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cct1

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Smartlist "sort" command
« on: March 06, 2003, 07:19:36 am »

There's been a few questions over at the ipodlounge on the "sort" command.  Is there a list of available "sort" commands anywhere, or is there anyway a drop down menu with all the available choices could be created?  The "Name" and "Random" parameters are popular, we're just wondering what other parameters are available with "sort".
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Re: Smartlist "sort" command
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2003, 07:30:56 am »

Might I also suggest that in the wizard dialog for Sort, that instead of leaving it an open text field it be a drop-down list of available sort options?  That is if it's a closed domain set which I'm assuming it is.

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Re: Smartlist "sort" command
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2003, 08:55:23 am »

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Might I also suggest that in the wizard dialog for Sort, that instead of leaving it an open text field it be a drop-down list of available sort options?  That is if it's a closed domain set which I'm assuming it is.

Adam


I think the reason the "Sort" rule is not a drop-down is because it's a compound rule.  IOW, you can add the rule: [Sort=artist,album,name] which, of course, sorts on artist first, then album, and finally track name (this rule can be quite handy for a 'working' smartlist, although some people might prefer to add the track number between album and name).

If they were to make the "Sort" rule a drop-down, you would have to add 3 different sort rules to accomplish the same thing, [Sort=artist] [Sort=album] [Sort=name], and the smartlist rules would have to be positionally aware (I'm pretty sure that currently the contents of a smartlist will remain the same irregardless of the order of the rules used to create it).  As a programmer myself, the changes required seem like an awful lot of work to resolve an issue that could probably also be solved through better documentation (in both the help file and on-screen).


Adam, I'm not really stalking you from board to board, I just thought reposting my reply from the lounge might be of use to someone ....
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Re: Smartlist "sort" command
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2003, 11:34:00 am »

Ok, ID smoker, I am stalking you  ;D with my reply to your reply...

How about a dropdown menu with all the sort parameters in them as a reference list on the screen where you type the sort parameters in?  Then the user could look  at the list, see what's available, and manually type in which parameters they desire.
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