ITunes 6... and they don't get it!

Question

10 minutes ago I installed iTunes 6
because I hoped that it has better functions regarding the Musiclibrary.
(I have a lot of mp3's and they need to be organzed.)
What I am missing:
1. if I click "import folder into library" (using german version so the real name is another maybe)
iTunes just looks for new songs but there is no way that all changed songs (ID3-Tag, etc) gets updated automatically
I think this is a function which MUST be included if I design a database and I think it is not to hard to look on every music file when it was changed the last time and if it was changed to import it again.
Btw. EVERY other Musicplayer is able to do that (example Winamp and even MS Windows Media Player)
2. There must be a way to define some folders which should be scanned every XX minutes if there are new or updated songs.
This is also not so hard to do (if 1 is done and the Apple people are not stupid) but they dont integrate such a feature
3. a way to remove all dead songs.
yes I know there is a Script to do that but
this is also a default feature which MUST be integrated
(btw. I need an option which disables the automatical deletion and allows me to start this function by myself: as you can see it in winamp; because of external Harddisc with music)
4. I do have the iPod nano - but more than 4GB of Music on my PC. I do use a dynamic playlist to organize the music which should be on my iPod (btw every song marked with two stars) but this list is also bigger then the space on the iPod.
I get a warning that the iPod can't get synced and then nothing happens.
-> The iPod should now be filled till there is no space more available (randomly)
OR
the user should make more then one dynamic lists and is able to organize the individual importance of every list.
then the most important list gets copied now the second most [and so on..] now we have around 3.9GB on the iPod the last list is synced with random songs till the 4GB are full.
5. What I dont like on the ordinary playlist is that it is possible to copy a song in the list which is already there (same path and filename)
maybe this is by design
SOLUTION:
give the user an option to say "no duplicate files in this list"
OR
introduce a new feature: TAGS
The user is able to tag every song (with his own ideas) maybe by mood eg.: [love], [party], [favourite], [hot]...
now the user is able to list every tagfolder and what do you see: every file is just once a time in the list
6. If I import Music I am asked if i want to convert my wma music i cant say "my decision if valid for the whole import now and not just for this single file"
7. I am using Firefox (if you are using IE please SWITCH!!!)
there is a extension called FoxyTunes - it allows you to control iTunes inside the browser.
If I close iTunes i get an annoying error message if I'm shure to close the window because the scripting interface is used by another program
--> this is annoying!!! please make it possible to hide it for some programs (maybe a new function for the devs which allow them to tell iTunes when they need iTunes to run and when it does not matter if it gets closed)
BUGs in iTunes 6:
- "categoryfilter": the right part (eg. 'all', 'artist', 'album', 'title') does nothing if I click on them...
- if I click on "Goto Feedback Website" (in '?') i come to a site called "request music"
- if I look at a video and if i click on another playlist the sound gets played but the video is not anymore shown
I hope you integrate all my wishes.
I think I'm not the first persion which wants this but it is really needed
Thanks for listening
Tobi

Answer 1

1. if I click "import folder into library" (using german version so the real name is another maybe)
iTunes just looks for new songs but there is no way that all changed songs (ID3-Tag, etc) gets updated automatically
http://ottodestruct.com/iTunes/Update.txt
2. There must be a way to define some folders which should be scanned every XX minutes if there are new or updated songs.
This is known as "Watch Folders" and general consensus seems to be that they refuse to add it because they think it "promotes piracy".
3. a way to remove all dead songs.
yes I know there is a Script to do that but
this is also a default feature which MUST be integrated
http://ottodestruct.com/iTunes/RemoveDeadTracks.txt
I don't see why it needs to be integrated. The scripts work well enough. If you use the thing right, you never get dead tracks anyway.
4. I do have the iPod nano - but more than 4GB of Music on my PC. I do use a dynamic playlist to organize the music which should be on my iPod (btw every song marked with two stars) but this list is also bigger then the space on the iPod.
So you can't fit 10 gallons in a 5 gallon hat? Well, I would prefer that it not try to do something stupid and waste my time doing that, but instead let me decide what to do in such a situation. Much like it does now.
5. What I dont like on the ordinary playlist is that it is possible to copy a song in the list which is already there (same path and filename)
maybe this is by design
This is by design. All Playlist editors ever made allow this. Preventing it would quite annoying, actually.
introduce a new feature: TAGS
The user is able to tag every song (with his own ideas) maybe by mood eg.: [love], [party], [favourite], [hot]...
now the user is able to list every tagfolder and what do you see: every file is just once a time in the list
Use the Grouping field for this. Or the comments field. Then make a smart playlist that says "Grouping contains party" or what have you. Works great.
7. I am using Firefox (if you are using IE please SWITCH!!!)
there is a extension called FoxyTunes - it allows you to control iTunes inside the browser.
If I close iTunes i get an annoying error message if I'm shure to close the window because the scripting interface is used by another program
This is a FoxyTunes bug. They need to implement the iTunes "About to Close" callback and have it disconnect from iTunes correctly when they receive it. This would prevent this message from appearing. Complain to FoxyTunes.
- "categoryfilter": the right part (eg. 'all', 'artist', 'album', 'title') does nothing if I click on them...
I have no idea what you're talking about there. Could you explain that better?
- if I click on "Goto Feedback Website" (in '?') i come to a site called "request music"
That's the feedback page. At the bottom, see how it says "Send Feedback"?
- if I look at a video and if i click on another playlist the sound gets played but the video is not anymore shown
That's because you put the video window into the background. Click the window in the taskbar to bring it back up.