Re: [Muine] "Small mode"

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I like the small mode mockup. And I think having a small mode would be 
very handy. The panel applet I do not feel is needed though. That 
functionality _should_ be taken care of by the notification area icon.
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Lee Willis wrote:
> Whilst suffering from a cluttered desktop this evening I came across a 
> thought and thought I'd throw it out to see what people think.
>
> I think muine should have one, maybe two, different "views", or "modes".
>
> Mode 1 - Small mode
> This is aimed at users who want to keep their player on their desktop 
> permanently, but want the screen estate used to be minimum. It should 
> support the "key" features for listening to music, a prototype (GIMP'd 
> up, no working code yet - sorry!) is available at 
> http://www.leewillis.co.uk/muine/muine_small.png
>
> The key changes are:
> - No "add song", or "add album" button
> - No playlist information
> - No menu bar
> - It would probably need an "exit small mode" button which I haven't 
> added, but should be fairly easy to fit in ...(Maybe replace the volume 
> button?)
>
> It produces a nice compact player for when you've already added music to 
> your playlist, and just want to listen, but see what's playing ...
>
> Mode 2 - Panel mode
> This follows the same principles as above, but is actually a panel 
> applet. Changes probably required in addition to those above would be:
> - Show smaller album image (Scaled according to panel size)
> - Scroll song title, rather than display statically
>
> I haven't mocked up this second item yet, just dumping some ideas out to 
> see what people think.
>
> Would one, or both, of these be useful?
>
> Also, as a quick further suggestion, should muines WM icon be a smaller 
> version of the album art, not the generic icon?
>
> Thoughts welcome ...
>
> Lee
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