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[cochinada]

Hello good people!

I know there is a different algorithm used for these two views but I never found it explained in these forums nor the wiki.

Albums have similar structure on disc, that is, same level of subfolders.
My classical albums all share this starting path "/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/ ..."
Then it comes the next sub-path that I've tagged as [File Group Location], e.g., "Various Composers", A-D, E-M and N-Z.
Next is the Name of the Album or Compilation, and depending if it is a multiple CD, there will be another level like CD1, CD2, ... until finally all the tracks!

I'm struggling with two different issues:

1)
These two Albums (both double CDs) are not seen:
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/String Quartets, Piano Quintet/CD1
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/String Quartets, Piano Quintet/CD2
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/Ein Deutsches Requiem [Furtwangler]/CD1
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/Ein Deutsches Requiem [Furtwangler]/CD2

However, I can see ALL CDs belonging to The Masterworks:
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/The Masterworks/CD1
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/The Masterworks/CD2
...
/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/The Masterworks/CD40

You can see they share the same path until the 2nd last one -> "/media/joaquim/Multimedia1/Musica/Classica/A-D/Brahms/"

I'm using this Expression on Theater View at the 3rd level:

if(IsEqual([File Group Location], Various Composers, 8 ),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), filefolder(),
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,3 ), Various Composers, 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder())),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), [Album],
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,2 ), [Composer], 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder()))
)

This is what I get...

Theater View:


Standard View:
https://ibb.co/nzpfYMt


NOTEs:
They all have Disc# defined (not empty).
if(IsEqual([File Group Location], Various Composers, 8 ), -> FALSE
meaning I expect the code to jump to...

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), [Album], -> the missing albums have Disc# so this is FALSE!
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,2 ), [Composer], 8 ), -> jumps to this test and two levels to the left is indeed the Composer!
filefolder(,1 ), filefolder())) -> should display filefolder(,1 ) which is for instance "Ein Deutsches Requiem [Furtwangler]" but this Album never shows in Theater View, although it shows in the Classic one



2)
As the View shows, it skips "The Masterworks" and immediately shows CD1, CD2...CD40.


BTW, my previous two rules on Theater View are these:

1 File Group Location

2 Expression

if(IsEqual([File Group Location], Various Composers, 8 ),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), filefolder(),
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,3 ), Various Composers, 8 ),
filefolder(,2), filefolder(,1 ))),

Extract(6, Mid([FileName (path)], 46, -1 ), //, //)  -> this path position will point to the Name of the Album/Compilation
)

[cochinada]

I found the error!

I was actually using a different expression between the two views.

if(IsEqual([File Group Location], Various Composers, 8 ),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), filefolder(),
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,3), Various Composers, 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder())),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), [Album],
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,2), [Composer], 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder()))

vs.

if(IsEqual([File Group Location], Various Composers, 8 ),

if(IsEmpty([Disc #]), filefolder(),
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,3), Various Composers, 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder())),

if(!IsEmpty([Disc #]), [Album],
if(IsEqual(filefolder(,2), [Composer], 8 ),
filefolder(,1), filefolder()))

But Ihave a question:
How can I change the number of lines of the thumbnails in Theater View?

[lepa]

But Ihave a question:
How can I change the number of lines of the thumbnails in Theater View?

Would be cool if it could be done like with standard view thumbnails but you can't

[cochinada]

Yeah, but it means it is hard coded and displays only one line?
For classical albums that's not cool as in most cases it's not clear what the thumbnail means due to the length of the album titles.

[lepa]

it means it will show maximum of two lines

[cochinada]

I see. Well that could be a feature request for next versions together with this other one that I was imagining it would be incredibly cool: when hovering and selecting a thumbnail after 1s or even less, the same icon would be magnified allowing a better glimpse of what it was.

I also don't understand why some thumbnails show more than one ("The Masterworks...") and some only one ("String Quartets...") when these two both have more than one CD inside.
What's the criteria for showing more than one?

[lepa]

I guess this is now a standard view? There you can force to use x rows.

[cochinada]

Yes, I know how to define the number of rows in Standard View but my question is different now.
Those two albums I marked in red have more than one CD inside.
However, the 1st one only shows one Thumbnail while the 2nd one shows multiple. Why?
BTW, it is the same in both views.