[mythtv-users] Alternatives to MythMusic in 0.25, has anyone already found one?

Scott & Nicole Harris snharris99 at live.com
Wed Apr 25 11:00:35 UTC 2012


>> It doesn't actually have *any* of that.  It has the ability to select an
>> album or artist and "add" or "replace tracks", thereby adding it to the
>> current playlist.  It does not have the ability to simply select 
>> something
>> and have it play.

>I guess I honestly don't understand the distinction.  MythMusic .24
>and earlier also always had a "current playlist".  Selecting something
>from the music tree would add that to the current play list, just like
>add tracks does in .25.

>> I don't like it, you do, that's cool; not sure about calling those of us 
>> who
>> don’t and are looking for options insane though.  Personally, I'd 
>> probably
>> *love* the new version with the simple addition of directory browsing as
>> opposed to being forced to use meta tags.

>It just seems like so much discussion on this list is being spent on
>how to use something other than mythtv for music rather than coming up
>with a clear and concise list of tweaks needed.

>Something like:

>  1.  There should be a top level menu entry called Path which can
>browse music by filesystem path.
>  2.  There should be a single key press to get to the tree view, with
>a default binding of "3"
>  3.  "All Tracks" should be a selectable object to add all tracks to
>the playlist
>  4.  Any list longer than ~100 entries should automatically subdivide
>into sublists

>Anything else?

>Eric

When a track is selected, it should start to play (resigning myself to the 
"fact" that it must also be added to the playlist now). 



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