mherger Wrote: > > a-ha, A-Ha, A-Ha are listed as 3 separate artists as opposed to the > > same artist (Same for artists such as Ani Difranco vs Ani DiFranco, > so > > it isnt the hyphen in the a-ha example). > > This has been discussed lengthy befor: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14278 > > There are two parties: > > a. what you see is what you have in you tags. Fix it using an > appropriate > tool. > b. let's have slimserver do some magic and guess what you might want to > see > > b. will be hard to implement. Case sensitivity is only a start. Next > we'll > have "Beatles" vs. "The Beatles", "Tony Levin" vs. "Tony Levin Band", > "22 > Pistepirkko" vs. "22-Pistepirkko", "Bj�rk" vs. "Bjork" etc. Don't > expect > magic to happen and do your homework :-). If you've got a big > collection, > then it's even more important you do it correctly. > > -- > > Michael > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Help translate SlimServer by using the > StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/)
I have been a long-time SLIM devices customer and because of my enjoyment of the devices that I have owned over the years, I started retagging my library over a year ago meticulously -- I have averted the article issue by making sure any band that uses the obligatory "THE" is wiped-out, i.e., "The Beatles", "The B52s" are, in my library as "Beatles" and "B52s". My post however had nothing to do with the articles, just case insensitivity. After perusing the thread cited above, I must admit I concur with Phil Kerman's stance and confusion as to why anyone would want the listings of "Tower of Power" and "Tower Of Power" to be separate and unique artists. There were good points cited in the thread, yet I still see no argument as to why someone wouldnt want those 2 bands listed as the same. Someone asked, how would the server know which one is correct??? Can it take the first instance?? I dont care if the resultant artist listing is 'Adam and the Ants' as opposed to 'Adam And The Ants'.... BUT I do care alot that they are listed separately in the hierarchy AND that I have to sift back through my entire library to fix it so that the listing for a particular artist appears in a single location. The articles situation is already an option... and an issue I have successfully averted the first time through my library (which I havent completed yet). I am weary from tagging, someone save me. -- D -- Dondi _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
