Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Suggested Features

[Mats Taraldsvik <mats taraldsvik broadpark no>]

On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 01:24 +0300, Viktor Kojouharov wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Mats Taraldsvik
> <mats taraldsvik broadpark no> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 19:16 +0300, Viktor Kojouharov wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Mats Taraldsvik
> >> <mats taraldsvik broadpark no> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 2008-07-17 at 03:44 -0400, Tommy Ryan wrote:
> >> >> I really like Rhythmbox. I have a couple suggestions of features to add.
> >> >> I was unsure what the best way to do that is.
> >> >>
> >> >> 1. Video support - I know alot have suggested this
> >> >
> >> > Why would Rhythmbox need video support? Totem, VLC, MPlayer does this.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Because of music video clips, video podcasts, etc. And Totem, VLC,
> >> Mplayer already play music, so why do we need Rhythmbox?
> >
> > Again, I think Totem/VLC/Mplayer has done exactly what the OP requested
> > here in their application. That is, adding audio support to a video
> > player. Do you often use one of these applications to play audio?
> >
> > I think the pattern for listening to music is different from watching
> > video. You seldom watch more than one, perhaps two movies in a row, and
> > therefore, the demand for a video library is not that high ( you find
> > your video file with Beagle/Tracker/Xesam or manually, and therefore
> > don't need another library to manage ).
> >
> > Music players, however, are completely different. It's not uncommon to
> > listen to a lot of tracks in a row, and the need for a library to manage
> > this music is obvious.
> 
> You seem to think that 'video' stops at full-length videos. There are
> other types of videos, some of them directly related to music. And
> people do want to watch more than one of those videos in succession.
> Videos don't/shouldn't even appear in the main library. A 'videos'
> source would be enough. An example of videos: music videos, podcast
> videos, episodes, small video clips. Just by adding support for music
> videos (and why shouldn't rhythmbox not support them, your logic is
> that it should only specialize in music, which is exactly what they
> are), one can play any kind of videos. And the underlying
> infrastructure is all there, you just have to ask gstreamer. The only
> problem is the UI itself, but even a popup video window will be a
> start.
> 

I see your point about smaller video files. But if Rhythmbox adds video
support, it should do it properly, not like VLC/Totem/MPlayer has with
audio files (and not just a popup window).

That said, if you can disable this support, I won't mind. 

> >
> >>
> >> >> 2. Equalizer - I like increasing the bass
> >> >> 3. Multiple Libraries - I do a good job organizing my music but think
> >> >> having another library might help out.
> >> >
> >> > I think there is some sort of partial support for it, cause you can add
> >> > more paths in gconf.
> >>
> >> I don't see the reason behind multiple libraries. A better solution
> >> would be better filtering of [automatic] playlists.
> >>
> >
> > Consider the following scenario:
> >
> > I have a large music collection, and a large audiobook collection. I'd
> > like to keep these separate for the following reasons:
> >
> > - When I listen to music I don't want track 5 of A Study in Scarlet to
> > suddenly start playing.
> > - I don't want to scrobble (last.fm) my audiobooks.
> > - My dynamic playlists (most popular etc. ) shouldn't include the
> > audiobook collection.
> >
> > Perhaps you could do this with playlists, but I don't really see it
> > being easier.
> 
> Just to refute some logic here, if rhythmbox is strictly for music,
> you shouldn't be using it to listen to audiobooks.
> 

Ok, you got me. :p I meant audio player, not music player. Or did you
think I wanted to remove the current podcast and radio support?

> >
> >> >
> >> >> 4. Sync - Automatically sync with mp3 players, and ipods.
> >> >
> >> > Syncing playlists, then? What about podcasts?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Adding to that, a generic vfs plugin for syncing would be a good idea.
> >> Add a path to a directory you want to add songs (or sync). That
> >> directory can be on a harddrive, mass storage, obex, etc ... Good
> >> solution for all those phones out there, with massive storage
> >> capacity.
> >
> > Great! This would (perhaps) be perfect to do with Conduit, which is a
> > syncing app for GNOME.
> >
> I'm not familiar with conduit, but I was thinking more along the line
> of more in-rhythmbox syncing. I currently just drag the songs I want
> from rhythmbox to nautilus. So unless conduit's features can be
> integrated into rhythmbox itself, there won't be that much of an
> improvement (at least for me).

I don't know if you can sync from an external application, but Conduit
will be the official sync-tool for Gnome, so it should be used.

> >>
> >> >> 5. reorganize playlists - clicking the artist or rating header at the
> >> >> top reorganizes the playlist in that order.
> >> >>
> >> >> If I knew how to program I would contribute by trying to program those
> >> >> features.
> >> >
> >> > You don't need to be a programmer to contribute.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> Tom
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >
> > regards,
> > Mats
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> rhythmbox-devel mailing list
> rhythmbox-devel gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel

regards,
Mats