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  1. Picard
  2. PICARD-2130

Restructure cover art options to make them easier to understand

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    • 2.6.0b2
    • 2.5.6
    • Cover Art, User Interface
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      There are multiple things wrong with "Use the first image type..." cover art option:

      • It applies for all cover art, not only CAA, even if that is implied
      • The behavior is confusing. Without a lengthy description it is not clear at all how this interacts with the image naming string
      • It is also not clear that this only applies to images that are not "front" images
      • It can be completely replicated with a script like " $if($eq(%coverart_maintype%,front),cover,%coverart_maintype%)", which again makes this more confusing

      The resulting behavior is, however, useful. And only relying on a script is not too great for someone just looking for a simple solution. We should  move it to the general Cover Art options and give it a separate label or description.

      Something like placing it directly after the input for "Use the following file name for images" and label the checkbox something like:

      > Always use the primary image type as the file name for non-front images

       

      See also:

      https://github.com/rdswift/picard-docs/pull/86

      https://community.metabrainz.org/t/cover-art-archive-setting-use-the-first-image-type-as-the-filename-behavior-inverted/521941

            outsidecontext Philipp Wolfer
            outsidecontext Philipp Wolfer
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                2.6.0b2