Re: [Banshee-List] possible to mark all songs UNHEARD

[rebeltaz <mrmagnet bellsouth net>]

Option #2 I like! That one seems to be what I was looking for. The effort was
in response to the solution Michael proposed - option #1. I may be
overestimating the time it would require, but I still like option #1 the
best.

Thank you all.


Chow Loong Jin wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:34:08 -0700 (PDT)
> rebeltaz <mrmagnet bellsouth net> wrote:
> 
>> Maybe if I ask this a different way... Where is the PlayCount for
>> each song stored? In the MP3 itself or in a Banshee database? Is
>> there no way to reset that parameter?
> 
> It is stored in Banshee's database, and possibly in the song as well,
> if you had the "Write play counts and ratings to files" option set in
> the Preferences. However, resetting PlayCount to 0 in Banshee's
> database is enough to make Banshee believe that nothing has been
> played before, as long as you don't ask Banshee to re-scan the
> collection. See option #2 below for an easy way to do this.
> 
>> 
>> I've got over 3000 songs so, the idea below seems like it would take
>> a lot of effort....
>> 
>> I do appreciate all of the effort, though...
> 
> To summarize, there are two feasible options proposed:
> 1. Create a smart playlist with the limit parameter, limiting the size
>    of the playlist to approximately 100, sorted by "Least recently
>    played" or otherwise "Least often played"
> 
> 2. Clear play counts in Banshee's database, requires one terminal
>    command, with Banshee not running.
> 
>    $ sqlite ~/.config/banshee-1/banshee.db "update CoreTracks set
>    PlayCount=0"
> 
> Both of of the options highlighted here are very simple to carry out,
> and shouldn't take more than a minute. Now, what effort are you
> talking about? ;-)
> 
> -- 
> Kind regards,
> Chow Loong Jin
> 
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