Global filter on ambiences

[bflorat]

I explain (for those who don't know what is an ambience, please read : jajuk.info/index.php/Using_digital_djs :

• In 1.2, ambience selection is done from the DJ drop down button.
• In 1.3, as Jerome suggested, I moved this choice to a new combo in the command panel (see the screenshot)
• For the moment, this combo affects only the global functions at its right (shuffle, novelties and bestof) : if you select "Hard Rock" ambience and then click on Global shuffle button, only Hardrock styles (Trash, Punk, Grunge...) are launched.
• I see here an opportunity to extend this function to all the app: all views could be affected by this choice. For instance, in logical tree / table views would be filtered by ambience. You would be get a multi-ambience jukebox: a classical jukebox, a rock jukebox... and one (or all) ambience at the same time !
• However, I wonder if it is not confusing and too complex (some users already report support requests on simpler behaviours like planned tracks).
• and I wonder how far to go if you go this way: filtering physical views as well ? filtering playlists (keeping playlists containing at least one track of this ambience?) ?
• In conclusion there are at least 3 options:
  • 1: Ambience selector affects only the global function. If we need an ambience filter in a view (like in catalog view as asked by a user), we add a view-internal combo each time needed.
  • 2: Ambience selection affects many views (all logical views, catalog) but not physical views
  • 3: Ambience selection affects any views, even physical (but not stats)

Any suggestion or alternatives ?

[fsck222]

(I reformatted the original comment).

I am not sure to understand the 3 options, but I think the closest is option 1.

I think we need a new and unified "filter bar". At the moment we have a filter bar in:

• tags table
• files table
• albums catalogue

I believe we need also a filter bar in:

• tag tree

I believe this unified "filter bar" must have the following text/icon/box/separation and in this following order:

• button: pre-filter on current ambiance. (when this button is pushed, a first filter is made on the current ambiance)
• separation:
• button: clear "search box" (this clear the text in the search box)
• text: "Search on: "
• text box: search box (the search box will search on "ANY", hence we don't need the combo list box , if the user wants to do a more complex search, he will use the "power search window", see next button)
• button: "power search" button that will open a new modal window called "power search window". (This window will let the user to search on various field such as: Artist/album/year/comment/rate/etc... Result will be displayed in the previous window.)
• Separation:
• button: edit mode pushed button (to edit the field of the current displayed table)

PS: let me know if you want me to split the comment above in several new ticket.

[fsck222]

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[fsck222]

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