neomic
What's the syntax for the browserSort option? I'd like to have it as Artist - Album (by year) - track number.
Thank ya'll. I'm new so if there's a master option syntax list available please direct me there as well.
Thank ya'll. I'm new so if there's a master option syntax list available please direct me there as well.
Posted Mon 18 Sep 23 @ 5:45 pm
neomic
Oh, and just to note, I know some of my songs are tagged as 1-01,1-02, etc for track number without a second disc, and that's probably being trimmed to 1, 1, etc so I'm going through and fixing that, but I might have an issue when I run into multi disc albums that DO use that tagging format.
Posted Mon 18 Sep 23 @ 5:47 pm
locoDog
first thing
browser_sort +track & browser_sort +year & browser_sort +artist
priority last to first
but album by year isn't a sort option, you're wanting a chronological release order that isn't a thing.
And you picked pretty much the only 3 param sort that makes sense, vdj handles 2 sort orders, so I don't know what your results will be.
browser_sort +track & browser_sort +year & browser_sort +artist
priority last to first
but album by year isn't a sort option, you're wanting a chronological release order that isn't a thing.
And you picked pretty much the only 3 param sort that makes sense, vdj handles 2 sort orders, so I don't know what your results will be.
Posted Mon 18 Sep 23 @ 6:31 pm
neomic
I found out what was going on, sorta. I changed the option to
file=Original Sort Order|file(ask)=Original Sort Order|file(samp)=Original Sort Order|file(virt)=Artistand it works right. tracks are in order and while album isn't in chrono order, that's okay.
Posted Mon 18 Sep 23 @ 6:46 pm
neomic
So it seems to work best if I just do "file=Original Sort Order" and that keeps the order I have in my Music folder that contains all my Tracks sorted into folders as AlbumArtist/Album/<tracknumber>Track and it seems to keep everything intact, but if I accidentally click any header it'll mess everything up and it's hard to fix.
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 6:11 am
locoDog
wouldn't this do it then?
browser_sort '+file path'
browser_sort '+file path'
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 6:37 am
neomic
I'm confused, because in the Options screen it's labeled browserSort and then has a text field. I put in your '+file path' it doesn't work. The only thing I've found to work is browserSort "file=Original Sort Order" and even then it doesn't always stick
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 7:19 am
locoDog
no, no, no it's not for options, it's a script, just put it on a custom_button & click it
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 7:33 am
neomic
Ah, so I just need to use that button when it messes up?
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 7:49 am
neomic
Update:
I use the Controller 2020 skin and it has a couple of buttons you can view at the mid bottom left of the browser window. One shows a bunch of custom buttons and the other toggles the preview player. since I leave that on all the time anyway, I changed it's action to what you suggested. Now it stays the way I want it to, and effects all the other folders as well, which is exactly what I wanted.
Give me a day to test it all, but this might be fixed. Thanks!!!!!!!!
I use the Controller 2020 skin and it has a couple of buttons you can view at the mid bottom left of the browser window. One shows a bunch of custom buttons and the other toggles the preview player. since I leave that on all the time anyway, I changed it's action to what you suggested. Now it stays the way I want it to, and effects all the other folders as well, which is exactly what I wanted.
Give me a day to test it all, but this might be fixed. Thanks!!!!!!!!
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 7:55 am
PhantomDeejay
PS: For multiple disc compilations, I used to set track number as following:
Disc 1: 101 up to 199
Disc 2: 201 up to 299
Disc 3: 301 up to 399
e.t.c.
This way I was able to sort them numerically while keeping the disc number info.
Disc 1: 101 up to 199
Disc 2: 201 up to 299
Disc 3: 301 up to 399
e.t.c.
This way I was able to sort them numerically while keeping the disc number info.
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 9:12 am
neomic
That's a great idea! I'll see if I can have musicbee do that for me, but I don't have a lot of 2-disc albums, so if need be I could do it myself.
Other note: I think the other user's suggestion was the cure I was looking for, so we're all good here!
Other note: I think the other user's suggestion was the cure I was looking for, so we're all good here!
Posted Tue 19 Sep 23 @ 6:11 pm