Fallback procedure when displayFormat results in an empty string

[simoncn]

(29-08-2013 00:25)winxi Wrote:  With the displayFormat setting from above, MinimServer displays the following for the three cases:
1) The content of the single ARTIST tag
2) 'Unknown Artist'
3) The content of the DISPLAYARTIST tag

I think that there is an inconsistency between the cases 1) and 2). It should be either 'Unknown Artist' in both these cases or the content of the single ARTIST tag in case 1) and combined ARTIST tags using the default rule in case 2 (ArtistA, ArtistB, ...). Personally, I would prefer the latter option because otherwise I'd have to apply the custom DISPLAYARTIST tag to all my files, even to those with just a single ARTIST tag.

From a quick look at the code, it seems that MinimServer would send an empty string in the XML tags <upnp:artist> and <dc:creator> in cases 1) and 2). This is consistent, but I think it would be better to completely omit these XML tags instead.

Please can you post the complete XML that MinimServer is sending for cases 1) and 2). You can get this by using Kinsky Windows. If you right-click on the track and select Details, then click on 'Copy to clipboard', this will give you the complete XML. Please zip the XML and post it as an attachment.

It will be a few days before I'm able to do more investigations on this.

Quote:On this occcasion I'd also like to encourage you to allow the indexValue.yearOnly tag option to be applied for all date related tags (DATE, ORIGINALDATE, RELEASEDATE) and to provide a corresponding displayValue.yearOnly tag option for these tags.

Many thanks!

I'll put this on the (very long) to-do list.