The new UI for Importing music needs to have more clarity
Submitted by gno..@..il.com
Link to original bug (#732881)
Description
Synopsis: This bug is regarding the new 'Add Music' interface, which allows to import selected tracks from a particular dir.
Description:
In most players ( which mostly for me is iTunes and older Rhythmbox versions ), when you try to import tracks from a dir, and when you see all of your tracks from the selected dir in the rhythmbox window, "it feels the import has been completed", meaning:
- that I can click any of the displayed tracks, and the selected tracks will play ( which infact the latest Rhythmbox does )
- and since it plays, I'd think that import is done ( since this was how the old Rhythmbox interface was ), and that I can close Rhythmbox and can reopen and my tracks will still be there to play.
This is the belief that has been imparted to me as a regular Rhythmbox user. If you see your 'full track list' following an import, it is safe to close Rhythmbox.
Now for the first time, I see all my tracks displayed in Rhythmbox .. and now when I thought I was done, I noticed the 'Import xxyy tracks' button. What I totally didn't get is that this is an intermediate step ( possibly 1/2 ) and 2/2 means import completion ( which happens after I click the 'Import xxyy button' ). I could have very well closed rhythmbox ( thinking that import was done ) while in step 1/2, and would relaunch Rhythmbox, only to find that the imported tracks have disappeared.
Conclusion:
The UI interface should clearly convey that:
- The import is not yet done.
- This is not the same the main Rhythmbox window which will be displayed after import has finished.
Version: HEAD