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simbun · (This post was last modified: 06-07-2022 17:50 by simbun.)

(06-07-2022 15:21)Music-Guy Wrote:
(06-07-2022 11:34)simbun Wrote: Whilst it may initially seem a little more work it is much more flexible, and with some of the intelligent browsing features it has I bet it'll actually feel quicker.
Is it possible to manually define the elements that are filtered by intelligent browsing?

It wouldn't make sense to manually control it as it depends on browsing actions you've taken. As an example, if we assume that your podcasts have only a value of 'Podcasts' in the Genre tag, and that you'd selected Genre='Podcasts' (or used the AudioType index selection we can create) then the Genre index will disappear as there are no longer any valid selections to make from that category. Likewise you can tell MinimServer when to offer as A-Z grouping of tag values e.g. only show an A-Z subsetting list if the list of Artists/Albums is greater than 200 (user configurable).

(06-07-2022 15:21)Music-Guy Wrote:
(06-07-2022 11:34)simbun Wrote: Also, rather than have an index (that presented the 4 options) you could instead create them as direct filters (as you have in your navigation structure for Audiobooks) which when clicked on will subset the browse tree immediately.
So, the 4 index entries (*) cannot be deleted, but they can be adapted so that they correspond to this structure:?

Podcasts

Audio Books

Compilations

Music (without the filtered items)

That would be great!

No they can't be removed, I was just talking about representing your audio filters (Music, Podcasts e.t.c) in a different format.

(06-07-2022 15:21)Music-Guy Wrote: Another thing I noticed during the test:
When navigating through the given structures, the number of items is always displayed at the top if more than one subordinate element is found.
I have no use for that either. Can this be hidden?

I assume you're talking about n Albums, n items e.t.c., if so then no they can't be removed.

(06-07-2022 15:21)Music-Guy Wrote: And can thumbnails also be displayed above the lowest level?

You can specify your own images for the indexes themselves (Genre, By Date e.t.c.) and the values in the indexes (Pop, Rock, 2000, 2010, The Beatles) or you can have MinimServer pass the album artwork up the chain instead, see here for details, or just set serverOptions to 'indexArtwork=all' to get a feel for how it works.

(06-07-2022 15:21)Music-Guy Wrote:
(06-07-2022 11:34)simbun Wrote: That requires a little customisation, but we'd be able to help you with that. Alternatively, you could first browse by folder, choose '/music/compilations' and then switch into Tag View to compete your browsing.
The creation or customising of the configuration seems to be relatively complex. At least for me, as a newcomer to the software, it represents a major hurdle, as there seem to be a lot of adjusting screws and parameters.
Can you provide me sample configuration that at least approximates the desired requirements?
I'm grateful for any help!

It definitely takes a little whilst to get up to speed, but don't let it put you off as it's worth the effort.

I'm happy to put something together for you, but what would make it easier is if I can have a copy of your current profile (so I can modify it and then you can just replace the whole thing), and an export of some of your tags so I can head off any potential problems we could face.

To export your current profile, in your web browser navigate to 'http://[minimserver ip]:9790' then select the 'Profiles' tab, then the 'Export' tab, highlight your profile (they'll probably only be one called default) and click 'Export Profile', save it somewhere and attach it back here to a post

In terms of your tags, I'm only really interested in GENRE, COMPILATION and YEAR, but it might be useful to see what else you have available.
In MinimWatch go to the 'Advanced' tab, populate the 'writeAllTags' option with a valid path and filename (can be literally anything), then click Apply and from the MinimWatch icon choose 'Rescan'.
This will produce a file with ALL your tag names and values in, so it could be quite large. I'm really looking to make sure that Genre='podcast' and not 'Podcast' or 'podcasts' e.t.c
If you could remove ALBUM, ARTIST and TITLE from that file and then zip it up and attach it back here then I should be able to put something together for you. Remember to remove that setting from MinimWatch as otherwise it will be populating it every time.