Re: Dynamic mode could be like smart playlists

I think this discussion illustrates the parallel structure of the Collection, 
Playlists and Smart Playlists. I feel that the three structures could be more 
closely integrated.

Right now the "playlist" ontology consists of more than four similar but 
subtly distinct entities (excluding the current playlist):

* Saved Playlists -- in the classic style of winamp
* Smart Playlists -- saved queries on the collection
* The Collection -- interactive queries on the collection
* Append Suggestions -- Audioscrobbler driven playlist
* Dynamic Mode -- meta-playlists (mixed playlists)

Also, in the HTML sidepanel there are more stored smart playlists like "other 
albums by this artist" and "favorite tracks by this artist." Also, the 
default smart playlists recreate the structure of the collection view without 
being "expandable".

I'm not sure what the best way to resolve the differences between all these 
ideas would be, as each of them has individual merit and is not identical to 
any of the others. Still, I can't help but feeling that some effort at 
integrating them all would be valuable.

I have suggested ideas before on the list which were not generally well 
received, but perhaps someone else has a clearer perspective on how to 
improve the situation.

Perhaps the simplest fix I can imagine would be to simply make "smart 
playlists" expandable in the playlist viewer in the same way that normal 
playlists already are.

If that were the possible, I would probably stop using the collection view 
altogether.

Cheers,

-pvh

On August 6, 2005 08:54 pm, Ian Monroe wrote:
> > *You could drag or double click it like any other dynamic playlist
> > (perhaps dragging should incur one of those dialogs warning of its
> > destructive nature)
>
> Fix: You could drag or double click it like any other playlist type in
> the playlist browser.
>
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