| Summary: | Elisa priorities Cover image file instead of embedded cover | ||
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| Product: | [Applications] Elisa | Reporter: | indecisiveautomator |
| Component: | general | Assignee: | Matthieu Gallien <matthieu_gallien> |
| Status: | RESOLVED INTENTIONAL | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | nate |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | unspecified | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Other | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
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Description
indecisiveautomator
2022-07-26 21:56:58 UTC
Not sure if one is really objectively better than the other; we have to use one by default and fall back to the other. But IMO there is at least some logic to using a separate image first since that's easier for the casual user to change, add, or remove. I see. I think that's disappointing, as users that set the image themselves are being punished by this, such as music collectors. It's also not feasible to change the layout of a music library if one uses multiple music players, so moving the offending albums into a separate folder isn't exactly feasible in this case. I see what you mean about a regular user use case, but is there any reason why this couldn't be a toggle? This problem is preventing me from using Elisa which is the only reason I am trying to make my point on this so hard :-) I think this sort of thing is too esoteric to add an option for, especially because there are three potential superior solutions: 1. Standardize on cover files by removing embedded album art everywhere 2. Standardize on embedded album art by deleting the cover files everywhere 3. Remove the cover files for any albums with embedded album art Ultimately this bug only affects people with messy music libraries, and the solution is to clean up your music library. :) For your specific use case, it sounds like #3 is the best. Just delete the cover files that are causing this problem. To do this with the offending albums I would have to find which albums don't use embedded cover art and embed it using music software that does display the embedded cover art over the image file, which is silly to me personally. I totally understand the perspective however and thanks for elaborating further, but I expect the software to do the heavy lifting for me with organising my collections. Strawberry does this though it's interface isn't as slick as Elisa's, but I guess I'll just stick to that, especially when I'll have to use that to embed the cover art in the first place. Thanks for explaining the rationale, Elisa is great but just doesn't seem to fit my I suppose edge case. |