Streamlining the browsing tree & multiple configs

[haggis999]

I recognise that the default settings in MinimServer provide a very powerful and flexible search and selection facility but it does come with the disadvantage of requiring a lot more button pressing than my J River Media Center setup when I want to run my standard music selection sequence, which is as follows:

Genre > Composer > Work > Artist (if there are multiple recordings) > Track listing

Default MinimServer settings
tagOptions = Album.sortTags\={Album, Artist}
tagCustom = Composer.displayRole\={artist}
tagFormat = Artist.displayFormat\={$artist$orchestra$conductor}
indexTags = Artist, Date, Genre, All Artists, Composer, Conductor, Orchestra
showExtras = true
itemTags =
aliasTags =
alphaGroup =

Modified settings V1
tagOptions = Album.sortTags\={Album, Artist}
tagCustom = Composer.displayRole\={artist}
tagFormat = Artist.displayFormat\={$artist$orchestra$conductor}
indexTags = Artist, Date, Genre, All Artists, Composer, Conductor, Orchestra, Group\:Work
showExtras = true
itemTags =
aliasTags = Work\:Group
alphaGroup = Composer

RESULTS: Can drill down (for example) via Genre = Classical, Composer = Beethoven, Work = Missa Solemnis (out of a list of 25, as defined by my custom Work tag) and so on. However, MinimServer presents quite a long list of selection options, which requires more scrolling and button pressing than I would prefer.

Modified settings V2
tagOptions = Album.sortTags\={Album, Artist}
tagCustom = Composer.displayRole\={artist}
tagFormat =
indexTags = Genre, Composer, Group\:Work
showExtras = false
itemTags =
aliasTags = Work\:Group
alphaGroup = Composer

RESULTS: The removal of 5 items from the indexTags list and setting showExtras to 'false' considerably streamlines the interface (a by-product of removing Conductor and Orchestra from the indexTags list is the need to also delete the default tagFormat setting to avoid error messages).

However, there are still too many selection options for my taste. For example, I would prefer not to be presented with the option to choose the Work tag until after I have selected the Composer. Is this possible?

I am aware that my modified configuration would not be suitable for non-classical music and that this runs counter to the current interface philosophy, which has the flexibility to work for both classical and non-classical music. My general preference for pared down interfaces means that I would actually like to have the same ability in MinimServer as I currently have by using rules in JRMC, which is to present information differently for classical versus non-classical music, i.e. to switch configurations based on the Genre setting. Is this something that might be considered for a future release?

David