>- We clarify the option to mean: Use id3v2 tags' TPE2 (Band) to be > equivalent to AlbumArtist in Mp3 files. Move it out from under the > 'Compilation' heading. I would suggest creating maybe an 'Mp3 Tags' > heading, or possibly a 'Scanning Options' heading or page. So the > option would no longer refer to using the BAND role for display > purposes. It would designate how to treat a certain Mp3 tag. > Shouldn't refer specifically to id3 tags.
There are two very separate parts of the system that we should be talking about: 1. The Scanner, for reading tags into the internal SqueezeCenter representation of a music library. 2. SqueezeCenter that reads the internal representation for display purposes. I agree with someone else's suggestion that there should be a screen that allows specific file format tags to be mapped to a consistent internal representation. A "Scanner" settings page for configuring what tags the scanner should look for, and how they are mapped to things that SqueezeCenter understands. Only in this screen should it refer to TPE2, etc. All other screens about the SqueezeCenter music library should use sensible names like Album Artist, Band, etc. From reading other threads, it looks like "List albums by Band/by other artists" option is working as intended, but has nothing to do with scanning or Various Artists/Compilation settings. It is a display formatting setting, so perhaps should be moved to Interface settings, or Advanced/Formatting settings page. The intenal SqueezeCenter processing of Album Artist and Band should remain as-is. If someone wants TPE2 (BAND) to really mean Album Artist, that would be configured as part of the Scanner settings. They then wouldn't have any Band contributor roles, because the scanner would have put that data into Album Artist instead. >- Permit sorting of albums by BAND in the manner suggested > (somewhere) previously. By using a hierarchy of ALBUMARTIST, BAND, > VA, ARTIST(s) when determining the album's primary contributor. > Disagree. If id3 TPE2 tag is mapped to SqueezeCenter "Album Artist" contributor role, there would be no need for this. You wouldn't have any Band contributor roles, because the scanner would have put that data into Album Artist instead. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
