Library Management -- database syncing between desktop & Rockbox?

[Llorean]

It sounds like a large portion of what is wanted requires work on a PC side app anyway, outside the scope of the Rockbox project.

Basically, you need to be asking developers of PC-side tools (whichever's your favorite) to be adding in support to sync with Rockbox and its database, including modifying tagnavi, rather than feature requests to Rockbox itself. We can't do any syncing from our side.

Your argument that this is "basic usability" still ignores the fact that it doesn't really require action from Rockbox's side.

[froggyman]

couldnt it be built into RbutilQT manager?

[AlexP]

It is not the job of Rockbox Utility to be a media manager.

[Llorean]

Music management is covered by hundreds of programs tailored toward millions of individual preferences. RBUtil is for installation and management of rockbox itself, something they are unlikely to be able to stay up to date on. Meanwhile rbutil is unlikely to be able to meet the full range of syncing needs without a lot more people and time behind it, and then it becomes too large and bloated to be a primary installer. Basically bloatware - "to install Rockbox please download this giant program with thousands of other functions unrelated."

[froggyman]

It is not the job of Rockbox Utility to be a media manager.

I meant for the sole purpose of the database building. You know like by having another button added that builds the database for the music on the device, not to actually manage any music.

[csavery]

I use both Rockbox and Songbird with FolderSync. I've even provided patches for FolderSync in the past and been in contact with the developer. He was nice enough to add me as a contributor too. I have the ability to develop some sync->back feature for play counts. I'd need to know exactly what was the desired result and could attack it on a simplest solution basis.

I don't personally keep track of play counts so it wouldn't be of much use to me. Isn't that the only data item you would want to send back to Songbird?

Probably a small bit of code could read the playcount stats on rockbox and add them into Songbird during the sync, and then clear the stats so they don't get later added in again.