* NeilB shaped the electrons to say...
So, basically, if you use iTunes and you've let iTunes order your music by Artist->Album->Track(s), like me, you're screwed?
You aren't screwed, but I would recommend not doing that anymore. The problem with letting iTunes handle your music like that (which I postulate is broken), is how does one handle the 'Greatest Hits' problem. It comes down to - How do you know when to "create" a new album based on a single piece of criteria? If you choose the Artist (and what if there are multiple artists per track), how do you deal with compilation albums where there is a different artist per track? If you choose the base directory, what if you have the directory structure you describe above? What about multidisc albums? What about albums with a compilation bit? You can't just go by title and artist, or else you end up like iTunes, and all my 'Greatest Hits' albums are lumped under one album (in the case of browsing "All"). iTunes and other 3-pane type browsers eliminate the problem mostly, because the hierarchy is there by default. Yes, you can look at 'All', but then you have the problems I describe. They've choosen to go with the lowest common denominator, and not worry about the edge cases. If you choose more than one, then you have conflicts. Don't even think about making this a user option, because it's too compilcated and our Support staff will be overwhelmed. Like I said - everyone wants it a different way. We've tried to be as flexible as possible, while still being as correct as possible.
This never used to be the case, so what changed?
It has always been the case, afaik. And as always, Patches Welcome. -D -- <noah> I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure. _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
