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I've gotten ncmpcpp set up the way I like it, but I could never get the sorting to work properly. I'd like to be able to sort by Track Title or Artist, but I must be going at this the wrong way. What is the proper way to enable sorting? My library seems to be in random order.
Here's what I've tried so far:
- Pressing [`] so that the status bar reads, "Sort songs by: Name"
- Setting browser_sort_mode to "name" (which should be the same thing as doing the above)
- Moving my config and keys file so that the program defaults are loaded
What exactly does "name" mean? Track title? Album name? Either way, my library appears to be arranged in a random order. I couldn't find a single thread covering this issue anywhere online, so it must be something I'm doing wrong. Thanks for your help!
Last edited by MunkyCheez (2014-07-22 23:57:56)
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Do you want to sort a playlist, media library or files in the browser? What you described looks like sorting files in the browser window. Name should be referring to filename in that case. On my setup the default ctrl-v opens a dialog for sorting in the playlist window. '`' allows to choose tag for quasi sorting in media library.
How is your library structured? To get your library in order you could use Musicbrainz Picard to tag files and sort them in a defined directory structure.
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I was referring to the Browse screen. I wasn't previously aware of the Ctrl-V-invoked menu; thank you. Yes, now I see that my file browser listing is not at all "random" ... it is indeed sorted by filename. Embarrassingly enough, I've just been using the Browse screen to add files to the playlist thus far. I suppose I should be using the Media Library screen then, right? It doesn't seem there's a way to sort usefully in the Browse screen, besides by Filename and Modification Time. Is this supposition correct? Thanks!
EDIT: Since you asked about how my library is structured, everything is tagged, but my filenames are all over the place. Much of my library is ripped CDs, and when I rip CDs, the default filenames start with (track) numbers, which led to my confusion and the seeming "randomness" of the Browse screen listing order.
Last edited by MunkyCheez (2014-07-22 23:01:56)
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I myself never use Media Library, since I do have an organized structure on the hdd, so browsing is very efficient. I am not aware of other sorting options for the browsing screen, but I also never looked for one intensively. You would have to look at the source code to be sure.
You may want to try Picard, it can rename/restructure your whole library and bring order into it in an highly efficient manner and the online library is ever-growing.
Should you consider this issue as solved, please edit your first post and prepend [SOLVED] to the topic. If you would like to try Picard out and need help with that, open a new thread, preferably in multimedia section.
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I see. That sounds like the way to go, even with the sorting issue "sorted out" (terrible pun, I know). I'll either give Picard a try, or I'll just write a script that grabs the Artist and Track Title from the ID3 tags and renames the tracks accordingly. Thanks for your help!
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Things will get complicated quickly with multi disc releases, multiple versions of the same album and so on and so forth, good luck and you are welcome.
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