https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430592
Bug ID: 430592
Summary: Play/Pause applet icons are inverted with respect to
common media player behavior
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.20.4
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: Media Player
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 134216
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=134216&action=edit
The media is paused, the panel icon indicates the "current status", not the
"next action"
SUMMARY
I advanced searched this but didn't find nothing similar.
[Disclaimer]
I mainly wanted to open a discussion on the status icons showed by the media
player applet when playing/pausing some media, as I'm often confused by their
purpose.
As stated in the title, in my opinion, the media player applet shows the status
icons in an inverted fashion, against the default behavior we usually find in
all media players, creating confusion.
Usually, the Play/Pause icons are used to "indicate the next action the user
may want to take". In this case, however, they are used as "this is the actual
state of your media player".
Which is "fine", but not the most common behavior, which therefore leads the
confusion to the user that is accustomed to the most used case.
As an example of a use case: I often find myself checking the applet (that
shows a "pause" icon) to find if there's some song playing in the background at
a low volume/muted that I may be unaware of, finally finding that the song is
already paused.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a media player, play/pause a song, observe the panel icon related to
the applet
OBSERVED RESULT
The Play/Pause icons are swapped wrt common usage:
--> When the media is playing, the icon is set to "Play"
--> When the media is paused, the icon is set to "Pause"
EXPECTED RESULT
The Play/Pause icons should be set according to common usage, indicating the
next action the user may want to take:
--> When the media is playing, the icon is set to "Pause"
--> When the media is paused, the icon is set to "Play"
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.9.11-3-MANJARO
OS Type: 64-bit
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I get that the original wanted behavior was to "show the actual status" but I
find this confusing as the panel icons makes me think there's something playing
in the background
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