Hi Bjorn > I've thought about this for a while, and I have come to the conclusion > that slimserver is one of the most complicated pieces of leisure time > software on my computer. In short from a UI perspective I think it is > really bad.
While I do not agree with this global verdict, I do so with your main point. In fact, your examples show one thing: there are too many options. That's not a UI problem ;-). (BTW: Most of the parameters you list have been asked for by users) > One idea could be to collapse many of the performance related options > into a single setting for running on normal or low performance > hardware. A simplified view on the settings would indeed do some good to the slimserver. > E.g. the "Various Artists" setting should be a > translatable string. I'll have a look at this. > I'm not gonna ditch my SB if this does not change, but I surely would > be even happier with it if it did. Any chance of that? You could give my NoSetup plugin a chance: it will hide all settings pages. As this is all you're complaining about, it might solve your problem :-). -- Michael ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
