Re: [Banshee-List] Media totals in sources panel

[Todd Wilson <twilson csufresno edu>]

gnomeuser gmail com wrote, on 01/19/2011 09:56 AM:
> 2011/1/19 Todd Wilson <twilson csufresno edu <mailto:twilson csufresno edu>>
> 
>     IIRC, at one time Banshee used to display totals for the sources (Music,
>     Audiobooks, Videos) in the sources panel, but with 1.9.2, I no longer
>     see them.  Playlists (and the Play Queue) still have them, but not the
>     sources.  Is my memory correct?  Was this a deliberate change?
> 
> This was a deliberate change, the total count remains for the Podcast
> source and for playlists.

OK, then I'll ask the obvious question:  Why?  Source total is useful
information to have at a glance (I realize that it's still available in
the status bar, but only when the source is selected).  It makes it easy
to see if a drag and drop to a device got all the songs, or to see
approximately how much of my library is on a device, etc.  It doesn't
clutter the interface, since, as you point out, it's still there for
podcasts and playlists.  I suppose I could make a smart playlist of my
whole library so that I'd always have the total in the source panel, but
shouldn't the previous behavior at least be available as an option in
the preferences?  Thanks,

Todd Wilson