# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=20 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [Unlisted Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unlisted-keyboard-navigation-shortcuts/55668)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unlisted-keyboard-navigation-shortcuts/55668 "2021-12-30T19:39:31Z")
I dislike having to use the mouse to drag the horizontal scroll buttons from one extreme to the other in the column view. It's slow and awkward. And, at least on my Windows 7 setup, in Mp3tag placing the mouse pointer … --- ## [Wish: MP3TAG for film files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wish-mp3tag-for-film-files/55598)
**Author:** [@Ivan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ivan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wish-mp3tag-for-film-files/55598 "2021-12-23T14:37:31Z")
First -Thanks for the the MP3TAG app, its soo good and in a class of its own - CUDOS to Florian! Having law and order on my music libraries due to MP3TAG raises a long not outspoken need for the same based on film files… --- ## [Donations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donations/770)
**Author:** [@Maxverve](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Maxverve)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donations/770 "2021-12-23T13:00:02Z")
I love mp3tag - I want to donate please - I hate & detest PayPal and will not use it. Credit Card? Money Order? --- ## [ID3v2.4 Multi-Value Field Delimiters: Which one is best?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-4-multi-value-field-delimiters-which-one-is-best/55591)
**Author:** [@DavidEsp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidEsp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-4-multi-value-field-delimiters-which-one-is-best/55591 "2021-12-22T14:33:43Z")
I realise there are no standards here - just liberty. But still, "what is the tune most birds are singing"? For multi-value fields (e.g. genre), what is the de facto or best convention to follow? Though I am still abs… --- ## [User-defined Hierarchical & Multiple Genres - Ideas](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-hierarchical-multiple-genres-ideas/55555)
**Author:** [@DavidEsp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidEsp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-hierarchical-multiple-genres-ideas/55555 "2021-12-22T12:54:13Z")
I am tagging music files for use with the (free) RadioDJ playout app (for Windows, which I run inside a Parallels VM on a Macbook). It allows filtering of music by things like Genre. The filtering is semi-programmable … --- ## [Studying multi-value delimiter conventions - any paradigm/exemplar/defacto file sources?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/studying-multi-value-delimiter-conventions-any-paradigm-exemplar-defacto-file-sources/55593)
**Author:** [@DavidEsp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidEsp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/studying-multi-value-delimiter-conventions-any-paradigm-exemplar-defacto-file-sources/55593 "2021-12-22T12:52:58Z")
Yesterday I experienced my first case of received multiple (two) genres from a well-respected source, namely Discogs (received via Mp3tag). The received Genre metadata looks like "genre1, genre2". It looks the same in … --- ## [Count of Selected Tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/count-of-selected-tracks/55585)
**Author:** [@dehinson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dehinson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/count-of-selected-tracks/55585 "2021-12-21T18:17:24Z")
For formatting tracks, it would be nice to be to have a field that contains the number of tracks selected, like you can see at the bottom right of the screen. I want to be able to use this for formatting the track xx/y… --- ## [One song in multiple albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-song-in-multiple-albums/55273)
**Author:** [@FelyanLeisekling](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FelyanLeisekling)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-song-in-multiple-albums/55273 "2021-12-18T07:25:07Z")
hello everyone! I'm looking for a way to tag a song, so it appears in two albums (or more) on my musicplayer (smartphone). I'm using the app musicolet. The reason is simple: I'm the gamemaster for our roleplay group and… --- ## [Feature Request: Open File (File/Open) from within MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518)
**Author:** [@pgchase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgchase)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-open-file-file-open-from-within-mp3tag/55518 "2021-12-14T14:02:32Z")
Would like the ability to open a file from within MP3Tag. There is no menu item called File/Open; we are dependent on the Windows context menu to use MP3Tag. A keyboard shortcut would be desirable also like CTRL+FO or ju… --- ## [Suggestion: freeze panes, as in Excel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-freeze-panes-as-in-excel/55415)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-freeze-panes-as-in-excel/55415 "2021-12-07T16:48:56Z")
In Excel, you can freeze panes horizontally and/or vertically anywhere. It would be great in the Mp3tag as well. At least vertically, for example, right after the icon (first column) to allways see the file type. Or, … --- ## [Feature Req: Right-Click MenuItem: Open Containing Folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-req-right-click-menuitem-open-containing-folder/55407)
**Author:** [@javacat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/javacat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-req-right-click-menuitem-open-containing-folder/55407 "2021-12-07T14:38:20Z")
I'd love a right-click item \[right below "Play" would be approriate\] for "Open", that would open that song's containing folder in Windows Explorer. I thought this feature was there already actually, but I can't find it!… --- ## [Suggestion: Full directory/file address in lower left corner](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-full-directory-file-address-in-lower-left-corner/55399)
**Author:** [@Dolphine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dolphine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-full-directory-file-address-in-lower-left-corner/55399 "2021-12-06T14:36:16Z")
Sometimes when I click on FLAC files that have no information, I have scrolled to the right so cannot see the name of the file. The lack of ID3 information means I still don't know what the file I am highlighting is… --- ## [Suggestions for improving the interface and user experience](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions-for-improving-the-interface-and-user-experience/55130)
**Author:** [@Palladio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Palladio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions-for-improving-the-interface-and-user-experience/55130 "2021-12-06T12:43:04Z")
Hello friends and developers of this valuable software, I had a few suggestions to improve the software user interface. 1- An option to adjust the dimensions of toolbar icons in three modes: small, medium or large ca… --- ## [Fixing Unknown Album title with mixtapes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-unknown-album-title-with-mixtapes/55153)
**Author:** [@greenbergman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/greenbergman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-unknown-album-title-with-mixtapes/55153 "2021-12-06T07:28:30Z")
Hi. I have a number of custom mixtapes that have been digitized from cassettes. (Yes, I made them a long time ago, but I'm very attached to them.) In my Android phone, they come up as Unknown Album no matter what app I u… --- ## [Can I find how compressed a FLAC file is?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-find-how-compressed-a-flac-file-is/55169)
**Author:** [@donwiss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/donwiss)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-find-how-compressed-a-flac-file-is/55169 "2021-12-06T05:01:55Z")
I have dBpoweramp installed. When I hover over a filename a tag displays the meta tags. It also displays the percent compressed. Some FLAC files have no compression. Basically a WAVE file with tags. Is there a way I coul… --- ## [Cover preview on the Tag Panel: External Viewer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-preview-on-the-tag-panel-external-viewer/55367)
**Author:** [@marty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-preview-on-the-tag-panel-external-viewer/55367 "2021-12-04T10:59:49Z")
Hi! First of all thanks for the continued support and development of this fantastic tool :slight\_smile: :+1: I just installed v3.11 and noticed this change of behaviour which kind of breaks my workflow when tagging cov… --- ## [Tags: Selective Copy and Pasting?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-selective-copy-and-pasting/16926)
**Author:** [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-selective-copy-and-pasting/16926 "2021-12-03T02:01:07Z")
Occasionally, I need to copy the tags from one album to another. I have read a relevant post here. Please tell me if is possible to copy or paste the tag information selectively. For instance, can I copy or paste only th… --- ## [Tag Cut & Tag Paste Function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-cut-tag-paste-function/55296)
**Author:** [@amitverma1113](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amitverma1113)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-cut-tag-paste-function/55296 "2021-11-30T13:19:17Z")
How does mp3tag recognizes from which track it cuts the tag and to which it is pasting. eg. I have 10 mp3 files. \> I selected them \> use function tag cut\> then while keeping selection on 5 files and then use tag paste f… --- ## [Genre Window suggestion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-window-suggestion/55275)
**Author:** [@albiek1976](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/albiek1976)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-window-suggestion/55275 "2021-11-28T18:42:10Z")
I'd like to request that the Genre window when the down arrow is pressed can be adjusted to the size of the longest text genre. I do see that if the mouse arrow is moved over the genre, when the full genre can't be read… --- ## [A new-user's experience - embedding album art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-new-users-experience-embedding-album-art/55237)
**Author:** [@SarasotaSlim](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SarasotaSlim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-new-users-experience-embedding-album-art/55237 "2021-11-28T01:10:34Z")
I'm a very recent new-user of Mp3Tag, and now that I've completed the task that caused me to find and download Mp3Tag, I decided that I should give some feedback. First, just an overall comment: Mp3Tag seems to be an e… --- ## [Recurse directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recurse-directories/55258)
**Author:** [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recurse-directories/55258 "2021-11-27T23:47:24Z")
did I miss and update --- are directories still recursed for audio files? --- ## [Not able to remove](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-able-to-remove/55195)
**Author:** [@coline742](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coline742)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-able-to-remove/55195 "2021-11-22T19:33:06Z")
Hello everybody, I want to remove (Live) in this expression "01 - The Thrill Is Gone (Live)" This action does'nt work properly, why? Regular Express: "FILENAME": "$num(%track%,2) - $regexp(%title%, (Live),)" -\> "" Wi… --- ## [Customizing user-defined tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customizing-user-defined-tags/55177)
**Author:** [@abbeyroad34](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abbeyroad34)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customizing-user-defined-tags/55177 "2022-09-30T13:29:57Z")
The ability to add user-defined genres is crucial for my tagging process. I have a few other custom tags, that tend to get repetitive and was hoping for a feature that allows you to add user-defined lists to other tags s… --- ## [Can I stop MP3tag from automatically reading the directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-stop-mp3tag-from-automatically-reading-the-directory/55156)
**Author:** [@John\_D](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/John_D)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-stop-mp3tag-from-automatically-reading-the-directory/55156 "2021-11-19T15:18:24Z")
Each time I run the Mp3tag, it automatically scans my directory, and I happen to have a thousand MP3 files there. I would like it to open and stay empty, and allow me to drag the several MP3 files into it manually, for … --- ## [Feature Suggestions for mp3tag: tree-like file explorer, and explicit tags in "Advanced Edit"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestions-for-mp3tag-tree-like-file-explorer-and-explicit-tags-in-advanced-edit/55109)
**Author:** [@stdedos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stdedos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestions-for-mp3tag-tree-like-file-explorer-and-explicit-tags-in-advanced-edit/55109 "2021-11-13T15:28:05Z")
Hello there, I have been using TheGodfather (.:: The GodFather ::.) 0.7 for ages - but sometimes it starts showing its age (random issues with file access or UTF-8 characters). While mp3tag has been a useful alternativ… --- ## [I need an ELI5 on removing special characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-an-eli5-on-removing-special-characters/55097)
**Author:** [@Chatt\_a\_Vegas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chatt_a_Vegas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-an-eli5-on-removing-special-characters/55097 "2021-11-12T17:12:07Z")
I have searched and read the "How To/Help" section but I still seem to be missing something. I have used MP3Tag for years but I have never needed to use any custom actions. I am trying to add a function to the Rename Fi… --- ## [Restore Settings - Expressions fubar](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/restore-settings-expressions-fubar/55073)
**Author:** [@stanley.tweedle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanley.tweedle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 9:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/restore-settings-expressions-fubar/55073 "2021-11-10T09:10:53Z")
Lenovo M91p 7033 \[1\] Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21 path="C:" \[2\] external SATA HDD attached via USB, a Win 10 Home sys which can also run here. This is where my media files are located. path="G:" I don't know if this is r… --- ## [Suggestion: Add comments to action types](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-comments-to-action-types/55014)
**Author:** [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-comments-to-action-types/55014 "2021-11-09T23:37:27Z")
For example in Replace with regular expression we have Field: Regular expression: Replace matches with: It would be very nice if there was Comments: So we could remember what is all about after coming back from a… --- ## [Backup copy of changes to music files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backup-copy-of-changes-to-music-files/54848)
**Author:** [@DTW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DTW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backup-copy-of-changes-to-music-files/54848 "2021-11-09T20:04:14Z")
I have a master copy of my FLAC files and I have been using Karenware to do incremental updates to my backup copies of the master FLAC file. The only issue I find is that if I make a change to the composer information i… --- ## [File context menu icon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-context-menu-icon/17195)
**Author:** [@viporlin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/viporlin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-context-menu-icon/17195 "2021-11-09T19:01:17Z")
Sorry, but I cannot find a way to show MP3tag icon in file context menu. Is that possible? [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=19) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=21)