coverflow for amarok 2

[Jeff Mitchell]

Big O wrote:
> I believe, good sirs, you are thinking about the CD stacks idea too 
> literally. Imagine, if you will, the CD stacks with front covers 
> showing being displayed at an angle. Also you would have a full view 
> of one cover at all times. Moving the mouse in direction 'x' causes 
> the CD stack to 'roll' through the deck in that direction, until the 
> uppermost or lowermost CD is arrived at. 
> And this is but one possibility. 
> You folks are limiting your imaginations too much by real world 
> concerns, it doesn't need to function 100% like CD stack. It just 
> needs to be similar enough that people intuitively are able to 
> understand what's going on. 
+1

I don't really have an opinion on what eye candy is better, but I agree 
with the assertion that it doesn't have to act exactly like something 
real-world.  In fact, I'd argue that it probably shouldn't, although it 
can take inspiration from the real world.  Software can do wonderful 
things the real world cannot:

"Gentlemen, we can build it.  We have the technology.  Better than 
before.  Better, faster, stronger."

--Jeff