For the purposes of tracking, I've submitted 'enhancement request 3972' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3972), along with the plea below. > While the use of null separators in this context may seem obscure (only > foobar2000 and mp3tag support it AFAIK), it offers the following > advantages over text separators (such as '/' or ';'): > > 1. Graceful degradation to ID3v1. Only the first string in the > null-separated list is written to the ID3v1 tag, reducing clutter (and > its repercussions: split-up albums, i.e.) in legacy devices. > 2. Smooth integration integration with foobar2000, a popular audio > player for Windows. > 3. Improved integration with MusicMagic/MusicIP. MIP does not support > text separators but ignores strings following the first null. > (Currently, values in a text-delimited list appear 'mixable' from > SlimServer but are not recognized by the MIP API, resulting in an empty > mix. Trailing artists--for instance--in a null separated list will not > appear mixable to begin with. That's how it works with Vorbis > comments.) > > I recognize that implementing this could be complex; thanks for > considering it.
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