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Feedback/ideas wanted: File Properties (tags) wiki rewrite

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MrC:

--- Quote from: Vincent Kars on August 09, 2011, 03:50:31 pm ---What this forum needs is a MC Hall of Fame.
I know a candidate….

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But I don't want to be in the MrC Hall of Shame!

Oh, how vain of me.

Thanks Vincent.

JustinChase:
wow, you move fast :)

I like the changes, and have a couple of suggestions.  Feel free to ignore, I promise you won't hurt my feelings it they don't "work" for you :)

    Standard
        Standard text editing. *User can fully edit these fields.
    Clear-only
        Values can only be cleared, typically updated by Media Center. *MC automatically updates these fields, user can only clear all data.
    Large
        Lengthy values, used for lyrics, notes, descriptions, etc. *(over xxx characters??)  I'm not sure here
    Not editable
        Not user-editable. *User cannot edit these fields at all.
    File
        A path to a file.
    5 Star
        Provides a graphical view of 5 selectable stars, usually used for ratings.
    Calculated, Editable
        A calculated value, whose initial value may be edited. *A field which Media Center can auto-populate, but a user can change.
    Calculated, Not editable
        A calculated value, not user-editable. *A field which Media Center can auto-populate, and a user cannot change.

I didn't see anything else when I finished the first run thru, but I didn't look at the table too closely.  BTW, that's the first time I've seen which fields go with which file types.  I've wanted to change some of these in the past, might have to take a closer look and open a [request] post ;)

I've subscribed to this thread, so I'll keep reviewing as you make changes, and chime in if I see anything.

thanks again.

MrC:
Ok, Good feedback. I've made some updates.

I avoid using the third-person impersonal in user-documentation, which by definition, talks to "you", not him/her/the user.

There is a minor table flow problem of the Edit Types table into the next section.  I'll figure out how to manage that later.  It will probably solve itself as more text is added.

MrC:
Updated: I've added the default Search Keyword(s).

Jaguu:
MrC,

I like your wiki rewrite, thank you for your effort. At the same time I think the main table could be simplified by adding more columns. Why not split the "Description" column into separate columns, one for "Data type", one for "Edit type", one for "Description" and one for "See also". You would save plenty of space and add clarity by having the column header just once a the top. The first column could also be split into 2 columns, "Field name" and "Search keywords".

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