I have a few things I would like to implement in Mosaic/Fullscreen mode.
- I'm rather fond of the Shimmer Desktop Layout in Songtree Mode, but there's nothing better than looking at your entire collection of cover art. Unfortunately Mosaic/Fullscreen mode have only limited sorting capabilities (i.e., artist, alphibetical (album), etc.). I would like the capability to sort by anything (year, comment, etc.) while keeping the albums grouped of course.
- In particular, I would really like to sort by average song rating/album rating. I know this quantity is calculated; as I can display it in Songtree mode; I want to use it for sorting purposes. I made this a separate point since I can't currently sort by average rating in any mode (to my knowlege).
- One redeeming feature of Rhythmbox is the third party "CoverArt Browser" plugin. It's very similar to the Mosaic mode with a few small differences: first, clicking on an album brings up the songlist for that album. I can then play specific songs, edit ratings, etc. The second (minor) difference is that the plugin creates a dropshadow behind each album, making the interface look slightly better. It would be great if I could implement these features in gmusicbrowser as well.
I should note that "CoverArt Browser" also lets you sort by album rating, album, and artist, but that's it.