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Matt, since this works for you can you give me a step by step?

Create a new Collection; I have that already inkl. some parameters for trying, but i still say that there is now way to create a Collection which selects the last 100 (or whatever number) Albums by date added to the DB in see the result in Grid View.

I see the multiple options to manipulate List View but they are not available in Grid View.

Regards, Uwe

MattTown wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:27 pm I use sort by Date Added all the time in the main list. Add the column and click on it. I find it really useful for checking out files that have just been added via CD rip, and fixing the metatdata that gets missed from the auto tagging.

Better still, define a list view that is configured to do that for you. Creating a list view works best if your usual sort has multiple sort levels and you get tired of recreating the sort.

Cheers
Matt

Yes, Grid view is limited as it's Album based, whereas Added is file based. You can't sort Grid on Added, but list by (Album) and List Views can.

You can create an AutoPlaylist limited to x files sorted on Added. You can set it to Grid, but this will no longer sort on Added.

Related: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=20440

Thank you for your answer !

In any grid view when i select/click on an album, in the preview window on the lower right i can see the "added" date. I selected added in the >Layout>Preview & Lyrics>Advanced>Choose Fields... among them is "added". There is even different positions & fields possible for music & classical music.

So were does MM 2024 get the added date for the preview window when selecting an album in grid view?

I can see 'added' does work and the info is in the DB but not consistent to use.

But now i can rest with this issue and wait for the results of the ticket you opened and set for 5.2

kind regards !

Lowlander wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:05 am Yes, Grid view is limited as it's Album based, whereas Added is file based. You can't sort Grid on Added, but list by (Album) and List Views can.

You can create an AutoPlaylist limited to x files sorted on Added. You can set it to Grid, but this will no longer sort on Added.

Related: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=20440

Preview shows details of a single file. If you see Title it shows which file is being used in Preview.

UweBo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:48 am Matt, since this works for you can you give me a step by step?

Hi UweBo,

There's two main steps - ensure that you have Date Added and create a List View.

Ensure that you have Date Added - ignore this step if it is already present:
1. In the main list, use the View select button (top right of the list in the coloured bar, the bar being mustard yellow in the Material Design skin on my system) to get to the simple List view, which just has one line for each file and plenty of fields across.
2. Right click on any of the column headers (eg Title) to bring up the context menu and select Choose columns / Sort.
3. In the Choose columns dialog, look near the top of the left Columns list, select the Added field and then the Add button in the centre, which will put the Added field into the view. You can use this dialog to move the field up and down on the list, which ends up being left or right on the main display. Ignore the sort option because you'll define that in the next step.

Create a List View sorted by Date Added:
1. In the top right of the coloured bar above the column headers you should see three icons: a funnel/filter icon, the view selection icon and a drop down arrow for the Views dialog, click on the down arrow.
2. In the Views dialog, click on Manage views at bottom.
3. In the Manage Views dialog, click on the <Add new> option at bottom.
4. In the Configure View dialog:
5. Enter a list name into the Name field, I used "Date Added"
6. Ensure that the View Type is List - that gives you access to all of the fields.
7. Delete any sort options already there by clicking on the minus sign next to each displayed sort
8. Click on + to add a sort
9. In the underlined field name area, click on the little triangle at right to get the field list
10. Click on the Added field name, which will select that field.
11. The A..Z at right of the Field name defines the sort order. A..Z will put your newest files at the bottom of the list, but they will also be in the added order which would generally be disc:track, and so naturally represent album contents. That is how I display it.
12. OK outwards. If you make a mistake you can use the Bin icon in Manage Views to delete it and redo.

The Date Added view will now be available from the pulldown or just by repeatedly clicking on the Views button. Note that depending on where you located your Date Added field, you may have to scroll sideways to see it. You can always drag the Date Added field left to put it into the default view if you want.

Cheers
Matt

Hello Matt
thank you ! It's quiet some instructions to follow. I will try it out and get back to you.

Uwe