Playlist handling problems

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1.99.16

The new features in the browser LoadPlaylist/Append/Delete/Rename/Edit
Actions are mixing up "current playlist" features and "saved playlist
features" and getting IMO more and more confusing. "
Edit Actions" IMO doesn't even belong there.

E.g. by using "delete" I delete my saved playlist on the drive without
warning!! ( I am pretty p..... off)

I think there is big logical issue with these new functions. 
This mixup of handling "saved playlists" and "current playlists" must 
be avoided. 
Buttons on the left,right and middle colums to handle saved and actual
playlists are just a pretty bad idea.

I also think to keep the surface as lean as possible, avoid "buttons" in
the browser column. A right-click with the mouse to get access to these
functions is IMO sufficient. 

If somebody wants to work on saved playlists, I'd recommend a seperate
playlist column, which can be turned on/off from the menu. 

Another comment: The header of the new left browser column shows the
selected -- or better just a small part of it - playlist name. This is
redundant to the upper browser line. I'd leave it out there.

Cheers

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kls.schlz@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2009 at 9:00

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Thanks for the input.  This is a new and mostly experimental feature, I'll put 
some
more work into the "Actions" pane.

Original comment by cseic...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2009 at 11:45

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Hi Chris.

Some more playlist issues:

1.
I'd appreciate if you could add a function "clear playlist" into the browser 
"right-
click-mouse" menu.

2.
If I am looking at the left hand side column in the "playlists" section 
1. I can not add a playlist with a doubleclick to the browser.  

2. There is also no function to add selected tracks or all tracks from a stored
playlist to the current playlist.

3. Only in this playlists view setting (not in the folders view) the "clear 
playlist
features pops up on the left column". 

I think it would be a good idea to make the "Folders" and "Playlists" 
consistent.
The problem is probably that the Folders content is kept in the mpd database and
the playlist is just a pure textfile. You probably would have to write your own 
functions to handle the .m3u files. Anyhow. I just bring it up over here, 
because
normal users just don't care about MPD internals.

THX for your patience

Original comment by kls.schlz@gmail.com on 10 Feb 2009 at 10:05

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For #1 and #3, you can customize this behaviour.  The left column actions are 
the
same as the context menu, and that menu can be customized via the Edit Menu 
command.
 To make the Clear Playlist action available at all times, find the action in the
list and remove the value from the "Restrict Locations" field.  I am personally 
in
favor of keeping the actions restricted for a shorter menu, but I made this
customizable because everyone has different needs and opinions.  I really need 
to
create some documentation for this feature...

Double click on the left hand pane to add to playlist:  This will be added for 
all
item types.

Adding tracks from stored playlists:  Append Playlist context action or the +All
button adds all tracks from a saved playlist.  Selected tracks can be added 
with the
+Selected button or the Add To Playlist context menu action.

The saved playlists have the same functions as the folders, but the actions have
different names.  I think it makes sense to reword the actions for consistency. 
Currently: Append Playlist=Add To Playlist, Load Playlist=Replace Playlist.

Original comment by cseic...@gmail.com on 10 Feb 2009 at 11:18