The control app thread

[DavidL]

(06-05-2021 16:18)MarmiteSandwich Wrote:  

(06-05-2021 09:04)simbun Wrote:  You're correct in that it adds another step to the browse hierarchy, but how does Upplay do it, I guess you just type the letter you want, so still one further input :-)

That's right, but it's already there in Upplay!

(06-05-2021 09:04)simbun Wrote:  With regard "which involves more selections than I would like", can you give us an example of a regular drill hierarchy? Between listViewAlbums, automatic selections and the tagUpdate functionality it's possible you'd be able to trim these steps down, particularly if they're the same index selections you perform regularly.

I did ask this question some time ago, and Simon said it wasn't possible to configure MS to do what I wanted, which is a browse hierarchy like this:
Select Genre->List of artists
Select Artists->List of albums
Select album and enqueue.

Would be happy to try out a config which might provide this, but I think it probably conflicts with the design criteria of MS, which is to allow choice of browse direction at each step. I do sometimes use weird browse paths like Genre->Artist->Comment, so it isn't really a deal breaker. I like MinimServer enough to pay for 3 installs, and still feel happy.

BTW I checked the Upplay website and discovered I am way behind on the upgrades, so the current version may be better than I have suggested. I see something about album art display, for instance.

marmite

I've not re-read all the previous posts in this thread but are you aware you can do precisely what you want with the BubbleUPnP control point? This is generic (i.e. works with most hardware) but is only available for Android devices. I've used your preferred search steps many times with this control app.
I've now switched to the Mosaic control app which is specific to dCS gear. It also allows the search you require and is available for iOS and Android.