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I primarily listen to classical music on my laptop. Since I'm obsessed with specifics with my music, I am precise with how I label my genres (Opera, Symphony, Chorale, etc.).

Is there a way to edit the Music Lens so that instead of listing "Blues, Classic, Country..." it could list custom parameters?

Could the same be done for the "Decade" parameter? Maybe make it "Century", since I have music from back in the 1400's :)

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    I would love to change the source code for you. Please provide me with all the genres you use. This might be case-sensitive, so please use the exact case.
    – green
    Sep 14, 2012 at 9:21
  • Hello there @green7. I know the paramaters of "Decade" options: 1400's, 1500's, 1600's, 1700's, 1800's, 1900's, 2000's, and "Other"--since some don't have recorded dates. As for genres, I have a question: I have genres such as Trumpet concerto, Piano Concerto, Flute Concerto, etc... Would it be possible for the lens to search for a genre containing the word "Concerto" as a possible term? Sep 15, 2012 at 22:45
  • Let's see :P I would say that Concerto, Sonata (Piano, Cello, etc), Choral (Cantata, Mass, Requiem), Opera, Symphony, Orchestral (Poem, Suite, Work, etc.), Trio, Quartet. Thank you so much for helping, this would be an amazing option for the lens! Sep 16, 2012 at 16:30
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    why dont we try to dynamically populate that list based on what the user has tagged?
    – Mahesh
    Oct 18, 2012 at 17:38
  • I've created a launchpad issue for this: bugs.launchpad.net/unity-lens-music/+bug/1165308
    – Dave
    Apr 9, 2013 at 18:09

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Currently these can not be edited, your best bet is to file a feature request with the maintainer.

https://launchpad.net/unity-music-lens

Keep in mind that a lense has to be fed by scopes, so not only does the lense need to be updated but whatever scope is feeding it will need some love too. (default is rhythmbox - I think, I use clementine)

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