# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=117 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 118 --- ## [\[Request\] load only mp3s with certain fields missing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091)
**Author:** [@Dolphine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dolphine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091 "2007-07-05T05:23:02Z")
With regards to the help topic I have here: http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=5795 I would like to formally suggest this as a request to be added into mp3tag. It would be most useful for me as when you are ta… --- ## [Request: Grouped/related action groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-grouped-related-action-groups/5093)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-grouped-related-action-groups/5093 "2007-07-04T17:33:18Z")
I have several action groups defined that are related and mutually exclusive - Logically, I want to run only one of them at any given moment. The checkbox-centric dialog of Actions makes it possible to execute two of th… --- ## [Request: Execute a single action group](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-execute-a-single-action-group/5092)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-execute-a-single-action-group/5092 "2007-07-01T20:06:44Z")
I wish there was a way to easily execute a single defined action group from the Actions dialog, either from a button or from a right-click context menu action. It’s difficult when you have more than 20 action groups def… --- ## [hidden tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tags/5015)
**Author:** [@mikso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mikso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tags/5015 "2007-06-29T14:21:46Z")
I use Winamp as my main player. I’ve been reformatting some tags on files I’ve had around. They sometimes include info written in the URL, Composer, Encoded,etc., tags that I sometimes need to adjust, eliminate, or apply… --- ## [multiple CDs, naming, numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-cds-naming-numbering/5064)
**Author:** [@bobkoure](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobkoure)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-cds-naming-numbering/5064 "2007-06-29T12:23:11Z")
As per usual, there doesn’t seem to be a “standard” way to do this, but I’ve ended up using a way that seems to work with the players I use and leaves me files named the way I like. More specifically, tracks in a “box s… --- ## [\[Request\] Index ordered column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-index-ordered-column/5054)
**Author:** [@blackspawn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blackspawn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-index-ordered-column/5054 "2007-06-26T19:29:52Z")
Hi, I’ve got a feature request: Would it be possible to implement a behavior similar to Windows Explorer concerning the column by which the mp3tag’s list is ordered? By similar I mean when you press a letter, e.g “P” and… --- ## [Add an option on "Writing ID3v2 tags in system codepage"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-an-option-on-writing-id3v2-tags-in-system-codepage/5033)
**Author:** [@Lonely\_IBM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lonely_IBM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-an-option-on-writing-id3v2-tags-in-system-codepage/5033 "2007-06-19T12:47:40Z")
I’m a Chinese user, and I really cannot bear the garbled characters on my portable MP3 player (It doesn’t support Unicode at all, and so do most MP3 players in China Mainland). I strongly recommend that a checkbox should… --- ## [MP3Tag and Commandline](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-commandline/5038)
**Author:** [@h-leqin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/h-leqin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-commandline/5038 "2007-06-18T20:36:51Z")
Hy Guys, just a quick question: does anybody use the tool / commandline feature from MP3Tag? and if so which commands? (please also tell me the exact cmd parameters) I’m just trying to get the most out of MP3Tag :sm… --- ## [Why when you seach Amazon for an album you come up with erroneous results?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-when-you-seach-amazon-for-an-album-you-come-up-with-erroneous-results/5034)
**Author:** [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-when-you-seach-amazon-for-an-album-you-come-up-with-erroneous-results/5034 "2007-06-18T14:32:24Z")
I enter specific artist and album but the search doesn’t return anything close but the album exist on Amazon? Marc --- ## [Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art/5006)
**Author:** [@steve1k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steve1k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art/5006 "2007-06-17T14:53:12Z")
Have been using this program for a week now and trying to figure out how to use it :flushed: is there a beginners step guide on some of the basics. Have been loading Album Art onto some tags but I have found that some … --- ## [Feature for Tag-Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-for-tag-panel/5026)
**Author:** [@werner\_007](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/werner_007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-for-tag-panel/5026 "2007-06-17T13:15:26Z")
Sometimes I want on several songs insert additional information in a Tag-Field, without to override the already existing Tag-Text. For example adding to the Tag “Titles” the text “\[Remixed\]”. Would be fine in the Tag-Pan… --- ## [Mp3 players support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-players-support/5011)
**Author:** [@xtriker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xtriker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-players-support/5011 "2007-06-16T11:13:28Z")
I’m not sure if this program already does it but adding mp3 player support could be nice. Right now I have a creative vision:m 60 GB and the program doesn’t recognize it. --- ## [freedb (local)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-local/5001)
**Author:** [@zturk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zturk)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-local/5001 "2007-06-15T22:12:36Z")
Attached is a pdf file describing the process of installing the freedb (local) version for Windows PCs. see later posts for link to updated documentation --- ## [flac tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-tags/4991)
**Author:** [@raghu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raghu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-tags/4991 "2007-06-12T15:21:04Z")
Hi all, I am new to tagging. I wanna tag my 100GB flac collection. Just want to know what Tag options to check in mp3tag. Does flac support ID3V2 tags? I don’t wanna corrupt my collection. Regards, raghu --- ## [Keep 'edit focus' when switching windows](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-edit-focus-when-switching-windows/4994)
**Author:** [@Sabio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sabio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-edit-focus-when-switching-windows/4994 "2007-06-11T16:14:28Z")
Sometimes tag info is available in some external text file only. So the easiest way to populate tags is to use copy-paste. However this workflow is not quite convenient now. :frowning: The main problem is that ‘edit foc… --- ## ['Remove tag' is too dangerous](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-is-too-dangerous/4996)
**Author:** [@Sabio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sabio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-is-too-dangerous/4996 "2007-06-11T03:57:00Z")
Selection of which tags to remove is too deep in Options. Besides you have to check two places for Mpeg and Mpc-Ape independently. So every time before you choose ‘Remove tag’ you have to keep in mind to go to Options an… --- ## [Tag Sources (freedb) - preferred encoding](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-freedb-preferred-encoding/4995)
**Author:** [@Sabio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sabio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-freedb-preferred-encoding/4995 "2007-06-11T03:32:54Z")
It would be nice to have ability to specify ‘Convert codepage’ encoding to use by default when fetching titles from freedb. Yet another improvement would be to select automatically all the tracks in case: 1) only one tr… --- ## [Regular Expression - Back reference](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-back-reference/4993)
**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-back-reference/4993 "2007-06-10T17:25:33Z")
I would like to search for digits in a tagfield. If the digits are followed by characters or the digits are behind characters, I want to make a white space between the digits and the characters. In RegxBuddy this works: … --- ## [ALBUM ARTIST as a "standard" tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-as-a-standard-tag/4053)
**Author:** [@bobkoure](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobkoure)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-as-a-standard-tag/4053 "2007-06-09T18:01:27Z")
I noticed some while back that Foobar2000 encourages use of the tag “ALBUM ARTIST” to deal with the problem of “various artists” albums. Foobar2000:Encouraged Tags I’ve added the tag to my Mp3Tag via options/preference… --- ## [Request: Picture type](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-picture-type/4990)
**Author:** [@prefab](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/prefab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-picture-type/4990 "2007-06-08T21:32:40Z")
hello, it would be cool to be able to specify the picture type and description as described in 4.15 here: Picture Types cheers --- ## [Request: Abort | Retry | Ignore](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-abort-retry-ignore/3487)
**Author:** [@noroom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/noroom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-abort-retry-ignore/3487 "2007-06-06T16:53:54Z")
It would be great if when Mp3Tag can't access a file because it's in use, the options presented to the user read: "Abort / Retry / Ignore". Abort would cancel the whole operation. For example, if the user selected to r… --- ## [Easier way to find intended folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easier-way-to-find-intended-folder/4976)
**Author:** [@JakeStyles](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JakeStyles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easier-way-to-find-intended-folder/4976 "2007-06-05T23:19:57Z")
Gday, I find it annoying sometimes when I want to move (or copy) files and I get presented with the folder tree. The problem is when the folder I want is not close to the last one I used. Currently the last used folder… --- ## [Filename conversion to reflect dupilaction](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-conversion-to-reflect-dupilaction/4975)
**Author:** [@JakeStyles](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JakeStyles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-conversion-to-reflect-dupilaction/4975 "2007-06-05T23:05:22Z")
Gday, It would be handy (for me at least) if, when converting a batch of filenames based on the tags, when the program detected that a file of that name already existed, the user be given an option of using that filenam… --- ## [Getting tag info for one track via the dicogs option](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-tag-info-for-one-track-via-the-dicogs-option/4969)
**Author:** [@robins80](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/robins80)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-tag-info-for-one-track-via-the-dicogs-option/4969 "2007-06-04T18:57:51Z")
I run into a minor problem when I’m trying to get tag info via the Tag Sources -\> discogs path. Sometimes, I only have one track of an album I’ve located via this feature and it will only update said track with info fro… --- ## [Downloading Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/downloading-album-art/4728)
**Author:** [@rtgjeg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rtgjeg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/downloading-album-art/4728 "2007-06-03T10:02:01Z")
When I download Album Art, the program downloads a file called “folder.jpg” into the folder with the MP3 file. I have a number of albums in the same folder. Is it possible to have the program download album art and ins… --- ## [Keyboard configuration desperately needed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keyboard-configuration-desperately-needed/4936)
**Author:** [@reardon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reardon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keyboard-configuration-desperately-needed/4936 "2007-06-03T09:41:53Z")
I love the tool, but I am desperate for some kind of keyboard configuration, even if it’s just via a configuration file, without any gui. Little things like ALT-T and ALT-O are totally confused and contradict Windows st… --- ## [Exchange/Move/Copy values of tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exchange-move-copy-values-of-tags/4941)
**Author:** [@danielferber](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danielferber)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exchange-move-copy-values-of-tags/4941 "2007-06-01T17:31:39Z")
To my surprise, I still find many mp3 files which have the artist name written into the album tag and vice versa. Perhaps, there are some buggy mp3 softwares around there that do not write the tags correctly. Therefore,… --- ## [two problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-problems/4571)
**Author:** [@willmcelwain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/willmcelwain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-problems/4571 "2007-05-28T21:45:58Z")
I have two problems that you might not regard as bugs, but it would be nice if they could be fixed. First, when I search for “Fakebook” with the Musicbrainz web source, it returns an error because there is only one resul… --- ## [more fields for building filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-fields-for-building-filename/4933)
**Author:** [@scallie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scallie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-fields-for-building-filename/4933 "2007-05-28T15:54:39Z")
Hi, i use this program since a few days and so far i like it. It’s not that difficult to use and it has most of the features you can expect from a tag editor, however i miss something: it should be possible to add more… --- ## [Can Ctrl-R (remove) be scripted?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-ctrl-r-remove-be-scripted/4937)
**Author:** [@reardon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reardon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-ctrl-r-remove-be-scripted/4937 "2007-05-28T14:20:51Z")
I am trying to remove all ID3v1 tags and leave my files with just ID3v2 tags, as I grab them. I’d like to do this as part of a scripted Action with several other cleanup actions. Is this possible? +Reardon [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=116) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=118)