[mythtv-users] family acceptance test.

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Thu Aug 13 15:58:22 UTC 2015


On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 09:09:18PM -0400, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> On 08/12/2015 01:51 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> 
> >>>
> >>>Doesn't pass *my* acceptance test.
> Me three!
> >
> >after some initial transition pains, I've found that the current
> >MythMusic is not so bad. it's also not so great. It works. I've
> >figured out how to navigate it and get it to do what I want, play
> >music, create playlists, etc. However, it's ridiculously clumsy and
> >with large 1080p monitors a major waste of space as far as the
> >interface arrangement.
> 
> Well I have NEVER been able to figure out how it works. Since it
> *apparently* does work, I would greatly appreciate it of someone who
> understands how it works, would write a step by step instruction set
> for how to make it work.
> 
> Personally I *hate* playlists, but I could handle making a one item
> playlist, if I could ever figure out how to make one, and then play
> the damn thing. I have lots of music archived, and have NEVER found
> a player which I like. All have failed in the UI. Maybe mythmusic
> wouldn't be so bad, but since I quite literally cannot get a single
> piece to play using it, I do not know.

   The old version of mythmusic seemed to do well enough with an
album oriented approach and a basic tree view of the collection.
Just navigating through the tree, you could find something to
play and start playing it. You could completely ignore the concept
of playlists. It was even vagule iTunes-ish.



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