Artist and/or Albumartist with a "+" in name disables the alpha jumplist

[echoxxzz 22]

If an artist has a "+" symbol in their name it disables the alphanumeric jump list along the right side of the artist page. Similarly, if the Albumartist has a + sign in their name, the jump list is disabled for Albumartist page. I have attached a sample mp3 file tagged with full Musicbrainz data using the Musicbrainz Picard meta-tagging application although you can easily duplicate the problem by editing the metadata for an artist in Emby and putting a + character in the title field.

 

It also  messes up the display order and artists with a + sign are always at the beginning of the list even though they shouldn't be.

A+ - Enjoy Yourself (radio edit).mp3

[Happy2Play 9780]

Another special case Artist, where I would assume these rules apply.  Adding a Sort title resolves the issue.

<SortReplaceCharacters>
    <string>.</string>
    <string>+</string>
    <string>%</string>
  </SortReplaceCharacters>
  <SortRemoveCharacters>
    <string>,</string>
    <string>&</string>
    <string>-</string>
    <string>{</string>
    <string>}</string>
    <string>'</string>
  </SortRemoveCharacters>
  <SortRemoveWords>
    <string>the</string>
    <string>a</string>
    <string>an</string>
  </SortRemoveWords>

[echoxxzz 22]

Is this something I can do or does this require a fix to the Emby Server app?

[Happy2Play 9780]

Well there are special cases like this Artist, "A" is normally removed when any media starts with the word "A" (ie A Christmas Carol gets sorted to "C") and + gets replace with a space I believe so now the name is in a black hole.  Easiest fix in add a sort title for the Artist.

 

But if you don't like the rules Emby has defined you can delete them from your system.xml.  (*\Emby-Server\programdata\config)

 

But with such a edge case I would just use the workaround.

[Luke 42079]

What do you mean by disables the jump list?

[Happy2Play 9780]

What do you mean by disables the jump list?

 

With that artist the jump list disappear, adding a sort tile it reappears.  I can assume the A and + get removed and now there is something blank being sorted.

Edited July 5, 2019 by Happy2Play

[Luke 42079]

What do you mean it disappears?

[Happy2Play 9780]

What do you mean it disappears?

 

My server is restarting but I will post before and after images when adding this artist.  But jump list is visible before the artist and gone after adding the artist.

[Happy2Play 9780]

@@Luke

 

before

 

after

 

 

Applies to AlbumArtist and Artist, as noted adding a sort titile to the Artist the jump list returns.

 

tested on 4.2.0.24

Edited July 5, 2019 by Happy2Play

[Luke 42079]

Just from having any one single artist with + in the name?

[Happy2Play 9780]

Just from having any one single artist with + in the name?

 

Only tested adding the example given, Artist named "A+" but yes.  

[echoxxzz 22]

I just assumed it was the + character in general but it seems it's really just the artist A+. Adding + to the end of other artists doesn't have the effect of disabling the jumplist for me.

[skidmarks 199]

I just realized this sounded very similar to the issue i reported in the beta section...  https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/74515-42015-jump-feature-mia-in-music/

 

 

After seeing @@Happy2Play images i went to check my library.  musicbrainz added another bizarre entry into my library and i had a rouge artist named A.  Removed this and immediately had my jump list back in the beta version!

 

Thanks guys....

 

and the + issue sounds like my ÷ issue.  Corrected that by adding a sort title of Divide

Edited July 6, 2019 by skidmarks

[Luke 42079]

Thanks.