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The MediaBay
The Attribute Inspector
Depending on the selected attribute, the following happens:
• For most of the attributes, a pop-up menu opens from which you can choose a
value. This can be a name, a number and an on/off state. For example, this is the
case for the attributes Name, Family Name, or Author.
Some of the pop-up menus also have a “more…” entry to open a window with
more attribute values. These attribute selection windows also feature a Text
Search button that you can use to find specific values more quickly.
• For the Rating attribute, you can click in the Value column and drag left or right to
modify the setting.
• For the Character attribute (Musical group), the Edit Character dialog opens.
Click a radio button on the left or the right side and then click OK to define values
for the Character attribute.
3. Set the attribute to the desired value.
• Many attribute values can also be edited by double-clicking in the Value column of
the Attribute Inspector.
Simply enter/change the text or number setting in the field displayed for a value.
• To remove the attribute value from the selected files, right-click in the
corresponding Value column and select “Remove Attribute” from the context
menu.
• “Display only” attributes cannot be edited.
If this is the case, the file format probably does not permit changing this value, or
changing a particular value makes no sense (e.
g. you cannot change the file size in
the MediaBay).
Ö You can also select several files and make settings for them simultaneously (except
for the name, which must be unique for every file).
About the color scheme used in the Attribute Inspector
The colors used for the displayed values in the Attribute Inspector have the following
meaning:
Information on the meaning of the colors used in the Attribute Inspector are also
displayed in a tooltip when you move the mouse pointer over one of the color icons
below the Attribute Inspector.
Color Description
White This represents a “normal” attribute: One or more files are selected in the
Results list, and they have the same values.
Yellow Yellow color stands for an “ambiguous” attribute: Multiple files are selected
in the Results list, and their values differ.
Orange This stands for an “ambiguous static attribute”: Multiple files are selected in
the Results list, with differing values, and which cannot be edited.
Red Red values are displayed for a “static attribute”: One or more files are
selected in the Results list, whose values cannot be edited.