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Ian Monroe | 7 Aug 05:37

Dynamic mode could be like smart playlists

An idea struck me today. The Dyanmic Playlists could be organized in a
similar fashion as the smart playlists.
*So, you would add a dynamic playlist to the collection, be shown a
dialog similar to partydialogbase currently plus a widget with all the
playlists possible for the Playlist Shuffle (with a checkbox for
each).
*You could drag or double click it like any other dynamic playlist 
(perhaps dragging should incur one of those dialogs warning of its
destructive nature)
*There would need to be some method to indicate which dynamic playlist
is currently being played. Perhaps a bar accross the top of the
playlist with the name of the currently playing dynamic playlist? This
would be nice anyways to indicate more clearly that you are in dynamic
mode.
*The dynamic playlists should be editable (they are not currently).
*There would be a selection of default dynamic playlists, so perhaps
partydialogbase wouldn't need the combo box anymore. It could assume a
Playlist Shuffle. Append Suggestions and Random could be default
dynamic playlists.

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Ian Monroe | 7 Aug 05:54

Re: Dynamic mode could be like smart playlists

> *You could drag or double click it like any other dynamic playlist
> (perhaps dragging should incur one of those dialogs warning of its
> destructive nature)
Fix: You could drag or double click it like any other playlist type in
the playlist browser.

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Peter van Hardenberg | 7 Aug 22:51

Re: Dynamic mode could be like smart playlists

I think this discussion illustrates the parallel structure of the Collection, 
Playlists and Smart Playlists. I feel that the three structures could be more 
closely integrated.

Right now the "playlist" ontology consists of more than four similar but 
subtly distinct entities (excluding the current playlist):

* Saved Playlists -- in the classic style of winamp
* Smart Playlists -- saved queries on the collection
* The Collection -- interactive queries on the collection
* Append Suggestions -- Audioscrobbler driven playlist
* Dynamic Mode -- meta-playlists (mixed playlists)

Also, in the HTML sidepanel there are more stored smart playlists like "other 
albums by this artist" and "favorite tracks by this artist." Also, the 
default smart playlists recreate the structure of the collection view without 
being "expandable".

I'm not sure what the best way to resolve the differences between all these 
ideas would be, as each of them has individual merit and is not identical to 
any of the others. Still, I can't help but feeling that some effort at 
integrating them all would be valuable.

I have suggested ideas before on the list which were not generally well 
received, but perhaps someone else has a clearer perspective on how to 
improve the situation.

Perhaps the simplest fix I can imagine would be to simply make "smart 
playlists" expandable in the playlist viewer in the same way that normal 
playlists already are.
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Ian Monroe | 7 Aug 23:55

Re: Dynamic mode could be like smart playlists

On 8/7/05, Peter van Hardenberg <pvh <at> uvic.ca> wrote:
> I think this discussion illustrates the parallel structure of the Collection,
> Playlists and Smart Playlists. I feel that the three structures could be more
> closely integrated.
> 
> Right now the "playlist" ontology consists of more than four similar but
> subtly distinct entities (excluding the current playlist):
> 
> * Saved Playlists -- in the classic style of winamp
> * Smart Playlists -- saved queries on the collection
> * The Collection -- interactive queries on the collection
> * Append Suggestions -- Audioscrobbler driven playlist
> * Dynamic Mode -- meta-playlists (mixed playlists)

Dynamic mode has replaced append suggestions.

> Also, in the HTML sidepanel there are more stored smart playlists like "other
> albums by this artist" and "favorite tracks by this artist." Also, the
> default smart playlists recreate the structure of the collection view without
> being "expandable".
> 
> I'm not sure what the best way to resolve the differences between all these
> ideas would be, as each of them has individual merit and is not identical to
> any of the others. Still, I can't help but feeling that some effort at
> integrating them all would be valuable.
> 
> I have suggested ideas before on the list which were not generally well
> received, but perhaps someone else has a clearer perspective on how to
> improve the situation.
>
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