| Now let's see, where is the Playing Now? Nobody liked it anyway | Oh there it is, nice and easy to find. Nobody liked it anyway |
that is why i put playing now in the toolbar
Maybe, but it still looks like a workaround to me. Now the three main categories move up and down depending on if the Playing Now branch is expanded or not.
Everytime I hit this page, I'm getting prompted for a username and password for copesonline.com
Everytime I hit this page, I'm getting prompted for a username and password for copesonline.com
We like the media buttons at the top.
If you like a static Playing Now button, you can add a toolbar button to the top or bottom of the program.
What i'm requesting is a simple way of forcing MC to jump to the top of the tree. Is there a toolbar button or command i don't know about?
Blame it on dcwebman. I changed the links and his avatar.
Do my images in the previous mockups for the tag window also cause the problem? http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=36072.50
I wonder what happened to my avatar. Do my images in the previous mockups for the tag window also cause the problem? http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=36072.50The images, including the avatar, were requesting a login and password.
Seems like my website might be down at times which maybe is causing the problem.
The images, including the avatar, were requesting a login and password.
I actually like the current layout better than before. I REALLY like the fact that I can add my own view schemes to the "Main" level of the tree (instead of having to nest them in a media Type category), which allows me to see them all the time and get to them with a single click. If any changes are made, I think it's VERY important to keep this functionality since it makes a marked improvement to the everyday use of MC.
I also like that I can have my custom View Schemes at (nearly) the top of the tree. These are some of my most used View Schemes, so it makes sense for them to be at the top, above things like "Start" and "Drives and Devices" etc.
That said, I can understand why people would want the "Playing Now" at (or near) the top. It's a sort of "special case" display that needs full time access, which is why I (like others) keep it on the toolbar on both the top and bottom menus. I do see the logic in keeping it visible at all times, and in wanting it to be above the main media type categories. I definitely do NOT, however, want the "Start" button at the very top since this just takes up precious real estate at the top of the list, and I really don't ever use the this category (although I understand that it can be useful for new user.)
I also like the new "media type" categories at the top of the window, and for their expansion to take place directly below them. I don't care for the idea that clicking on one of these media type categories would expand the tree further down the list. To me, it would be redundant to have these items essentially listed twice in the tree view, and would take up unecessary space. I think that the current MC12 layout/approach is a more gracefull approach to this.
I do think that there could still be a compramise to this that would satisfy more people -- but I'm not sure what it would be. I just wanted to through my opinions into the mix.
You can already hide the "Start button" in MC12's options.
It is possible to add root items in MC11.1 too. I have several of them in my MC11.1 library, including an "All Media" root view scheme. MC12 is not different in this sense.
Yes, if PN is static your first custom view scheme can come only after it.
I have noticed that I dislike when Playing Now disappeares from sight when a large tree branch (or several branches) is expanded. I am not used to scroll for going to PN.
That's true. Actually, I thought that the new buttons could be designed to be much smaller in vertical direction since they would not contain any extended funtionality. In general, MC12 uses a lot more space than MC11.1 for the same tree items.
MC11.1's tree was about perfect for me.
The images, including the avatar, were requesting a login and password.
The question of course being there's even a remote possibility that JRiver will do anyhing about the interface. Would anybody in the team like to comment on that?Probably not.
Actually, the problem is not so big for me anymore after I added the Playing Now buttons to the toolbars:
Probably not.
It's fun to watch though.
... this forum is not a democracy ...
Alt + 2
takes you straight to PN from anywhere.
I use keyboard shortcuts often in other programs, but not MC for some reason. I will try the Alt-2, but I mostly navigate by mouse through the library, so tend to navigate by mouse to Playing Now.Alt + # (takes you somewhere) , Enter takes you to the Action Window.
I have not seen anyone come out in support of how it works now, all I have seen is people who do OTHER things. Since the OTHER ways seem preferred, maybe we should remove playing now from the tree altogether.There is the Artist info that takes you to AMG inside PN, would lose that too.
Actually, the problem is not so big for me anymore after I added the Playing Now buttons to the toolbars. However, the toolbar buttons need to be configured first. This is not obvious for newbies. Perhaps the empty space below the Search could be used for a "Go to Playing Now" button.
I would like to have it like this:
The position slider should be as wide as possible (i.e. as wide as the info display) and the "play mode" buttons" should be moved below the Search. I would also like to have quick access to the "output mode" and "gapless/cross-fade" settings. These are my most used items in MC's options and also related to playback.
The button line could be like this:
Continuous -- Suffle -- DSP Studio -- Output mode, gapless/cross-fade etc* -- Go to Playing Now
* This would open the "Top menu > Player > Playback Options > Playback Options" window.
Another keyboard shortcut to get to the search box would be sweet as well.
A mockup of my suggestion:
(http://www.adart.pp.fi/temp/gotoplayingnow.png)
Continuous -- Suffle -- DSP Studio -- Playback Options -- Go to Playing Now
(I am not suggesting specifically these graphical symbols, just the two added buttons and the layout.)
I like that alot Alex! And it makes sense too, grouping the play related controls together.