extragear/multimedia/amarok/src

[Orville Bennett]

On Nov 17, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Lydia Pintscher wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Orville Bennett  
> <illogic1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> SVN commit 885273 by bennett:
>>
>> Begin lowering expectations for OS X version.
>> As discussed w/ leo
>>
>>
>> M  +4 -0      MainWindow.cpp
>>
>>
>> --- trunk/extragear/multimedia/amarok/src/MainWindow.cpp  
>> #885272:885273
>> @@ -81,7 +81,11 @@
>> #include <fixx11h.h>
>> #endif
>>
>> +#ifdef Q_WS_MAC // Let people know OS X version is still work-in- 
>> progress
>> +#define AMAROK_CAPTION "Amarok 2: Technology Preview"
>> +#else
>> #define AMAROK_CAPTION "Amarok 2"
>> +#endif
>>
>> class ContextWidget : public KVBox
>> {
>>
>
> Hmmmmm,
> not a big fan of this one! Why was this not discussed on the list?
Because I got lazy.
>
> How broken is it currently on OS X?
1. The main window does not resize. You get the default size (based on  
your screen resolution) or fullscreen (if you maximize).

2. Currently the web services don't work. This might be fixable by  
switching to the xine engine, I haven't had time to test yet.

3. The /Volumes directory is sometimes missing. This makes accessing  
external hard drives or UMS mounted media players inaccessible.

4. It unfinished with the Qt mac style.
It looks like someone took a dump and put lipstick on it with the KDE  
oxygen style. In short, the UI needs _a lot_ of work.

5. On every launch after the first the screen becomes hidden. New  
users are highly unlikely to figure out.

6. Actually promoting this as a release when it's clearly unfinished  
will result in FAIL of epic proportions.

7. Expecting the target audience to compile amarok 2 on os x is  
ludicrous and my packages suck so bad even I don't want to use them.

8. kded starts and registers global shortcuts. This can wreak havoc  
with some programs. It drives _me_ absolutely crazy when I'm using  
Terminal.app.

9. I just don't think it's ready and I'd like to avoid a KDE 4.0 style  
release for amarok on OSX.

> Does any of this justify calling
> it a TechPreview after marketing it as beta for quite some time?
#1 all by itself does. The nails're already in the coffin, the rest  
are additional clamps ensuring it remains sealed.
>
> Guys, if there are major problems I need to know about them! And I
> need to know about them _now_.
See above! :-)

>
>
>
> Lydia
>
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> Lydia Pintscher
> Amarok community manager
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