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[Esro]

You can see the current design of the media center at the top of this page.

I am aware of the following discussion:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=105607.0
Therefore, I am aware that many people are satisfied with the current icon design.

However, I feel that in the recent years, icon designs have been shifting towards more 'flat', 'modern' or 'material' designs.
The problem I have is that all the icons surrounding the media center icons are very flat and modern (e.g. Spotify) whereas only the media center icon looks classic.

I know there are ways to change icons.
I have changed the shortcut icon design to more flatter look one.

I just wish that JRiver staff provides several icons to choose from including the flatter design.

[Awesome Donkey]

In my opinion, the icon looks fine. That topic is from over two years ago.

Also in my opinion, who cares what the icon looks like as long as MC functions correctly and does its job? There's other things to be focused on regarding MC instead of nitpicking over its icon. It's a very trivial thing, if you ask me.

[Screwdriver]

It's trivial, and does not bother me. But the icon looks like it was designed around Windows ME time. It stands out....

[logon]

It is a personal need IMNSHO (please note the "italicized" chars)
Neither trivial nor indefeasible, but a very distinguishing "detail".
An important feature for me, since I essentially manage 3 file types (WAV, FLAC and MP3) and I like to recognize them at a glance.
Furthermore, and may be OT, I think that also a file types description a bit more "accurate" could be a very distinctive trait for every (sure, working) player...
Regards

P. S.: just as an example, under my Windows installation there was also a copy of 'foobar2000' already installed that I still have not uninstalled even if I currently prefer MC by far. Please take a look at the screenshot in attachment to see why... Thanks

[Spike1000]

It's maybe just a mindset thing.
As MC is database based with customisable views the Icon displayed in the OS isn't that important (to me anyway) as to be honest I never see it and really don't care what it looks like and certainly don't need different icons for different file formats. The OS folder structure isn't really important either as the MC database takes care of that; a simple logical structure does the job. I wonder if you have different structures for WAV, FLAC and MP3? Something that's just not necessary with MC.

The views in MC displays the information I need/like/want; if it doesn't I customise the view. I don't 'explore' the OS folders of music unless I'm tagging a new album (I use the right click extension of MP3Tag to tag the contents of a folder).

Maybe customising the thumbnail text in MC might help you out.

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[Name] ([File Type] [Bit Depth]bit [Sample Rate])
(if(isequal([File Type],MP3,1),<font color="FF0000">,)[File Type]if(isequal([File Type],MP3,1),<//font>,) if(compare([Sample Rate],>,44100),<font color="00FF00">,)[Bit Depth]bit math(formatnumber([Sample Rate])/1000)kHz/<//font>)
Spike

[~OHM~]

It is a personal need IMNSHO (please note the "italicized" chars)
Neither trivial nor indefeasible, but a very distinguishing "detail".
An important feature for me, since I essentially manage 3 file types (WAV, FLAC and MP3) and I like to recognize them at a glance.
Furthermore, and may be OT, I think that also a file types description a bit more "accurate" could be a very distinctive trait for every (sure, working) player...
Regards

P. S.: just as an example, under my Windows installation there was also a copy of 'foobar2000' already installed that I still have not uninstalled even if I currently prefer MC by far. Please take a look at the screenshot in attachment to see why... Thanks

you don't have to associate them all with MC to have them play in MC. so change some then you can distinguish them.....