Enhanced Custom Toolbar Functionality in MusicBee

[SpirosG]

Currently, the custom toolbar is only available in the header bar, and when it becomes full of elements, they tend to overlay each other,  which affects usability.

Some suggestions for improving this.

1) Support for Multiple Toolbars or Stacked Toolbars:

Implementing the ability to have multiple toolbars or enabling the toolbar to stack in two or three rows when it is full of elements would significantly enhance the organization and accessibility of toolbar items.

2) Improved Pop-Up Behavior for Consolidated Buttons:

When choosing to consolidate toolbar buttons into one icon, it would be helpful if the pop-up window with the buttons remained open until we click in the main or any other panel, instead of closing immediately after clicking on a button in the toolbar. This change would improve workflow efficiency and usability.

3) Ability to Move the Custom Toolbar to the Bottom Bar:

Allowing users to position the custom toolbar on the bottom bar would provide greater flexibility in customizing the MusicBee interface according to individual preferences.

In addition,

4) Movable search bar accordingly to the tabs.

It would also be useful to have the ability to move the search bar in the caption bar alongside the tabs, in case we choose to have them there. This will create more space for the command buttons in the toolbar.


These additions would greatly enhance the usability and customization options.

Thank you!

[hiccup]

I can see a purpose in this, thinking that if it was available many users would use it.
But somehow I think it won't be implemented in MusicBee by the developer.
(I may very well get proved wrong though)

To me this seems something that could work very well as a plug-in for MusicBee.
I think it would be a very interesting and rewarding challenge for someone with plugin-coding talents and some taste in graphics design.

so from me:

+1 for having this functionality/improvement in MusicBee
+100 for a plugin that makes this possible

[boroda]

i'm doubtful that this can be done as plugin. plugin can't call functions (can't use hotkeys) of other plugins.

[SpirosG]

One more request has been added in the main post.

4) Movable search bar accordingly to tabs position.

[phred]

One more request has been added in the main post.

Each Wishlist request should be a separate thread. That makes it much easier for Steven to keep track of them.

My suggestion is to create four individual requests and let me know when you've done that and I will remove this thread.

[SpirosG]

One more request has been added in the main post.

Each Wishlist request should be a separate thread. That makes it much easier for Steven to keep track of them.

My suggestion is to create four individual requests and let me know when you've done that and I will remove this thread.

Sorry for my late response.
I thought it was better not to overcrowd the forum with requests that are mostly related to a specific function.
However, I can certainly do so if it would be more convenient. Should I?

[The Incredible Boom Boom]

In my opinion, I think these are all fine to remain as one thread.
I will also +1 number two.

[fiso64]

In fact, I think even most built-in musicbee commands are unfortunately inaccessible from the api. For example, there is no way to send the selected item to any of the configured external tools.

If it becomes possible to execute any available command via the api, then I will probably make a custom toolbar plugin myself.

I have an open wishlist request to expand the api here: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=41931

[SpirosG]

I saw that MusicBee 3.7 is in the works—let's hope that some of these features are easy to implement, high in priority, and that they'll be delivered with the new version.

[Steven]

#2 and #3 have been done for v3.7
for #3, the command buttons are now another treated like a toolbar that can dragged and docked in any panel. The height of the toolbar can be configured so the command buttons can display on multiple rows

[SpirosG]

#2 and #3 have been done for v3.7
for #3, the command buttons are now another treated like a toolbar that can dragged and docked in any panel. The height of the toolbar can be configured so the command buttons can display on multiple rows

Thank you for the support and all the effort you put into implementing feature requests, Steven. You are a legend.