More than 7 lines in track information panel

[mless]

Hello,

I like to use the Track Information panel to display many properties about the selected album/track, like the composer, arranger, catalogue number, etc in addition to the usual fields. At the moment we can configure a maximum of 7 lines and I'd like to have at least a few more.

Thanks for this awesome player!

[phred]

I don't think this is exactly what you're looking for, but Steven made a change to the 'comment' field within the Track Info Panel which may help you.  I believe the limit is now 99 lines, or something like that.  I keep mine set to 20 and if I use less (or none) the blank lines do not appear.  http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17252.0
Note that this change was made for v3 -not- v2.5.

[theta_wave]

+1

I posted a similar wishlist request: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17632.msg105036#msg105036

The solution (splitting multiple tag values into rows) didn't help me out in the end unfortunately because 1) I use the same delimiter (semicolon) to separate different composers already and 2) the album reviews I save in <COMMENTS> often make use of this delimiter.

[mless]

Yes I'm aware of that recent change, but if I understand correctly this affects the line wrapping. If I want different fields to appear on different lines, I can't do it by putting them in the same box in the configuration panel, unless there is a way to put line feed characters between the fields, ie: <Composer>\r\n<CatalogNumber>). But I don't think this is possible...

[fabulario]

Yes I'm aware of that recent change, but if I understand correctly this affects the line wrapping. If I want different fields to appear on different lines, I can't do it by putting them in the same box in the configuration panel, unless there is a way to put line feed characters between the fields, ie: <Composer>\r\n<CatalogNumber>). But I don't think this is possible...

You can create a virtualtag containing all the fields you need, separated by a semicolon.
Something like this: Virtualtag = <Composer>;<CatalogNumber>
Add this field to the panel, and if you select line wrapping, MusicBee shows each of the fields from the virtualtag on a different line.
I don't know if this works with all fields, but what I've tried (<editor>, <Artist: remixer>) works perfectly.

The solution (splitting multiple tag values into rows) didn't help me out in the end unfortunately because 1) I use the same delimiter (semicolon) to separate different composers already and 2) the album reviews I save in <COMMENTS> often make use of this delimiter.

But yes, if the fields contains a semicolon, also separates the field content.

(Sorry if I can't explain too well, but I'm spanish and my English is far from perfect)

[mless]

Interesting! I'll try this when I get home.
Fields with semicolons will still cause problems and a solution would be nice. But by grouping some fields that will never contain semicolons I can probably gain back a few lines to use for something else.

[fabulario]

Looking in the forum some way to replace the semicolon as separator in the field content, I've found this:

http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=11585.msg70498#msg70498

With the $Replace function you can create a "false" field to replace the semicolon, keeping the original contents of the field.

[theta_wave]

@fabulario

Why waste a virtual tag when you can enter the same formula on any one of the lines?  For example, my current setup:



Field1: <Title>
Field2: <Album> (<Year>)
Field3: $If(<Artist>=<Composer>,,$If(<Artist>="+/-","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="20/20","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="AC/DC","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="Ambidextrous/Morkva","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="Broker/Dealer","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="De/Vision","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="etti/etta","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,$If(<Artist>="Morelenbaum² / Sakamoto","Artist(s):  "<Artist>,"Artist(s):  "$Replace($Replace($Replace(<Artist>,;,", "),/,", "),"  "," "))))))))))
Field4: $IsNull(<Composer>,,"Composer(s):  "$Replace($Replace(<Composer>,;,","),/,", "))
Field5: $IsNull(<Publisher>,,$If($Or(<Publisher>="[Bandcamp]",<Publisher>="[Self-Released]"),,$IsNull(<Catalog#>,"Publisher:  "<Publisher>,"Publisher:  "<Publisher>" ("<Catalog#>")")))
Field6:
Field7: <Comment>

Now, I'm willing to meet Steven in the middle by allowing each field the option to split multi-value tags into rows instead of the current "all-or-none" approach.

[fabulario]

Yes, write directly on the lines without wasting a virtual tag is a smarter option.

Now, I'm willing to meet Steven in the middle by allowing each field the option to split multi-value tags into rows instead of the current "all-or-none" approach.

I'm agree, this would be a good solution.

[theta_wave]

Yes, write directly on the lines without wasting a virtual tag is a smarter option.

Now, I'm willing to meet Steven in the middle by allowing each field the option to split multi-value tags into rows instead of the current "all-or-none" approach.

I'm agree, this would be a good solution.

Yeah, I think it would be fair.  I'd imagine having a checkbox column with a "select all" check box on top, so a user can still enjoy the current approach to this issue.  Said user can uncheck the "select all" box and select individual fields as he or she pleases.   I believe this is the most flexible approach, but I'll be happy if anyone offers any other ideas along the same lines.  I mean, how many more fields are necessary?  Answers to this question is likely to be varied amongst users here.

[mless]

To me the cleanest solution would be to make the list of lines dynamic (with a + button), like in some of the other configuration panels. But I know this requires more development.

[theta_wave]

To me the cleanest solution would be to make the list of lines dynamic (with a + button), like in some of the other configuration panels. But I know this requires more development.

+1 for this too