Philip Meyer;299547 Wrote: > >i definitely thought of this, but the answer to this riddle can't be > >solved by an arbitrary line in the sand mathematically. > > > I agree, such arbitrary math decisions like that would not work for > everyone.
cool. Philip Meyer;299547 Wrote: > > >for users without comp tags, i think SC7 needs some kind of webUI > >option that lets users say "look for these terms in the tags, if they > >are in there, its a compilation." such a system would be fullproof, > >and compliant with the 2.3 tags that aren't Txxx user defined ones. > > > The only way to be sure is to set compilation tags. I can't see what > the problem is with setting COMPILATION=1. I'm not aware of any > software that does it any other way. eg. iTunes requires you to pick > all songs and set Compilation=Yes to group them under a single album. > > The only possible debate I think is perhaps whether SC should guess at > all if an album is a compilation (might be broken in SC7.1 anyway), or > assume COMPILATION=0 if there is no compilation tag. > > Phil i agree the only as it currently exists is to set comp tags. i am not saying there is anything wrong with using them, i am only saying you should NOT HAVE TO USE THEM, if you don't want to. the reason is most of the marketplace will not understand this, and SC7 will act very unexpectedly. also, i don't want the extra step of setting a tag i do not otherwise need. i don't use itunes btw, and its the only mainstream app i know of that uses comp tags. what i am suggesting is what you allude to. it should not guess at all by default. its just too crappy at it. instead of assuming comp tags, which i see no need for, (and would create its own issues since there are three discrete comp tags according to slimkid, of 0, 1, and none at all, which in turn have 3 separate effects) i think the VA "math based" detection logic should instead be replaced by a system where the user can specify terms. that would be fullproof. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.0.1beta - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47297 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
