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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: Humbledore on July 22, 2014, 06:14:10 am

Title: Simple Artist Based Album View
Post by: Humbledore on July 22, 2014, 06:14:10 am

Hi,
This page http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Simple_Artist_Based_Album_View (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Simple_Artist_Based_Album_View) describes a Simple Artist Based Album View, but I have difficulties to follow and understand the steps/instructions. Maybe MC has changed a lot since version 12...

So how to achieve this view in MC 19?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Simple Artist Based Album View
Post by: marko on July 22, 2014, 11:04:45 am

Instructions to follow....

In the meantime, have a look at the two threads linked below, which should help a little with creating/modifying views in MC today.

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=52090.msg355419#msg355419

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=68960.0

Title: Re: Simple Artist Based Album View
Post by: marko on July 22, 2014, 11:25:00 am

Option 1
Download the attached zip file, and extract the file inside to:
C:\Users\<USER NAME>\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 19\Library\Saved Views

Replace <USER NAME> with your user name.
If the "Saved Views" folder does not exist, it's fine to create it.

Once done, go back to MC, right click on "Audio" in the tree and choose "Add library view" from the menu.
When the view picker opens, choose "Artist Index" from the available options and click OK.
(http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/19/Snap-049.jpg)
Enjoy.

Title: Re: Simple Artist Based Album View
Post by: Humbledore on July 22, 2014, 11:40:42 am

Thanks marko! I take a look at this later. Holiday times...

Title: Re: Simple Artist Based Album View
Post by: marko on July 22, 2014, 12:03:15 pm

Option 2 - Build from scratch:

Right click on "Audio" in the tree and choose "Add Library View" from the menu
Find the "Empty View" option in the list and click on it once to select it.
Ensure that the location is set to "Audio" and give it a name other than "New Library View", Artist Index works well.
Click OK. The view will be added, and automatically opened for editing....
(http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/19/Snap-050.jpg)

Starting in the top left, working down....
Use the drop down menu to change "View As:" from Panes to Categories.
Further down, in the "Show categories in this order" area, click on the "Add" button, which will launch the category chooser dialogue.
Select the "Expression" option.
Name it "Artists" and copy/paste the expression below into the expression field...

Code: [Select]

if(
isequal([album artist (auto)],/(multiple,8),/(various/)\[Album],
if(isequal(mid([album artist (auto)],0,4),the/ ,1),mid([album artist (auto)],4,1)\[album artist (auto)]\[Album],
if(isequal(Mid([album artist (auto)],0,1),1,6),0 - 9,Mid([album artist (auto)],0,1)\[album artist (auto)]\[Album]
)))&datatype=[list](http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/19/Snap-052.jpg)
and press OK.

Under "Settings", I prefer to uncheck the "Support tree browsing" option. This is entirely optional. Leave all other settings at their defaults.
Press OK.
Enjoy.

-marko