Sorting

[Jazz_North]

ok.. then the sort name should be Michael Jackson and the primary name Jackson, Michael

No, that would give you the sort (using my own collection):

Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan
Lynne Arriale

when what is wanted is

Louis Armstrong
Lynne Arriale
.........
Louis Jordan

(with lots of names between Arriale and Jordan, of course).

I have looked for ways to get OCD to sort with Last name First Name but display First Name Last Name for a long time (my first OCD entry is now 7 years old) and not found a way to do it. As far as I can tell, OCD will display in the left tree what it sorts by.

And, in any case, I do not think you can directly edit Primary Name. That is determined by what appears in the Artist Field on the general tab of an album's property sheet.

[Poohbear]

Jazz_North is correct, that's how I want to sort it.
So you reckon it can't be done?

[Jazz_North]

Jazz_North is correct, that's how I want to sort it.
So you reckon it can't be done?

Someone may have figured it out, but until they weigh in with the solution I'd have to say it can't be done.

[andrei_c]

Just a clarification - is the question about sorting of folders or individual albums?

This can be easily achieved for individual albums in both left and right panes. I can post instructions if needed.

But it's not possible for folders. You can sort folders by sort name and display sort names in labels; or sort by primary name and display primary names in labels. But you can't sort by sort name and display primary name. (I hope I'm making sense.)

[Jazz_North]

It is about folders and you confirmed what I thought was the case. Except, how do you sort folders by primary name (with primary name displayed, of course)? When I go to customize view for the folders panel, the only artist choices I have are Artist and Artist (no compilations). Both use Sort Name, not Primary Name. I have lots of choice, including a number of custom fields, but I can't see one that gives me primary name.

While I was playing around here, I just discovered an exception. If I select Entire Collection for Browse By, it displays the primary name, sorted by Sort name and then Album title. But the artists are not, of course, in folders, or rather all artists are in one folder, the one called Entire Collection. I don't know whether that will satisfy Poohbear's wish or not. For me, I would still like to be able to sort by Primary Name; with that the display from Browse by Entire Collection would then meet my needs.

Just a clarification - is the question about sorting of folders or individual albums?

This can be easily achieved for individual albums in both left and right panes. I can post instructions if needed.

But it's not possible for folders. You can sort folders by sort name and display sort names in labels; or sort by primary name and display primary names in labels. But you can't sort by sort name and display primary name. (I hope I'm making sense.)

[Poohbear]

Jazz_North, just had a look at the entire collection option.
That's how I want it sorting, ie Bryan Adams comes between Adam & The Ants
and Adamski
but has you say I want to do this by artist folder, too much to ask for I suppose, unless anyone knows different!
Seems I'm not the only one who would lke this
Anyway will drop back into the forum from time to time, see if anything develops, maybe when we have this big relaunch of OrangeCD, it'll be implemented

[andrei_c]

Except, how do you sort folders by primary name (with primary name displayed, of course)?

Go to Customize View -> Options tab and uncheck option "Use artist sort name in labels".

[Jazz_North]

Sorry to continue to be a pest about this, but that doesn't work. Here's what I have when I do Customize view:

Current view:
Artist (no compilations)
Overview: not checked
No tracks: checked

Options:
Album label format (artist folder): %T{(%Y)}{:: %b}
Album label format (other folder): {%a ::}%T{(%Y)}
Use artist sort name in labels: unchecked
Single click opens topic: checked
Show tooltips: checked
In place editing: checked
Sort order: Title, artist

And the sort order of the folders is still artist last name, artist first name (as is the display name)

Go to Customize View -> Options tab and uncheck option "Use artist sort name in labels".