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steviewonders:
Is there any way i can alter the ratings field so i can have increments of a half so i could rate a file as 2 and a half or 4 and a half etc? I've created a custom field for rating out of 10 but this can't be changed from the now playing display.

MrC:
The stock fields cannot be changed, as you've discovered.

Your own field can be configured to appear in the zone in use under Playing Now, and you can change it there.

I should add - there are a bunch of examples of how to present dark rating stars and light colored stars to represent 1/2 star.  Search the forums here for examples.  Some of these take advantage of newer MC features.  Ask if you need help.

steviewonders:
Ok cheers. Glad to hear there is a solution. I've added my custom field to the playing now bar but i can't quickly click on it and change the tag. Perhaps that was implemented in a more recent version of MC. I don't suppose you have a link to the 1/2 star ratings stuff. I tried to find it but i guess i'm using the wrong search terms.

MrC:
The Rating field is a simple 5 Star-type field.  It allows you to select from 0 to 5 stars in the UI, and these are stored as the numbers from 0 to 5.

There is no support for anything other than 5 stars (via the Stars UI, although you can adjust a column that shows a 5 Star field, and have it show fewer stars), but you can use integers or decimals if that would work for you.  For example, you could have a 0-10 scale, and set the value in that field.  You could then show this field as 0-5 in increments of .5 using 1/2 stars.  I believe that is what some folks are doing.

How would you like to proceed?

steviewonders:
0 to 5 in increments of.5 and half stars sounds ideal. How could I set this up?

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