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Sort Album List without "The"

Is there a way to get the album list to ignore the "The" in front of an artist's name or an album?  So "The Beatles" would be after "Abba", not "Snow Patrol"?

Sort Album List without "The"

Reply #1 –
$swapprefix(%<artist>%)
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Sort Album List without "The"

Reply #2 –
Not sure which default album list view you are using or if it is one of your own. Regardless, there is likely, at the beginning of the view syntax, a reference to %artist% or %Album artist%. Preference>Media Library>Album List>Views.

Change it or add a new view with the $stripprefix function included. For example:

$stripprefix(%<album artist>%)|extra stuff as needed| here

More information in the title formatting syntax documentation

EDT: or use above post function

Sort Album List without "The"

Reply #3 –
I am using my own album listing, but it does start with %album artist%, and the strip prefix does get the artist in the correct location, but is there any way to get it sorted and still display the "The"?

Sort Album List without "The"

Reply #4 –
As far as I know it is not possible with the album list. You can use Foo_Facets which has a preference option to simply ignore 'the'. Presentation of your library will be different - link lists vs a collapsible tree.
 

Sort Album List without "The"

Reply #5 –
Quote from: tpijag on
As far as I know it is not possible with the album list. You can use Foo_Facets which has a preference option to simply ignore 'the'. Presentation of your library will be different - link lists vs a collapsible tree.


  I LOVE Foo_Facets!  Thanks you!