New Compact Player Layout

[Steven]

http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2_1/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip
updated with tweak to auto-hide panel width

[Steven]

re-uploaded it with a correction to the artwork handling

[psychoadept]

updated with tweak to auto-hide panel width

Awesome, thanks!  I did finally figure out what you meant.  This looks great.

[redwing]

Cameleon player background color as an option:

- As a picture changes, colors of player background, wave bar, player control all change to look nice all together.
- This would definitely make an eye-catching feature along with Alexis's proposed top-border-collapsed view.

[VX]

@redwing
Can you confirm that the bugs mentioned in reply #316 are fixed for you

If not, could you post them in the Bug reports topic:
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=9188.60

It would be easier for Steven to find it there.

[HHM]

dunno if it was on purpose or not, but with "small picture" of album cover the Track Info panel is transparent, while after selecting "larger picture" option, the Track Info panel gets opaque.

[jistme]

Like anybody else here I enjoy the new 'modern' compact a lot.

I only wish before reaching some 'final' status we can have the trusted volume control back. The new one in my opinion is not an improvement, having no instant view on current volume, and the need for two extra clicks for adjusting.
And I really miss the equaliser button...

Considering the mainly horizontal orientation of the player, available space isn't an argument, and the wavebar in my opinion is currently taking more 'front stage' than necessary.

[redwing]

Consider to add the option to select and enable visualizer in new compact player mode other than artist picture. In case this becomes the default mode of MB, the fact should be considered that many people out there are quite accustomed to use visualizer while playing music with WMP, AIMP, etc.

[redwing]

Support for full-screen mode:

- Add a right-click menu item of "full-screen mode" to enable the exact same mode as the current full screen visualizer mode
- People with a big screen as well as others would welcome this feature.

[redwing]

Smaller album art and no album name for album & tracks Now Playing list.
And use different font for each field since it's not configurable.

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[VX]

Like anybody else here I enjoy the new 'modern' compact a lot.

I only wish before reaching some 'final' status we can have the trusted volume control back. The new one in my opinion is not an improvement, having no instant view on current volume, and the need for two extra clicks for adjusting.
And I really miss the equaliser button...

Considering the mainly horizontal orientation of the player, available space isn't an argument, and the wavebar in my opinion is currently taking more 'front stage' than necessary.

+10

[SimonBRT]

I only wish before reaching some 'final' status we can have the trusted volume control back. The new one in my opinion is not an improvement, having no instant view on current volume, and the need for two extra clicks for adjusting.

Just want to voice support for the new volume control.  I have never used MB's volume control (its always set to max and volume is controlled via the amp that my laptop plugs into).  For people like me the old volume control has always been a waste of space and the new one is far superior.

[HHM]

I only wish before reaching some 'final' status we can have the trusted volume control back. The new one in my opinion is not an improvement, having no instant view on current volume, and the need for two extra clicks for adjusting.

+1 & 100% support, I mentioned the same issue a while ago. Now you cannot see the volume level at once and you nedd 2 clicks to change the level. Not ergonomic.

[Steven]

http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2_1/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip

- when artist pictures are displayed there is now an option to extend the picture into the caption bar so it fills the entire window. It doesnt activate if you have anything displayed in the right panel ie. the Now Playing list, Lyrics and Bio need to be set to auto-hide
- you can disable automatic colouring so it only uses the skin colour
- when showing album pictures without any artist picture, you can have the panel automatically colour based on the album picture

[ma_t14]

http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2_1/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip

- when artist pictures are displayed there is now an option to extend the picture into the caption bar so it fills the entire window. It doesnt activate if you have anything displayed in the right panel ie. the Now Playing list, Lyrics and Bio need to be set to auto-hide
- you can disable automatic colouring so it only uses the skin colour
- when showing album pictures without any artist picture, you can have the panel automatically colour based on the album picture

This looks absolutely stunning!! 

One thing that would feel natural now since the caption bar is gone is the ability to drag and move the window by clicking on the artist picture (or anywhere inside the window). What do you think?