[Easytag-mailing] Adding a new tag field (2)

[Casey McGinty <casey mcginty gmail com>]

Well,

I've been digging in the code lately to fix a few bugs. I can't say
how exactly how much work it would be to add new tag fields. If you
pick a field that is already there, it shouldn't be hard to find all
locations in the code that have to change.

Basically the steps would be:

1. Update the GUI and connect to the main processing functions. Not
too hard. I think there is a global structure that holds all the tag
strings internally. You probably will have to add another entry for
you new tag, and make sure it gets populated by the GUI logic.
2. Update all the tag writers/readers for various file types. Involves
copying code that is already there mostly, but you'll have to figure
out the best way to describe the new field for each tagging method.

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:00 AM, brainvision <brainvision slacky it> wrote:
> Hi..
> sorry for double posting but I sent the first one as html message.. :(
>
> I'm a big fan of EasyTag, which I'm using since I'm passed to Slackware
> Linux and I'm very unhappy that the development of this software is
> actually stopped 'cause it is the only GTK tag editor that I can
> consider complete -or quite.. In fact I don't know if it is possible and
> how to do to add a completely new tag field from scratch.. I mean,
> sometimes I have to add a tag field which is not between the EasyTag
> one's, tag such as Performer, Conductor, Orchestra.. and so on.. Is
> there a way to add tags field from scratch?
>
> Thank you very much for your help..
>
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