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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 30 for Mac => Topic started by: jetpacksam on April 22, 2023, 02:48:04 am

Title: Side Letter/Number before track number in the Track column
Post by: jetpacksam on April 22, 2023, 02:48:04 am

How can I do the following:

In the track column i want to list
A1,B2,C3,D4,E5

And so on.
Double Digits are possible but if any punctuation and the column entry blanks out.

Why?
Because i don't want to end up with the following track title:

A3-Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
or similar

Any attempt to restart the track sequence brings in the obvious sorting snafu of sorting by number.

Title: Re: Side Letter/Number before track number in the Track column
Post by: EnglishTiger on April 22, 2023, 03:11:55 am

Since you can't change the "Data Type" of the "Track #" field/tag from "Integer" about the only way you can get anywhere near doing it is to make use of the "Disc #" field/tag, which unfortunately is also has an unchangeable Data Type of Integer", making Side A - Disc 1, Side B - Disc 2 etc and sorting on both Disc # and Track #.

Title: Re: Side Letter/Number before track number in the Track column
Post by: jetpacksam on April 22, 2023, 03:45:25 am

I was afraid that would be the case. It would also sort only by disc and not album side.
This is very annoying.  Thank you.

Title: Re: Side Letter/Number before track number in the Track column
Post by: HaWi on April 22, 2023, 09:48:02 am

You can create your own custom field for Track Number and format it as text. You then fill it they way you like and hide the internal track number field.