Basic instructions - Basic syntax

[mbussolo]

Hi SIMBUN,
thanks for the reply. I hope I can sustain your attention to this issue, and have another reply...

(17-02-2021 11:37)simbun Wrote:  [...] The documentation is very extensive, but what I think people need is an entry point into the documentation e.g. the sections related to changing the sort order. I did produce a summary of sorts for a friend, and I keep meaning to clean it up and send it on just in case it's of use to others.

Please send the unfinished unpolished "summary of sorts", I will really appreciate it!

(17-02-2021 11:37)simbun Wrote:  indexTags holds the tags you want to use for your browse tree and itemTags should contain every other tag that you want to reference in the MinimServer config, be it for sorting, or for use in building up a display for another tag. If you use a tag anywhere in MinimServer's configuration and it's not in indexTags or itemTags then you'll receive an error. As mentioned in the documentation you can also specify a default sort order here e.g. -DateAdded.

This is great, I almost get it... but not fully. This is where an example would really help. I know it is tedious request, but it will clarify things for sure. Imagine having two songs (two audio files) with tags that identify the albums, the artists, the composers, and then just play around with a couple of examples of indexTags and itemTags and show what the output should look like.

(17-02-2021 11:37)simbun Wrote:  Use the writeAlltags option to output all your music tags to a file.
MinimServer also makes available some special tags which I don't think will be output by writeAllTags, so bear those in mind too.

I will definitely try this. Thanks again for all the help.
Cheers, M