> > i promise you, i do not take offense to your comments, but i just want > to be sure you actually understand what i am proposing before you shoot > it down b/c i am not sure you do yet, which is not a knock in any way, > i'm just saying i'm not sure. > > > > and i never claimed it should. > > i have been arguing here for an OPTION, not a mandate. > > it just so happens that itunes, winamp, WMP, and many others have > co-opted the TPE2 band tag to serve the album artist role (in those > same apps). thats just the reality and it is a huge majority. > > > > i am asking for a new OPTION, and i am not asking to change or degrade > or revoke ONE SCINTILLA of current functionality. > > i am asking to add ONE more piece of functionality. > > considering the facts at play here, i don't see it as minority request.
Here's the real problem: you think of this a simply an option, because on the surface that's the simple way to see it. However, the reality--as everyone has tried to point out--is that this isn't a simple solution and handling it in the way you suggest may have all kinds of unintended consequences. Tag handling is borked, mostly because of these types of "simple" workarounds that have created a mess of the intended use of the tags. As I said in a separate message: we're gathering all the information we need to understand this issue and address it. Once we're confident we have some idea of what's going on, we'll put together a proposal and let the community comment on it. Once that's done, we'll be able to close on when/how it will be implemented. No one is dismissing your request. We're not guaranteeing it will be implemented exactly as you wish, but at least it's being considered. Can we let it go at that--at least for now? -=> Jim -- JimC "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- BKlaas' college buddy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46093 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
