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Tree View Oddities
datdude:
I have always liked how MC's library view view scheme's menu switches when the left hand tree view is opened and closed. When its open, the view scheme menu is accessible through the library view header.
I propose that the playing now node in the tree view be placed along side the other 3 media's up top and when it is clicked the display and tracks are expanded below on the left hand side, thus closing the media trees, but at the same time allowing for control of the media by the library menu.
This would allow for users who prefer the tree to get what they want, and users who dont like it, a place to see the full display and playing now screen on, along with the standard library view all at the same time. ;D
glynor:
--- Quote from: Alex B on July 01, 2006, 08:05:54 am ---I prefer the old style.
I say "style" because the functionality has not changed much. The only difference seems to be that you cannot expand the default media type categories simultaneously anymore.
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What he said.
I still think this could be a workable solution that would please both the "pro" and "anti" tree camps, and help the noobs understand how to find what they want more easily.
datdude:
--- Quote from: glynor on July 02, 2006, 01:53:07 am ---What he said.
I still think this could be a workable solution that would please both the "pro" and "anti" tree camps, and help the noobs understand how to find what they want more easily.
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That would be sweet.
I think MC as I have said in the previous posts, is smart enough to dynamically add or subtract functionality based on what is howing in the tree so you wooun't lose anything by going to glynor's sugggestion yet add the power of stickyness to important things that users want.
The key would be to customize what any possible tab could be by the users( i.e playing now, tag info, etc.... If JRiver doesn't add this customizablibty feature, then tabs would be useless.
marko:
v12's tree is really beginning to irritate. the more I use it, the more it irritates.
the state of it in some of Alex's recent screenies are painful.
Novelty factor is a wierd thing. When I first launched v12, I thought, OK, looks quite good, nice idea, etc. etc.
Sadly, it's become very old, very quickly for me :(
Edit:=============
That was a right rubbish post huh?
let's try and be a bit more constructive/positive shall we?
For starters, lose the bold text, and if the two are not related, reduce the spacing between tree nodes.
Put the expanders back on the left where they are supposed to be.
Lock the top three (four if you have Docs) nodes up the top and lock playing now right beneath those. The rest can be our playground.
If you don't want the media modes to auto expand, at least keep the expansion area in sync with the chosen mode when it is open (or close it when the selection changes)
All of that, when I think about it, brings practically full circle back to what we already had in v11.1, which is probably not what you had in mind..
This tree discussion has gotten a tad fragmented already, but somewhere around here there's some talk of using 'real' tabs as opposed to these kid-on things we currently have. Alex came up with some seriously interesting ideas as to how the tabs should be broken down.
the outlook style is an interesting one too, one that I'd take over what we have now, though I've never been a huge fan of "MS outlook style" shortcut bars.
Whatever, please do something with the tree, 'coz it's slaying me atm :)
-marko.
glynor:
--- Quote from: marko on July 04, 2006, 02:16:14 am ---though I've never been a huge fan of "MS outlook style" shortcut bars.
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I'm generally not either, but I think this is one instance where it could work well. So long as we still have access to the full tree.
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