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I put a finger in the layout customization.
Take a look : I put the time bar on the top on your right panel (usually I close the left panel) and the play/previous/next in the button right panel (and I delete the stars).
I fail to add a new button : randomize queue. I try to put the QueueItem menu with your classics button to manage the queue, but it doesn't appear as a menu, and the only thing I want on this menu is the randomize choice. Could you help me to do that ?
http://perpendiculaires.free.fr/documents/Arkanoid.png

Nice ! (IMO the progression could be better, visually, in the right list panel and the button in the right button panel, but this layout is closed to perfection)
I've got yet gstreamer output but no visuals (not usefull for me, but it's for testing)

I don't have "Visuals" ? Is it a plugin ?

Do you want some help for the french traduction of the arkanoid menu ?

Woaaah !

Better and better again !

Closed to 0-default layout !

Just one : when you hide left panel, you hide too progression bar and play/next/previous buttons
May be the buttons could appear (when you close the left pannel, or always) in the vertical right buttons panel.
And for the progression bar, I don't. Perhaps on the top or the bottom of the queue/libray panel ?

Edit : sorry : I hadn't see the "alternative position for the replay buttons". Very very nice !

When I was on Windows, I use to use foobar2000, because it was light, versatile, sober, usefull.
And the layout conception was easy, so I took time to learn it.
And I obtain this layout :



Explanation :
Left panel : the same of the left bottom panel in Arkanoid but it takes all the tall, Simple search on the bottom (but it would be better on the top), playing order on the ultime bottom (repeat/random/default/etc.)
Small next left panel : a thin vertical panel with all the button (play, enqueue, stop, rew, foward, configuration, refresh, etc.)
Center panel : playlist tab / queue tab (with buttons) / etc.
Right panel : special tab panel with

• a "actually playing"-tab containing : title/artist/album + pictures album + all information on the song (localisation on the HD, previously played, times played, added, etc.)
• a "actually selected"-tab containing the same of the actually playing but information are on the songs selected (not necessary playing)
• a context tab (lyrics and more)

And on the right bottom, under the tabs : progression bar and volume but it would be better on the top.

If you have so time, I would be happy to have the same in GMB.

Or may be I should learn to make layout with GMB :)

Nice.
I prefer the bottom left panel behind the album picture. Usually I give to this panel all the place (hiding picture) because I have a lot of playlist.
So the alternative arkanoid is for me.
Thx.
Queue button in the queue tab are usefull.
Configuration button and check-library button are usefull too.
Good job

Ah : I like too the layout menu to swicth for one to one and the queue menu, but just for the "randomize" choice and I need a one-click-access to the configuration menu (for the "check library" possibility, the only one I need)

Thanx !

A tall panel on the left, to navigate easily on the numerous artists (like in itunes-like). Simple search on the top.
A central panel to affinate the navigation, like in itunes-like again (two windows on the top, only one in the button, but not Song tree, the classic in better, classic buttons between top and bottom).
But on the right, your arkanoid panel (tab with context, queue, etc).
And, in the queue tab, all the buttons to manage the queue.

Classic button (play, review, next) and album picture where you can or where you want, to make it looking great.
Perhaps on the right panel (top or bottom, I don't know, better in the top IMO).

The choice has to be from the left to the right.
Playlist first on the left, artist and album in the top center, tracks in the botom center and all the chosen tracks on the right, with the tools to change, navigate, manage the queue close to the layout queue in the right.

If you can...

Why not !

OK. I try in english.

Layouts have two faces.

Look and ergonomy.

Priority depends of the user.

I love look, I love ergonomy. I need both.

I have a hardest use of GMB, because music in my first hobby, and GMB is the best music browser (stable, versatile, etc.) IMO.

I LOVE your layout because it looks great. Better than all the default layouts, for the look. Not for the ergonomy.

I need some options. Without those options, GMB isn't the best.

For casual use, your layout is great.

But, for instance, a DJ is using your layout (and sometimes, I'm a DJ).

Adding tracks in the queue, change the queue because the public change or because the DJ made a mistake, clear the queue in emergency because your idea of the night was bullshit and you realise it and you want to clear that and take another start, put this tracks on the top because you need a atmosphere'boost, etc.

For casual user, the queue functionality aren't important. There are options.
For hard-core user, the clear-queue-button is the first (and the queue menu (randomize queue, etc.), the second).

When I use GMB in parties, I have to let down Arkanoid, because of the lack of queue-ergonomy.
I change to "List & context & library" or "itunes like".

You have a lot a space empty (button lines, for instance) to add buttons you even don't imagine people use them, please add the max button you can.

I love your layout. Some weeks ago, I send an email to friends using windows. I say them : for the first time I find a layout better than foobar2000 (the default foobar2000 layout is poor but it's easy to customize, and I customize it a lot, to bring foobar2000 close to the perfect browser : look and ergonomy compatibility), I was talking about Arkanoid.

But, IMO, Arkanoid needs few changes to be the ultimate layout. And it's actually close to.

Other button not avaliable : I add one or two albums each day, sometimes more. I have to check new tracks each day. Going to configuration menu for asking GMB to check the library need 2 or 3 clicks in arkanoid... Configuration access in one click is usefull (for me).

I hope you understand.

Greats.

I can explain the problem with your layout, but my english is poor. Can I speak french here ?

Yes !
(there is a lot of space avaliable in the line of button !)
;D

Queue buttons : I was talking about the "put up in the queue" "down in the queue" "first in the queue" "last in the queue" "clear the queue" buttons.
But I only use "Clear the queue".

Recent version : Strange ; I have an two-weeks-old version from Quentin Sculo's git.
All the other panels are recorded, except the left panel.

Hi,

The queue buttons aren't in the recent version of Arkanoid, it seems. One are very usefull : "Empty queue" ("Q" letter in the classic layouts). Could you add it ?

The layout doesn't record the position of the left panels (small album picture / big choice panel, when I close GMB, always become the default big album picture / small choice panel). Is it normal ?

Tshaw !

Je n'utilise jamais les verrous, donc je n'ai pas eu le réflexe d'y penser.
OK, donc c'était rien de grave.
Pour le verrou sur la chanson, je n'arrive pas à imaginer dans quelles circonstances il peut servir.