Color coding in MM

[acenubian]

Hello:

Is there a way to color code song information depending on which folder files are kept in? This would be particularly helpful in searching for duplicate files.

For example, I have three versions of "Song 123" by the same artist, same duration. Version 1 is the radio version, version 2 is the album version, and version 3 is the instrumental version.

I keep each file in 3 different folders, but they will always show up as potential duplicates. If I could color code the songs by folder, I would know immediately that although they appear as duplicate files, that they are three different versions of the same song and not truly duplicates.

Thanks!

[Nebbin]

How do you tell which version you are playing? (or have I missunderstood you?)

I simply add the extra information into the title field in order to differentiate between each version. eg:

Song 123 (radio version)

I know this may not be what you're after. There is currently no colour coding system in place, and I'm unsure if a script could produce it either.

[Teknojnky]

Color coding of various file types, bitrates, tag types (id1, 2 and lrc), possible duplicates, and more would be a welcome addition to MM.

The Godfather has had color coded files forever (and they are configurable too). I used to use TGF before I came across MM. It's very powerful, but also quite complex and sometimes confusing.

[Nebbin]

Hmmm, I can see that if you had the exact same version of a song in differing formats (eg mp3 and a lossless) then a colour code system would be fairly useful.

[Lowlander]

This is why you have the Files to Edit node (at least for some things). I'd rather see a better duplicate node (smarter) that could help with these type of things.