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Matt:

--- Quote from: datdude on July 26, 2006, 03:31:32 pm ---2) View menu for each tile should auto open when hovered over, this would save many clicks and I think new users would realize there was a menu available there.
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Use smaller view schemes or larger thumbs and you won't need a menu at all.


--- Quote ---3) Clicking on a media tab, the tree does not open but only switches the library view, and thus takes 2 clicks to view the tree, which is one click too many.
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We feel child view schemes aren't important enough to force a tree expand.  I for one rarely use them since I configure the roots to be just how I like.

datdude:

--- Quote from: Matt on July 26, 2006, 03:48:06 pm ---Use smaller view schemes or larger thumbs and you won't need a menu at all.

We feel child view schemes aren't important enough to force a tree expand.  I for one rarely use them since I configure the roots to be just how I like.

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To take a perscpective on my browsing style, I rarely know what I am looking for until I get there, i.e. I don't think ahead, so anything that prevents me from continuing to browse (i.e starting over) or makes it longer to browse is bad.

So for example, I often click on many of the tile menus (which I actually like v.s. no menu and just links) due to the fact that I don't know which tile, or which field I want to drill down into.  I may end up clicking on 10 different tiles until I find which one I want, and having to always click on the menu makes this tedious.

Just try to think about it in terms of does something, like even searching, which resets a browsing session (clicking through multiple tiles), cause the user to browse longer than needed.  Just my perspecitive though.

jgreen:
I also wanted to add that the speedy view switching is relly cool, and is a noticable improvement--thanks, and congrats!  It is so nimble now that I have changed my browsing style--I no longer feel the need of split views, but just bounce back and forth using the tree and the tree headers, stuff I never did before.

KingSparta:
I Have always wondered why adding files to the Convert Encoder Is So Slow

If you select like 1000 files to re-encode MC take what seems forever to fill the file list.

also on that window there is two Buttons.

"Options" And "Change"

They Do The Same Thing.

Alex B:
I have found that the Replay Gain analysis is very slow.

I just tested the speed with 17 standard MP3 files (a two-disc album):

MC 12:  4 min 27 s
MC 11.1: 1 min 52 s
Foobar2000 v.092: 0 min 56 s

The PC is now more responsible during the analysis, but the speed drop is unacceptable.



I tried this with a Hyperthreaded P4. I kept each tested program uppermost and I didn't run anything else during the tests. Also, Otto had nothing new to do during the test.

Media Center Registered 12.0.44 -- C:\Soft\MC12\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2781 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1048 MB, Free - 576 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2800 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2800 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2800 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0002) , ASPI for Win32         DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)

Ripping /   Drive F:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive G:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive H:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive F: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-W162C   Addr: 0:1:0  Speed:4  MaxSpeed:4  BurnProof:Yes
  Drive H: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B   Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

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