Advanced library filtering

Template:Frodo Advanced Library Filtering is a new feature for XBMC Frodo developped for Google Summer of Code 2012. It replaces the very basic filtering option which allowed users to enter a part of a media title and get a list of matching items with a much more sophisticated filtering functionality which, depending on the media type, offers filtering by title, genre, actors and much more.

How to get to the Advanced Filtering

Same as the basic filtering option in Eden (v11.0) and earlier the advanced filtering option is located in the sidebar in any library view and replaces the old basic filtering option. The toggle button indicates whether the currently visible list is filtered or not. Click on the "Filter" button and you will get the filter dialog.

Advanced Filtering dialog

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Filter Types

There are different types of filters and every type comes with a different style and representation and allows different user actions.

Text Input

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Range Selector

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Choice Spinner

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Multiple Selection

Multiple Selection filters are presented as a button. Pressing the button will open up the multi-selection dialog with a list of possible options. The user can select any number of options. To apply the selected options the dialog has to be closed by using the "OK" button. Closing the dialog with the backspace or escape key will result in ignoring the selected options.

The options that are being listed can depend on what other filters are already applied. If there are no filters applied all the available options will be listed but if there are other filters that already limit the listed items only those options are listed that match the already filtered list of items. If only one or no options are available for a list of media items the button to open the multi-selection dialog will be deactivated and therefore can't be used.

Advanced Filtering options

The following table lists which filters are available for which media type:

Filter		Music			Video
Name	Type	Artists	Albums	Songs	Movies	TV Shows	Episodes	Music Videos
Title	Text Input	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rating	Range Selector	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
In progress	Choice Spinner	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Year	Range Selector	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tags	Multiple Selection	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Genre	Multiple Selection	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Actor	Multiple Selection	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Director	Multiple Selection	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Studio	Multiple Selection	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
First aired	Range Selector	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Artist	Multiple Selection	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Album	Multiple Selection	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Album type	Multiple Selection	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Music label	Multiple Selection	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Duration	Range Selector	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No