Bug 133510 - A key-value array for the "Retrieve artist from Wikipedia" feature
Summary: A key-value array for the "Retrieve artist from Wikipedia" feature
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: amarok
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 1.4.2
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
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Assignee: Amarok Developers
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Reported: 2006-09-03 16:45 UTC by Jean-Denis Vauguet
Modified: 2006-12-27 21:57 UTC (History)
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Description Jean-Denis Vauguet 2006-09-03 16:45:28 UTC
Version:           1.4.2 (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

Hi,

When showing up the Artist tab displaying a Wikipedia article based on the current Artist field, one can be provided with a disambiguation page. Say I listen the "Lateralus" album from the "Tool" band, the Artist tab will show me the {{Tool]] page from en.wikipedia.org, which is nice IMO, but actually gives information about the device/equipment, not the music band. I must click on the disambiguation link at the top of the page, then check whether my favorite band is among the itemization of Tool related words/notions and eventually click on the [[Tool (band)]] link. I have to do this every time I refresh the Artist tab.

A solution could be to set up an array (no bias on the actual implementation, but it would be cool to have this editable by users-or just use the wiki-then-merge method?), array providing "redirects" for commons artist names. It would be also helpful as a workaround for inaccurate artist names (say, "RATM" instead of "Rage Against The Machine", although for this example Wikipedia already has its own #REDIRECT). I don't know if it would be smart to add a notification for such inaccurate tags as well :)
Comment 1 Alexandre Oliveira 2006-12-27 21:07:09 UTC
Sorry, but we have no intention of adding complex url fixing like you suggest.
Comment 2 Martin Aumueller 2006-12-27 21:57:38 UTC
But the situation improved a bit as 1.4.5 will try "Tool (band)" before "Tool". But this only works for the English wikipedia right now and we would need somebody who adds the translation for some common wikipedia languages.