I understood what the OP wants and I understand how/why the New Music function works the way it does.
But implemented in a different way, it doesn't need to use the file timestamps at all. iTunes works because it doesn't use the file timestamps. When you scan for new music, a DB "date added" timestamp can be created if the track is being added (ie. it's new to SC). The contents of this field would be the time the file is being processed by SC, based on the system clock. When any type of update or rescan is done, this "date added" field is not touched for tracks that already exist in SC, only new additions. The definition of "New Music" would be the 100 (or other number defined in prefs) albums with the newest (closest to current time) "date added" fields. The timestamps of the files themselves are really irrelevant since they have nothing to do with the newness of the music to SC. Doing a manual DB wipe or CLEAN and RESCAN would obviously kill your new music list. But then, that's what you're asking for by choosing such an option, starting from scratch. Bruno -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49404 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
