by grommet » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:52 pm
The "/" is a reserved character to separate the names for ID3v2.3 for at least the Artist, Composer, etc. That's how it's intended to be stored per the standard. So, because of this... you can't use a slash in the actual tag without MM splitting out the individual names. Well, with the explicit exception of AC/DC.
The same is true for WMP 11, Explorer shell/Vista & any applications that follow the standard. But most applications ignore the whole concept of multiple discrete names, so this is ignored, too.
If you used another format, like WMA, a true slash could be stored in the tag since the tagging standard is more robust.
The semi-colon is used for display and entry purposes for multiple entries. The same is used for Windows shell, WMP 10/11, foobar2000, etc...
What is wrong with treating your two composers as two names? Don't they still display next to each other, with semi-colons between them in the display?
If you insist on treating the multiple individual composers or artists as a single item, use something else like "Bob & Joe".
The "/" is a reserved character to separate the names for ID3v2.3 for at least the Artist, Composer, etc. That's how it's intended to be stored per the standard. So, because of this... you can't use a slash in the actual tag without MM splitting out the individual names. Well, with the explicit exception of AC/DC. :) The same is true for WMP 11, Explorer shell/Vista & any applications that follow the standard. But most applications ignore the whole concept of multiple discrete names, so this is ignored, too.
If you used another format, like WMA, a true slash could be stored in the tag since the tagging standard is more robust.
The semi-colon is used for display and entry purposes for multiple entries. The same is used for Windows shell, WMP 10/11, foobar2000, etc...
What is wrong with treating your two composers as two names? Don't they still display next to each other, with semi-colons between them in the display?
If you insist on treating the multiple individual composers or artists as a single item, use something else like "Bob & Joe".