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Alex B

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Icons in the list view (MC11)
« on: October 11, 2004, 05:37:23 am »

I don't find the new album cover icons usefull for music tracks.

When I go to an Artist folder I see this:



Some of the items are album cover scans and some are music tracks. "Alright" doesn't have cover art associated and it is instantly distinguishable.

An option for the old style icons is needed, please.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2004, 12:25:32 pm »

I also do not like the icons of cover art in the list of songs.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2004, 02:09:45 pm »

I like it :)
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2004, 02:30:27 pm »

Yup, like them too.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2004, 02:41:49 pm »

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I like it  :)

That is why I asked for an option.

Personally I find them colorful, but not informative. It's not possible to see the cover art, just the overall color.

I am used to see instantly which files are audio and which are images. I have several album art images for many of my albums and they are all stored in the artist\album folders and imported to the library.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2004, 03:54:17 pm »

This view is from MC10:



Can you see what I mean? Processing of those icons must also add some CPU usage. My images are not exactly small.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2004, 11:58:13 pm »

I like the icon view, and it would be nice for files without coverart to show NoThumb.png thumbnail instead note icon. I think it would look better.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2004, 01:14:18 am »

i love the new icon system (especially to help me tag) but i agree , and option would be best for both sides

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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2004, 05:11:04 am »

While I thing that the icons are pretty for some things, an option for turning the off is required. There are situations that I really need to have the old style icons - particularly when looking for files that are "missing from the database". If those files had an image associated with them, one cannot distinguish as to whether they are there or not. Similarly one cannot see that files are present in the explorer section but not imported into the database.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2004, 06:01:04 pm »

You get no icons at all if the imported file is a cue sheet.  Cover art shows up in playing now, but not in the file list.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2004, 02:48:09 am »

I think the option(s) should also include the option to display both at the same time, so we can have the old icons AND the mini cover art in the same (or different) columns.
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Re:Icons in the list view (MC11)
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2004, 04:58:38 am »

The icons could be in a separate column with display and field options. Now they just are.
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