Classical Extras 2.0.7

Bug fix re instruments.
Prev release notes:
This release fixes bugs encountered with Picard v2.2.x
It also has minor improvements and additional UI capability - see the readme for details.
Assuming no bugs creep out, it will form the basis of the next PR
Install by adding classical_extras.zip to your plugins folder. There is an extensive readme; please read this before raising queries. Post general queries at https://community.metabrainz.org/t/classical-extras-2-0/394627

Classical Work Collections release 0.1

Adds a context menu 'add works to collections', which operates from track or album selections
regardless of whether a file is present. It presents a dialog box showing available work collections. Select the collection(s)and a confirmation dialog appears. Confirming will add works from all the selected tracks to the selected collections.
If the plugin 'Classical Extras' has been used then all parent works will also be added.

Installation: Install the classical_work_collection.zip file in your Picard plugins folder in the usual fashion.

Classical Extras release 0.9.3

Final beta version for Picard 1.4. No more functionality is intended for this version (just bug fixes).
This tidies up v0.9.2's genre etc. capability and adds a custom logging function. More details are in the readme.

Install by adding classical_extras.zip to your plugins. There is an extensive readme which can be read at https://github.com/MetaTunes/picard-plugins/blob/1.0/plugins/classical_extras/Readme.md; please read this before raising queries. Post general queries at https://community.metabrainz.org/t/classical-extras-plugin/300217 or raise issues on github: https://github.com/metabrainz/picard-plugins/issues.

Given that this is intended to be the final beta, please report any bugs.

Classical Extras release 0.9.2

A new tab in the options page has been created - "Genres etc." This includes special processing for genres, instruments, keys, work dates and periods. See the readme for full details.
Also a number of small bug fixes.

Installation: Install the classical_extras.zip file in your Picard plugins folder in the usual fashion.

Classical Extras Release 0.9.1

Classical Extras provides tagging enhancements for artists/performers and, in particular, utilises MB’s hierarchy of works to provide work/movement tags. All options are set through a user interface in Picard options->plugins.
While it is designed to cater for the complexities of classical music tagging, it may also be useful for other music which has more than just basic song/artist/album data.

Install by adding classical_extras.zip to your plugins. There is an extensive readme; please read this before raising queries. Post general queries at https://community.metabrainz.org/t/classical-extras-plugin/300217 or raise issues on github: https://github.com/metabrainz/picard-plugins/issues

This is a full release which has been merged into the main Picard plugins repository (v1).
There have been substantial additions since the last full release (0.7/8) which are fully documented in the readme.
(NB v0.9.1 is a bug fix for v0.9 see metabrainz#144)

Classical Extras release v0.9

Classical Extras provides tagging enhancements for artists/performers and, in particular, utilises MB’s hierarchy of works to provide work/movement tags. All options are set through a user interface in Picard options->plugins.
While it is designed to cater for the complexities of classical music tagging, it may also be useful for other music which has more than just basic song/artist/album data.

Install by adding classical_extras.zip to your plugins. There is an extensive readme; please read this before raising queries. Post general queries at https://community.metabrainz.org/t/classical-extras-plugin/300217 or raise issues on github: https://github.com/metabrainz/picard-plugins/issues

This is a full release which has been merged into the main Picard plugins repository (v1).
There have been substantial additions since the last full release (0.7/8) which are fully documented in the readme.

Beta release v0.8.9

Provide option (in advanced tab) to disable Classical Extras processing if no file is present; this enables (for example) single discs from box sets to be loaded without incurring the additional processing overhead for all the other discs. The settings of the main Picard options "translate_artist_names" and "standardize_artists" is now saved along with the Classical Extras options so that they can be used to over-ride the displayed options. This is because they interact with the Classical Extras options in certain cases. Also:- graceful recovery from authentication failure; improved UI - more scalable; minor bug fixes

Beta release v0.8.8 (with updated UI)

Fixes to allow (1) disabling of 'use_cache' across releases which may share works (previously, shared works left incomplete look-ups if use_cache was disabled) and (2) works which might appear in their own right and also have arrangements. Also, re-set certain important options to defaults on starting Picard, namely: 'use_cache' set to True, 'log_debug', 'log_info' and 'options_overwrite' set to False; the user will need to deliberately re-set these on starting Picard if required - this is to prevent inadvertently leaving these flags in an abnormal state.
Subject to any bugs and code-tidying, this is intended to form the next pull request.
EDIT 29/12/17: The UI in classical_extras.zip (not the source files) has been updated to allow scrolling and use with smaller screens.

Beta release v0.8.7

Revised treatment of "conditional" tag mapping. Previously, if multiple sources were specified for a tag mapping and the "conditional" flag set, only the first non-empty source was used. Now all sources will be mapped to a tag if it was empty before executing the current tag mapping line. This is considered to be more intuitive and leads to less complex mapping lines. However, it some cases it may be necessary to split a line from a previous version if the previous behaviour was specifically desired. Improved algorithms for extending metadata with title info. Bug fixes.

Beta release 0.8.6

More consistent approach to sort tags and hidden variables. Bug fixes.
Install file classical_extras.zip