# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=116 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 117 --- ## [claims focus on each file ad](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/claims-focus-on-each-file-ad/5252)
**Author:** [@markeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markeh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/claims-focus-on-each-file-ad/5252 "2007-08-03T22:39:38Z")
I don’t see this reported elsewhere, and I consider this a bug, so here goes: If I add a number of files by a right mouse button “mp3tag”, MP3 reclaims the focus again after every file ad. For a large number of files,… --- ## [Add some text to Title for multiple files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-some-text-to-title-for-multiple-files/5229)
**Author:** [@attock](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/attock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-some-text-to-title-for-multiple-files/5229 "2007-08-02T16:15:46Z")
hi, Can some one tell me how do I add some text e.g. (mywebsite.com) to the title of the songs? and how abt adding additional text to a filename? Another questions: what gets stored in the beginning of the file ID3V2?… --- ## [Action for cyrillic users: replace «french» letters to simple form](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-cyrillic-users-replace-french-letters-to-simple-form/5241)
**Author:** [@zencd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zencd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-cyrillic-users-replace-french-letters-to-simple-form/5241 "2007-08-01T23:54:36Z")
Appropriate for french & brazillian titles, maybe for all western languages at all. Although probably incomplete, but at least for french titles it worked very long with no changes. Example: The action attached Fren… --- ## [Suggestions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions/5238)
**Author:** [@modernideas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/modernideas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions/5238 "2007-08-01T20:51:04Z")
I swapped from an older version to 2.39. Generally I’m satisfied with the new features, but I’d love to see a return of the easy shortcuts converters for tag to name like: %a - %n %t instead of the new: %artist% - … --- ## [Directory rename feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-rename-feature/5173)
**Author:** [@amp26](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amp26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-rename-feature/5173 "2007-08-01T17:28:20Z")
The filename (song) rename feature is great. I would also like a button to rename the directory containing the files using the tag contents. If you keep your music in the form: Music\\Artist\\Album\*.mp3 or Music\\Artist … --- ## [Removal of old tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removal-of-old-tags/5237)
**Author:** [@Hergest](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hergest)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removal-of-old-tags/5237 "2007-08-01T06:20:33Z")
I sometimes find that I cannot update certain tags within mp3tag, for example renumbering tracks in the format “nn/nn”, when they only have a single digit track number. I figured out that the files have older tag versio… --- ## [Nfo implementation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nfo-implementation/5223)
**Author:** [@Aelux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aelux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nfo-implementation/5223 "2007-07-31T17:33:28Z")
I have a large music library, which i’m happy to announce has been completely organized by mp3tag. I also share a great deal of it and when I get new cd’s I like to write a .nfo tag which I then put in an updates folder… --- ## [using placeholders in actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-placeholders-in-actions/5219)
**Author:** [@gottkaiser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gottkaiser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-placeholders-in-actions/5219 "2007-07-29T15:09:35Z")
Hi, I want to create a action to export album covers. It is not working. Nothing happens when I create a new action export covers and try to export them with that structure: C:…%\_directory%\\folder I also tried this p… --- ## [How to change language file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-language-file/5210)
**Author:** [@tDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tDJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-language-file/5210 "2007-07-28T18:17:13Z")
Mp3tag installed a language file which is in Dutch for me. That’s good. Now I want to use the English language, but I can’t see any option in the setup or in the program to change it. Is there another way to do this or c… --- ## [Saving tag the actual tag information by pressing Enter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-the-actual-tag-information-by-pressing-enter/5215)
**Author:** [@zipmmcs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zipmmcs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-the-actual-tag-information-by-pressing-enter/5215 "2007-07-28T17:28:12Z")
Hi, I would like to suggest another improvement. It would be cool if the actual tag information (that I’ve just edited) could be saved by pressing Enter not only by pressing ctrl+s. Best regards, zipmmcs --- ## [Creating playlist about selected files, using a shortcut](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-playlist-about-selected-files-using-a-shortcut/5214)
**Author:** [@zipmmcs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zipmmcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-playlist-about-selected-files-using-a-shortcut/5214 "2007-07-28T16:15:32Z")
Hi, I love this software. Earlier I used Tag and rename, but nowadays work with this. However it is fantastic and usable and has many-many fine features, I missing a shortcut about creating play list from selected file… --- ## [Windows 98](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-98/5212)
**Author:** [@Gemini\_II](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gemini_II)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-98/5212 "2007-07-28T12:39:47Z")
Hello, It’s pitty that you stopped supporting Windows 98. The current veriosn for Win98 lacks some important improofments So I would ask you to consider to support window 98 again. Allthough it’s somewhat more diffi… --- ## [Various Artist / Soundtrack](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artist-soundtrack/5190)
**Author:** [@nolageek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nolageek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artist-soundtrack/5190 "2007-07-27T14:39:37Z")
Now that I’m reaching almost 17000 MP3s, I’m trying to reign them in so they’re easier to manage. One of my biggest headaches is Various artist releases and sound tracks. I promise I searched the forum and I couldn’t fi… --- ## [REQ: claer ALL artwork with one command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/req-claer-all-artwork-with-one-command/5189)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/req-claer-all-artwork-with-one-command/5189 "2007-07-27T14:25:33Z")
howdy y’all, i have been getting file sets in with several different covers for the same album. yes, it’s very, very odd! anyway, the current artwork area doesn’t allow removing the artwork in one fell swoop if the art … --- ## [New Convert Action suggestion.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-convert-action-suggestion/5199)
**Author:** [@shushik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shushik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-convert-action-suggestion/5199 "2007-07-26T17:04:07Z")
As you probably know there are lenguages that are written form Right to left. The problem is that most of the MP3 devices on the market don’t know how to deal with it, and display the song name, artist, album etc. in t… --- ## [REQ: clear ALL comments with one command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/req-clear-all-comments-with-one-command/5188)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/req-clear-all-comments-with-one-command/5188 "2007-07-25T01:06:20Z")
howdy y’all, i often get files that have 2 to 6 lines of what looks like hex data in the comments. i can’t tell if it’s 2-to-6 separate comments or one comment displayed as multiple lines. the 1st, i suspect. right now,… --- ## [WMP11 and Album-Artist tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp11-and-album-artist-tag/4457)
**Author:** [@christian\_s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christian_s)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp11-and-album-artist-tag/4457 "2007-07-24T22:02:58Z")
Hi all, I’ve been using mp3tag for years and it has so far been working out great for me. I just purchased a Windows Media Center PC and I’m struggeling with getting it to recognize my music correctly. I think the reas… --- ## [Cannot edit mp3 tag information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149)
**Author:** [@mostinuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mostinuk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149 "2007-07-23T17:31:24Z")
I’m at a loss. If I use mp3tag, I can see all the mp3 tag information, title, track album etc, but when I using windows explorer, I cannot see any of the information, only the filenames, this is also the case in media c… --- ## [Unicode support Win98](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-support-win98/5176)
**Author:** [@Gemini\_II](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gemini_II)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-support-win98/5176 "2007-07-23T17:16:55Z")
Hello Florian, I whished I had Windows XP, but I just have Win98. So I can’t use the latest version of Mp3Tag becuase you stopped developing for Win98. Do you now that it’s also possible to develop Unicode programs fo… --- ## [Ability to paste a Discogs release URL](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ability-to-paste-a-discogs-release-url/5174)
**Author:** [@amp26](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amp26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ability-to-paste-a-discogs-release-url/5174 "2007-07-21T21:37:15Z")
It is impossible to look up certain albums in Discogs if they are Various Artists, such as this: http://www.discogs.com/release/615005 Please add a way to prompt for the Discogs release URL so that these albums can be … --- ## [Where can I download version 2.36?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-can-i-download-version-2-36/5155)
**Author:** [@Den](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Den)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-can-i-download-version-2-36/5155 "2007-07-18T08:21:01Z")
I’m having problem with version 2.38; registry modifications just don’t work to read the entire directory. I have Win XP HE and version 2.36 was suggested on this forum. Where can I find it :slight\_smile: Den --- ## [\[Feature Request\] Enhance the context pop up menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-enhance-the-context-pop-up-menu/5158)
**Author:** [@lifanxi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lifanxi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-enhance-the-context-pop-up-menu/5158 "2007-07-18T07:20:59Z")
This feature request is posted behalf of lyufo (AT) 163.com Is it possible to enhance the context pop up menu by adding some items like “Add to Windows Media Player list”? Currently, user have to drag the file to the p… --- ## [Next mp3tag version - what can be expected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/next-mp3tag-version-what-can-be-expected/5144)
**Author:** [@HorseFace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HorseFace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/next-mp3tag-version-what-can-be-expected/5144 "2007-07-13T16:19:42Z")
What features can we expect from the next version of mp3tag, I dont expect a changelog but an idea of what is to come regards --- ## [Tips needed in scanning album covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tips-needed-in-scanning-album-covers/4329)
**Author:** [@alokeprasad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alokeprasad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tips-needed-in-scanning-album-covers/4329 "2007-07-12T22:56:29Z")
Hi, I have many (500+) of my Indian music CD’s ripped and converted to mp3 (using LAME) and edited with mp3tag. Each cd content is in it’s own directory. The directories are also structured according to Genre. I just… --- ## [How do you convert Tag Format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-convert-tag-format/5143)
**Author:** [@Guitar1969](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guitar1969)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-convert-tag-format/5143 "2007-07-12T20:46:07Z")
I am having problems with Tag data on my portable and I believe the culprete is the Tag version of my files. When I access my library is Mp3tag it says the tag is" WMA (WMA)"; Obviuosly because it came from WMP - The fi… --- ## [Rebuilding Playlists after Filename converting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rebuilding-playlists-after-filename-converting/5134)
**Author:** [@Guitar1969](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guitar1969)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rebuilding-playlists-after-filename-converting/5134 "2007-07-12T05:18:43Z")
I used the Filename convert feature to standardize the syntax of my source filenames so they contain artist - song name - album name), and now I am trying to figure out how to correctly rebuild my m3u playlists so they m… --- ## [More than 4 chars in YEAR](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-than-4-chars-in-year/4943)
**Author:** [@sinsu61](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sinsu61)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-than-4-chars-in-year/4943 "2007-07-10T10:47:53Z")
Is it possible to remove the 4-numbers restriction from the YEAR field in the tag panel when using ID3v2.4? from http://www.id3.org/id3v2.4.0-frames from http://www.id3lib.org/id3/id3v2.4.0-structure.txt The MusicBr… --- ## [Support for Amazon.co.uk?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-amazon-co-uk/3190)
**Author:** [@Dolphine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dolphine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-amazon-co-uk/3190 "2007-07-07T15:26:42Z")
I would like to see Amazon.co.uk added to the list of online databases. There are a lot of albums that come out in the UK (bonus track editions and compilations being the favourite) that are not available either in .com … --- ## [Some things to say & small suggestions&requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-things-to-say-small-suggestions-requests/5101)
**Author:** [@HorseFace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HorseFace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-things-to-say-small-suggestions-requests/5101 "2007-07-05T06:49:16Z")
JUST THE FOLLWOING TWO I cannot seem to locate ‘URL’ tag type in the tag panel options, what heading is it under please - thanks so far for giving users like me the chance to specify thier own tag entries\_ very good f… --- ## [Explorer Shell extension to display metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-shell-extension-to-display-metadata/5025)
**Author:** [@HorseFace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HorseFace)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-shell-extension-to-display-metadata/5025 "2007-07-05T06:33:59Z")
Hi all, I am a huge music enthusiats along with computers and use both, I was looking for a tagger program with some features like FLAC support, album art and of course batch tagging and I stumbled upon this program wit… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=115) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=117)