About Amarok's interface design

[Dan Meltzer]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Casey Link <unnamedrambler at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Big O <illogical1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> The seekbar could also be shorter and in the same line as the volume
>>>> bar as you said, as vertical space is becoming very precious on
>>>> today's widescreen displays.
>> I concur!
> Of this list, this is what I most strongly agree with. +1

As this seems to be getting lots of support.. it looks like it's time
to shoot it down.

One of the major reasons behind the top bar being designed the way it
was is due to the progress slider.  The small progress bar (amarok 1.4
style) is not big enough to allow for accurate seeking.  The large one
does allow for this.

As it stands it's not as utilized as it is going to be in the future.
I still have plans of bookmarking support post 2.0 (and bookmarks on a
small seekbar would... suck).  Throwing it randomly in line with the
volume (but stretching the full remaining width of the screen) Would
not really solve much, as the control icons would still require the
same amount of vertical space.  I don't think it would be wise to
shrink these icons down to a one line height, as they are important
and should be large enough to click easily.

I think it makes more sense to keep it where it is, as there is no
benefit to moving it elsewhere/shrinking it down.
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