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stsaz / phiola

Fast audio player, recorder, converter for Windows, Linux & Android
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File picker instead of written path #7

Open Cwpute opened 11 months ago

Cwpute commented 11 months ago

The Convert menu gives you these options (first two in the list):

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Which needs you write down a file path i suppose ? First thing, it doesn't tell you which type of path format it accept. It would also be very welcom to be able to pick a folder/file/path using the file picker instead

Would that be possible ?

Cwpute commented 11 months ago

The same suggestion could apply to any other place in the app where the user is asked for a holder/file/path :) in Save playlist, Add playlist, maybe other places i didn't see.

stsaz commented 11 months ago

Totally agree.

But until this is implemented, I suggest this trick:

stsaz commented 1 month ago

When editing the file system paths with phiola v2.2.7 there is now a popup menu that allows to choose the target directory. Just click on a particular edit box and the menu will appear.

What do you think about this solution? Do you find it convenient enough for an average user or do you think that using the standard Android file picker activity is absolutely necessary?

Cwpute commented 1 month ago

Hi ! thanks for coming back to this issue. Unfortunately i think your current solution neither suits the power user Phiola seems to be targeting, nor the average user: a power user already knows their file system structure, and probably doesn't need the help of this pop-up, and the average user doesn't even know what file structure is and how a file path works. For an average user, i still think using the file picker is much more convenient. However, as i've come to understand (and as i said previously) Phiola seems to be targeted towards power users, and for their use, a file picker isn't necessary.

So, the decision is yours !

stsaz commented 1 month ago

Thank you for the feedback!

the average user doesn't even know what file structure is and how a file path works

I didn't think about that :) If that's the case, then phiola is definitely not for them.

OK, I will keep this issue opened for now. Maybe using standard ways for choosing a directory is indeed better...