09-10-2020, 04:07 PM
(09-10-2020, 12:57 PM)the_bertrum Wrote:(09-09-2020, 07:16 PM)Tim Curtis Wrote: @the_bertrum I think we are getting close. The "Add/play" selection for Instant play is a bug. it should have just displayed "Play" so we end up with below, and yes all of the Queue commands could be added to the Instant play list.
No action
Play
Clear/Play
Here's the breakdown of the current Queue commands in 7:
1. Add - Add to end of Queue
2. Play - Add to end of Queue and begin Play
3. Add next - Add after currently playing or last played item in Queue
4. Play next - Add after currently playing or last played item in Queue and begin Play
5. Clear/Play - Clear the Queue then Add to the Queue and begin Play
The main diffs from Bubble are:
1. We have a dedicated "Play next" command which allows user to play the new selection immediately without having to first stop the currently playing item or wait for it to finish.
2. We don't have the "Enqueue all from here" for Album tracks but it would prolly be useful. It would result in two more Queue commands on the Tracks menu. Something like "Add rest", "Play rest" but it could get more crowded with "Add rest next" and "Play rest next".
Very much beginning to look like a fine selection of commands. Extending the current nomenclature in this way also seems to be the most sensible option.
If all the options get added as choices to instant play, could the Add command aslo have the option to start playback if nothing is playing? This way Add can be used to start playback of the selected item when the player is idle, or add to the end of the queue when it isn't idle (and it means instant play does always result in music coming from the speakers).
Instant play was originally designed to well, instantly play something. The current choices are below.
No action
Add/Play (note this should have been labeled "Play")
Clear/Play
The 7 version might look like below.
No action
Play
Play next
Clear/Play