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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 25 for Mac => Topic started by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 08:18:15 am

Title: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 08:18:15 am

Hi, I like it a lot that I can customize the 'now playing' bar.
Especially that I can make track and albumartwork left aligned.

One thing that gets a bit weird when you do that is that you still have to spectrum analyzers. I can understand that for aesthetic reasons (and when all info is centered) there are two. But when aligning left or right this gets a bit weird visually.

My request would be that you can choose where to place it: on both sides, only left, only right or disable it. And maybe even chose where in the chain of info like you can with artist-track-duration etc.

Thanks, Jan

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: Matt on August 23, 2019, 09:24:18 am

Quote from: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 08:18:15 am

My request would be that you can choose where to place it: on both sides, only left, only right or disable it. And maybe even chose where in the chain of info like you can with artist-track-duration etc.

You can disable the spectrum analyzer.

Check the right-click menu "Show Spectrum Analyzer."

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 09:27:33 am

Hi Matt,

Thanks for your suggestion but that much was clear to me.
But I would like one, just not two.
Thanks for considering my suggestion for future enhancements.

Jan

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: Matt on August 23, 2019, 09:32:30 am

So expanding that option to something like this would work:
Show Left Spectrum Analyzer
Show Right Spectrum Analyzer

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 09:40:17 am

Yes that's what I meant and would be great.

And if you really want to make that area customisable you also have an option to choose where you want to position either the left or right analyser.

I could imagine myself creating a left-aligned display that shows from left to right:
Artwork | track-artist info | spectrum-analyser.

But having the first option would already be great. Thanks for the speedy responses.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: Matt on August 23, 2019, 10:14:50 am

Great, I'm working on it.

It will be in build 96 and later.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 10:15:52 am

Wow terrific Matt. Thanks

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: Matt on August 23, 2019, 01:40:02 pm

It's on Mac now:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,121945.0.html

Windows will follow next week.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: blgentry on August 23, 2019, 02:10:33 pm

I see "left align" text, and "left align artwork" in build 95 for Mac.  But no selection for position of Spectrum Analyzer.  Maybe I missed it?

Brian.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: Matt on August 23, 2019, 02:19:12 pm

Sorry, it didn't make it into that build.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: bob on August 23, 2019, 02:29:07 pm

Just re-download and install from the 25.0.95 link again, it just missed out in the previous 25.0.95 build.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: blgentry on August 23, 2019, 02:32:33 pm

^ Well that worked.  :)

I can now use Spectrum analyzer on the left or right or both.  Neat.

Brian.

Title: Re: UI enhancement request for 'Now playing' bar
Post by: janpeeters on August 23, 2019, 07:01:15 pm

Terrific Matt. That was a ridiculously fast implementation. :D thanks a lot!