MrSinatra;542713 Wrote: 
> *1.* the user should be able to define AS MANY strings as they want, or
> NO STRINGS if thats what they want.  this new propsed option would be
> EXACTLY like the existing "guess tags format" option in this way.  the
> user could define multiple criteria; OR they could DEFEAT the function,
> by defining no criteria.  but it would be UP TO THE USER, not forced and
> mandatory.

It makes little sense to recognize multiple VA strings when you can
accomplish this with the COMPILATION field.  I don't know how it
currently works (and 7.6 is very early in its development), but if the
logic permits COMPILATION=0 to override the recognition of the VA
string, then that would easily permit a user to defeat the behavior.

> *3.* it probably goes without saying, but explicit comp tags should
> always take precendence over defining comp status to SBS.  string
> recognition functions should not trump that.

Fine.

> *4.* since i am sure it has become apparent to you, the devs, that most
> users will come to SBS with either explicit comp tags (itunes) or AA
> tags, (WMP, winamp, loads of others) i think you now see that your
> current VA detection logic is in those cases, totally moot.

I think this is a very unlikely assumption.  Many (perhaps even most)
users use neither iTunes or another music manager for ripping or
tagging.  Assuming that a given field is present (instead of handling
the many cases where it is not) is guaranteed to fail.

> that being the case, it makes sense to make that unnecessary logic
> OPTIONAL, so that users who don't need or want it can turn it off. 
> Erland did the code already:

If your #3 is true, then there's absolutely no reason to defeat the VA
logic.  If you want to use explicit COMPILATION tags on everything, go
ahead and knock yourself out.


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JJZolx

Jim
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