On Sun, 2019-05-26 at 08:52 -0700, David Cleghorn wrote: > After installing Linux Peppermint 10 I used the Software Manager to > install Clementine. In the "About Qt" window it says this program > uses Qt version 4.8.7. > > My problem is that when I insert a CD none of the tags are displayed > - artist, album, track title, etc. Nor can I see a way to manually > import these tags. If I right-click on one of the tracks and select > "Edit track information" everything in the window that appears is > grayed out so I can't select the "Edit tags" tab. In some videos that > I found online this should get me to a point where I could import the > tag data from MusicBrainz or some such. > > So first question - I was expecting that when I insert the CD the tag > data would be retrieved automatically via the internet. Is this > something that Clementine should be able to do? > > Second question - if tag data isn't retrieved automatically should I > be able to import it, and if so, how? > At first I thought of course, but on second thoughts... I've never used it to play an actual cd.
You cant edit the track information because it isn't a writeable media. I would use a program (maybe Asunder) to rip the cd to the Music folder on the hard drive and then play them via Clementine, which is what Clementine as a library database, is designed to do. While it can rip cd's internally, I have always preferred external software for this myself. If you follow this course you can rip your cd's once and then store them to prevent any handling damage. If you can't get Asunder (or relatives) to find your cd online and fill in the tracks it is time to start asking questions (do you have the internet connected - is it a popular enough cd to have an online listing) and if Asunder etc, can't find _any_ of your cd's maybe ask on Peppermints user forum which is generally accesible from chromiums (the internet browser used by peppermint) opening page (duckduckgo search engine - the forum used to be listed under the search bar IIRC). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clementine Music Player" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/clementine-player/5d82711fccd1c579524113f2a75fdf72f66f436c.camel%40gmx.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
