some info and some problems...

Francesco
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Hello. I tested your last version and i want ask you the following question:
1) is this possible delete (or hide) and/or add some field in the "new artist" and "new album" form?

2) I found in the "new artist" form the following fields: "Years active" and "Classification name". What they mean?

3) I found in the "new album" form the following fields: "Subtitle", "Number of discs", "Catalog Number", "Subartist" and "Is it part of a set?". What they mean?

4) In the "new album" form i found a field named "Tags" but i don't find any value that i can insert. Why?

Also i found the following problems:

1) I noticed that user can add an artist that is already saved. In this way there many records for the same artist. The component have to check it and disallow to insert again the same artist. Maybe that you can add an ajax name sear in the "name" field, so if user begin to write the name of that artist, it appear in the field.
2) I found on the playlists page "On-the-go" playlist. What it means?
The problem is that i can save this playlist without any songs, and artist. Why?

Please let me know.
Thanks.
Best regards.
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    Wednesday, May 25 2011, 10:44 AM - #Permalink
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    1) add it's not possible. delete is possible, cropping the field from the form layout. example: open /components/com_muscol/views/artist/tmpl/form.php. locate the field you want to delete, and just... well, delete it! you must delete all the "row"

    2) years active: how long has the artist been playing... for instance. The Beatles: years active -> 1962 - 1970. classfication name: you can let this empty. it's to classify the artists alphabetically.
    for instance: Classification name fot The Beatles should be Beatles (starting with B, not with The). but this gets filled out automaticaly by the system if you let this empty.

    3)subtitle: just a tagline for the album. like.. "Special edition"
    number of discs: how many discs are in this album. for instance The Wall by Pink Floyd has 2 discs.
    subasrtist: tagline for artist.
    is part of set: belongs to a set of discs...! like this:http://www.joomlamusicsolutions.com/en/music-collection-demo/b/the-beatles/the-beatles-stereo-box-set.html

    4) you can add tags on the BACKEND.

    problems:

    1) I will think about it... but it's difficult. because.. what if the artist name is not "exalty" the same? like... a user adds it in uppercase, and another in lowercase.. or "Beatles" instead of "The Beatles"...

    2) it's the default playlist. it's the one it's loaded when you enter the site.
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    Francesco
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    Wednesday, May 25 2011, 10:53 AM - #Permalink
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    Ok. Thanks. I want to delete the fields about the fields that i reported to you in questions number 2 and 3? Could you tell me example of the row about one of this field, so i delete all. I hope that this feature will be added in the next version.
    About the problem of double artist name, i think that you could add an ajax searxh that fill automatically the field. For example if someone write beatles, instead The Beatles, it show the word already present like normally works ajax suggestion. If user wrong you cannot manage this case, it is his problem. Right now user can add the same artist and this is not good. I think that it is necessary to avoid this fact.
    Thanks
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    Wednesday, May 25 2011, 10:58 AM - #Permalink
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    to delete the YEARS ACTIVE, delete lines 89 to 98, included.
    for the classification name, delete 137 to 146

    the AJAX thing is a very good idea. I'll definitely try to add this!

    Germi
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    Francesco
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    Wednesday, May 25 2011, 11:25 AM - #Permalink
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    Ok. Thanks. I suppose that you'll add the ajax feature to avoid double artist name not soon. So if it so, could i public only playlist and mp3 player now and when you'll release new version i public all the component?
    Thanks
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