2014-02-20, 07:52
(This is related to, but logically separate from this feature request to support aliases: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=186972 )
This would mean that classical composers, especially (most often known by their last name) would appear in the correct order, e.g. "Tchaikovsky" would appear in the "Ts" as opposed to the "Ps" where he is placed currently. This could implemented similar to the above feature request by using the "sort name" for the alias for the current locale, e.g.
http://musicbrainz.org/artist/9ddd7abc-9...e9/aliases
In my case it would be the English ("en"): "Tchaikovsky, Peter ". Since not all locales have entries, by default this would:
Obviously this could be toggled on and off as desired by the user.
This would mean that classical composers, especially (most often known by their last name) would appear in the correct order, e.g. "Tchaikovsky" would appear in the "Ts" as opposed to the "Ps" where he is placed currently. This could implemented similar to the above feature request by using the "sort name" for the alias for the current locale, e.g.
http://musicbrainz.org/artist/9ddd7abc-9...e9/aliases
In my case it would be the English ("en"): "Tchaikovsky, Peter ". Since not all locales have entries, by default this would:
- use the language / locale specific sort name (if it existed)
- use the global sort name as a fallback
- use the name as-is if no sort name set (or artist did not have an MBID)
Obviously this could be toggled on and off as desired by the user.