From 77e23ba52c97954225022a4a52ae8680b6c5a96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Troll (Hermes Agent)" <ai@hallsworth.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2026 22:35:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix MP3 comment tagging and remove Genre from settings
 metadata

---
 app.py                        | 6 ++++--
 booth_settings.json           | 7 +++++++
 templates/admin/settings.html | 4 ----
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 booth_settings.json

diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 2168a62..05a6be4 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -159,13 +159,15 @@ def apply_mp3_tags(path, title=None):
 
         audio.save()
 
-        # Comment requires a real ID3 frame, not EasyID3.
+        # Comment requires a real ID3 frame, not EasyID3. Write both COMM and a TXXX
+        # "Comment" frame for broad compatibility across players and readers.
         if cfg.get('comment'):
-            from mutagen.id3 import ID3, COMM
+            from mutagen.id3 import COMM, TXXX
             audio2 = MP3(path)
             if audio2.tags is None:
                 audio2.add_tags()
             audio2.tags["COMM"] = COMM(encoding=3, lang='eng', desc='Comment', text=cfg['comment'])
+            audio2.tags["TXXX:Comment"] = TXXX(encoding=3, desc='Comment', text=cfg['comment'])
             audio2.save()
     except Exception as e:
         # Don't fail the upload just because tagging failed; log/flash only if inside request context.
diff --git a/booth_settings.json b/booth_settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e05dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/booth_settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "artist": "Trollgorithm",
+  "album": "Theme Booth 2026",
+  "year": "2026",
+  "genre": null,
+  "comment": "Custom booth song comment"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/admin/settings.html b/templates/admin/settings.html
index ddc68cd..78dc7de 100644
--- a/templates/admin/settings.html
+++ b/templates/admin/settings.html
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@
               <td>Year</td>
               <td><input type="text" id="year" name="year" value="{{ metadata.get('year', '') }}" placeholder="e.g. 2026"></td>
             </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Genre</td>
-              <td><input type="text" id="genre" name="genre" value="{{ metadata.get('genre', '') }}" placeholder="e.g. Country Metal"></td>
-            </tr>
             <tr>
               <td>Comment</td>
               <td><textarea id="comment" name="comment" rows="3" placeholder="e.g. Custom theme song generated at the booth">{{ metadata.get('comment', '') }}</textarea></td>