Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Interface ideas

[Виктор Кожухаров <vkojouharov gmail com>]

On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 21:11 +1000, James Livingston wrote:

> Queue-related comments:
> Originally I though that having the queue show up as another source
> would be good, but after using for a while I'd have to say that having
> it show up as a part of the main interface is much better (at least for
> how I use the queue).
> 
> When I use it I normally am adding a few songs, and I'm not sure of the
> order until the end. So what happens in that I drag the songs into
> various places in the queue (not just at the end) and re-order the songs
> as I go. Having the queue just as a source without it being on the
> "sidebar" would mean I'd have to constantly switch back and forth
> between the queue and the library/playlist. The usability of the queue
> would dramatically go down for me (and anyone who uses it similarly)
> because of "mental context-switch" that would happen when changing to
> the queue and back.
> 

An alternate idea for the queue would be, for the queue to be in a
separate window. So you can drag a song to the button at the top, or
press it, and the queue window will appear, so you can drag songs
directly to it.