New Version, Old Problem

[Cary_B]

Jut playing around with the new version.  Great work.  It even fixed a couple of things I wanted, but never asked for, like pin access on the config button on the screen.

The only problem I still have, and it goes back a few versions, is the Years option still doesn't work.  It still shows only the first album for a year, not all albums in the selected year, when I use it.  Fix that, and it might be time to lock down this version, and start on a new one.  

[Barcrest]

I was thinking it might be time to go to V5 LOL Everyone will think i am extorting money from them as i have some good ideas i am testing for V5. Anyway I'll take a look at you bug, i have already fixed the vis bug with dual screens playing music.

[Barcrest]

I can recreate your years bug. If i go into years i can see all the albums for that year and select them. Have you tried recreating all your DB's again?

[Cary_B]

Yes, tried rebuilding.  Even tried re-installing.  I only ever get one album per year, no matter what I do.  Not sure what I am doing wrong.  Will keep working at it.

[Barcrest]

Are you sure you have all your albums tagged correctly in the year field. I assume you are using the config included and not one of the beta configs that were posted?

[Cary_B]

I'll look at it again.  I use tag and rename, so that shouldn't be a problem.  I use the version 6 config program, run from a different directory, and move the years folder over, and it works.  still not sure why version 4 won't work for me.  I will keep researching. (I have noticed that all the year files it generates only have one line in them from the version 4 config, but version 6 shows all the albums.  It must be something I am doing, not sure what)

(Just to make this clear, I use config 4 to build the library, but run config 6 from a different directory currently to get the years.  Just copy that folder over.  I am not using config 6 for anything else but the years directory.)

[Cary_B]

Might have stumbled onto part of the problem.  I am still working on my tags, so whenever I get a bunch more fixed, I have to regenerate the library, as the config won't pick up the tag changes.  When I do, I just delete all the library info, including both the Artist and Year directories just to make sure I start from scratch.  Seems if I do this, this is when it happens.  I started doing this, as building a new library over an old one sometimes doubled up on the artists, when you filter by artist.  I would get a lot of albums listed twice.  Seems it there is a current year directory, with existing years in it, it builds ok.  I still have a lot more testing to do, but since I work overnight, I am going to bed, and will try it again tomorrow.  Hope this helps.  If so, I can work around it.

Thanks...Keep up the good work.  I LOVE this program.  So does everyone else I show it to. 

[Barcrest]

That is because you need to be using config4, any other config isn't supported by me. Config 6 is sort of beta really. I use config 4 and it works ok for me.

[Cary_B]

Barry, I do use config 4 to build the database.  I just use config 6 (in a seperate installation/directory) then copy over the years folder to my main Jukebox folder.  That is the only way I can get the years to work right now.  Again, I may have stumbled on the problem, I think it has to do with deleting the years directory before I do a complete rebuild of my MP3's. (I do that as I was having a problem with getting duplicate info rebuilding over an existing database.) I am still working on it.

[Barcrest]

I will take another look at it for you tonight.

[Cary_B]

Thanks, no hurry. I've lived with it this long.

As long as your looking at it, is there any way to change when the program hides the desktop and icons?  Right now I have my Jukebox set to autoplay Freebox, but it happens so fast, that Freebox starts loading while the computer is still booting up.  As a result, it hides the desktop and icons before they are fully built, which results in the icons showing up when Freebox finally loads all the way.  Not a pressing deal, but if you could change it hide the icons and desktop later in the load process, or add a 10 second or so delay while loading that would help.  Not a big deal, that could even wait for the next version if you can do this.  Again, I'm in no hurry.  Just love the program.

[Cary_B]

OK Barry, I give up.  I've tried everything, and can't get the years directory to build correctly.  Not matter what I do, it only shows one album per year, the first one it finds.  I don't know what is different about my system, or what I am doing wrong.  I just can't get it to work.  If you ever figure it out, let me know.

[Felix T Cat]

I'm getting the save issue with Filter by years and then select a year.  I only get the first album, no more.

[Barcrest]

I just tried it again, i can't get it to do what your getting... Maybe you could post up a couple of files out of your years folder for me to look at.

[Felix T Cat]

I just tried it again, i can't get it to do what your getting... Maybe you could post up a couple of files out of your years folder for me to look at.

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