[Wanilton]

Hi,

Reference File settings.xml in

system/settings/settings.xml

I have one request for change path for artist and albums in settings in gotham nightlies, this actual code

<setting id="audiocds.trackpathformat" type="string" label="13307" help="">
<level>2</level>
<default>%A - %B/[%N. ][%A - ]%T</default>
<heading>16016</heading>
<control type="edit" format="string" />
</setting>

FOR this

<setting id="audiocds.trackpathformat" type="string" label="13307" help="">
<level>2</level>
<default>%A/%B/[%N. ][%A - ]%T</default>
<heading>16016</heading>
<control type="edit" format="string" />
</setting>

This is better because skins and addon have this structure for music

Artist/Album and not Artist - Album

Difference today xbmc have this way when rip CD in xbmc gotham

C;\music\Adele - 19
C:\music\:Adele - 21
C:\music\Adele - Live

This way if artist have 30 albums you have 30 directory in root, when need only one for artist, 30 albums are subfolders for this artist.

For my its better, because is don´t have error in create a perfect way for get images and data for artist and music, cdart script, artist slideshow and others look for this way, one level for artist, and albums in subfolders.

c:\music\adele
c:\music\adele\21
c:\music\adele\22
c:\music\adele\live

look this image for understand better my suggestion change - for /, if changed for my suggestion, look this:
Level artist


Level album


I hope make sense,

[jmarshall]

I presume you've tested that your change actually works OK?

[Martijn]

i don't like the change.
i often copy the album to my mp3 player or laptop and then i'm stuck with a meaningless album name.
sure i can change the folder name but the same counts for the ripping settings if it suits your case better.

i actually have my albums like
music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\
and i never had problems

music\Adele - 19\
makes perfect sense to me

[garbear]

in that case, it sounds like <default>%A/%A - %B/[%N. ][%A - ]%T</default> would not only be a compromise but would almost exacltly match Martijn's setup?

[Wanilton]

I presume you've tested that your change actually works OK?

Yes I compiled and tested myself and rip many cds with this changed, and work perfect, better for organize images and data for artists....

Martijn, your way organize is good too, you have one level for artist too, but XBMC when ripping cd don´t have now one, this is for fix this situation, in your example you have Adele (artist) in root first,and your album 19 in subfolder, it´s exact my goal, have this situation fixed:
In your example:
music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\
If rip same album using actual code, you have this, artist level is missing...
music\Adele - 19

@garbear, your code is good too...

[claymic]

i don't like the change.
i often copy the album to my mp3 player or laptop and then i'm stuck with a meaningless album name.
sure i can change the folder name but the same counts for the ripping settings if it suits your case better.

i actually have my albums like
music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\
and i never had problems

music\Adele - 19\
makes perfect sense to me

In what world this make perfect sense ? First of all "you" are not making perfect sense, you give a example "music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\" and said that "music\Adele - 19\" make sense.
Every single good program for Organize music will use "music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\", like your first example. You guys can walk in the right way.

[jmarshall]

Someone throw up a PR for this to make it easy on us

[Tolriq]

Since I was in Xbmc and commits here's a PR for that :p

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2768

[Martijn]

i don't like the change.
i often copy the album to my mp3 player or laptop and then i'm stuck with a meaningless album name.
sure i can change the folder name but the same counts for the ripping settings if it suits your case better.

i actually have my albums like
music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\
and i never had problems

music\Adele - 19\
makes perfect sense to me

In what world this make perfect sense ? First of all "you" are not making perfect sense, you give a example "music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\" and said that "music\Adele - 19\" make sense.
Every single good program for Organize music will use "music\Adele\Adele - 19 (year)\", like your first example. You guys can walk in the right way.

I was making perfect sense for the record!
I was talking about the fact that he wanted to make it:
"music\Adele\19 (year)\" which i didn't like. Read the context

Since I was in Xbmc and commits here's a PR for that :p

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2768

thx.
Will put it in June merge