# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=89 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 90 --- ## [Copying shortcuts to files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-shortcuts-to-files/10802)
**Author:** [@alexstacey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexstacey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-shortcuts-to-files/10802 "2010-09-13T19:29:05Z")
Hi, Firstly thanks for the wonderful software! Is there any way to select files in mp3tag then copy shortcuts of them to a new folder? I’m using Win7 by the way. This would be a very useful thing to be able to do. Th… --- ## [What font does Mp3tag use?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-font-does-mp3tag-use/10621)
**Author:** [@ptrk.mj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ptrk.mj)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-font-does-mp3tag-use/10621 "2010-09-13T10:11:50Z")
I wonder if I can change it cause I see empty boxes for more exotic Unicode characters. Thanks in advance, pmj --- ## [Purpose of MP3 Tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/purpose-of-mp3-tag/10799)
**Author:** [@stevensj5](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevensj5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/purpose-of-mp3-tag/10799 "2010-09-12T10:35:41Z")
Sorry for my ignorance, but I need to know this. Does merely changing the extension from another audio format to MP3 allow me to play it on an MP3 player? If so, then I understand why this application is so valuable. … --- ## [Suggestion - exporting tags to MusicBrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-exporting-tags-to-musicbrainz/10792)
**Author:** [@photon\_man62](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/photon_man62)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-exporting-tags-to-musicbrainz/10792 "2010-09-11T08:04:27Z")
It would be great if it would be possible to select a cluster of songs that form an album in MP3TAG, right-click and click “Export to MusicBrainz”. That would cause your browser to pop up with most of the data (such as t… --- ## [XML export reserved characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/xml-export-reserved-characters/10654)
**Author:** [@kumba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kumba)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/xml-export-reserved-characters/10654 "2010-09-09T15:22:59Z")
I’m a complete newbie with very limited coding experience…with a simple problem. So I appreciate any and all patience and help. Here is my problem: When I export into an xml, reserved characters are showing up funny. E… --- ## [What do you use Mp3tag for?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-do-you-use-mp3tag-for/8102)
**Author:** [@unique](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/unique)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-do-you-use-mp3tag-for/8102 "2010-09-08T11:56:26Z")
I’m curious about what everyone uses MP3 Tag for. I’m using it to avoid Content ID Matches on YouTube. --- ## [Working with mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-mp3tag/10777)
**Author:** [@xjetera](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xjetera)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-mp3tag/10777 "2010-09-08T03:21:51Z")
Hey there, Just want to make sure I’ve got the right thing. Currently I’ve got a large folder of music, and it’s a mix of mostly FLAC, with some mp3s and some m4as. There are many sub-folders. I hope that mp3tag will b… --- ## [How to change UNSYNCEDLYRICS language identifier?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-unsyncedlyrics-language-identifier/10774)
**Author:** [@r2sd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/r2sd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-unsyncedlyrics-language-identifier/10774 "2010-09-07T23:30:22Z")
I Have Nearly 6000 Mp3 Songs,Nearly 3500 With Lyrics But My Problem is that in my iPod,My Lyrics Don’t get Displayed On researching I found that “UNSYNCEDLYRICS” Begins With XXX|| I Need To Change Them From XXX|| To en… --- ## [New Feature: Edit WAV file tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-edit-wav-file-tags/10755)
**Author:** [@richrauch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/richrauch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-edit-wav-file-tags/10755 "2010-09-07T08:47:26Z")
MP3Tag Feature Request: Please add the ability to edit tags in WAV files. Background Information: Every week, I create one or two Audacity projects. Each project produces ~200 audio files (~100 WAV files for archival CD… --- ## [UI Customization](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ui-customization/10772)
**Author:** [@hermes77](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hermes77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ui-customization/10772 "2010-09-06T23:39:05Z")
Most of us have grown accustomed to applications that allow us to change the buttons on the tool bars. Can we get that capability in the next release? I’d like to be able to add things from under the tag sources menu a… --- ## [Slightly Off-topic SOS: MP3TAG for MAC !!!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slightly-off-topic-sos-mp3tag-for-mac/10274)
**Author:** [@Rigido](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rigido)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slightly-off-topic-sos-mp3tag-for-mac/10274 "2010-09-06T15:03:02Z")
Hi, this is just a (not so) funny request as I’m going mad trying to find a program that could be as good as MP3TAG is. Right now I downloaded VirtualBOX and I’m going to install a XP vm just to run MP3TAG… :frowning: --- ## [Unattended Tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unattended-tagging/10765)
**Author:** [@lyster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lyster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unattended-tagging/10765 "2010-09-06T04:58:06Z")
Is there a way to tell MP3Tag to go ahead and keep tagging, even though one file failed? In other words, don’t stop to ask if its “ok” to continue - just continue? --- ## [Hey Folks I Need Help in Trimming Feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hey-folks-i-need-help-in-trimming-feature/10767)
**Author:** [@dbiceberg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dbiceberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hey-folks-i-need-help-in-trimming-feature/10767 "2010-09-05T18:23:06Z")
Topic : Filename Trim Current Filename : 01 - Manassil - Campus Dreamz.mp3 Target Filename : Manassil.mp3 I have already yelled for help in forums but the answer was as complicated as Einstein’s String Theory This ti… --- ## [Rename or insert Info into filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-or-insert-info-into-filename/10674)
**Author:** [@hotdak3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hotdak3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-or-insert-info-into-filename/10674 "2010-09-05T04:18:04Z")
New to this type of Tagging but so far I love the program. I have 2 questions simular in nature, but I was unable to find an answer searching the forum for the past 2 weeks. Q #1: I have custom file info after "Title -… --- ## [Feature Request -- Web Source Errors](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-web-source-errors/10760)
**Author:** [@edrikk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/edrikk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-web-source-errors/10760 "2010-09-03T12:28:23Z")
Hi, I have 2 requests which will make Web Source development and Usage more predictable: Today, from an end-user’s point of view, if there is an error in retrieving some information from a source (for whatever reason)… --- ## [Video Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/video-tags/10731)
**Author:** [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/video-tags/10731 "2010-09-01T11:42:23Z")
Hi, Mr. Florian… I was wondering if you have ever thought about to move MPTAG into the video tagging format (AVI, VOB… etc)… I’ll pay any decent price to see all today’s feactures working on my video library. Thank you… --- ## [Suggestion - make UI labelling distinguish the two kinds of Format String](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-make-ui-labelling-distinguish-the-two-kinds-of-format-string/10738)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-make-ui-labelling-distinguish-the-two-kinds-of-format-string/10738 "2010-08-30T19:36:59Z")
See http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopi…ost&p=48428 . --- ## [what is maximum number of characters allowed in filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-maximum-number-of-characters-allowed-in-filename/10690)
**Author:** [@djs777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djs777)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-maximum-number-of-characters-allowed-in-filename/10690 "2010-08-30T06:57:18Z")
I asked the question below in another thread, and it perhaps didn’t belong there: anyone have any insghts on this? I use %artist% - %album% - %track% - %title%, or at least try to. I find that Mp3tag occasionally chokes… --- ## [Add another genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737)
**Author:** [@Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Monoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737 "2010-08-30T04:19:48Z")
Is there a simple way to add another genre to a group of files regardless of the current genre. The outcome being that the files end up with 2 or more genre tags. I’m mainly dealing with flac files. Thanks Richard --- ## [Request to Implement Trimming Features](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-to-implement-trimming-features/10739)
**Author:** [@dbiceberg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dbiceberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-to-implement-trimming-features/10739 "2010-08-29T16:22:02Z")
I am a professional media distributor and i have been close enough with Mp3tag for the last 4 years. I do use Mp3tag for tagging tasks and i do use Kristanix File Renamer Turbo ( http://www.kristanixsoftware.com/filerena… --- ## [Converting tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-tags/10734)
**Author:** [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-tags/10734 "2010-08-29T08:39:53Z")
It seems that the “standard” tags for FLAC format are some what limited with respect to mp3 – will mp3tag support non-standard tags that will map/relate to mp3 tag? --- ## [How do you name your files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-name-your-files/10297)
**Author:** [@Shaq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shaq)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-name-your-files/10297 "2010-08-27T23:19:26Z")
Hello again guys! I was thinking, what would be the best method to name my files with… I know there are lots of ways and techniques and it’s very individual, but I still wanna know, how do you name your files? Just for… --- ## [2.46b Column drag 'n drop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-46b-column-drag-n-drop/10693)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-46b-column-drag-n-drop/10693 "2010-08-27T03:01:08Z")
Nicely done Florian. It's the little improvements like this that make Mp3tag such a joy to use. I'd love to see checkmarks for all of the columns when you right-click the column header, so that colums can be more quickl… --- ## [Set sort direction instantly in context menu in column header.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-sort-direction-instantly-in-context-menu-in-column-header/10695)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-sort-direction-instantly-in-context-menu-in-column-header/10695 "2010-08-27T03:00:10Z")
I would like to have a small right click context menu on each column header in the list view, which should contain the items “ascending” and “descending” (or their abbreviations) to set instantly the direction of sorting… --- ## [Feature Request - Tabs in "Text file to Tag" Format String](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tabs-in-text-file-to-tag-format-string/10715)
**Author:** [@tenorman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tenorman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tabs-in-text-file-to-tag-format-string/10715 "2010-08-26T13:31:22Z")
Florian, First, thank you for such a wonderful tag editor! Hands down, the best. Knowing that you are busy and that this is mainly a hobby project, I will keep my request simple… Would it be possible to detect \[Tabs\] a… --- ## [Find covers without cover in tag or folder.jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-covers-without-cover-in-tag-or-folder-jpg/10667)
**Author:** [@hoefnix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hoefnix)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-covers-without-cover-in-tag-or-folder-jpg/10667 "2010-08-26T13:15:46Z")
Hi, I’m almost done with tagging and covers of my collection. The last thing I would like to do is check if every file has either an embedded cover or folder.jpg in the directory. If this is not the case I would have t… --- ## [Enhance Amazon Search](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/enhance-amazon-search/10716)
**Author:** [@RangDangDoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RangDangDoo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/enhance-amazon-search/10716 "2010-08-25T14:40:24Z")
Amazon seems to be truncating their query results. For generic album titles like “Greatest Hits” you won’t usually find the correct artist. I have found that adding the %artist% to the %album% greatly improve the resul… --- ## [bad alignament](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-alignament/10706)
**Author:** [@lobunia1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lobunia1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-alignament/10706 "2010-08-24T18:36:49Z")
Hello. My problem is that i do this: $filename(%\_folderpath%%album%.txt)Información general: Artista: %artist%. Álbum: %album%. Año: %year%. Número de canciones: %\_total\_files%. Duración: %\_total\_time% Tamaño del … --- ## [prepare many changes & commit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prepare-many-changes-commit/10640)
**Author:** [@hoefnix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hoefnix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prepare-many-changes-commit/10640 "2010-08-17T05:22:39Z")
In editing many flac (adding covers and tags) I have long delays when writing the tags. I would like to edit many files and after finishing that be able to write all files at once. Then I can have a coffee and everythi… --- ## [\[Feature Request\] Ability to customise left column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-ability-to-customise-left-column/10650)
**Author:** [@christopherw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christopherw)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-ability-to-customise-left-column/10650 "2010-08-15T18:00:36Z")
Longtime user and fan of MP3Tag :smiley: However I was quite surprised when I came to add a custom field to the left hand column and found I couldn’t do it. I was adding some metadata to some FLACs and I noted that, asi… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=88) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=90)