CustomBrowse: Works by composer

[mps]

I have set up classical menus to work with CustomBrowse/CustomScan more or less as described on the Wiki. In my "Works by Composer" MixedTag menu, I can browse to the composer and then to the work as expected.

However, there is a problem when I have two different performances of the same work. For example, I have both Neville Marriner's and Linde-Consort's recording of Bach's Musical Offering. If I browse to Bach, I only get one "Musical Offering" entry on the Works submenu, and it has all the tracks from both artists, which is totally unusable.

What I would really like to see would be two "Musical Offering" Works with the thumbnails of the album they appear on, just like the way two albums of the same name display (BTW, how do I get the album thumbnail to display next to the work name?)

I know this is a long question, so thanks in advance for any help,

Mike

[Phileas]

there is a problem when I have two different performances of the same work.... If I browse to Bach, I only get one "Musical Offering"Mike

I set mine up pretty much as in the Wiki too.

I have my tracks tagged with Work & Album. That way you can have an extra menu layer so after Work you go right and choose the Album you want it played from, if you see what I mean.

[mps]

I set mine up pretty much as in the Wiki too.

I have my tracks tagged with Work & Album. That way you can have an extra menu layer so after Work you go right and choose the Album you want it played from, if you see what I mean.

Thanks, Phileas! That is a great suggestion that makes a huge improvement. Now I'm trying to make the albums display as albums (e.g., with thumbnails displayed next to their name on the controller). Do you have any ideas about that?

[Phileas]

..make the albums display as albums (e.g., with thumbnails displayed next to their name on the controller)..

Unfortunately I don't own a controller so I can't halp you there.

If that's how the standard menus behave, then presumably it's a feature which is missing from the Custom Browse plugin.

[erland]

Thanks, Phileas! That is a great suggestion that makes a huge improvement. Now I'm trying to make the albums display as albums (e.g., with thumbnails displayed next to their name on the controller). Do you have any ideas about that?

Set the "Level * tag type" parameter for the level that represents albums to "Album"

[mps]

Set the "Level * tag type" parameter for the level that represents albums to "Album"

That worked beautifully, thanks. What a great plug-in!

[pdeoliveira]

Set the "Level * tag type" parameter for the level that represents albums to "Album"

Thank you, Erland, for this tip ! That was exactly what I was looking for for my SB database of classical CDs.
I think that would be worth mentioning this in your wiki !

Congratulations for your great work and dedication to the SB community !

Pascal

[erland]

Thank you, Erland, for this tip ! That was exactly what I was looking for for my SB database of classical CDs.
I think that would be worth mentioning this in your wiki !

Feel free to improve the information on the wiki if there is something you think can be described better, it's maintained by all community members not just me.