# Bug Reports

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/bug-reports/21.md?page=41

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## [\[X\] Switching away ceased Read Tag status update](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-switching-away-ceased-read-tag-status-update/6255)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-switching-away-ceased-read-tag-status-update/6255 "2008-02-16T19:00:23Z")

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When during a long Read Tag I switch away from the app and then back, the status bar count of files processed is frozen.

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## [\[F\] Window failure during tag read](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-window-failure-during-tag-read/6085)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-window-failure-during-tag-read/6085 "2008-02-16T12:30:16Z")

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If during e.g. a File | Read tag operation, I switch away from and back to the app, the window fails to reappear until the operation is finished.

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## [\[F\] TLEN placeholder not showing by default](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tlen-placeholder-not-showing-by-default/6253)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tlen-placeholder-not-showing-by-default/6253 "2008-02-16T12:25:05Z")

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The TLEN field maps correctly to %length% but this is not available in the drop down lists until you add it to a track yourself. Instead %songlen% is available but that maps to a TXXX field.

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## [\[F\] Renaming tag panel entry loses drop-down values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-renaming-tag-panel-entry-loses-drop-down-values/6254)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-renaming-tag-panel-entry-loses-drop-down-values/6254 "2008-02-16T12:24:50Z")

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Renaming a tag panel entry (in Options | Tag Pane) loses all literal values in that field’s Tag Panel drop-down list. Workaround - reselect the tracks.

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## [\[F\] Tag - Filename Undo can attempt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tag-filename-undo-can-attempt/6263)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tag-filename-undo-can-attempt/6263 "2008-02-16T12:24:34Z")

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… to delete the same directory multiple times - where there are many files in the same directory. It should only attempt once. And each redundant attempt causes a “Directory … cannot be deleted” errors, requiring the u…

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## [\[F\] Action can get stuck until e.g. mouse is moved](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-can-get-stuck-until-e-g-mouse-is-moved/5741)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-can-get-stuck-until-e-g-mouse-is-moved/5741 "2008-02-16T12:24:21Z")

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Execution of an Action on a large number of files can get stuck (during which it ignores Cancel clicks) progressing only while the mouse is moved or a key is held. E.g. On 662 files I run an empty Action group. The prog…

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## [\[F\] Remove cover art problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-remove-cover-art-problem/6218)

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**Author:** [@Hubird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hubird)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-remove-cover-art-problem/6218 "2008-02-16T12:23:48Z")

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If I have multiple mp3 files with embedded cover arty that varies it is not possible to remove it from the Extended Tags screen, the remove / delete button is grayed out. 2.39n

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## [\[F\] Multiple BOMs when appending to export file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-multiple-boms-when-appending-to-export-file/6233)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-multiple-boms-when-appending-to-export-file/6233 "2008-02-16T12:23:33Z")

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If utf-16 or utf-8 is used for exporting and “Write BOM” is selected, appending to an existing file results in a new byte order mark being written at the beginning of the appended section.

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## [\[X\] $regexp non-greedy fails](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-regexp-non-greedy-fails/6262)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-regexp-non-greedy-fails/6262 "2008-02-15T19:14:22Z")

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$regexp(axxxz,x.\*?z,) give a rather than axx as documented: https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/replace-regexp Non-greedy repeats Non-greedy repeats are possible by appending a '?' after the repeat; a non-greedy repeat is …

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## [\[X\] 'Check for new version' False negative](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-check-for-new-version-false-negative/6264)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-check-for-new-version-false-negative/6264 "2008-02-15T13:04:25Z")

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‘Check for new version’ says: You are using the latest version Mp3tag v2.39n. An update is not available. Both statements are false.

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## [\[F\] Export completion message count can be wrong](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-completion-message-count-can-be-wrong/6200)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-completion-message-count-can-be-wrong/6200 "2008-02-12T13:00:11Z")

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In File Export’s completion message e.g. . Exported information about 11650 files was written to file ‘c:\\temp.txt’. the file quantity is wrong when files have been exlcluded from output by e.g. $loop(,1). It se…

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## [\[F\] Attempting edit of a missing file causes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-attempting-edit-of-a-missing-file-causes/6192)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-attempting-edit-of-a-missing-file-causes/6192 "2008-02-12T12:59:07Z")

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the erroneous message: The file “\[snip\]” is a read-only file.

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## [\[F\] Action Import File failure on missing file is silent](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-import-file-failure-on-missing-file-is-silent/6187)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-import-file-failure-on-missing-file-is-silent/6187 "2008-02-12T12:58:00Z")

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When Action Import File fails due to missing file, it fails to issue an error dialog.

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## [\[F\] Action Export encoding fails to default to ansi](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-export-encoding-fails-to-default-to-ansi/6188)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-action-export-encoding-fails-to-default-to-ansi/6188 "2008-02-12T12:54:17Z")

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Action Export’s encoding fails to default to ANSI - with no $filename(), the encoding is UTF-8, rather than ANSI as in the case of File | Export.

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## [\[F\] TAB/ALT+TAB get stuck on read-only fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tab-alt-tab-get-stuck-on-read-only-fields/6140)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tab-alt-tab-get-stuck-on-read-only-fields/6140 "2008-02-12T12:48:03Z")

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Tracklist TAB/SHIFT+TAB (Go to next/prev writable field when in edit mode) don’t go to the next writable field if there is one or more read-only fields in between.

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## [\[F\] %\_folderpath% column editing fails](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-folderpath-column-editing-fails/6170)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-folderpath-column-editing-fails/6170 "2008-02-12T12:44:14Z")

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A column with %\_folderpath% in ‘Field:’ refuses to be edited i.e. is read-only in the tracklist. Help says: Field This field is optional. The placeholder of this field is used for editing the content of the field thro…

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## [\[F\] Undocked tag panel title is the app title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-undocked-tag-panel-title-is-the-app-title/6171)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-undocked-tag-panel-title-is-the-app-title/6171 "2008-02-12T12:39:10Z")

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…rather than e.g. “Tag panel” as expected.

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## [\[F\] Deleted file != write protection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-deleted-file-write-protection/5446)

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**Author:** [@Flominator](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flominator)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-deleted-file-write-protection/5446 "2008-02-09T20:13:44Z")

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Hi Florian, when I select a file, delete it within windows and then want to save it, mp3tag tells me that it’s write protected, but it simply isn’t there - that’s all :slight\_smile: Maybe you want to fix it, Regards, …

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## [\[F\] Case conversion on \_FIELDNAME leaves blank field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-case-conversion-on-fieldname-leaves-blank-field/6203)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-case-conversion-on-fieldname-leaves-blank-field/6203 "2008-02-09T20:10:36Z")

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Executing a Case Conversion action on \_FIELDNAME leaves behind a blank field with the name \_FIELDNAME. This must have begun with 2.39n. I just reverted to 2.39m and it doesn’t have the bug.

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## [\[F\] Web Sources doesn't read track titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-web-sources-doesnt-read-track-titles/5459)

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**Author:** [@PhilHawks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PhilHawks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-web-sources-doesnt-read-track-titles/5459 "2008-02-08T08:35:35Z")

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Hi, Scenario: I have an album listed in the main view. Non of the tracks have a Track Number tag but they have Title tags and most other tags. Because the list has no track order it is naturally listed in the wrong o…

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## [\[X\] Possible Bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-possible-bug/6204)

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**Author:** [@Hubird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hubird)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-possible-bug/6204 "2008-02-08T02:23:30Z")

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The window title and path do not match, see screen shot.

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## [\[F\] Export | One file per directory overwrite](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-one-file-per-directory-overwrite/5601)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-one-file-per-directory-overwrite/5601 "2008-02-06T19:55:33Z")

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Using ‘One file per directory’ to get one file per directory works fine provided the output lines are in directory order… but if they are not, each directory’s file contains the output of only the last group of files in …

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## [\[X\] two-line paste into filelist field loses second line](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-two-line-paste-into-filelist-field-loses-second-line/6185)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-two-line-paste-into-filelist-field-loses-second-line/6185 "2008-02-06T19:52:29Z")

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With a two-line clip, Pasting into a filelist field loses the second line e.g. 1 Double-click an two-line field value 2 CTRL+V, CTRL-C 3 See that the second line is lost.

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## [\[X\] Renaming from tags with "\\" character creates a new folder!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-renaming-from-tags-with-character-creates-a-new-folder/6166)

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**Author:** [@123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-renaming-from-tags-with-character-creates-a-new-folder/6166 "2008-02-03T18:53:10Z")

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As I said in the title: Renaming from tags with “” character creates a new folder! (wtf?) Maybe you won’t consider this as a bug, but think of it! Are you sure the user pretends to create a new folder when he is just …

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## [\[X\] changing TAG field B-\>C and A-\>B looses A](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-changing-tag-field-b-c-and-a-b-looses-a/6172)

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**Author:** [@Cookie\_Monster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cookie_Monster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-changing-tag-field-b-c-and-a-b-looses-a/6172 "2008-02-03T18:45:28Z")

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(EDIT: “Editing a post in changing TAG field B-\>C and A-\>B looses A”, with A I mean the content of A, the tag fields that are left are C, so content of A is lost, and tag fields A and B are gone). Hi, the following res…

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## [\[X\] max\_counter can give value of wrong loop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-max-counter-can-give-value-of-wrong-loop/5700)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-max-counter-can-give-value-of-wrong-loop/5700 "2008-02-03T14:10:22Z")

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%\_max\_counter% can give the value for the wrong loop. E.g. whereas the last line of the output of the Export script -- nested loops $loop(%\_directory%)$loop(%\_filename%)%\_directory%/%\_filename% $loopend()$loopend() -- s…

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## [\[F\] Help error - $num range](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-help-error-num-range/6112)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-help-error-num-range/6112 "2008-02-03T13:53:58Z")

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C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\help\\main\_scripting.html erroneously says that $num is limited to five digits. (V2.39i)

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## [\[F\] Export BOM falure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-bom-falure/6084)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-export-bom-falure/6084 "2008-02-03T13:48:37Z")

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With no $filename() in the config, Tools | Options… | Export, \[X\] Write BOM fails to work. Note: C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\help\\options\_export.html says Write BOM Mp3tag exports data in Unicode format encoded as UTF-8 b…

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## [\[X\] Documentation Issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-documentation-issue/6149)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-documentation-issue/6149 "2008-02-02T21:15:04Z")

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We have entries such as Name in Mp3tag ID3v2.3 ID3v2.4 ALBUM TALB " ALBUMSORTORDER - TSOA ARTIST TPE1 " DATE TDAT - Normally,…

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## [\[F\] Funky Actions Bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-funky-actions-bug/6080)

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**Author:** [@Nighted](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nighted)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-funky-actions-bug/6080 "2008-02-02T11:59:32Z")

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I was playing around adding some new Actions. Everything seemed to be fine until I tried adding an action for exporting a cover. For some reason I could not name that action, it would just stay blank. Every time I hit t…

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