Re: [Banshee-devel-list] New Community Extension "JustPlayFiles" to solve bgo#634717



On Thursday 17,March,2011 12:11 PM, Frank wrote:
> Thanks for the quick comment.
> 
> Hmm. I just see, it is sort of its own library (technically files do
> get imported). I recall having problems when not clearing the queue,
> and then having files that did not exists anymore. The other option
> would have been to alter the FSQ to clear if a new file is opened,
> like totem does, but that wouldn't be a queue anymore. As I can see
> the use for the FSQ (just not the way I use Banshee) I rather put an
> alternative next to it than starting to modify it.
> 
> Btw: I can actually add files from the FSQ to my library just by
> dragging it from the FSQ over the library and it gets there instantly!
> 
> If I personally want something in my Library I just move it to that
> folder (and have the library watcher active) or (if I wouldn't care
> about location) drag it into banshee (over the library source). If I
> don't want it in Banshee, I just want Banshee to play and I don't want
> to see it again once I go on playing my library, whereas FSQ queues it
> and plays the queue instead of continuing what I did before or
> "shutting up" (especially if you have "repeat all" enabled it can be
> annoying!).
> 
> Hope this clarifies the use of the proposed extension.
> 

I see, so basically the issue is that the FSQ doesn't auto-purge when it's done?
Perhaps a patch to the current FSQ would be better for that then, rather than
creating a whole new extension? I feel that having too many extensions doing the
same thing can get pretty confusing to the end-user, really.

-- 
Kind regards,
Loong Jin

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