MP3 tags in Nautilus?

TruANTOlogy · 06-29-2006, 03:13 AM

Hey all,

Quick question for anyone with an answer...

Ya know how in WinDoze, when you open a folder that has mp3's in it, you can have it show ID3-specific data in the columns? Like Track #, Year, Artist, Genre, etc?

How can I add that functionality in Nautilus *Using Dapper Drake*?

Any help would be appreciated...thanks!!

aysiu · 06-29-2006, 04:32 AM

You can't in Gnome.

If you're using KDE, you can go to View > View Mode > Info List Mode.

TruANTOlogy · 06-29-2006, 04:38 AM

damn, damn, damn! But I like Gnome though...this sucks!

aysiu · 06-29-2006, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TruANTOlogy

damn, damn, damn! But I like Gnome though...this sucks!

Gnome sacrifices extra functionality in order to gain simplicity. KDE is the other way around.

robbbert · 06-29-2006, 04:53 PM

Well, simplicity is fine, elegance is even better (that's why I like GNOME), but I thought there should be plug-in interfaces for nautilus - which, apparently, don't exist...

TruANTOlogy · 06-30-2006, 02:03 PM

@robbbert...I Totally agree!! Is there a WM out there that has both?

robbbert · 06-30-2006, 02:56 PM

What about Rhythmbox? Or AmaroK (if you're not afraid of eye cancer

)? Or, using Konqueror (with Ubuntu) after all?

TruANTOlogy · 06-30-2006, 03:03 PM

I mean, is there a WM (Windows Manager) that combines the ease of Gnome, with the extras of KDE?

aysiu · 07-01-2006, 12:51 AM

No, there isn't.

But you can use KDE apps in Gnome (they will appear ugly, but they'll work).

fragos · 07-01-2006, 05:29 PM

If you want additional information on MP3's while running Nautilus, why not write a Nautilus script that will spawn another window with an application running it that shows you what you need. Many have added features to Nautilus in that fashion.

TruANTOlogy · 07-01-2006, 09:37 PM

I would, but I have no idea on how to write scripts in anything but M$ Batch command-line scripts.
My reasoning for wanting id3 tags in nautilus is so I can sort by "Track Number" from within Nautilus so I can drag mp3's into my media player in track order. Anyone know a solution?

Thanks,
TruANT