by JoePublic » Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:48 pm
You are correct, and I plead guilty to providing some of that feedback. (I'm sure I also asked for it to be a user choice.) In the ensuing discussion, I became convinced that there were circumstances where it would be best for it not to advance to the next song. As it turns out (karma?), for the past 3 years or so, I've been using MM under just those circumstances a lot of the time. I do a webcast where I take music requests in real-time and often want to insert a song or songs immediately after the "current" song. If the "current" song is still playing, no problem. But if the current song has finished, then I can't queue up a song to play "next" without remembering to press the "<<" button first. So it's an inconvenience, not a show-stopper. I was just hoping there was some option somewhere where it could be set back to the old behavior. Or maybe an addon, since I don't seem to be very knowledgeable about what some of the addons will do.
(The example given way back when was in the case of DJ-ing, btw. Similar activity.)
I also recall at the time suggesting that the "Stop After Current" button be given a different look than the regular "Stop" button so as to differentiate the two. (They both are a red square, then and now.) This would be useful if you have both controls on a visible toolbar. It would be easy to forget which control was which when looking at them. BUT, I've adapted to that & don't care anymore.
And I recall asking that the "Stop After Current" control be turned into a toggle. In MM3, if you pressed "Stop After Current" and then changed your mind, it was "tough luck Charlie". You couldn't undo it. In the current MM4, I see that they did change the control so that it toggles. So, that's a welcome change.
I might open a thread in the wishlist section asking for a user choice for this control or perhaps for a separate "Stop After Current and Don't Advance" control. SACDA for short.
You are correct, and I plead guilty to providing some of that feedback. (I'm sure I also asked for it to be a user choice.) In the ensuing discussion, I became convinced that there were circumstances where it would be best for it [u]not[/u] to advance to the next song. As it turns out (karma?), for the past 3 years or so, I've been using MM under just those circumstances a lot of the time. I do a webcast where I take music requests in real-time and often want to insert a song or songs immediately after the "current" song. If the "current" song is still playing, no problem. But if the current song has finished, then I can't queue up a song to play "next" without remembering to press the "<<" button first. So it's an inconvenience, not a show-stopper. I was just hoping there was some option somewhere where it could be set back to the old behavior. Or maybe an addon, since I don't seem to be very knowledgeable about what some of the addons will do.
(The example given way back when was in the case of DJ-ing, btw. Similar activity.)
I also recall at the time suggesting that the "Stop After Current" button be given a different look than the regular "Stop" button so as to differentiate the two. (They both are a red square, then and now.) This would be useful if you have both controls on a visible toolbar. It would be easy to forget which control was which when looking at them. BUT, I've adapted to that & don't care anymore.
And I recall asking that the "Stop After Current" control be turned into a toggle. In MM3, if you pressed "Stop After Current" and then changed your mind, it was "tough luck Charlie". You couldn't undo it. In the current MM4, I see that they [u]did[/u] change the control so that it toggles. So, that's a welcome change.
I might open a thread in the wishlist section asking for a user choice for this control or perhaps for a separate "Stop After Current and Don't Advance" control. SACDA for short.