MinimServer 0.70 - Working with the new tagFormat property

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(10-04-2013 13:34)simoncn Wrote:  As I said prevously (see above), you need to use Soloist.multiTag, not Artist.multiTag.

Sorry that was a typo of mine. I have Soloist.multiTag set but still only get the first soloist passed on....

(10-04-2013 13:34)simoncn Wrote:  If you have Composer in indexTags or itemTags, MinimServer will add 'Composer.displayRoles={artist}' by default. If you don't want to send any composer information to the control point, you need to set 'Composer.displayRoles={}'.

I want composer information send, but I want it send to the Composer field not the Artist field, ie of that empty bracket expression 'kills' the composer from being passed on, I better leave it as the default.

(10-04-2013 13:34)simoncn Wrote:  What would you like to have in the XML data that MinimServer sends to the control point for display? If you want:

<artist role="Soloist">soloist1</artist>
<artist role="Soloist">soloist2</artist>
<artist>soloist1, soloist2, orchestra, conductor</artist>

you can do this by setting a combination of

Soloist.displayRoles
Soloist.multiTag
Artist.displayFormat

This is a slightly strange combination of separate XML tags (for soloist) and merged information in a single XML tag (for artist). I was expecting people who prefer the multiple tag approach to be sending

<artist role="Soloist">soloist1</artist>
<artist role="Soloist">soloist2</artist>
<artist role="Orchestra">orchestra</artist>
<artist role="Conductor">conductor</artist>

so that the control point can do the appropriate combining of these values for display. If you can explain what you'd like to achieve, I can probably suggest how to do it.

well, what you describe in the last paragraph is pretty much what I want: I'd like to see all "artists" in the wider sense, ie mainly Soloists and conductors to appear as individual entries in the "Artist" tag so I can search or browse on them. (for now not Orchestras or Ensembles, thats just getting too mingled-up for my taste).

And for display purposes a combined string in the Artist field including the orchestra or ensemble or chorus. Example: "Anne Sophie Mutter, Jo-Jo Ma, New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur" (understanding that the turning-round of lastname/firstname is not yet possible).