Sorry guys, normally I wouldn't say this, but something happened today which I really don't understand why this choice has been made, maybe someone can explain.
So in the last week or so, I've spent many hours tweaking the metadata in my dj library, sorting out track titles, artists, labels, keys, bpms all sorts of goodness which makes a record box more than just a bunch of files. It was my assumption all this goodness was being baked into the files. Yesterday as part of building a new version I moved my .mixxx config, and associated database etc out the way to create a new one. And here it is, to my surprise and quite honestly my shock, my files we ALL back to their tatty messed up disorganised state - ALL my time and effort had been reverted. Now you'll notice I was smart enough to backup my data before creating a new database, so I've not really lost anything, however I AM upset that this happened. I would expect more from Mixxx. I actually trusted Mixxx more than Rhythmbox or those other media browsers to do the right thing by my files. So what's the deal here - I can understand a concern allowing users to edit their files - sure - but there should be a config/preferences to allow me to choose. And more over, I should be made aware that all this goodness is not really in my files. Somehow. My point is, I'm a power user, but I'm sure many users out there have edited their files believing they're updating the files, and only when they change computers, or rebuild their computer or whatever, that they find out all that data is lost. Thoughts? Keith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
