Re: [Usability]rhythmbox interface
- From: Jorn Baayen <jorn nl linux org>
- To: Roberto Rosselli Del Turco <rosselli ling unipi it>
- Cc: GNOME Usability List <usability gnome org>
- Subject: Re: [Usability]rhythmbox interface
- Date: 23 Nov 2002 15:17:28 +0100
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 09:50, Roberto Rosselli Del Turco wrote:
> Jorn Baayen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 13:18, Roberto Rosselli Del Turco wrote:
> >
> >>- navigation tools, audio control and search field should belong to the
> >>same toolbar;
> >
> >
> > I disagree about the search field; it's related to the view, so it
> > should be close to it, and not in a toolbar 'far away' :).
>
> I wouldn't say the main toolbar 'far away', but I see your point.
>
> >>- song played and song progress slider should be on the same ideal line
> >>(/toolbar);
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean here.
>
> Looking at the screenshots, I see three rows:
>
> * playback controls + volume control
> * title of song played and other infos (under the title)
> * progress bar of song being played + search tool
>
> As there is a lot of empty, and thence wasted, space I proposed to
> compact things a bit with only two rows, i.e. the main toolbar and the
> song info + progress bar row.
Ah, I see. Well, titles can get *very* long. I have a few songs that use
the whole horizontal space. It would probably get a bit cramped if
songinfo, search entry, and progress bar were put on one row.
Ofcourse this is highly dependant of the window size you run rb with, I
tend to use rather small windows myself.
>
> >>Can't you hide all playback controls while in playlist organizing view,
> >>and pop them up (at the same time hiding all organizing info) when in
> >>playback view?
> >
> >
> > Nope, since you still want to see whether rb is playing or not. If all
> > that stuff were hidden, you couldn't tell.
>
> Now it's my turn not understanding, if the song info + progress bar is
> present isn't that enough to know if rb is playing or not? (apart from
> sound eventually coming out from your speakers :)
Whoops, I misread you, I see now :)
>
> Anyway the point is moot, as changing interface could be confusing for
> the user, so not really a good idea.
Yeah..
Cheers
>
> >>Hmmm... the idea of a complete music solution for GNOME was quite
> >>appealing, why remove CD and Internet radio support?
> >
> >
> > Well, they will probably require view-like stuff, which is rather bad in
> > my opinion (changing interface on switch, etc). I'm not opposed to it
> > though, if a clean way to integrate them can be found.
>
> Keep up the good work :)
>
> Ciao
>
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