I don't expect that simply Okaying a multiple-selection fills in the blank values for fields with a singular value in the selection. If I went in with the intent to fix the blank value I'd know this and select the checkbox and otherwise I'd be intent to not fix this (leave blanks blank).

Yeah, I guess, that it would be nice to have an added feature/color warning option. I wouldn't be against it. But, in all the years of messing around
with MM, I've never had an accident because of that issue. I rely on the fact that when I go into properties, I [u]stick with[/u] whatever the reason is
that I went into properties in the first place. In other words, if I go in to edit some things that don't include the genre. I, typically, don't think,
"oh yeah, btw let me do some genre stuff while I'm at it". I stick to what I already planned to do then pause to think about what I want to do next, which
may or may not include other things or elements like genre.

If I go into do something that includes the genre to begin with, then because of the very fact that I'm thinking about the genre already, I know to think
about/be careful with whatever [i]pattern[/i] the genre presents. I just don't go about it willy nilly or get tempted to add other things to do while I'm in the middle of doing
the first thing(s) that I had already "planned" to do.

However, again, a yellow warning or triangle-exclamation symbol would be interesting and save some people some anxiety. So, I wouldn't necessarily
be against it :wink:

I have mixed feelings about that. I have to agree that it's inconsistent but if you just need to fill blank tags to match a value then it saves time if the value is already present. If you're not sure then just check all the boxes that have values.

Maybe it would help if the text box turned yellow if there are blank tags in that field.

[quote="dtsig"]Simply clear pop and retype it ..[/quote]

But I will only know to do this if know that one or more of the fields is actually blank in the first place, that's the real nuisance for me! :)

If I right click to edit a big bunch of files, and (say), their genre field is blank, then that immediately tells me that all the genres are not set to the same value... so I can then correct them all at once.

However if simply a few of the files have a blank genre, the dialog won't let me know. It'll give me the impression that they're all 'Pop' (or whatever), when they're not.

You see the problem?

Basically the behaviour of the "edit properties for multiple files" seems inconsistent to me:
- fields are shown with a value if (a) they all have the same value or (b) if they all have the same value except some are blank.
- fields are shown blank if they all have different (populated) values.

When you're editing multiple tracks each field has a check box next to it. MM will only write the tags that are checked so that you can, for example, change the genre for multiple tracks without setting all of the titles to the same value.

All of the check boxes are unchecked to begin with and are automatically checked when you edit the field.

All differences are treated with the same importance and care not to mess up something someone may have intended, even if blank.
Try dtsig's suggestion (super easy). Does "Pop" show up in the genre field? If so, you may only need to check the box, if not already checked (I can't remember
if it's already checked, not in front of me).

Simply clear pop and retype it ..

Here is something I have noticed in the MediaMonkey for WIndows (I'm on the latest version) -

Scenario: I select a bunch of tracks in the library, and right-click on them all, to edit their metadata at once -
if they all have the same value for a certain field (e.g Genre = "Pop"), EXCEPT some of them have no value yet in that field, the "Edit properties for multiple files" dialog will display that value (e.g. "Pop"), and if I click OK, nothing changes - the ones with a blank Genre stay blank.

I find this to be a nuisance, if I want to set all the files to the same value: it is necessary to individually select the files with the blank field.

Is this intended behaviour?