Any word on this request? It is really the main feature that I would like to see added before I can feel comfortable using MC as the "centerpiece" of my HTPC.
The problem is that when listening to music (especially in a "party" situation) I often like to be able to view the list of all of the files in a view scheme and then run it in shuffle mode (for example inside a Genre view). Currently, this is fairly useless in Theater View because when I'm viewing a list of 1356 "Psychedelic Rock" genred songs, I can't tell which artist is which! I can certainly use it in shuffle mode, but if MC plays a song I don't particularly like and I want to change it, I can't easily pick through the files to find a better choice (without switching back to Standard View which defeats the purpose of Theater View).
As I'm not really that special (though hopefully some would argue), I suspect this annoys other Theater View users as well. I remember one other thread where this was discussed (
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=22498.msg156855#msg156855). There was a band-aid workaround was discussed, but this was very unsatisfying (and also prevents me from using the "Show Files" choice in Theater View to see a not-bottom-tier list of files).
Again, any word? Any support on this issue from others?