Version: 1.2-CVS (using KDE KDE 3.3.2) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages Compiler: gcc 3.3.5 OS: Linux This patch adds the same actions you get with the contextual menu (aka RMB menu) next to album in the context browser. Sure you understand it with this snapshot: http://webs.ono.com/uucp/amarok-new.png So you can append, queue etc a album to the playlist in a easy way. The idea is not mine. From slotContextMenu(): //TODO it would be handy and more usable to have this menu under the cover one too PD: This patch tries to be lees intrusive as posible. So I add album-append, album-make and album-queue (with "x @@@ y") to the url openUrlRequest(). But I believe it is more elegant album:/add?artist=xxxx style links. If you are OK with this notify me and I'll do the work.
Created attachment 9062 [details] Add playlist actions to album list in context browser
I personally think this clutters the context browser, and the icons, even though they are the ones we use in the menus, are completely impossible to identify purpose from. What do others think? Thanks for the work though.
I basicaly like the idea of those buttons. But they are hard to identify indeed, then again, why else do we have tooltips? And it could resolve our other bug about mis-clicking on the name of the album to maximise it. See bug 98797
I indeed do not know what those buttons do.
I have been quiet because I respect Max Howell opinion. May be this clutters the interface, and if devs thinks so, I'm right if the patch does not get commited. But... to get the same functionality you must RMB click on the album name. This is not obvious for the average user. And as Reigo Reinmets has stated, should resolve Bug#98797 issue (if you think this is a real issue, I think so) But I believe Ian Monroe opinion is not right. The same apply to the rand and repeat buttons in the status bar, and users love them. Please note the patch provide tooltip info, a well know method to get help for almost all users.
We do need to do something about this. I say commit for 1.3 and we'll sort it out. There are definately too many icons at the moment, and the icons are inappropriate. But hopefully someone will make better icons for us and we can sort out which ones to keep. I'm for one icon that expands/contracts the album info. The rest can be got with right-click and standard single click on the rest of the album section.
Well? 1.3 devel is going on already for a long time, i have'nt seen this commited yet!
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Bumping version, updating.. With the general rewrite going on in 2.0 it is a good time to make sure this happens.
Do we want this in Amarok 2?
There are already plenty of ways to add / queue / append album in amarok 2.1 ... Close this bug for now. anyone can reopen and argue if necessary .