Re: [Bug-gnupod] DESC field in iTunesDB / lyrics display

[Richard van den Berg]

On 5/9/09 5:04 PM, H. Langos wrote:
> Thats pretty close to what I use (iPod nano (3rd generation)) but since
> artwork is displayed all the time, there is no separate cycle position for
> it.
>   

What do you mean by "all the time"? My iPod shows the artwork during the 
volume and position display, but not during the rating one.

> Are you sure that the postings you've read about lyrics display where
> talking about your model?
>   

Yes. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=160916 suggests that 
the iPod reads the lyrics from the mp3 and not the iTunesDB. That would 
explain why my test failed. I only set the lyrics_flag, but did not add 
a USLT tag. I can confirm that iTunes also adds a USLT tag when you add 
lyrics to an mp3.

I just did another test with 2 files with USLT tags. When the 
lyrics_flag is 0, no lyrics are shown. When it is 1, the lyrics are 
shown! So gnupod should really set the lyrics_flag when a USLT is 
present in mp3 files.

This also means that filling the description field with the USLT info 
for non-podcast mp3s is pretty useless. I don't have enough experience 
with podcasts to check if the description field or USLT tag is shown for 
those files.

Cheers,

Richard