questions about artist/composer display on control points

[simoncn]

(01-02-2025 21:41)eseb63 Wrote:  i then tried to transpose the documentation example for reverseName :

• indexTags : AlbumArtists
• itemTags : AlbumArtistsSort
• tagOptions : AlbumArtists.reverseName.display
• tagValue : AlbumArtistsSort.value.sort={AlbumArtists}, AlbumArtistsSort.default={AlbumArtists.custom}, Artist.merge={AlbumArtistsSort}
  

i still get the name form unchanged : what is wrong ?

You need to use Artist.merge={AlbumArtistsSort.custom} to preserve the customized display name when merging AlbumArtistsSort into Artist.

Quote:i finally tried this :

• aliasTags : AlbumArtists:Artist
• indexTags : Artist
• tagOptions : Artist.reverseName.display, Composer.reverseName.display
  

it works for composer display, but is not perfect for artist one as reverseName doesn't handle a suffix "[xxx]" as it is the case for "(xxx)" : might you plan this small enhancement (maybe also for {xxx} and <xxx> for other needs)?

I will add special treatment for [xxx] in the next update. This will not include {xxx} and <xxx> because there is no use case at present that requires these.

Quote:i noticed also that artist doesn't show in the album view for tracks if a work/ group is defined for them : any idea to explain that ?

MinimServer is sending Artist information for tracks in this situation. The control point decides what information to display in different views. Which control point are you using?