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Questions / Re: Album Cover view, sort
« on: April 15, 2021, 02:40:17 AM »
Hi all, Hiccup,
Thanks for the feedback.
Your comments led me to bypass the inbuilt grouping and sorting default felds and use custom definitions and virtual tags.
I need the Custom1 definition to enable artwork per CD
I have succeeded in obtaining the layout I wanted for Album Art view and Album and Tracks view, I have not yet figured out how to control the Tracks view. I did have to pad disc numbers with "0" to get sorting working.
I use the following configuration (others may/may not, find it useful):
Album Cover View
===============
To enable grouping, sorting and different album art view at the disk level for multi volume, multi disc sets
Create <Custom1> = Set Subtitle, to enable the use of "Set Subtitle"
Edit\Preferences\Sorting\Grouping
Album Artist
Album Name
Custom1
Virtual Tag(s):
Album_Artist | Composer, Album = $If(<Genre>="Classical",$IsNull(<Composer>")",<Album Artist>,<Composer>),<Album Artist>), <Album>
Album.Disc0xx = <Album> $Right(00<Disc#>,3)
Split.Subtitle1 = $If($IsMatch(<Custom1>,":")="T",$Split(<Custom1>,:,1),)
Split.Subtitle2 = $If($IsMatch(<Custom1>,":")="T",$Split(<Custom1>,:,2),)
Album Covers\Group By\Virtual Tags\Album_Artist | Composer, Album
Album Covers\Sort By\Album.Disc0xx, Sort Ascending
Album Covers\Customise Panel\Views Artwork Layout,
I consider the question closed, unless of course someone can offer a simpler solution.
I should add that I have no overrides and have tried to retain all basic features and functions.
I only went down this path to improve the view and hence navigation and selection of large box sets of discs in my collection.
Thanks Again, Casey
Thanks for the feedback.
Your comments led me to bypass the inbuilt grouping and sorting default felds and use custom definitions and virtual tags.
I need the Custom1 definition to enable artwork per CD
I have succeeded in obtaining the layout I wanted for Album Art view and Album and Tracks view, I have not yet figured out how to control the Tracks view. I did have to pad disc numbers with "0" to get sorting working.
I use the following configuration (others may/may not, find it useful):
Album Cover View
===============
To enable grouping, sorting and different album art view at the disk level for multi volume, multi disc sets
Create <Custom1> = Set Subtitle, to enable the use of "Set Subtitle"
Edit\Preferences\Sorting\Grouping
Album Artist
Album Name
Custom1
Virtual Tag(s):
Album_Artist | Composer, Album = $If(<Genre>="Classical",$IsNull(<Composer>")",<Album Artist>,<Composer>),<Album Artist>), <Album>
Album.Disc0xx = <Album> $Right(00<Disc#>,3)
Split.Subtitle1 = $If($IsMatch(<Custom1>,":")="T",$Split(<Custom1>,:,1),)
Split.Subtitle2 = $If($IsMatch(<Custom1>,":")="T",$Split(<Custom1>,:,2),)
Album Covers\Group By\Virtual Tags\Album_Artist | Composer, Album
Album Covers\Sort By\Album.Disc0xx, Sort Ascending
Album Covers\Customise Panel\Views Artwork Layout,
, uncheck [merge fields]
Split_Subtitle1
Split_Subtitle2
I obtain the following layout
Album and Tracks view
===================
Album and Tracks\Sort By Album.Disc0xx
Virtual Tag:
Title_Split = $If($IsMatch(<Title>,":")="T",$Split(<Title>,:,1),)
Title [Movement] = $If($IsMatch(<Title>,":")="T",$Split(<Title>,:,2),<Title>)
I obtain the following layout
Split_Subtitle1
Split_Subtitle2
I obtain the following layout
Album and Tracks view
===================
Album and Tracks\Sort By Album.Disc0xx
Virtual Tag:
Title_Split = $If($IsMatch(<Title>,":")="T",$Split(<Title>,:,1),)
Title [Movement] = $If($IsMatch(<Title>,":")="T",$Split(<Title>,:,2),<Title>)
I obtain the following layout
I consider the question closed, unless of course someone can offer a simpler solution.
I should add that I have no overrides and have tried to retain all basic features and functions.
I only went down this path to improve the view and hence navigation and selection of large box sets of discs in my collection.
Thanks Again, Casey