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Question, item properties panel

Hi there!
How can I manage that a field in the "item properties" panel diappears when the respective value of a track is empty. I have their orchestra, conductor, soloist tags, but in some music there is no soloist, orchestra or conductor. So far the metadata field is displayed, although the value field is empty. I know that I should put the tag in brackets, but where?
And is there are a possibility to define that a certain tag takes more than one line, if necessary. I think about music with 5, or more soloists.
Kind regards!
G

Question, item properties panel

Reply #1 –
You can click Tools>Add new field... in properties dialog to add values that are not there

Question, item properties panel

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Mabthera on
Hi there!
How can I manage that a field in the "item properties" panel diappears when the respective value of a track is empty. I have their orchestra, conductor, soloist tags, but in some music there is no soloist, orchestra or conductor. So far the metadata field is displayed, although the value field is empty. I know that I should put the tag in brackets, but where?
And is there are a possibility to define that a certain tag takes more than one line, if necessary. I think about music with 5, or more soloists.
Kind regards!
G



Are you talking about the properties dialog or a panel that displays your meta data of the song you're playing?

Question, item properties panel

Reply #3 –
You can also double click in an empty part of the properties window for quick access to 'add field'.

You can find useful stuff in 'File/Preferences/Display/Properties dialog', such as setting if a tag's value field should be multiline and which tags are considered standard (aka always shown even if the tag is missing from the file).

Question, item properties panel

Reply #4 –
Hi!
I don't mean the properties dialogue which is part of the context menu of the playlist. I talk about the "item properties panel", which is part of columns UI. I use it to display all relevant information of the track actually played. But to make it more convenient, I want to hide tags that are not defined in a certain track.
Any changes I tried in 'File/Preferences/Advanced/Display/Properties dialog are not effective there.
Btw, how can I attach a file, or picture here?
KR
G

Question, item properties panel

Reply #5 –
If you're not talking about the "properties dialog" it would be kind of logical to assume that changing advanced settings of "properties dialog" aren't effective.

I don't use "Item Properties" since I don't find it flexible enough. However what you ask can be achieved with a similar CUI panel called "item details".
You can define via title formatting what meta data to display. If you want a field not to display it in that panel you define the title formatting for %conductor% like this:
Code: [Select]
$if(%conductor%,Conductor: %conductor%,)


You can make a tag with lengthy text on a narrow panel to switch to the next line by right clicking the panel and selecting "word wrapping". Select "options" to fill in your title formatting of all the fields you want to display.

Note:
Use $crlf() for a new line break
You can define font like this: $set_font(tahoma,8,)
You can define color like this: $rgb(113,183,230)

Neither Item details nor Item properties can display images.

Use title formatting reference for more info (Help - Title formatting help).

Question, item properties panel

Reply #6 –
Thank you for the detailed answer. May I ask, what panels you use on your CUI?
Kind regards!
G

Question, item properties panel

Reply #7 –
Your question goes beyond the topic of this thread but I'll quickly mention I use a lot of WSH panels mostly with marc2003 scripts, library tree, filter panel, lyrics show3, queue contents editor, item details, graphical browser, quick search toolbar, playlist dropdown and el playlist all in a kind of modular design.

If you have any questions about Item details such as rating star display and other stuff, just ask. It's one of my favorite panels and use it extensively.

Question, item properties panel

Reply #8 –
Many thanks jazzthieve, item details solves most of the issues I have with classical music. Great!! 
KR
G

Re: Question, item properties panel

Reply #9 –
Quote from: jazzthieve on

You can make a tag with lengthy text on a narrow panel to switch to the next line by right clicking the panel and selecting "word wrapping".


Hi, I have one more question concerning "item details". Let's guess I have 5 soloists and I need more than one line to display them. This works with word wrapping, but the second line starts on the first position on the left side. How can I put a kind of tab there to move it certain positions to the right?
Example:
What I have:
Solisten:                  Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Soloist 3, Soloist 4,
Soloist 5

What I want:
Solisten:                  Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Soloist 3, Soloist 4,
                              Soloist 5

Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards!
G

Re: Question, item properties panel

Reply #10 –
Guess two elements side by side would look the part. No edge style so it seems like just one item details. Or if you have PSS under, have Solisten: part on it, and a bit right of it Item Details with the rest.

Just a suggestion if what you want can't be done.

Re: Question, item properties panel

Reply #11 –
Sorry, but I've no idea what you mean.
KR
G
 

Re: Question, item properties panel

Reply #12 –
Two Item Details next to each other, or one Panel Stack Splitter and on top of it Item Details. So you can manipulate the layout to get what you want. Something like this:



Top part are two Item Details, both with black background. Left one has $if(%soloist%,Soloist:) syntax, while right one has $if(%soloist%,%soloist%). You'd get the result you looked for, but with two elements, not just one. Below is another example, just with PSS (dark red) and one Item Details element.