Amarok 2.0.1.1 Feedback

[Jeff Mitchell]

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Hi, Hakan.

Hakan Bayindir wrote:
> The first problem, which is persisting from initial release, is the file
> locking problem. Amarok2 keeps all items in the playlist open hence
> locking them. Amarok was only locking the file which it currently
> played. This minor difference results in a big behavior difference: I
> cannot unmount my mobile disk while Amarok2 is open since I carry all my
> music wih my mobile disk. I need to empty playlist and wait for locks to
> expire or quit Amarok2 before unmounting my disk. In amarok, I stop the
> track and unmount which is not only more practical but more elegant,
> nice and expected behavior.

I'm not aware of this behavior...maybe it's a Phonon issue?  What
backend are you using?  (I'll have to let others comment in more detail
since others are more knowledgeable about the engine/Phonon.)

> The second problem is also a side-effect of the file handling code and
> effects the behavior of the collections. As I mentioned before, my whole
> music collection is stored on my mobile disk which I mount every morning
> and unmount every evening.

This was a feature called Dynamic Collection, and it will be back in
Amarok 2.1, which just entered feature freeze.

> Song queueing is a bit of a story too. Code tends to be unstable when
> songs are queued at the end of the songs. When you queue a song when
> nearing its end (last ~40 seconds or so), next song starts to play and
> your queue is played after that song.

Again I'd like to know: what Phonon backend are you using, and what
Linux distribution?  There are a number of issues with the GStreamer
backend, for instance, which is the default in some distributions
(unfortunately).  Please try to ensure you have the Xine backend
installed and see if this fixes things.

> Also, will last.fm support come back? It's not listed in any of the
> feature lists (will / won't come back list published at
> http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/809-Missing-features-in-Amarok-2.html) and
> I use it regularly.

Sure will.  Look for much better Last.fm support in 2.1.

Thanks for using Amarok!

- --Jeff
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