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nostra:

--- Quote ---1. yes that is correct , but its just a suggestion . cause when i check for updates it shows my deleted plugins as new ones and i have to check all the list to see if anything actually new is added
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I will not add such a feature in a near future. Just right click the unwanted updates and select "Ignore"


--- Quote ---3. i meant that i want to have at least separate fields for different sources of info so that they don't overwrite each other. you seem to get my meaning and saying i have to write different field for different sources.
now my questions is how to do that ?should learn some new programing language or if not and its just adding some text to scripts files (or actor movies or some other setting files) can you tell me more specifically cause i cant find that in forum.( btw it would be nice to have a more complete help for  this app)

and does that make the info screen messy?i mean if i learn to that do then when i don't add info from a source what is shown in its lace in info screen of movie?
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You can add any number of custom fields of different types (for plot is Memo the needed type) in Tools -> Preferences -> Movies -> Custom items
The set up the plugins to download data into those custom fields. The UI will not get messy as all fields are automatically hidden if not filled in view mode.

rick.ca:
1. In the update dialog, add unwanted items to the Ignore list.

3. Add custom fields at Preferences>Movies>Custom items. It's possible to direct a Description downloaded by a plugin to any other memo field using the setting immediately after the field overwrite settings at Preferences>Plugins. Otherwise, my comments assume the second source to be a script. A script can simply be edited to change the standard field data is saved in to the desired custom field. See my AllMovie+ script, for example.


--- Quote ---and does that make the info screen messy?
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There is a special section in the default skin that displays custom fields. It will appear below the information you see now. Depending on what custom fields you're using, you might consider that "messy" because all those fields are together—and not where they might more logically be placed. The solution to that is to modify the skin so it defines exactly where each of your custom fields are to appear. Fields (custom or standard) can be configured (in the skin) to not appear unless there is data. For an example of a custom skin, see my Theatre View skin.


--- Quote ---it would be nice to have a more complete help
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A new help documentation forum will be unveiled soon. In the meantime, there are a number of choices for help...


* the Wiki;
* the Help Index is somewhat of a mess, but it will direct you to some helpful topics;
* the forum Search is excellent, and should be an effective means to find answers to specific questions.

rd1381:
thank you both for your  answers

i wanted to try th method mentioned to save for example imdb plot and allmovie plot to 2 different fields and i think i got it in plugin page of plugins but i noticed something else.for saving data to custom fields i only have the option of saving the description of movie in custom fields .what i mean is i cant save ,say,cast of movie according to different sources in different fields.

again thanks for answers.
btw i didn't see that ignore command at first cause i didn't know i could right clock them.thank you.

rick.ca:

--- Quote ---for saving data to custom fields i only have the option of saving the description of movie in custom fields
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For a plugin, yes. That is by design. Plugins save data only to standard fields. For the most part, the meaning of each standard field is clear enough it should be the same regardless of the source. So what most users want to do, for example, is record Genre from the best source—or either source that has it—not Genre–Source1 and Genre–Source2. Description, on the other hand, will vary considerably between sources, so the program offers a way to save them separately.

Many sites will have data completely different from the standard fields provided. This data may be retrieved using a script and saved in custom fields. So, if for some reason you wanted to record something like Genre–Source2, that is how you would do it.


--- Quote ---i cant save, say, cast of movie according to different sources in different fields.
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Maybe you just picked a poor example, but credits and awards data are things you should not attempt to get from more than one source. This will dramatically increase the likelihood of error in recording the relationships between people and awards and movies. You may still, however, save such data from a secondary source in a separate custom field using a script. For example, I record the AllMovie "Production Credits" page in a memo field—just in case I have some question about the data from IMDb.

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