New Compact Player Layout

[redwing]

Thanks for the improvements in the latest patch. I appreciate all of them 

- artist pictures now always rotate but can be restricted to rotate local pictures only
- artist pictures now also automatically rotate in the main player (Playing Track Tab and when docked on the bottom of the main panel)

Where can it be configured (restricted) I can't find a proper setting in the (Modern) Compact Player Layout configuration window.

Unticking "rotate web pictures" restricts to local pictures only. Playing Track tab follows the same setting.

[VX]

Unticking "rotate web pictures" restricts to local pictures only. Playing Track tab follows the same setting.

Thanks redwing 

I think this info should be visible in the configuration panel. Most users won't use the option not being aware of.

There is enough room in the Compact Player Layout window to do that.

[Alexis]

@alexis, your proposal works for dark skins but not for other skins

Thank you Steven.  I updated the examples just to make sure we are on the same page.

[redwing]

@alexis, your proposal works for dark skins but not for other skins

Thank you Steven.  I updated the examples just to make sure we are on the same page.

Steven has a point.

(Edit: mockup removed)

[Alexis]

ahhhh, ok, i see what he means now.  Makes sense (err).  Thanks for the feedback.

update:
Actually, the point of that example you posted would indicate that one would have had that same problem with those skin regardless of whether it was used on compact player.     Again.., I sincerely appreciate the feedback. 

update 2..
 I take that update back ..  mainly because in compact player mode, one would likely have it on top of other applications, so.. it makes sense that there could be conflict in this mode while not in  the main player mode, and so a dynamic border indeed could help resolve that.

[be_wz]

so... movable player controls are planned?

[psychoadept]

1. Now the only part that looks somewhat out of place is the right pane when on auto-hide. When it shows it doesn't look so "classy" as the rest of the elements.

Here is what I would suggest, when the right-panel is on auto-hide mode and you mouse over to make it show the window control buttons should disappear so that the right panel takes over the whole space (and return when the right panel disappears).

Also it would look more pleasing to the eye if the right panel had a very subtle transparency.

This.  My priority would be on making the panel take up the full window height, as shown.  Transparency is nice, but not as important.

[Steven]

so... movable player controls are planned?

just the ability to put the progress bar above the player controls and maybe to add rating and/or last.fm love button to the player controls

[Steven]

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

- slight transparency to the auto-popup panel but only when all panels are auto-hidden
- increased height of auto-popup panel
- slightly increased margin to hover the mouse for the popup to appear
- option to set the progress bar above the player controls

remaining things i am planning to do:
- allow rating and last.fm love button the player controls
- library, filters, inbox explorer and playlist navigator (it will auto-popup on the left side)

feel free to make more suggestions or comments and i might do them but maybe not until them until a future date

[psychoadept]

- option to set the progress bar above the player controls

Thanks!  This makes a nice dividing line between the player controls and the compact mode display, which helps to separate it from the skin, too.

- library, filters, inbox explorer and playlist navigator (it will auto-popup on the left side)

Looking forward to this. 

[SimonBRT]

wow!  the new look auto-hidden right hand panel now looks amazing.  great call on the slight transparency and increased height.

[ma_t14]

wow!  the new look auto-hidden right hand panel now looks amazing.  great call on the slight transparency and increased height.

 

[Alexis]

Steven,
This is regarding the same right panel.
For Theatermode, you have this option to pin items that were designated as autohide.  Would  it be awfully difficult to implement such pinning for individual tabs in this compact mode?  The pins can be just dots so as to be minimal.

It would be quite convenient if one wants to toggle between autohide .  There are many reasons one may want to toggle, such as quickly resizing the viewing area, another would be if one just wants lyrics displayed for the duration of a single track.

[redwing]

Is it possible to color the top corners like the right one when pictures are extended over top bar?
Or is this something skinners have to take care of? Currently borderlines in corners look too thin.

[jistme]

feel free to make more suggestions or comments and i might do them but maybe not until them until a future date

Since you're asking, and it might slipped attention before, allow me to repeat a request:

I would really appreciate having the option to locate the player controls on the right side.
When using (and being used to) a skin with those controls on the right side, it is quite off-setting when changing to Compact player, they are suddenly at the left.