Music Player and Media handling enhancements

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I have ~20k MP3 files on a USB HDD and it is too much for the Gracenote 
database too handle - it takes ages to index new files, if at all, and browsing 
using the directory level file browser is horrible - the menu shortcut to jump 
to letters don't work - it only goes to Z no matter what is selected.  Also 
make the list round robin style so when at the bottom if you scroll down it 
goes to the top.  Also it often loses the location of the last selected 
directory, placing you back at the top.  All of these simple UI issues I would 
not have expected which should be easily solved.

I would also like to have the option to disable Gracenote and have real time 
disk browsing so that I don't have to wait a couple of days to see new tracks I 
have copied to the disk.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by adamcart...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2012 at 10:39

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The ability to fast forward with larger steps would be nice.  Trying to seek to 
52 minutes takes a long time and is not safe when driving!

Original comment by adamcart...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2012 at 10:41

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Original comment by jonas.ko...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2012 at 12:52

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement, Priority-Medium, Component-UI, Milestone-Release1.0, Usability

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Issue 7 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by jonas.ko...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2012 at 12:55

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Original comment by jonas.ko...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2012 at 12:55

• Changed title: Music Player and Media handling enhancements

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I would like all the things suggested above. Especially the direct disk 
browsing, simply reading the folder structure in real time as you browse.

I'd also like an easy way to skip to the next or previous album by an Artist, 
or the next or previous Artist.

I'd also like the ability to start playback at any level. I have my tracks 
organised in Folders, by Genre, then Artist then Album

Root
|_Jazz
    |_Grover Washington
             |_WineLight
                  |_Track 1
                    Track 2...
             |_Come Morning
                  |_Track 1...

At the moment you have to browse right down to the track level to start playing 
a track, it then plays all of the tracks in that Folder before either repeating 
or stopping.

I'd like to be able to select An Artist and play everything by that artist, 
preferably with Shuffle (not Random - ie play every track just once in a random 
order).

It should also move on to the next Folder automatically if repeat is not set.

The display should be more customisable. If album art is shown, it should only 
show this when a picture exists. If no picture is available for an album, it 
should revert to the non art display, rather than showing a big box with a 
musical note.

Original comment by pc9...@gmail.com on 24 Apr 2012 at 10:12

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When you are playing a track, and press the back button, it does go back to the 
location of that track - unless it's warm or cold booted, or you've done 
something else in the meantime. It should always remember where it is in the 
track heirarchy. I don't see the problem with writing a small config file to 
the card or USB drive to indicate current settings.

Original comment by pc9...@gmail.com on 24 Apr 2012 at 10:20

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Issue 13 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by jonas.ko...@gmail.com on 28 May 2012 at 9:47