> _#1_missing_ABM_options_
> In the LMS advanced settings for ABM I can choose between -artists- and
> -albums- as view options. I would very much like to have -genres- and
> -songs- to use those (sub)menus. Can I do that on my own (some
> setting/config file) or is it something that only a developer can do?
No, you can't do this without some serious coding.
> _#2_groups_
> Can I put ABM menus into groups?
No, not directly. The best you could do is to put an album or artists
menu limited to a virtual library in the main menu.
> _#3_Advanced_Search_Options_&_ABM_
> I would use libary views (saved advanced searches) as the source for my
> ABMs. But I still need to figure out how to do certain searches:
I know. Alas, the form already is so large it wouldn't fit one of the
smaller notebook displays. The library management needs a real UI.
Unfortunately somebody would have to do it.
> _#4_Compilations_&_ABM_
> - Is it possible to build a ABM menu -20 Random Compilations- (much like
> the brilliant -20 Random Albums-, only for compilations)?
Another no, not without some coding.
> - How can I build an ABM entry -Compilations by Genre- which would be
> like the compilations menu only with a genre selection/menu before
> that?
Just for a change: I'm not sure about this one :-).
> _#5_Track_Ratings_
> I have stored the rating of my tracks in their grouping tag as a number
> (0-100). Does 7.9 with its library views, advanced search and ABM still
> need Trackstat + CustomScan to use those ratings? Or is there another
> (faster/simpler) way to access those rating without Erland's plugins?
> I would mainly use those rating to create ABM menus like
I don't think you need any plugin to _read_ ratings. They're parsed as
part of the regular scan. But there's little to no UI for the data.
--
Michael
> In the LMS advanced settings for ABM I can choose between -artists- and
> -albums- as view options. I would very much like to have -genres- and
> -songs- to use those (sub)menus. Can I do that on my own (some
> setting/config file) or is it something that only a developer can do?
No, you can't do this without some serious coding.
> _#2_groups_
> Can I put ABM menus into groups?
No, not directly. The best you could do is to put an album or artists
menu limited to a virtual library in the main menu.
> _#3_Advanced_Search_Options_&_ABM_
> I would use libary views (saved advanced searches) as the source for my
> ABMs. But I still need to figure out how to do certain searches:
I know. Alas, the form already is so large it wouldn't fit one of the
smaller notebook displays. The library management needs a real UI.
Unfortunately somebody would have to do it.
> _#4_Compilations_&_ABM_
> - Is it possible to build a ABM menu -20 Random Compilations- (much like
> the brilliant -20 Random Albums-, only for compilations)?
Another no, not without some coding.
> - How can I build an ABM entry -Compilations by Genre- which would be
> like the compilations menu only with a genre selection/menu before
> that?
Just for a change: I'm not sure about this one :-).
> _#5_Track_Ratings_
> I have stored the rating of my tracks in their grouping tag as a number
> (0-100). Does 7.9 with its library views, advanced search and ABM still
> need Trackstat + CustomScan to use those ratings? Or is there another
> (faster/simpler) way to access those rating without Erland's plugins?
> I would mainly use those rating to create ABM menus like
I don't think you need any plugin to _read_ ratings. They're parsed as
part of the regular scan. But there's little to no UI for the data.
--
Michael