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
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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
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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