Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Cover/back view feature req.

[Peter <rhythmbox-devel maubp freeserve co uk>]

Peter Bach wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm a big fan Rhythmbox and I like the cover "viewer" very much.
>
> Case:
> In my music collection I have the cover image saved as "cover.jpg" and
> the back image (back/rear of the CD) saved as "back.jpg". The only way I
> can view the back.jpg is to navigate my collection with Nautilus.
>
> Feature request:
> Would it be possible to have the cover viewer display the "back.jpg"
> when someone click/"mouse scroll" on the cover view area? It would be
> nice with some kind of visual effect like vertical "flip" around the
> center axis of the image.
>
> Any other suggestion is welcome?
>
> Is there a image standard set for Rhythmbox? I know of cover.jpg? Is
> there something like cd.jpg, inlay.jpg, or back.jpg? If not, how about
> defining some of these rules?

Its a nice idea, but its hard enough spotting just the front cover as a 
file on disc, as there are so many conventions in use.

For internet look up, I thing we are limited to front covers only.

The idea of multiple covers is however handled nicely mp3 ID3 tags, 
which are designed to hold more than one cover with a "cover type", see 
bug 345975 for details:

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=345975

The idea of how to cope with multiple covers in the GUI was discussed on 
the mailing list if I recall correctly, and the general feeling was that 
it was just too complicated - supporting a single cover would be good 
enough for most people.

Peter