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Title: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: Skeezix on July 20, 2007, 12:43:19 pm

Cupla questions -

1. I use the Standard view to list audio files and organize their tags. When I get my view to contain specific columns, how do I (or can I) "save" that view as a scheme? So far, it appears I can only create new schemes and in doing so, I have to go through a long setup process, redefining what I already see on my screen.

2. Files on my HD are organized as shown below. How can I create a scheme without going through the "Add scheme" process which requires one to click on each folder to be included (800+ in my case)? There's no shift-click option here that I can see:

...
e:\g\<first_artistname>
     <next_artistname>
       .
     <last_artistname>
    .
   \h\<first_artistname>
      <next_artistname>
        .
      <last_artistname>
    .
   \hos
       \hos001
       \hos002
         .
       \hos800

Title: Re: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: hit_ny on July 20, 2007, 02:20:27 pm

for (1) will assume you are talking about the coulmns in the bottom view.

If so, right click on a column header->Customise current view->Preset->Save->a memorable name

Then in other view schemes if you want to have the same setup, right click->customise current view->Preset->Load->previously saved preset

You can do the same with sorting as well.

for (2), when you create a view scheme, for the first column, scroll to and

Select File Path instead of the default Library Field

you can select a base path which appears to be the e: drive.

When you are done adding other panes. you will see a tree in the first column of your view scheme that you can use to browse your collection.

Title: Re: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: Skeezix on July 20, 2007, 09:42:21 pm

Thank you for your timely and helpful reply.

I saw Preset before, but assumed that clicking it would change my view to some preset view, so I never bothered to click it.

Overcautious, I guess.

Title: Re: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: Alex B on July 20, 2007, 11:54:46 pm

Quote from: Skeezix on July 20, 2007, 09:42:21 pm

I saw Preset before, but assumed that clicking it would change my view to some preset view, so I never bothered to click it.

Overcautious, I guess.

You can do a library backup before experimenting with new things. A library restore restores also the view schemes. The backup process is quick because it backs up only the library files (be aware that a library restore cannot undo physical file changes).

File > Library > Back Up Library
File > Library > Restore Library

Title: Re: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: hit_ny on July 21, 2007, 02:36:20 am

There is a slight downside(?) to restoring from backup in that thumbnails have to be rebuilt again. You can rebuild them explicitly  or on a demand basis, guessing the amt of files you have, the rebuild will take bout 2 hrs.

Title: Re: Need Help with View Schemes
Post by: Alex B on July 21, 2007, 02:58:17 am

Quote from: hit_ny on July 21, 2007, 02:36:20 am

There is a slight downside(?) to restoring from backup in that thumbnails have to be rebuilt again. You can rebuild them explicitly  or on a demand basis, guessing the amt of files you have, the rebuild will take bout 2 hrs.

That's true. However, creating a library backup file before any major changes is a good precaution.

Another option is to create a separate small test library for experiments. Then the main library would stay intact.

File > Library > Library Manager...