hi all-

I wanted to update the beta community on the state of "Party Mode",
particularly in what to expect for 7.3.

The feature is described in detail on the wiki:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PlaylistModePartyMode

current status:
* Party Mode is currently split into two modes: Playlist Mode and Party
Mode
* The default behavior in 7.3 is 'disabled', which means that unless
you turn disabled off, you will see no change in UI behavior.
* Party Mode/Playlist Mode will be in the released 7.3 SqueezeCenter,
but should be considered a beta quality feature (and will be marked in
the UI as such).

This feature still has a ways to go before in final form. Some
significant redesigns are possible if not probable. There are many
unresolved issues.
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PlaylistModePartyMode#Notes_and_Unresolved_Issues

However, the basic support is there, and as this is a highly requested
feature (actually, the most voted for bug ever opened in our database),
it's time for it to get a larger set of eyes on it.

I'd like to extend a full invitation for comments and criticisms. FWIW,
it is *much* harder for me to track issues raised in forum threads
versus in bugs. Forum threads vanish into the ether, but bugs buzz in
my ear until they are addressed. It's up to you, but if there's
something you really care about getting fixed/added, I'd encourage you
to open a bug on it at http://bugs.slimdevices.com, making sure to cc:
bklaas at slimdevices dot com. 

FYI, the existing Party Mode bug is 8878
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8878

and just for completeness, some links to voluminous background
reading:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47592&highlight=party+mode
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55135

cheers,
#!/ben


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