Album Artist

nnifty · 2009-01-12 16:52

When in an album container, listitem.artist returns the name of the album artist. When in a song container, listitem.artist returns the name of the song artist. How do I specify I want the Album Artist when the focus is on a song? Listitem.albumartist doesn't work and the wiki doesn't provide any info either. Thanks.

**jmarshall** · 2009-01-12 23:00

From a quick scan of the sources, it looks like it's unavailable. Please make a feature request on trac so that it's not forgotten. If you wish to have a crack at it yourself, see LISTITEM_ARTIST in GUIInfoManager.h/cpp and replicate.

Cheers,
Jonathan

nnifty · 2009-01-13 16:15

Thanks for the reply. Trac added, but as for having a look at it, I have no idea what any of those words you used mean. Eek

**spiff** · 2009-01-14 02:52

added in svn r17065

nnifty Junior Member Posts: 8 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-01-12 16:52 Album Artist Post: #1 When in an album container, listitem.artist returns the name of the album artist. When in a song container, listitem.artist returns the name of the song artist. How do I specify I want the Album Artist when the focus is on a song? Listitem.albumartist doesn't work and the wiki doesn't provide any info either. Thanks.
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nnifty Junior Member Posts: 8 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-01-13 16:15 Post: #3 Thanks for the reply. Trac added, but as for having a look at it, I have no idea what any of those words you used mean.
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,181 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2009-01-14 02:52 Post: #4 added in svn r17065 Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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