Chapter 5. Editing Data Manually

Table of Contents

1. Simple Editing
2. Unicode
3. Copy and Paste
3.1. Copy
3.2. Paste
3.3. Paste all values
3.4. Paste to Start
3.5. Paste to End
3.6. Set Value
4. Other Editing
4.1. Swapping Field Values
4.2. Prepend to Left
4.3. Prepend to Right
4.4. Append to Left
4.5. Append to Right
4.6. Renumber Track Nos
5. Deletions
5.1. Delete Field
5.2. Delete Files
5.3. UnDelete Files
6. Reverting Changes
6.1. Revert To Saved
6.2. Undo
7. AutoFix

1.  Simple Editing

Fields can be edited in the Edit Panel and the Detail Panel

Within the Edit and View Panels fields are displayed in a view akin to a spreadsheet. If a field does not exist its background will be coloured the Missing Colour (default green). If it does exist then it then the background will be white. If the field exists but is empty then the whole field will just be white.

Within the Edit Tab Panel you can edit a value by simply clicking on it and entering the new information. After leaving the field it will perform Auto Fixing if necessary, if the value is invalid it will revert back to original value. Once you edit a field its colour will change to Edit Colour (default purple), if you change it back to its original value it will no longer be Edited Colour. Most fields are simple text fields but some provide a Selectable Combo or an Editable Combo providing a list of valid values. Some fields allow multiple values in this case Multi Field Count will display showing the current number of songs, double clicking on this will open a Pop-up Window to allow you to add additional values. Some of these fields have multiple parts that can also be edited here. Deleting a field will change its colour to Deleted Colour (default red)

The first column is the status column, this is also colour coded to indicate that the record has been modified (Edit Colour), if you mark the record to be deleted, it will be set to Deleted Colour.

Displaying the View Panel is useful to allow you to compare modified values with the original values, no changes will actually be made to the file until you select 'Save Changes'

The Detail Panel allows you to edit the currently selected record, it groups together the fields logically in a series of tabs and can be easier to use than the Edit Panel. The Detail Panel does not use colour coding, changes made in the Detail Panel are immediately reflected in the Edit Panel and vice versa.

MP3 Files can also use the ID3 Edit Tab, this is similar to the Edit Tab, but provides access to more ID3 fields, and maps the fields directly to how they are stored within the file. Changes made in the Edit ID3 tab are immediately reflected in the Edit Tab and Detail Panel and vice versa.