[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread NickM
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[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread erland
No I don't think thats possible today, at least not with a single slimserver. There has been some discussions regarding this and I think I have seen some suggestion that it would be possible by running two slimservers (one for each SqueezeBox). Anyway, here is a thread about similar ideas that

[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread NickM
Thanks - I have now read the other thread. This is most definitely of great interest. I understand the concept of different ownership of files, and the Collection would sort things. The specific reason that I would like this is to filter out some of the adult comedy from general use. I have a

[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread ceejay
There are quite a few interesting ideas around this area. I see this as all being about limiting or selecting the music that we see/play - this is a good idea when we have lots of it! But there are some variants which are worth exploring. I think there are two parts to this: (1) how do you

[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread NickM
Ceejay, I am a great believer in solving 90% (or preferably 95%) of the problems with a simple solution - providing that it can be implemented easily (i.e. quickly)... I would suggest; logging on to the server via the web interface, selecting a player and submitting a limit option. Here you can

[slim] Re: Filter Genre

2006-05-02 Thread ceejay
Hi Well, I can't argue with the princple of simple solutions if they solve most of our problems! However I fear that what you've suggested may be a little too simple and might only solve a minority of problems. What you've suggested (hide music from these paths or with these genres from a