[Amarok] Moved playlist layouts selection menu back to the

[Seb Ruiz]

2009/8/12 Téo Mrnjavac <teo at getamarok.com>:
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Seb Ruiz<ruiz at kde.org> wrote:
>> 2009/8/13 Teo Mrnjavac <teo at getamarok.com>:
>>> commit 0297885a911708618986f9f4746f711b00a3cc03
>>> Author:     Teo Mrnjavac <teo at getamarok.com>
>>> AuthorDate: Tue Aug 11 10:57:42 2009 +0200
>>> Commit:     Teo Mrnjavac <teo at getamarok.com>
>>> CommitDate: Wed Aug 12 12:42:56 2009 +0200
>>>
>>>    Moved playlist layouts selection menu back to the playlist toolbar.
>>
>> Why did you do this? We discussed this at length to move it _out_ of
>> the toolbar. This is not a feature which can be justified to be in the
>> toolbar (as it's not going to be used often enough for enough people).
>> Leaving it in the menu bar makes it still accessible without polluting
>> the UI.
>>
>> I call for revert please.
>>
> We discussed it again yesterday and found that in the playlist menu
> it's just too hidden.

Just for clarity, can I ask who you spoke about it with please? I'm
interested to know who holds these opinions.

> Eventually it might return there when we get
> sort+layout+grouping bookmarks but until then hiding playlist layouts
> hurts the usability of the playlist.

No, it does not hurt the usability of the playlist. This is a
configuration option, not a method of interacting with the playlist
during general usage. Furthermore, an entry in a menu bar is not
hiding the option. It is very easy to find.

The same way that you couldn't say that moving the collection
configuration to a button in the browser would improve usability.


> I realize that this solution
> isn't ideal because it doesn't please everyone, but for now I call for
> keeping it as it is at least for a while until bookmarks land in
> trunk.

What gives you the authority to make this call? I don't have a problem
with this if the majority is of this mindset, but I find it
disconcerting that frequently UI components are moved over the place a
few weeks after a discussion has lapsed, as if nobody is going to
notice (or when they do, saying "just for a while").

I also don't see what playlist layouts have to do with bookmarks
(explanation appreciated).



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