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[markf2748]

Feature Request:  Add "Customize Tooltip" to the MC Taskbar Icon's header context menu.  This item would open a window to specify a custom expression for the tooltip text.

Discussion:
The MC Taskbar Icon's tooltip text shows [Artist] - [Title] for the currently playing track, a very nice feature introduced in MC version 25.0.79 for windows
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=121465.0.
I would like to add [Album] and [Year (release)] in my own format.

This request is for adding a context popup similar to that for the Display Window header: Customize Display... > Play Mode (Main) > Title.

[markf2748]

Alternative:  Use the Title line of the Display Window (Customize Display... > Play Mode (Main) > Title) as the taskbar icon's tooltip text.

This adds some logical flexibility without introducing a new menu item and popup.

The whole idea is to quickly access basic info for current playing track without opening the full MC GUI.

[Matt]

I agree with the idea.  I'll see what I can do.  Thanks.

[markf2748]

28.0.98 (1/6/2022) https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,131660.0.html:

2. NEW: Added Options > General > Advanced > Taskbar Tooltip (leave blank for the default, use an expression like [Artist] - [Name] to customize).

Nice!  Thanks Matt.

Here are two of my favorite expressions.  Each creates a mind-ear memory game, played while I work on other things at the desktop:

Code: [Select]

[Artist]: [Name] ([Album] 'right([date (year)],2)) [Track #]//[Total Tracks]

Code: [Select]

[Artist] | [Name] | [Album] 'right([date (year)],2)  ([Track #]//[Total Tracks])
Additional Requests for icing on the cake:
- Activate HTML tags < > for the tooltip text, such as italics, bold, font color, etc.
- Auto-expand the tooltip width to accommodate the entire line of text.
- Provide two independent lines, or standard HTML tag < br > to break line.
(Not to be greedy, but I think these would add significant delight.)