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Dave at 03:38, 29 August 2023

2023-08-29T03:38:04Z

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	==How to rename any field of meta data==		==How to rename any field of meta data==
	Many "source" items that appears in the Sources list (on the left) can be renamed or edited. To rename one, select it, then press the return key. ~~Edit~~, press return again. The Return key toggles Rename mode for any selected data. Or select the source, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a full second (select, click-wait). The meta data item you clicked will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something to rename whatever was there. Press [ESC] if you change your mind, press [return] when you want to commit.		Many "source" items that appears in the Sources list (on the left) can be renamed or edited. To rename one, select it, then press the return key. Make your changes, press return again. The Return key toggles Rename mode for any selected data. Or select the source, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a full second (select, click-wait). The meta data item you clicked will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something to rename whatever was there. Press [ESC] if you change your mind, press [return] when you want to commit.

	When a song row is selected in the Tracks list (the one on the right that you can [[Sorting\|Sort]]), there may be many different sort-columns, and you can directly edit individual (data) fields (like a cell in a spreadsheet), right in the browser window. Just click on a song to select it (the whole row is selected). Then do the gesture from above, (select, click-wait), where the click is in the column you want to edit.		When a song row is selected in the Tracks list (the one on the right that you can [[Sorting\|Sort]]), there may be many different sort-columns, and you can directly edit individual (data) fields (like a cell in a spreadsheet), right in the browser window. Just click on a song to select it (the whole row is selected). Then do the gesture from above, (select, click-wait), where the click is in the column you want to edit.

	If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).		If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).

Dave at 03:34, 29 August 2023

2023-08-29T03:34:47Z

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	~~==How to~~ rename ~~any bit~~ of meta data==		To "rename" a field of meta data is to change it's text. EG: in the artist field, you might rename "beatles_the" to "The Beatles", or you might rename a playlist.
	~~Almost any Item that appears~~ in the ~~Sources list can be renamed. To~~ rename ~~one~~, ~~select it, then press the return key. Edit, press return again. The Return key toggles Rename mode for any selected data~~.

	~~When a song row is selected~~ in the ~~Tracks~~ list (the one on the ~~right that you can [[Sorting\|Sort]])~~, ~~you can directly edit~~ data ~~in the browser window~~. ~~Just click on a song to~~ select it, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a full second. The meta data item you clicked will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something to rename whatever was there. Press [ESC] if you change your mind, press [return] when you want to commit.		==How to rename any field of meta data==
			Many "source" items that appears in the Sources list (on the left) can be renamed or edited. To rename one, select it, then press the return key. Edit, press return again. The Return key toggles Rename mode for any selected data. Or select the source, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a full second (select, click-wait). The meta data item you clicked will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something to rename whatever was there. Press [ESC] if you change your mind, press [return] when you want to commit.

			When a song row is selected in the Tracks list (the one on the right that you can [[Sorting\|Sort]]), there may be many different sort-columns, and you can directly edit individual (data) fields (like a cell in a spreadsheet), right in the browser window. Just click on a song to select it (the whole row is selected). Then do the gesture from above, (select, click-wait), where the click is in the column you want to edit.

	If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).		If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).

Dave: Dave moved page Meta Info/Edit Name to Meta Info/Rename without leaving a redirect

2023-08-29T03:26:46Z

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Dave at 03:25, 29 August 2023

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			==How to rename any bit of meta data==
			Almost any Item that appears in the Sources list can be renamed. To rename one, select it, then press the return key. Edit, press return again. The Return key toggles Rename mode for any selected data.

	~~You~~ can directly edit data in the browser window. Just click on ~~something~~ to select it, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a second. The item will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something. Press [ESC] if you change your mind.		When a song row is selected in the Tracks list (the one on the right that you can [[Sorting\|Sort]]), you can directly edit data in the browser window. Just click on a song to select it, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a full second. The meta data item you clicked will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something to rename whatever was there. Press [ESC] if you change your mind, press [return] when you want to commit.

	If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).		If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).

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2023-08-29T03:19:16Z

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You can directly edit data in the browser window. Just click on something to select it, then, without moving the mouse, click again and wait a second. The item will then go into "edit mode" and you can type something. Press [ESC] if you change your mind.

If you select more than one song, then edit something, kJams will ask if you want to apply your change to ALL the selected songs. This makes it easy to for example set a bunch of songs to have the same album name or pitch change or comment (or anything, really).