[ashlar]

Is it possible to create a Node for a specific genre, and then navigate within it by Artists and then listing only the album belonging to that specific genre?

I created this:

xml:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>

<node type="filter">

    <label>Artists</label>

    <content>artists</content>

    <rule field="genre" operator="is">

        <value>Atmos</value>

    </rule>

    <group>genres</group>

</node>

But when I go into Artists it displays all the genres that the artists have album for in my library.
I can select Atmos from that genres list and then I'm shown what I would like to have in the first place:

A list of Artists with Atmos albums and if I go into an artist I only get shown its Atmos albums.*

So basically... I'd like a node that, when entered, displays a list of artists with Atmos albums. And if I enter into an artist I am shown only its Atmos albums, not their whole discography in the library. Since I can get there (see above*), I guess it's just a matter of creating the node with the correct parameters.

EDIT: saving the * entry as a favorite, I basically already get what I want. A home menu shortcut to that view. I'm just wondering, academically speaking, if there was a more "elegant" way to achieve the same result.

[ashlar]

Nobody?

[izprtxqkft]

given the lack of responses i wonder if this thread could be of use - https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=257378

[Sylfest]

Have you tried:
<content>albums</content>
<group>artists</group>

?

[HeresJohnny]

I've tried to create a smart playlist like this and it doesn't seem to work as expected:

xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<smartplaylist type="artists">

    <name>Disco</name>

    <match>all</match>

    <rule field="genre" operator="is">

        <value>Disco</value>

    </rule>

    <group>genres</group>

    <order direction="ascending">artist</order>

</smartplaylist>

I would have expected a single restricted genre group "Disco" with a listing of all artists under it, but instead I still get a listing of all genres first.

[jbinkley60]

I've tried to create a smart playlist like this and it doesn't seem to work as expected:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?><smartplaylist type="artists"> <name>Disco</name> <match>all</match> <rule field="genre" operator="is"> <value>Disco</value> </rule> <group>genres</group> <order direction="ascending">artist</order></smartplaylist>

Out of curiosity I tried to do what you want with Mezzmo and Kodi.  Here's my result using an active playlist.   Sorry, I don't have any disco albums    Is this what you were thinking ?  I may keep this active playlist for my own use.


Jeff