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More => Old Versions => Media Center 15 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: vagskal on October 05, 2010, 02:43:29 am
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15.0.125 (10/1/2010)
2. NEW: New interface for tagging list-type fields that supports ordering (right-click to get recently added tags, and other commands).
This sounds like something that I could find useful, but I do not get it or see any difference from the earlier build. Can someone please give me some hints on how to use this new functionality?
What is a list-type fields "that supports ordering"? How do I make a list-type field support ordering?
"right-click to get recently added tags, and other commands" - Right-click exactly where?
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all list type fields support ordening. list type fields are for instance, people, keywords, places, actors
when you open one of these in the tag window,or inplace,
(http://www.gappie.nl/fotos/MCFOTOOS/Tagk1.jpg)
you can change the order of the values by dragging them,
(http://www.gappie.nl/fotos/MCFOTOOS/Tagk2.jpg)
or open a text editor to change somethings (this is very handy too).
(http://www.gappie.nl/fotos/MCFOTOOS/Tagk4.jpg)
right click on the list and you get some choices.
(http://www.gappie.nl/fotos/MCFOTOOS/Tagk3.jpg)
:)
gab
edit: for those interested, i think this change followed after this thread: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=59726.0
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Thanks Gappie!
I only use the audio part of MC and I do not use Keywords. I have never seen what you are showing. I guess it only works with those fields showing up in the Tag Action Window and only with the stock fields J River has set as list fields, i.e. not the Artist and Composer fields for instance. With calculated custom fields with &datatype="list", such as Artist
s ([artist]&datatype="list"), I do not see this. If I alter such a field in a pane the items in the corresponding field (i.e. Artist in the example) are always rearranged in alphabetical order.[/list]
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OK, I think I got it now. It works with custom calculated list type fields if they are used in columns. I had the stock Artist field in a column, not the custom Artists list type field (in order to have the quick jump arrow shown).
I think I like this new feature. I have always added/edited values in a pane or the tagging window and this works as before with the stock fields and custom string type fields I use to import tags (i.e. Mood, Style and Theme). But now I can use the new feature in the Artists column to easily change the order of items, i.e. have the guest artist come after the main artist which feature I missed before. I kept the column with the stock Artist field but made that column so small that it only shows the quick jump arrow. This works for me.