[off-topic] Dragon Player dialog-less UI issue

[Seb Ruiz]

2009/4/16 Ian Monroe <ian at monroe.nu>:
> So I'm abusing amarok-devel since I know a bunch of you use Dragon
> Player, and/or you are Leinir or Celeste. :)
>
> We're getting rid of the separate play dialog (the one with the
> recently played files and the option to open a file or play a disc).
> The straightforward part is already done (by David) and you can check
> it out in trunk. The play dialog was embedded into the dragon player
> window, in the spot where a video would normally be playing.
>
> Currently when you click on the "Play Media" button which used to
> popup a separate dialog now stops the playback and returns to the
> original state. This obviously is no good. My drawing illustrates the
> question.
>
> Should we pause (how would they continue?) Should the video continuing
> playing in a postage stamp in a corner of the play media dialog? I'm
> not sure.
>
> Seb just pointed out that another challenge is: "what to do when a
> full screen movie ends".

I'd like to see an overlay pop over the main window with convenient
functions. See attached mockup

>
> Thanks,
> ian
>
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