by Barry4679 » Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:39 pm
Lowlander wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:24 pm
It functions the same way as the All nodes did in MediaMonkey 4, but without cluttering the Media Tree. You're still able to see all files in that and it's sub-nodes.
Yes, but it is not a clear advantage. I don't think that it works as well in many situations.
Issues:
- It is was not much "clutter", was just a single leaf at a sub-node
- it was right where you needed it ... ie. if I am navigating via the Media Tree, it is right where I am looking and already have the mouse focused to ... The new solution is either way across the other side of the screen, or buried several levels deep in the menu you referred to
- the control is not easy to notice|find ... it is hidden except when you are in one of the two relevant nodes, and have navigated down far enough ... it causes a lot of confusion and frustration as you can see by the high number of complaints and queries here
- it is sticky, which makes it a PIA when dealing with large directories ... ie. if I was navigating through a large folder in MM4, it only unwinded through the whole directory tree if I explicitly pressed the All leaf ... but in MM5 it does this if I had the option toggled on the last time that I used MM5 ... I hate this
The new control does have an advantages:
- it means that I can have the left hand panel permanently closed to maximise screen use ... this was how MM5 was designed to be used, but the implementation was botched (lack of MM5 Quick Start aids and lack of support in the online documentation) , so uptake of this appears to be marginal
- and having it being sticky is useful in some circumstances
I think that it was good that this new control was added, but it was an error to remove the All leaves in the Media Tree.
You have fixed the other "error" that was causing frustration and confusion, ie. the lack of Media Tree sub-nodes.
I think that you should fix this error also.
[quote=Lowlander post_id=489556 time=1635701075 user_id=262]
It functions the same way as the All nodes did in MediaMonkey 4, but without cluttering the Media Tree. You're still able to see all files in that and it's sub-nodes.
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Yes, but it is not a clear advantage. I don't think that it works as well in many situations.
Issues:
[list]It is was not much "clutter", was just a single leaf at a sub-node[/list]
[list]it was right where you needed it ... ie. if I am navigating via the Media Tree, it is right where I am looking and already have the mouse focused to ... The new solution is either way across the other side of the screen, or buried several levels deep in the menu you referred to [/list]
[list]the control is not easy to notice|find ... it is hidden except when you are in one of the two relevant nodes, and have navigated down far enough ... it causes a lot of confusion and frustration as you can see by the high number of complaints and queries here[/list]
[list]it is sticky, which makes it a PIA when dealing with large directories ... ie. if I was navigating through a large folder in MM4, it only unwinded through the whole directory tree if I explicitly pressed the All leaf ... but in MM5 it does this if I had the option toggled on the last time that I used MM5 ... I hate this[/list]
The new control does have an advantages:
[list]it means that I can have the left hand panel permanently closed to maximise screen use ... this was how MM5 was designed to be used, but the implementation was botched (lack of MM5 Quick Start aids and lack of support in the online documentation) , so uptake of this appears to be marginal [/list]
[list]and having it being sticky is useful in some circumstances[/list]
I think that it was good that this new control was added, but it was an error to remove the All leaves in the Media Tree.
You have fixed the other "error" that was causing frustration and confusion, ie. the lack of Media Tree sub-nodes.
I think that you should fix this error also.