MB Enhancements for classical music

[Algwyn]

You’re welcome! I wish all the other issues were that easy to fix!

[Algwyn]

@alex_s7

Works like a charm, thank you!

Small improvement: I fixed the column width of the media row, which was changing when tracks were collapsed.

[alex_s7]

@Algwyn

Small improvement: I fixed the column width of the media row

Tested. Works even better!

[alex_s7]

I was too fast. Unfortunately there is one problem which currently reduces usability of the script: when collapsible media are activated, the button to batch-add relationships disappear. Normally it is located just above the list of media.

[Algwyn]

@alex_s7

Unfortunately there is one problem which currently reduces usability of the script: when collapsible media are activated, the button to batch-add relationships disappear. Normally it is located just above the list of media.

That’s fixed. Just needed to be a bit more specific when hiding table rows!
And to make it pretty, I’ve added a marker to indicate whether the media is collapsed or not.

[Algwyn]

Here is a small script to display track groups, using an analysis of track titles to identify the track groups titles.
It should work well for releases which follows the " Classical / Track / Title" guidelines.

When the release’s printed tracklist groups tracks that are part of a work together under a heading for the overall work title (with the printed track titles being movement or part titles), then add the overall work title (as listed in the heading) to all tracks from the work, separated with a colon.

It works best when credits are displayed at the bottom.

Userscript to display tracks groups

// ==UserScript==
// @name         MusicBrainz UI: Display Tracks Groups
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.1
// @description  try to take over the world!
// @author       You
// @include      http*://*musicbrainz.org/release/*
// @exclude      http*://*musicbrainz.org/release/add
// @exclude      http*://*musicbrainz.org/release/*/*
// @exclude      http*://*musicbrainz.org/release/*/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

/* global $ */

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('div.annotation').after('<p id="tracksgroupsEnabler"><a>Click here to display Tracks Groups</a></p>');
    $('#tracksgroupsEnabler a').click(function(){
        $('#content .tbl.medium').each(function(){
            var trackGroupLevel = 0;
            var currentTrackGroupTitle = '';
            $(this).children().find('tr').not('.subh').each(function(){
                var trackTitle = $(this).children().find('.mp bdi').html();
                if (trackTitle !== undefined) {
                    var trackTitleSplit = trackTitle.match(/(.*?)\s*:\s*(.*)\s*/);
                    if (trackTitleSplit !== null) {
                        var [,trackGroupTitle, movementTitle] = trackTitleSplit;
                        if (trackGroupTitle !== currentTrackGroupTitle){
                            currentTrackGroupTitle = trackGroupTitle;
                            $(this).before("<tr style='background-color: #c8c8c8;'><td></td><td colspan='4'><strong>" + currentTrackGroupTitle + "</strong></td></tr>");
                        }
                        $(this).children().find('.mp bdi').html(movementTitle);
                    }
                }
            });
        });
        // $('#tracksgroupsEnabler').hide();
    });
});

It’s a rough script, to be tested. Let me know what you think about it.

[jesus2099]

@Algwyn

@highstrung

For grouping tracks, there is an existing ticket MBS-6680 .

Thanks also to point out this ticket. It has been opened since 2012! Let’s vote on it to increase its priority.

Sorry to bump this topic but I proposed a lighter approach to this feature:

MBS-11236

It would be a simple visual header like we have already for the Data Tracks and being just a visual feature (like on Discogs), it would not need as much thinking and complexity as the full MBS-6680 experience.

The time freed by implementing a smaller feature could be then spent on Collection Highlighting MBS-3491.