Magic Nodes 4.2 w/ 380 masks & real GUI (2011-07-01)[MM2+]

[Weatherman]

Again, go to Magic Nodes Impoert/export.

First, at the bottom right hand side of the screen click on the Export button. This will prompt you to create a name for the file and a location. Give it a name that makes sense...probably with a date next to it. Click OK and the set of Magic nodes will be exported as an .ini file. You therefore have them safe.

You'll see on the left hand side small check boxes, and probably all of them will be ticked. Just uncheck the ones you want to keep. Then click on the delete button. Only the ones you want will be left. Click "Close". Those magic nodes will be the ones that are kept in your Mediamonkey.ini file. Next time you load up, you'll just have the ones you kept.

If you want the old ones back, just go to EDIT - Import/Export. You will see at the top bar two buittons...one that indicates you are using the current mediamonkey.ini file. If you choose the button next to it you can then browse to find the ini file you just exported. Click Import at the bottom right hand side of the screen and the old nodes will be re-imported into the current mediamonkey.ini file.

Hope this helps

[linn]

Would it be possible to have the tracklist ordered with a mask ?

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<Group|Name:Albums...|Show tracks:No>\Albums added in last 10 weeks|Icon:Top level|Filter:Cast(JulianDay(Date('now', 'localtime', '-6 days', 'weekday 1', '6 days')) - JulianDay(Date(Songs.DateAdded + JulianDay('1899-12-30'))) As integer) / 7 < 10\<Album|Sort by:Min(Time since added)|Sort key:0|Statistic:Min(Days since added)>

I would like to have the "added"column sorted with the newest on top.
Thanks

[ZvezdanD]

Would it be possible to have the tracklist ordered with a mask ?

No, it is not possible to change sorting order of tracks in the tracklist using this add-on. You could only sort nodes in the tree list and with the mentioned mask albums are already sorted with the newest on top.

[linn]

Would it be possible to have the tracklist ordered with a mask ?

No, it is not possible to change sorting order of tracks in the tracklist using this add-on. You could only sort nodes in the tree list and with the mentioned mask albums are already sorted with the newest on top.

Right,thanks

[markeh]

Is there a way to sync a magic node to my ipod? I have a version of the "20 most recently added albums" that I would like to have synced every time - like an autoplaylist...

thnx,


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[ZvezdanD]

Is there a way to sync a magic node to my ipod? I have a version of the "20 most recently added albums" that I would like to have synced every time - like an autoplaylist...

Magic Nodes cannot be directly synchronized with some device in same way as you are using auto-playlists, because MediaMonkey doesn't provide necessary programing interface for that, as already explained in the sync - magic nodes - playlist thread: "Consider that auto-playlists are a gold feature, and something like this would certainly circumvent the need for auto-playlists at all, since scripts are free."

However, there is a workaround for that, if you are using Magic Nodes v3.0 or up. You could modify the wanted mask using Child of:Playlist and Position:Child, which will generate the static playlist that could be synced as usual. For example:

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<Group|name:Last 20...|Show tracks:No>\20 Recently added Albums|Icon:Top level|Child of:Playlist|Position:Child|SQL filter: Songs.IDAlbum IN (SELECT IDAlbum FROM Songs GROUP BY IDAlbum HAVING Count(TrackNumber) = Max(Cast(TrackNumber As integer)) AND Count(TrackNumber) > 3 ORDER BY Min(DateAdded) DESC LIMIT 20)\<Album with album artist|Sort by:Max(Time since added)>

As I said, such playlist is static, but it could be updated if you choose the Refresh Magic Node option from the context menu. However, you need to do this manually every time before sync, so it is not direct replacement for auto-playlists.

[toof4st]

Drag and Drop and renaming of nodes seem to be broken regardless of the setting in the options dialog

Version 2.7 works. I am using MM 3.2.0.1294. Tried reinstalling. Deleting the old database etc etc.

Thanks

[markeh]

Magic Nodes cannot be directly synchronized with some device in same way as you are using auto-playlists, because MediaMonkey doesn't provide necessary programing interface for that, as already explained in the sync - magic nodes - playlist thread:

These things can be pretty hard to find, given the organization of the forum. I looked but didn't find this. Or maybe I found it, but didn't understand its connection with what I want.

"Consider that auto-playlists are a gold feature, and something like this would certainly circumvent the need for auto-playlists at all, since scripts are free."

Well, I'm a gold, fully paid user, and have been for several years. Unfortunately there is no way I know to have this function in an AutoPlaylist. If there is some way of doing this with auto playlists, I would sure like to hear about it.

However, there is a workaround for that,

Good - Thanks for your help

As I said, such playlist is static, but it could be updated if you choose the Refresh Magic Node option from the context menu. However, you need to do this manually every time before sync, so it is not direct replacement for auto-playlists.

Well, better than nothing. But if there is a better solution for gold users, I would love to hear about it. I can certainly build an auto playlist for the tracks added in the last N days, and limit it by time or storage. I don't see a way to build one that includes a count of recent, complete, albums.


thanks for your help,


Mark


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[ZvezdanD]

Drag and Drop and renaming of nodes seem to be broken regardless of the setting in the options dialog

Thanks for the report. There is new release of this add-on: v4.0.2 - 2010-04-21
* Added: 12 new masks (mainly in Random folder);
* Fixed: drag & drop and renaming of nodes (broken in v4.0);
* Fixed: incorrect time unit for Song Length with Filter spinedit control in Settings dialog box.

[LeoBern]

Hi,

Is it possible to have MagicNodes-Icon in "Shortcut" toolbar (just like "Artist Node", "Genre Node", etc) ?

[ZvezdanD]

Is it possible to have MagicNodes-Icon in "Shortcut" toolbar (just like "Artist Node", "Genre Node", etc) ?

Currently, it is not possible. I have a plan to enable adding of buttons to the toolbar, but even then it would not be possible to add them to the Shortcut toolbar because MM programing interface doesn't allow that. I think I would use Navigation toolbar instead.

In the meantime, you could use the keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys).

[Is it possigle to add a string constant to a node]

Is it possigle to add a string constant to a node e.g. like this
<Group|Name:Year>\Original Year\<Original year|Trim:2|Statistic:Count(All)> + "00"
so that I get a tree
Year
+Original Year
+ 1800
+ 1900
+ 2000

[ZvezdanD]

Is it possigle to add a string constant to a node e.g. like this
<Group|Name:Year>\Original Year\<Original year|Trim:2|Statistic:Count(All)> + "00"
so that I get a tree
Year
+Original Year
+ 1800
+ 1900
+ 2000

Currently not, but why don't you use the <Original Decade> field instead?

[habanr]

Currently not, but why don't you use the <Original Decade> field instead?

Because I don't know that it exists Thank you...

[thetudz]

Hallo,

i need a little help here. I am trying to create a node, which can do the following: select the last 100 albums played AND select the last 100 albums added AND select all albums with rating equal or greater 4 stars (this results in approx. 300-400 albums). For me it is important, that this is ONE node. Is this possible? What would the query-code look like?

Thx for any help... TheTudz...