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List:       amarok-devel
Subject:    Last.fm Tagging UI Issues
From:       Casey Link <unnamedrambler () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-02-19 19:02:33
Message-ID: fb3727060902191102j676e99b6ga28569551956f712 () mail ! gmail ! com
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So before I start implementing the Last.fm tagging feature I need some
feedback about the UI.

There are two options as I see it:

1) A separate "Tag Artist|Album|Track" action with an independant
dialog. (Like the last.fm love action, but with a popup dialog)
Pros:
* Super Discoverable
* Trivial to implement so it only shows up when last.fm is enabled
Cons:
* YACMA (Yet Another Cotext Menu Action), i.e., the size of the
Context Menu list will be increased


2) Another Tab in "Edit Track Details"
Pros:
* Avoids the YACMA problem
* This sorta existed in Amarok 1.4.. (we could re-introduce local tags?)
Cons:
* Not Discoverable
* With last.fm you not only tag tracks, but artists and albums. With
the "Edit _Track_ Details" dialog it's not clear how to tag artists
and albums
* Not easy to compartmentalize so it doesn't appear when last.fm is
disabled. (i.e., last.fm code will appear in places it shouldn't)

I'm leaning towards option 1. YACMA creep is a huge issue... but the
cons of the 2nd option are too great IMHO. Hopefully someone can come
up with a super 3rd option.

Casey
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