texx00
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3 years ago Hi! Thank you for the testing!
- When you want to add a new drawing from the playlist, you can only update from local folder. It would be much better to add new drawing from already imported drawing from drawing tab! 2)adding custum Gcode. ok could be helpfull for someone
I will add it, I need to think how to implement it
- when adding timing element, a windows open to know the palylist as change and want to know if you want to save or not. But before adding the elements I have save the playlist so there is a problem
I will have a look
- timing type are quite well! good job
Thanks, almost surprised something works straight away 😮
- random: I don't understand how it work. When I add a random, it add me to the queue the same playlist and that's all. I see also sometime you call random and sometime shuffle
I will check the names and desciptions to make it easier to understand. The idea is this: two possibilities:
- select a random drawing from the full list of available drawings
- select a random drawing between the one in the current playlist. The idea is you may not need to play a shuffle of all the drawings but only for the single playlist (like you create a christmas playlist and you want to shuffle between those only).
- Start new playlist. I also don't understand very well what is it. It's a kind of repeat mode?
Yes, it can be used as a repeat mode or it can be used to start another playlist. The thing about this element is that I have some additional options to add in the future. Still, with this element it is possible to create a continuos drawing schema by adding the following elements to the playlist:
- random drawing element
- timing element with a delay
- start playlist (the same playlist)
Then if you add drawings after the start playlist you can put a sort of "topic" and the table will draw only from those (if within the random drawing element you select the playlist as target instead of all the loaded drawings)
You can see this result in a loop running continuosly new drawings. This will be more or less the same result that will be seen in the queue when I add the the "start random" or "shuffle drawing" button in the main page.
Still your point means they are not intuitive to use. I will think about better descriptions for sure, and also it may be is better if I create a guide on how to use them as well.
- You cannot add a new element between to drawing. this could be helpfull
The elements can be sorted with drag and drop, thus even if an element is added at the end of the playlist it can be moved in the wanted position
- Could you apply a save eachtime you do something so you don't need to press save playlist or have a popup windows
This is something I'm very conflicted. I didn't do it yet because I was thinking "what if I just want to go back and undo the previous changes?". This is why I was not saving after every change. Still, as you said, it is not confortable to save every time. Maybe it is better if I save automatically every change and remove the possibility to undo them (it will not be that easy to implement an undo "step-by-step" process after saving with the current code). I will put it in...
To be sincery with you, it's quite hard to use. it would be, in my mind, much better to put two icon, one for shuffle and one for repeat in the "now drawing" windows. just like all music player application. if you cannot add to the "nw drawing" windows so you can add in the home of playlist tab to the right of the playlist name two icon for repeat and shuffle. for pause. Like I say it would be more easy to add a slider(in setting or playlist tab or now drawing) from 0 to x minutes who apply a pause between all drawing that adding eachtime a timing element.
You are totally right, but this is for the next step. The elements design was intentional to have something with a lot of costumization at the back, then the easy buttons will be added to create certain types of elements automatically. The buttons you are mentioning will be a shortcut to create those elements that are required to manage the queue of drawings. The result is: when I will add the "shuffle play" button (very soon I hope) the software will add those kind of elements in the queue automatically without creating a custom playlist. Still, if you want it is possible to use them in the playlists... This is a "playlist upgrade" for this reason.
I'm still thinking about the playlists preview also: as you shown them in the picture it can be intersting but I'm not really sure if I would put multiple buttons in a preview. Still, those button can go inside the playlist and in the preview I can add a right click to "start" or "start shuffle". For the moment I think I will do it like this, then we will see and discuss the usability of this choice.
Let me know what you think about my comments 😉
vincentbraillard
Hello
I'm testing now the new update of the playlist a saw following issue/improvement: 1) When you want to add a new drawing from the playlist, you can only update from local folder. It would be much better to add new drawing from already imported drawing from drawing tab! 2)adding custum Gcode. ok could be helpfull for someone 3) when adding timing element, a windows open to know the palylist as change and want to know if you want to save or not. But before adding the elements I have save the playlist so there is a problem 4) timing type are quite well! good job 5) random: I don't understand how it work. When I add a random, it add me to the queue the same playlist and that's all. I see also sometime you call random and sometime shuffle 6) Start new playlist. I also don't understand very well what is it. It's a kind of repeat mode? 7) You cannot add a new element between to drawing. this could be helpfull 8) during a run of the playlist, when pressing the stop button it begin the nextone, so I think you could change the stop for a "next" and add a new button who clear queue and stop! 8) IN GENRAL: Could you apply a save eachtime you do something so you don't need to press save playlist or have a popup windows
Like for exemple:
I think the base is well. but the way to use it is not easy. What do you think about my proposition?