Bear in mind that v12 is virtually done and dusted, so I wouldn't expect any changes in the tree structure any time soon.
Still, I cannot see any harm in discussing the issue, and if feelings are strong enough, the area
might get some attention during MC12.1/MC13 development.
Back in June 2006, I said much the same thing, and still feel the same today:
The more I use it, the more I dislike these expansion arrows on the right.
Pull the tree out, and the arrows move out too, and after expansion, all 'child expanders' are to the left.
I also do not like the way playing now gets moved down the window. It should always be in the same place. Where? I'm not sure...
Won't it fit on the top line to the left of Audio?
Then lock that top line right up there so that nothing else can replace it.
I really don't like the bolded text either...
compare mc11.1's tree...
with 12-29's...
Initially, I thought the new tabs were a neat trick, but now I see that the playing now node is plagued with the same problem that v11's 'library browser' node had. ie., it keeps jumping around in the tree window while we dig around in various locations.
New additions to the tree root are able to displace audio|image|video from the top row too which just makes it look unbalanced and silly. (please don't solve this by removing the option of adding root viewschemes ) <-- no longer an issue, remember, these quotes have a lot of dust on them
I'll persevere with it. But having just spent a fair bit of time with it, I came to vent my frustrations and found that datdude beat me to it
-marko.
and again:
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.
The removal, rather than updating, of the tree icons is another area that needs to be looked at. Has anyone else noticed that when editing a root view scheme, the "icon" option is there, alive and well, and selectable, and, although you can't see the icon, the choice you make here affects how MC places the view scheme in the tree. Very bizarre!!.
At this time, the tree is definitely an improvement over it's 12.0.29 existence...
At least the the top row is now impregnable.
More tree related stuff:
autohiding/showing the tree-marko
Edit: EpF, not seen you around here in yonks, where you been? everything good I trust?