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rusty
2011-09-02 21:11
administrator
~0027444
Last edited: 2011-09-06 03:50
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So, following more discussion in which we tried to come to a solution that would also deal with the fact that:
- different Summaries are required for items that are stacked, vs those that aren't
- 'ignore prefix' settings shouldn't be ignored for the summary column
The following was proposed:
Summary masks would use something like:
$if( $groupcount=1, {mask for 1 file}, {mask for >1 file})
Where $groupcount represents the number of files in an Album/Series given the current sort (i.e. it isn't the absolute number of files in an Album or Series, but rather the number of files that in an Album/Series that are adjacent to one another given the current View/Sort). This would solve the problem of the need for different masks
Additionally, masks will be automatically modified internally so that prefixes will be removed (e.g. <Artist> will be changed to $RemovePrefix(<Artist>), and for any fields to which Ignore Prefixes applies).
(raised at http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59961 ).
This isn't perfect, though, since as is visible in the attached documentation, there is still some repetition of metadata between the Summary and other metadata columns in Art & Details view (e.g. movies would appear in A&D view with a Summary that would duplicate some other columns.), however, it seems to be a decent approach for now.
The attached chart ( http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/file_download.php?file_id=892&type=bug ) shows how this should look, however, the linked spreadsheet ( https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkAUbk8DpJoadEE5eThhNEgzU1Jva2drVkFaRFVCVEE&pli=1&ndplr=1#gid=0 ) doesn't have updated masks. Note also, the Audio masks can be updated as well, using the new constructs, however, it isn't critical.
Note also the following bugs:
i) Hidden sorts are often not working… (e.g. Albums not playing by Track#)
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59954
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59663
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60006
ii) Sort on Summary isn't always working:
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59935
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59636 (AC/DC messes it up?)
iii) Album column can't be enabled in some cases for the My Computer node:
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60327
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rusty
2011-09-05 22:08
administrator
~0027459
Last edited: 2011-09-06 04:31
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Tested 1427 (internal) and found the following thus far:
Note: Feedback below is based primarily on the implementation in build 1427 vs the specs at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkAUbk8DpJoadEE5eThhNEgzU1Jva2drVkFaRFVCVEE&pli=1&ndplr=1#gid=0
1) Music/Art: Should be sorted by 'Album Artist, Album, [CD#, Track#, File] instead of Album, [CD#, Track#, File] (spec was wrong)
2) Music/Art&Details: Bug -- Album is split up when album tracks are in two different locations
3) Music/Art Browser: Should be sorted by Summary, [Album, CD#, Track#, File] instead of [Album, CD#, Track#, File]
4) Issues 1 and 3 also apply to 'Classical', ....
5) Podcast/Details: Appears to be sorted by Podcast, Date, [CD#, Track#, File], however, the Sort indicator only shows that it's sorted by Date. i.e. once the sort order changes, it's unclear how to get back to this sort.
6) Podcast/Art: AudioPodcasts aren't stacked (e.g. 1 podcast with 30 episodes shows 30 artwork images).
7) Podcast/Art&Details:
i There's no column for 'Podcast' (or Summary as a proxy for Podcast). i.e. MM displays Artwork, Title, Artist, Date, Genre, Rating, etc. instead of Artwork, Summary, Title, Artist, Date, Genre, Rating...
ii Grouping is by Podcast, and sort within the Stack is by date, however, it's really unclear how sorting works (i.e. the relationship between sorting and grouping is unclear)--once the sort order changes it's unclear how to get back to this sort/grouping.
8) Audiobook/Art Browser: Title, Artist, Date, Album, Genre... --> Title, Artist, Album, Date, Genre...
9) Audiobook/Details: same as above
10) Audiobook/Art:
i) There's no sort indicator by default (default sort should be by Album Artist, [Album, CD#, Track#, File])
ii) Tracks aren't stacked by Album
11) Video/Art&Details:
i) When videos are 16:9, there are alignment issues in the A&D view (see attached image).
ii) The default sort is by 'Artwork'--unclear what that means!
iii) There's no column for 'Series' by default!
12) Video/Details: Series column is missing
13) Video/Art:
i) Many movies are listed as Title, Title!
ii) I've not sure if this is a bug or not, but sorting seems a bit off (for the default sort of Series/Title.
- K:\My Documents\My Pictures\2011\2011_02_10\MVI_4912.MOV, Title= MVI 4912, Series= 2011 02 10, Date= 2011 , appears near the top of a set of 3000 files
- K:\My Documents\My Pictures\2003\2003_01_30\106_0619.AVI, Title= 106 0619, Series= 2003 01 30, Date= 2003 , appears near the bottom of the same set of 3000 files
14) Music Video/Art&Details: same issues as 11)
15) Music Video/Art:
i) The Art mask could probably be adapted for music, so that it shows Artist/Album metadata, and in the case of single tracks, also displays track metadata. e.g.:
Artist - Album
Title (mm:ss)
16) TV
i) Series expander is out of place. See attached image.
ii) Same issues as 11, 12, 13
17) Art and Details view (always): text fields are misaligned (see image).
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A few remaining issues as of build 1431.
1) Music:
a) Art&Details:
i) Add Summary column and remove Album Column? (currently no Album Artist!)
ii) Sort by Summary (or Album) instead of by Artwork (i.e. Artwork is meaningless as a sort)
b) Art View
i) Add indicated columns: Artist, [Album Artist], Album, Genre, Date, Rating,
Length
ii) Sort by Album Artist [Album, CD#, Track#, File]
2) Classical:
a) Details
Add indicated column: Title, Artist, Composer, Album, Genre, [Date], Rating, Length
b) Art&Details:
i) Add Summary column and remove Album Column?
ii) Sort by Summary (or Album) instead of by Artwork (i.e. Artwork is meaningless as a sort)
c) Art View:
Add indicated columns: Artist, Composer, [Album Artist], Album, Genre, [Date], Rating, Length
3) Audiobook:
a) Art&Details:
i) Add Summary column and remove Album Column? (currently no Album Artist!)
ii) Sort by Summary (or Album) instead of by Artwork (i.e. Artwork is meaningless as a sort)
iii) Art View:
Add indicated columns: Artist, [Album Artist], Album, Genre, Date, Rating, Length
4) Video/TV:
iii) Art View:
Add indicated columns: Series/Title, Date, Director, Producer, Genre, [Rating], [Length]
5) Misc. issue:
-Header titles get mixed if switching between Collections that are in Art View. e.g. Switch from Classical Music (Art View) to Podcast (Art View) --> Podcast column shows up as 'Series' |
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Fixed in 1432. |
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Test note: as described here, issue 5 is also particularly noticeable when switching between Tabs/Collections/Views while enabling/disabling/moving columns (and may even be the cause of the configuration corruption on upgrade that is described at 0008367. |
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Issue 5 is still open. e.g.
- switch to music node, details view
- enable Album column
- switch to podcast node
- switch to music node & switch from Details to Art & Details
--> Album column header changes to 'Podcast'!!
- switch to Video node
- switch to Music node & switch from Details to Art & Details
--> Album column header changes to 'Series'!!
In other words, switching collections and views causes the Album column to adopt the Title of the previously visited collection. |
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Fixed in 1434 |
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Verified 1436 |
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Issue 5 is still present in 1449. Here's one way to reproduce:
1 Clean install
2 Switch to Music node / Details view
3 Switch to Art&Details view
--> Album column is missing!
4 Switch to Now Playing node
5 Switch back to Music node/Art & Details view
--> Album column magically appears! |
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Fixed in 1450 |
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Another issue:
Clicking 'New Tab' button causes column layout to get mixed up (i.e. the new tab has a different layout than the originating tab).
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=61689 |
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Fixed in 1456 |
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rusty
2011-11-07 21:10
administrator
~0028705
Last edited: 2011-11-07 23:53
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1) Music (A&D): No Summary Column/Sort order indicated initially. i.e.
1 Music (details). Switch to Music (A&D) --> no sort indicator
2 Switch to Music > Location (A&D) --> Summary Columns + Sort indicator appears
3 Switch back to Music (A&D) --> Summary Column + Sort indicator appears! (even though it was missing at step 1)
The way that this should work is specced at 0008389 . For example, the user could have 'Album' enabled in details view, and 'Summary' in A&D view. i.e. it's up to the user to choose which of Summary/Album to display in A&D view. I think that for music, 'Summary' is probably prefered to 'Album'.
2) Video: Tracklists show 'Artist' instead of 'Actor'
3) Missing / Incorrect default sort orders (note: this is from a quick review--I haven't verified vs the spec)
Music > Artist&Album Artist (ArtBrowser) -- No Sort indicator
Music > Artist&Album Composer (ArtBrowser) -- No Sort indicator
Music > Artist&Album Album (ArtBrowser) -- No Sort indicator
Music > Artist&Album Publisher (ArtBrowser) -- No Sort indicator
Music > Album (ArtView) -- No sort indicator
Classical > Composer (details): should be sorted by Composer instead of Title
Classical > Composer (ArtView): should be sorted by Composer instead of Summary (Description)
Classical > Composer (Art&Details): should be sorted by Composer in addition to Summary
Classical > Album (ArtView): No sort indicator
Classical > Album (Art&Details): Is sorted by Artwork instead of Album / Summary
Classical (Art&Details): No sort indicator
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Sort order of Podcast node is unclear (i.e. what is the order of podcasts that have the same date ?)
Sort order of podcasts within a <Podcast> node isn't indicated
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Audiobook > Album (A&D): Sorted by Artwork instead of by Album / Summary
Audiobook > Album (ArtView): No sort indicator for Album
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Video (Art View): No sort indicator
Video > Series (Art View): No sort indicator
Video (Details): Sorted by Episode??!!
Video > Director(Details): Sorted by Year/Title instead of Director / Title
Video > Producer(Details): Sorted by Director/Title instead of Producer/Title
Video > Series (Details): Sorted by Year instead of Series/Episode
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fixed 1456. |
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Verified 1458 |
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