Album Artist Node v2.20 (With Artists Home page) [Script]

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Album Artist Node

Now featuring Album Artist's Homepage viewer build in.
To get to the Album Artists home page, first click the Album Artist name, then an album, then click the Album Artist name again.



To Do
Maybe add Drag/Drop & Edit Artist sorts of stuff in the Node

Changelog:
1.0 to 1.01: Tiny clean-up and correction of one data type. (string/number)
1.01 - 1.10: Put Node between Artist and Album.

1.10 - 2.00: Added a function that bring up Album Artists Home Page.
2.00 - 2.10: Made HomePage only show every other time at Artist Click
2.10 - 2.20: Added "More From->Album Artist" in the Pop Up menu.

Click Artist Album, then Artist Name = Home Page
Do it again, and you get all the songs.
Do it again, and you get home page again, and so on..

Install Script v2.10 (with Album Artist View) Open zip, and just double click the install file.
(Version 2.20 not found in current backup location, will add if found in another location)


Install Script v1.x (without Album Artist or 'More From' View) Open zip, and just double click the install file.

[Nebbin]

Does this script differ in any significant manner to the Magic Nodes solution?

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Album Artist|shortcut:Ctrl+F8|child of:artist\<Album Artist>\<Album|Sort by:max(year)>

The only difference I can see is that the album image is now a blue disc (which I quite like).

[DiddeLeeDoo]

I don't know, as I do not use MagicNodes.

This one is 'tuned' for the purpose, so it maybe faster.

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Now featuring 'Get Album Artists' Homepage.... so now it's a bit different to Magic Nodes anyways....

First click Album Artist's name, then an Album, then the Album Artist's Name again, and the Main Track Window will contain the Official Homepage of the Album Artist... Based on Google's I feel Lucky feature

[Pierrotlefou]

Thanks a lot for this script it helped me a lot!

Pierrot

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Nice to someone else than myself use it

On that note, I updated the script here to one that only show the Home Page every other time... like

Click Artist Album, then Artist Name = Home Page
Do it again, and you get all the songs.
Do it again, and you get home page again, and so on..

[bbuchi]

great script , faster then magic nodes

it was nice when clik on more from (right mouse) the node album artist is open and not the artist node.

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Hi bbuchi,
Sure, I just did a 'quick one' with that feature... so I call it beta for now.

You can try it here.
BETA: With Now Playing Pop Up Menu -> More From -> Album Artist
removed....

Just made it , and testing it out a bit.

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Seems to work alright. Had to do a couple of adjustments.

Script updated with 'More From'

[Mizery_Made]

Nice touch, though, since Google isn't always right 100% of the time, specially with lesser known acts... how hard would it be to import an option type of setting for this script, one that could pull the AlbumArtistID# (I think MM gives them one, not too familiar with MM's workings yet) and then bring up a window where you could select a radio button on "Google Search" or "Custom" with Custom allowing you to enter the address for the Artist's official site.

This could help, namely with smaller acts that art too easily found on Google (or maybe they don't have a 'official' site and you wanna set it to something else), then, when you click the Artist node, it'd call the option sheet and either load the URL from the settings, or ask Google.

What cha think? Possible? Not worth the time? Impossible?

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Simple to do really. I know what you mean. Things like the group Bread is a problem too

Will have a look into that tomorrow.

[bbuchi]

yeah it works fantastic, thanks for the great script.

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Thanks bbuchi

Mizery_Made. Here's a beta with that editable home page stuff.

Install Script v2.30 Beta (Added custom URLs) Open zip, and just double click the install file.

Haven't had enough time to test it in all sorts of situations, but it's here if you want to give it a go.

If you right click an Album Artist's name, in the node, you'll see 'Artist's Homepage. Click it, and you'll get a chance to write a custom homepage for this Artist, and it will be used instead of the Google Lucky feature.

The info is stored in the Comment field of the Artist, that is not commonly used. You only find it by right clicking in the Artists node, > properties. As a rule this home page should start with http:// as the script expect that before being able to use it instead of the Google feature.

The url is stored as the first line in the artists comment field. Something to try out anyways... I have to get back to gardening....

I know at this point that the dialog where you can put in the URL can need some refinement.

[bbuchi]

Hey DiddeLeeDoo

when comes a version for MM3?

I use this script daily, but i will switch to MM3

Bernd