Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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How do I get MM8/RT Metro to sort by the artists last name rather than their first name?

I am pretty sure that the standard way to sort is by their last name.

In fact, it is hard to find anything with this app. I thought progress was meant to make things easier, but this app is damn hard to find what I am looking for and it makes my eyes boggle. Too much on the screen.

Back to the Desktop version for me.
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Re: Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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dypsis wrote:I am pretty sure that the standard way to sort is by their last name.
That's clearly a matter of personal preference. I prefer to sort by full name (first, last). I think of the artist as Bruce Springsteen, not Springsteen Bruce and want him sorted in the B's. I'm sure many others will feel the same way, so it must be left as a choice for the user.

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dypsis wrote:How do I get MM8/RT Metro to sort by the artists last name rather than their first name?

I am pretty sure that the standard way to sort is by their last name.

In fact, it is hard to find anything with this app. I thought progress was meant to make things easier, but this app is damn hard to find what I am looking for and it makes my eyes boggle. Too much on the screen.

Back to the Desktop version for me.
The desktop version doesn't do any sorting by last name either, so I'm not sure why you expected that feature to be available.
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Re: Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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MichaelSargent wrote:
dypsis wrote:I am pretty sure that the standard way to sort is by their last name.
That's clearly a matter of personal preference. I prefer to sort by full name (first, last). I think of the artist as Bruce Springsteen, not Springsteen Bruce and want him sorted in the B's. I'm sure many others will feel the same way, so it must be left as a choice for the user.

Mike
Exactly. That's why we should have a choice.

And by the way. Any record store that I have ever been into have stored Bruce Springsteen under 'S'. So, it's not as unusual as you may think.
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Re: Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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nohitter151 wrote:
dypsis wrote:How do I get MM8/RT Metro to sort by the artists last name rather than their first name?

I am pretty sure that the standard way to sort is by their last name.

In fact, it is hard to find anything with this app. I thought progress was meant to make things easier, but this app is damn hard to find what I am looking for and it makes my eyes boggle. Too much on the screen.

Back to the Desktop version for me.
The desktop version doesn't do any sorting by last name either, so I'm not sure why you expected that feature to be available.
Because the modern app is so very limited in browsing for music as opposed to the desktop version. As I said, the screen is cluttered and boggles my eyes.
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Personally i don't think it can be done automatically. For example you need Bruce Springsteen to be sorted by S but how Ugly Kid Joe should be sorted? I am using different format in desktop (and in metro version as well) - Springsteen, Bruce. This way artists are always sorted as i prefer.
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PetrCBR wrote:Personally i don't think it can be done automatically. For example you need Bruce Springsteen to be sorted by S but how Ugly Kid Joe should be sorted? I am using different format in desktop (and in metro version as well) - Springsteen, Bruce. This way artists are always sorted as i prefer.
I see your point.

I am just finding it very difficult to find stuff in a large library with the modern app.
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I see, but it's same as in desktop version. How do you using your library on desktop ?
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Re: Sorting By Artists' Last Name

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MediaMonkey can't auto-sort on Last Name as it wouldn't know if you're dealing with a Band or a persons name. Also many Artist (especially foreign) will have more than 2 names (multiple names and/or multiple last names). However for MMW there is a request which follows the standards to resolve this that requires tagging by the user with fields like ARTISTSORT: http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=2915
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