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This is how Insert, Insert Next, and Insert last function
dunno:
to me, current behaviour of "Insert" is intuitive.
Febs:
I agree with Llorean. If "insert next" does not move the pointer, there is no way to insert a track immediately following the tracking that is being inserted. This limits what you can do with "insert." If it were changed so that "insert next" moves the pointer, you could still create exactly the same playlist that Dunno used in his example:
Track 2 is being played. You then add additional tracks using the following method
Insert A -> 1 2 3 A
Insert Next B ->1 2 B 3 A
Insert LAST C -> 1 2 B 3 A C
Insert last D -> 1 2 B 3 A C D
Insert E -> 1 2 B 3 A C E D
On the other hand, if "insert next" does not move the pointer, there is no way to go from
1 2 B 3 A
to
1 2 B C 3 A
dunno:
--- Quote from: Febs on September 16, 2006, 02:15:50 PM ---On the other hand, if "insert next" does not move the pointer, there is no way to go from
1 2 B 3 A
to
1 2 B C 3 A
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yes there is, use "Move". :)
its a question of which behaviour is more intuitive, yours or current.
hardeep:
--- Quote from: Llorean on September 16, 2006, 01:38:31 PM ---So, if I were on song 2 of 1 2 3 4, and I wanted to create 1 2 A B 3 4, I would have to "Insert Next" B, then A? That is my only option for creating that playlist unless I removed 3 and 4 first? It seems limited now... At least in my mind it's counterintuitive to force a user to insert in inverse order.
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If you inserted tracks 1-4 individually into your dynamic playlist then, yes, you would need to do as your described. However, if you started with a playlist or directory that contained tracks 1-4 then "Insert" would work exactly as you expect.
The original dynamic playlist design revolved around adding tracks to an existing m3u or directory. Let's say we have a directory with tracks 1-4 and are currently playing track 2, what would be more intuitive to you:
Insert A -> 1 2 A 3 4
Insert B -> 1 2 A B 3 4
Insert C -> 1 2 A B C 3 4
Insert Next D -> 1 2 D A B C 3 4
Insert E -> 1 2 D A B C E 3 4
OR
Insert A -> 1 2 A 3 4
Insert B -> 1 2 A B 3 4
Insert C -> 1 2 A B C 3 4
Insert Next D -> 1 2 D A B C 3 4
Insert E -> 1 2 D E A B C 3 4
Personally I prefer the first but am open to changing to the second if that's what the majority prefers. For that matter, I may be in the minority of users who starts with a base m3u for my dynamic playlist.
-Hardeep
Llorean:
I can't really think of ever wanting to use the first case, though I'll admit it's possible.
It also seems to me that the behaviour shouldn't be different (for insertion) depending on whether a playlist is Dynamic or Static.
I mean, if I choose to "Insert" a folder, why should it behave any different than if I play a song in that folder with Shuffle enabled, and play selected song disabled?
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