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The heuristic "add track number from track name" algorithm

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AMJF:
I've only just discovered Rockbox recently when I got my Sansa Clip+ and found the native interface to be inferior. Now I've been using Rockbox for a few days now and I find it great, except for one thing:

I like all my MP3s to be in alphabetical order in each Album, and so I don't feel the need to add track numbers to them. In the past, to reinforce that alphabetical order, I would add track numbers to each Album but it proved to be impractical in the long run as new files were added. So I did away with the track number altogether.

Now I find with Rockbox that with every track name with a number in it, it is trying to make up tracks for me, and with the alphabetical order being thrown out of whack once again, I find it quite annoying.

I've read about this heuristic algorithm, and I've heard that moves are afoot to either ditch it or make it optional, rather than mandatory - as it is, it does more harm than good, at least to me.

Any idea when this is going to happen, or is it already available?

saratoga:
Are you actually using the database, or the file view?  If you're browsing by filename, then the database's ability to try and guess track numbers shouldn't matter to you.

AMJF:
I tried the file view first, but nothing shows up in the Music folder in that mode, for some reason. Am I doing something wrong?

All my music is stored on the expandable memory card slot - is there a way I can select that in file view mode?

I have a Sansa Clip+ with 16Gb microSD card, BTW.

saratoga:

--- Quote from: AMJF on June 19, 2011, 04:41:12 PM ---All my music is stored on the expandable memory card slot - is there a way I can select that in file view mode?

--- End quote ---

Yes, when the SD card is inserted, they'll be a <microsd> folder mounted in the file system.  Thats the microsd card.

AMJF:
Ah, I see now. Thanks.  ;)

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