of your MusicBee.
When I select genre in the library explorer, file size and duration of music shown at the lower right do not change.http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
It seems that information about all the files in the music library is shown.
The only thing I'm having trouble with is that I like it so much that I wish it could be used in conjunction with the Artists thumbnail browser. Maybe I'm missing something but I cannot get the left panel to show when I'm in the Music Explorer view, despite that view being awesome for displaying albums you have for an artist.yes i has considered to include that for v3 but its too late now. It would probably need to be optional though as the Top Tracks panel reduces the available space which will be a problem for some configurations/ screens.
Is the fact that we can't use the thumbnail browser with the Music Explorer view intentional? If not, could it be considered for future iterations?
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Looking at the album auto-tagger panel there are two things that caught my eye.you can click on the artwork text and it should open the "search intenet for picture" dialog
- The word ' albumart' is underlined. Does that have a function? You would expect it to be some weblink, but I think it isnt?
- It might be made a bit more obvious that 'settings' is actually a button you can press. So giving it the same design as other buttons (and separating it from the arrows) would probably be better.
Looking at the album auto-tagger panel there are two things that caught my eye.you can click on the artwork text and it should open the "search intenet for picture" dialog
- The word ' albumart' is underlined. Does that have a function? You would expect it to be some weblink, but I think it isnt?
- It might be made a bit more obvious that 'settings' is actually a button you can press. So giving it the same design as other buttons (and separating it from the arrows) would probably be better.
it was intentional to blend settings in to reduce distraction on the screen and the settings themselves arent that important or i imagine often used
The search field when located below the caption bar has no minimal allowed horizontal size, so it is possible to drag and minimise it completely 'out of sight'. That's probably not desirable.
Also, with 'A Sophisticated Bee, doing that results in a crash. (big red cross)
But that might be some skin issue.
But... I just noticed you might also want to set some maximum width for it:for the next update i have put in a crude maximum restriction ie. it will stop the width taking up the entire panel but its still possible to create tabs sized to 1px
Is there a way to enable "show summary statistics" for the status bar of the "Now Playing" panel (Playlist view)?i have put in handling for that in the next v3 update
When I select tracks in the Now Playing panel, the status bar doesn't show any stats such as how many files are selected, what is their collective duration and file size
This stats were showing in v2.5.5690 but it's not showing in v3.0.5954
Recently I noticed whenever I try to run milkdrop MB crashes. But if I run another visualizer first and then switch to milkdrop, it works. But the color of milkdrop looks quite poor.
I tried old patches and the last stable one seems 5941. It runs without any problem and looks just the same as it used to.
Then I applied the latest patch again, sometimes it works fine, sometimes it crashes again. I wonder others can reproduce this too.
Figured out what's going on. It was my player setting "on start up - resume position". For some reason when player is on pause on startup if you run milkdrop right away it crashes MB. If you start with another visualizer and then switch to milkdrop, it runs but its colors and keyboard use is not normal. With the setting "on startup - do noting", or on stop or play (instead of pause) with the player it works without any problem.i can reproduce incorrect behavior, but not as you describe - for me the visualiser simply refuses to start. As you say its only when you have resume position enabled and start the visualiser before starting playback. If you start playback and pause, then start the visualiser its fine. I dont know why it should matter and i can only speculate its some weird interaction between the winamp plugin and the bass library. One approach could be to force playback to start when opening the visualiser which is better than having MB crash
Then try with my settings file to see if other settings are related too (PMed it).yes there was an additional complicating factor with your settings. Hopefully the issue will also be addressed for you:
One difference I noticed with v3 from v2.5 is milkdrop doesn't stop when you pause. With v2.5 milkdrop stops when you pause.its the same - it depends on whether 32-bit output is enabled for direct sound
One difference I noticed with v3 from v2.5 is milkdrop doesn't stop when you pause. With v2.5 milkdrop stops when you pause.its the same - it depends on whether 32-bit output is enabled for direct sound
@rurutia10, you are continually complaining about crashes and issues that i can never reproduce and no one else reports. Its probably best you use another application as i wont spend more time helping you
I still can't figure out how to get these settings to work. Are there some other settings that might be overriding these? Could it be a skin issue?there is a bug with the Left Grouping header contrast which is using the wrong value and fixed for the next update. The grouping headers only show in the main panel
At some dropdown menu's, the disabled entries don't get a border displayed when hovered-over, which is a nice and subtle touch:thats controlled by the .NET library, so to get the same behavior i would probably need to write my own controls which i doubt i would be prepared to do
don't blame you. time can be better spent unless the need is greatAt some dropdown menu's, the disabled entries don't get a border displayed when hovered-over, which is a nice and subtle touch:thats controlled by the .NET library, so to get the same behavior i would probably need to write my own controls which i doubt i would be prepared to do
I might have found a bug..
In settings, under tags that define an album, I've added the total album duration (along with Album Artist and Album) and when I applied the changes, MB closed on me. Now, everytime I try to open it, it closes right away. I can see MB for a 1/10th of a second and then gone.
I can replicate that, but MB didn't save the setting for me.
Anyway open MusicBee3Settings.ini file under AppData folder with text editor and find the following element:
<TagAlbumGroupingField1>
Then change its value to "0" (zero) without quote.
I might have found a bug..Album Duration is dependent on the fields that define an album so it could never be supported. I will try and put in some handling to prevent the selection of album dependent fields
In settings, under tags that define an album, I've added the total album duration (along with Album Artist and Album) and when I applied the changes, MB closed on me. Now, everytime I try to open it, it closes right away. I can see MB for a 1/10th of a second and then gone.
However if the skin has this element defined:
Content[AlbumAndTracks].ArtworkText
then that colour is always used and the contrast is ignored.
However if the skin has this element defined:
Content[AlbumAndTracks].ArtworkText
then that colour is always used and the contrast is ignored. It looks like its always been that way but i honestly dont remember why thats done that way or why the element was created
edit:
i think i will change it so the contrast is always applied
It seems that now all fields with 100% contrast are rendered black (or at least "Content[AlbumAndTracks].ArtworkText" is ignored). Take a look at Mellon Remix for an example: all text in the special Album column is black unless a contrast of <100% is applied.yes if its set to 100% it may not always use the override. Thats fixed for the next update
It seems that now all fields with 100% contrast are rendered black (or at least "Content[AlbumAndTracks].ArtworkText" is ignored). Take a look at Mellon Remix for an example: all text in the special Album column is black unless a contrast of <100% is applied.yes if its set to 100% it may not always use the override. Thats fixed for the next update
thats right - MB uses window controls and colours as the basis for the skin, but there is some variationWell, clearly the "Windows Theme" skin doesn't work properly/ignores the Windows settings in some UI elements. I have no yellow selected anywhere in my Windows theme, but I see this in MB (RC2):
Just a suggestion:+1
The two most common inquiries since the release of v3 RC seem to be (1) how to move main player between top and bottom pane and (2) search results setting (always show the entire album). I guess many people out there might wonder the same things even if they never visit the forum after release of the official v3.
I already suggested quick settings under panel layout button for v3.1, but just for moving main player adding a context menu command to the player would suffice for people who didn't figure out dragging it on the panel layout panel. For search results setting, consider showing the setting on all views even if it's disabled and add to the tooltip that it's only enabled on Album & Tracks view.
Seems to be an issue with the command line /startautodj. When I use it, the player starts with multiple songs playing.thats fixed for the next update
Just a suggestion:Its certainly not feasible to do that for v3 as its much more to implement than just adding a context menu item. I agree something should have been done for the search results so existing users are aware but with the final release very near i am only bug fixing now.
The two most common inquiries since the release of v3 RC seem to be (1) how to move main player between top and bottom pane and (2) search results setting (always show the entire album). I guess many people out there might wonder the same things even if they never visit the forum after release of the official v3.
I already suggested quick settings under panel layout button for v3.1, but just for moving main player adding a context menu command to the player would suffice for people who didn't figure out dragging it on the panel layout panel. For search results setting, consider showing the setting on all views even if it's disabled and add to the tooltip that it's only enabled on Album & Tracks view.
There's something wrong with the wavebar.yes i can reproduce that and this should fix it:
If I change the playback position at the last 5 seconds of the track the wavebar gets stuck.
Is it intentional that radio track info is not displayed in Playing Tracks List? It doesn't display Artist, Title, or Album(station in track info panel), although it does display the station where the title is normally displayed. Radio info seems to display fine in all other areas other than the PTL.yes thats right. The Playing Tracks list only shows the station that is playing
In the Tracks view, the Album - track# sorting, does not work!if that were true dont you think someone would have reported that by now?
For the most part, the fix works well. However, sometimes now I find the library explorer (here, a non-functioning mood column) cutting the navigator in half on the left-side when navigating to the aforementioned tabs:can you PM me a link to your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
For me, the image rotation/selecting images does not work for Track Information in the Now Playing panel. It functions fine in other areas, but not with Now Playing. In the screenshot you can see that image 4 is selected, but only image 1 is displayed and no rotation occurs:I would probably need your settings file (help/ support/ view settings)
For the most part, the fix works well. However, sometimes now I find the library explorer (here, a non-functioning mood column) cutting the navigator in half on the left-side when navigating to the aforementioned tabs:thats fixed for the next update
For me, the image rotation/selecting images does not work for Track Information in the Now Playing panel. It functions fine in other areas, but not with Now Playing. In the screenshot you can see that image 4 is selected, but only image 1 is displayed and no rotation occurs:thats fixed for the next update
Hi!i dont have microsoft word. You need to post a .jpg file
Here is my Screenshot:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/z5x398ipl8safcw/Sort-Tracks.doc
Thanks
Thanks. 5968 works great now. When switching to Now Playing or Music Explorer tabs, the Artist tab on the left panel is temporarily removed without any incident.For the most part, the fix works well. However, sometimes now I find the library explorer (here, a non-functioning mood column) cutting the navigator in half on the left-side when navigating to the aforementioned tabs:thats fixed for the next update
In the Now Playing layout configuration there is an option "ticked elements are stacked and viewable by clicking a selector button". I have it selected but it does not function at all. In order to switch the element displayed, I have to use the dropdown menu. No problems in the main panel, just in Now Playing.they should function ie. you can still click the text and the menu will show. Can you confirm that?
In the Now Playing layout configuration there is an option "ticked elements are stacked and viewable by clicking a selector button". I have it selected but it does not function at all. In order to switch the element displayed, I have to use the dropdown menu. No problems in the main panel, just in Now Playing.they should function ie. you can still click the text and the menu will show. Can you confirm that?
there is a display issue where MB doesnt show the selector arrow when you mouse over the text. Thats fixed for the next update
Yes I can switch using the dropdown menu, but not by clicking on the header panel/selector button (which functions fine in the main panel). So when I click on the selector button area in Now Playing nothing happens, but the menu button works fine.you have lost me.
I'm not sure whether this is happening only with custom noartwork image or happening with all artwork.yes its a resizing issue with windows graphics. I have put in some handling for that
If you select no artwork album, artwork on track info panel displays noartwork image correctly (first).
But if you select another album (second) and then select no artwork album, the border color of noartwork image on track info panel gets affected by the previously selected album cover (third). To display it correctly, refreshing is required.
yes its a resizing issue with windows graphics. I have put in some handling for that
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Yes I can switch using the dropdown menu, but not by clicking on the header panel/selector button (which functions fine in the main panel). So when I click on the selector button area in Now Playing nothing happens, but the menu button works fine.you have lost me.
Firstly does the last update address the issue?
And if not then what do you mean by "Yes I can switch using the dropdown menu, but not by clicking on the header panel/selector button". How do you invoke the drop down menu?
I'm finding MusicBee 3 is not displaying artwork stored as folder.jpg in the main panel. I have folder.jpg and folder.* selected in settings correctly. Have tried a file rescan of the files as well but artwork refuses to display. If I click show artwork, it displays in the pop up window.working fine here. You will need to provide more evidence if i am to spend time looking at this eg. edit the file in the tag editor, go to the artwork tab and click Save To to see where MB gets the picture from.
fixes for the above:Confirmed, thanks.
- click on panel header issue reported by sleepless
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
For the Track Information element, if 'ticked elements are stacked and viewable by clicking a selector button' is enabled, the header button is labelled "Track Information". If the other option 'ticked elements are displayed as tabs' is enabled, the button reads "Details". This seems a bit odd/inconsistant.that is intentional to reduce the horizontal space required
Note: You can see this in the pics 8 posts above this one.
When I export a playlist that's in a playlists folder, it uses the playlists folder name instead of the playlist name as the filename. Am I the only one?this should fix that:
For the Track Information element, if 'ticked elements are stacked and viewable by clicking a selector button' is enabled, the header button is labelled "Track Information". If the other option 'ticked elements are displayed as tabs' is enabled, the button reads "Details". This seems a bit odd/inconsistant.that is intentional to reduce the horizontal space required
Note: You can see this in the pics 8 posts above this one.
Got a virus alert from both Chrome and Win10 on the latest release. Windows identified it as Trogan:Win32\Fethar.b!clAssuming you're downloading from the MusicBee website, it's a false positive. You can run it through Virus Total to confirm: https://www.virustotal.com/en/
Got a virus alert from both Chrome and Win10 on the latest release. Windows identified it as Trogan:Win32\Fethar.b!clAssuming you're downloading from the MusicBee website, it's a false positive. You can run it through Virus Total to confirm: https://www.virustotal.com/en/
I was worried about there being a virus, I just wanted to pass on the information. I've installed a few of the betas and all of the RCs and this is the first time I've seen this.see
@psychoadept, a long time ago you reported that you could never get the music recommendations service to show the last.fm recommended artists. It turns out last.fm have removed the API for that and the only reason it worked for me was because i already had cached data.Would this also effect the Last.fm Recommendations plugin?
As such i have removed support for that function and replaced it with the Top Artist recommendations from x-box music (which was the default behavior if you didnt have a last.fm log on).
@psychoadept, a long time ago you reported that you could never get the music recommendations service to show the last.fm recommended artists. It turns out last.fm have removed the API for that and the only reason it worked for me was because i already had cached data.
As such i have removed support for that function and replaced it with the Top Artist recommendations from x-box music (which was the default behavior if you didnt have a last.fm log on). I will also include the change in the final v3 release
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Would this also effect the Last.fm Recommendations plugin?it should be fine - its a misnamed plugin
It still seems to be drawing on new information for similar artists and similar tracks.
had a look through the available API calls and hoped that was the case :)Would this also effect the Last.fm Recommendations plugin?it should be fine - its a misnamed plugin
It still seems to be drawing on new information for similar artists and similar tracks.
Secondly and most wanted is a button to instantly toggle the main view between "album and tracks", "album covers" and "artist pictures". They are great views! I just think they should be one-click accessible with the buttons right there.there are hoykeys already available that can be assigned in preferences/ hotkeys
if I rightclick on the bottom right corner of the screen, and press 'Choose Picture'thats corrected along with a couple more bugs i found in testing
then it always opens this path: 'C:\Users\user\Pictures', instead of the album folder (even if it contains a folder.jpg/cover.jpg).
Thank you for fixing!if I rightclick on the bottom right corner of the screen, and press 'Choose Picture'thats corrected along with a couple more bugs i found in testing
then it always opens this path: 'C:\Users\user\Pictures', instead of the album folder (even if it contains a folder.jpg/cover.jpg).
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
musicbee (infact .NET) does not handle long filenames - maybe there is a setting in EAC to stop that happening.
For v3.1, long filename handling has already been added
Greeting when will be available the final Version 3.0 for general Public to download
Was it intentional to change the search box behavior for v3.0 so that when CTRL+F is pressed, the existing search string is no longer highlighted? I have been looking but don't see any mention of it. This keeps messing me up when doing multiple searches in a row. Most other applications, like Windows Explorer, use the old behavior.its working fine for me. Could you post a screenshot of the dialog window
Was it intentional to change the search box behavior for v3.0 so that when CTRL+F is pressed, the existing search string is no longer highlighted? I have been looking but don't see any mention of it. This keeps messing me up when doing multiple searches in a row. Most other applications, like Windows Explorer, use the old behavior.its working fine for me. Could you post a screenshot of the dialog window
I have found this bug. (I think this action was working in previous versions of MB).thats addressed for the next patch version
1)Press CTRL+A (select all)
2)Now exclude some albums by pressing CTRL and click on the album art, but nothing happens.
I have found this bug. (I think this action was working in previous versions of MB).this and also a couple of other bugs fixed:
1)Press CTRL+A (select all)
2)Now exclude some albums by pressing CTRL and click on the album art, but nothing happens.
yes its a resizing issue with windows graphics. I have put in some handling for that
This issue wasn't completely fixed. It still happens when the skin has no custom "NoArtwork" image override.thats fixed now:
See the right side & bottom line of the following image with Azure (Pastels) skin.
actually there was a simple solution so its done now
I like sorting my albums by the date at which I added them, but I also want to have the A-Z bar, well, to show A-Z... Is there any way to achieve this in 3.0, like it was in 2.5 ?
Custom AZ Bar Using Vertical Column Browser
However, I like sorting my albums by the date at which I added them, but I also want to have the A-Z bar, well, to show A-Z... Is there any way to achieve this in 3.0, like it was in 2.5 ?
Is there a way when sorting the Library by Artist, that Artists names that begin with "The" are grouped together rather than ignoring it?
I know there is the option in Preferences to ignore the word The when Sorting but that still doesn't group them together alphabetically.
It didn't seem to when I tried it but I had another shot but this time closed and re-opened MusicBee and it's working now, thanks :)
Tried the above again twice more and it does appear restarting MusicBee is required to make this option come in to effect.
Can I ask why pinning a tab with partial navigation still opens playlists in a new tab?I cant check until later, but does un-pinning the tab address the issue?
I cant check until later, but does un-pinning the tab address the issue?
also can you confirm it is still on partial navigation - I recall the act of pinning a tab also sets the navigation lock to full lock as a default
when you say "MusicBee rescanned those files" I assume you mean you restarted MB and expected it to detect the new artwork - is that right?
MB only rescans the music file itself and doesn't look at external artwork files as it doesn't keep track of the dates on external files.
You can right click/ Send To/ Rescan File to force a full rescan
In my case the artwork is embedded in the file. Send to file rescan didn't update the artwork either.if the file is embedded then the should be detected. The only thing I can think of is MB has the artwork is set to an external file. You can check using the tag editor/ Artwork/ Save To and check the location the artwork points to.
The strange thing is I never had this issue before, back when I made use of monitored folders.
Can I ask why pinning a tab with partial navigation still opens playlists in a new tab?
if the file is embedded then the should be detected. The only thing I can think of is MB has the artwork is set to an external file. You can check using the tag editor/ Artwork/ Save To and check the location the artwork points to.
If it is embedded then send me a link to a zip of the music file
With partial navigation, a filter tab only switches to another filter on the same tab, opening every playlist in a new tab. And a playlist tab opens every filter in a new tab. If this is what you're referring to, that's how partial navigation works.
With partial navigation, a filter tab only switches to another filter on the same tab, opening every playlist in a new tab. And a playlist tab opens every filter in a new tab. If this is what you're referring to, that's how partial navigation works.
So you're saying the type of tab changes the behavior? I guess that works if you pin the playlist manager as a tab, but what happens if you intend to use the left navigator for switching between playlists?
I don't understand what it has to do with playlist manager vs. left navigator. You only need two pinned tabs: one filter tab and one playlist tab. Then you can switch to any filter/playlist without opening a new tab.
In my case the artwork is embedded in the file. Send to file rescan didn't update the artwork either.i can reproduce file rescan and scan on restart not loading the new artwork into the artwork cache and is fixed for the next v3 patch update
The strange thing is I never had this issue before, back when I made use of monitored folders.
When you click on "read more" button to read the full artist profile from Music Explorer tab, the popup window has no scroll bar, only showing part of it. Try Coldplay.this is implemented now
I'm just starting toying with the v3 version. If I can tell my preferences about, I'd say that the new buttons for Repeat / Repeat once, and for Shuffle on off, in the lower right part, are a little bit too abstract, not so intuitive.
i can reproduce file rescan and scan on restart not loading the new artwork into the artwork cache and is fixed for the next v3 patch update
@Alumni, i cant reproduce any incorrect behavior with tab pinning/ navigation lock. Were you trying to navigator between a library filter and a playlist with partial navigation enabled as redwing is explaining?
when I sort using Album>Title, the titles are all in a random order.
That's the thing. These albums do not have track numbers. Each track consists of a title in the format [yyyy-mm-dd. Title]. They are a large collection of lectures and seminars which I have stored with my audiobooks.there used to be handling for that but it seems somewhere in v2.5 it was made ineffective. Its addressed for the next v3 patch update
That's the thing. These albums do not have track numbers. Each track consists of a title in the format [yyyy-mm-dd. Title]. They are a large collection of lectures and seminars which I have stored with my audiobooks.there used to be handling for that but it seems somewhere in v2.5 it was made ineffective. Its addressed for the next v3 patch update
one thing that has been raised in the past is the lack of an atist browser in the new Music Explorer panel. Its been done for v3.1 but because its a very useful thing, I have decided to include it in the v3 patch. It enables filtering not just by artist, but also a number of other tags such as Genre, Year, etc
You can hide/ unhide it if you dont want it - it might be an issue if you dont have much space
Thanks, this is a great addition! Can you add jump support when typing over the list?http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
Thanks, now it's jumping following typing. But it works only for the first letter unlike jump support for other browsers in MB. So if you type "cold", you end up with artists starting with "D" rather than "Cold".i wont do anything more for v3 around this
I just tried MB3 (the version from Download page). Is there any way to disable the left panel completely? If I hide it and then click the tab's name, it appears again for a short period of time. It doesn't even look the same (the fonts are smaller).i never noticed that before but you are right, the font is wrong when the left sidebar is hidden and pops up. Also this version corrects the handling for clicking on the tab header when the left panel is marked as hidden
Thanks. Also for some reason I can't move that Navigator from the left panel.I just tried MB3 (the version from Download page). Is there any way to disable the left panel completely? If I hide it and then click the tab's name, it appears again for a short period of time. It doesn't even look the same (the fonts are smaller).i never noticed that before but you are right, the font is wrong when the left sidebar is hidden and pops up. Also this version corrects the handling for clicking on the tab header when the left panel is marked as hidden
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
unzip into the folder MB is installed
Thanks. Also for some reason I can't move that Navigator from the left panel.
If this Navigator could be moved let's say on the top header (displayed of course horizontally), MB would be improved. Right now I have 3 vertical panels (Navigator / Main Files / Right Panel with sidebar player, track info & playing tracks) and I'd like to have only the latter two, but keep the functionality of that Navigator.Thanks. Also for some reason I can't move that Navigator from the left panel.
That's intentional.
Just noticed that Auto-Shutdown doesn't work.what auto-shutdown settings are you using (from the auto-shutdown dialog window)
Close MusicBee @ the end of track. My OS is Windows 7.Just noticed that Auto-Shutdown doesn't work.what auto-shutdown settings are you using (from the auto-shutdown dialog window)
Close MusicBee @ the end of track. My OS is Windows 7.that should be fixed now:
OK.Close MusicBee @ the end of track. My OS is Windows 7.that should be fixed now:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
although i agree the v2.5 search text box always selected the entire text. i wont change it back untill v3.1
Any chance to add a shortcut to Now Playing page? I'm always searching for tracks to add to my play queue and Now Playing disappears from view when the search results are displayed. A shortcut would be very helpful. Or at least the search results to be displayed on the lyrics panel or on a floating menu like the suggestions you get from Google when entering a keyword. That would be great.i am not making enhancements to v3 so any new requests should go on the wishlist. However i dont know what you mean when you say the Now Playing diappears when search results are displayed.
Another issue: the global search (entire library) doesn't work from Now Playing page (Playlist mode).that should be fixed now:
However i dont know what you mean when you say the Now Playing diappears when search results are displayed.Let's say that the Now Playing page (Playlist mode) is selected. If I'm searching something on searchbox, the results are displayed on a Search Results page. But the Now Playing is not on foreground anymore.
I used to have the main (centre) panel split into two with artist information (wiki/Lastfm etc in the bottom part of the panel and track list at the top. For the life of me i cannot get it to work with the new 3.0? is this now not possible. Now all i have is cluttered left and right panels.i suggest you post a screenshot and someone might be able to help. As a guess you are probably looking for the Now Playing Bar which can be selected from the panel layout dialog
I used to have the main (centre) panel split into two with artist information (wiki/Lastfm etc in the bottom part of the panel and track list at the top. For the life of me i cannot get it to work with the new 3.0? is this now not possible. Now all i have is cluttered left and right panels.The panels config start with that button near the searchbox (it's a square with some lines in it). On the window that it will open you can drag and drop all items that you (don't) want. I guess do you want the now playing bar under the files from main panel:
if I'm on a different place than the Music section
From my playlists for example. Let's say the current tab is an auto-playlist named New. If I double click the Artist - Title from the player controls area, it only opens the Music node at the first track, but it doesn't scroll to the target. After one more double click, it goes to the target. That extra double click is unnecessary.if I'm on a different place than the Music section
Which node? I can't reproduce it.
Another problem: double clicking on the Artist - Title from the player's controls (that wide horizontal bar with play/next/etc buttons) doesn't work as expected (Locate the file in library) if I'm on a different place than the Music section. Instead it goes to Music and only after the second double clicking attempt it really goes to the target.thats fixed for the next update and also double click on the track text of the sidebar player
fixes for the above and also i added the missing right click commands on the Playlists panel (Play Now, Send To, etc)Thanks, but it's still the same behaviour: double clicking doesn't go directly to target if a playlist is open in the active tab and the currently playing file is not part of that playlist.
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip
try again nowOK.
also i have already said, i am not taking new requests for v3. They should be consolidated and added to the wishlist topic