Hi Sumesh, Thanks for posting your proposal. I think it's far enough along that you should submit it formally through Melange, and should we have any comments or feedback, we'll contact you through Melange.
Thanks again, Albert On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Sumesh KS <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I updated draft proposal for "Advanced Library Search" and uploaded. Link is > > https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bzs8XKoC0mOIODU2ZWVkNzMtNjhhYS00YTFjLTkxMzctZTA1NmY2NTAxZjIy&hl=en&authkey=CPCs-PEM > > I like to get opinion about this proposal, > > > I am looking forward to hear opinion. > > Regards, > > Sumesh. > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:13 AM, Sumesh KS <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Thanks ryan. I get your replay in IRC. but can't send reply due to >> some problem in internet connection. I will modify the proposal >> including details about search grammar. I already created a rough >> model about search grammar. i will send a new proposal after including >> these details. Thanks for your suggestions. >> >> Good night. >> >> regards, >> >> Sumesh. >> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:03 AM, RJ Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Sumesh, >>> You asked on IRC, but I don't know if you got my responses, so I'm copying >>> them here for your and others' benefit: >>> First off, your proposal is nicely organized. I think it would be >>> stronger if you went into some more detail on what sort of >>> features you're going to put in your search grammar. For example, >>> you should explain what kind of operators you intend to support, >>> and how you think existing Mixxx features fit in with the >>> operators. This will help give us a sense that a) You have >>> thought about the project from both a technical and >>> user-interface point of view and b) You have some familiarity >>> with Mixxx, what it is for, and how our users use it. >>> I would suggest installing Mixxx and going through some online >>> guides on how to DJ, this will give you a sense of the pain >>> points that a novice user experiences when using Mixxx. I would >>> also suggest that you try to use Mixxx's library >>> extensively. Switch to Mixxx instead of your regular music player >>> for a day. Make sure to note all the ways in which the search >>> feature got in your way of using Mixxx. Since you are >>> re-designing search, it had better fix the problems you yourself >>> have with it :) If you do this, make sure to write about these steps >>> you went through in your proposal. >>> How will your operators make it easy to condition on things like >>> BPM, or song key? How will you be able to condition on songs that >>> are in a given playlist or crate? How will people specify negations? >>> (i.e. show me songs that don't have "GAGA" in the title, or aren't >>> in my "Bad Music" crate) >>> The application is the chance to show us that you've thought >>> about the problem. My suggestion is to look at services that make >>> very good use of operators (GMail, Google Search) and see if you >>> can pick off any ideas and apply them to problems our users face >>> with Mixxx. >>> I personally think that a DJ could make very effective use of >>> GMail-style labels if crates worked that way. >>> Your proposal doesn't have to be a design document, so don't go >>> into deep technical/implementation detail. Stay high-level. It >>> would make the application stronger to show that you've >>> considered the user and how they will integrate your operator >>> language into their "DJ workflow" e.g. how they organize, >>> categorize, and filter through their music collections. >>> I hope this has helped. Please feel free to ask anything either >>> on IRC (rryan) or on mixxx-devel if you have more questions. >>> Best regards, >>> RJ Ryan >>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Sumesh KS <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>> I prepared a draft proposal for "Advanced Library Search" and uploaded. >>>> Link is >>>> >>>> >>>> https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bzs8XKoC0mOIZmI4MmJiMTYtZjUyYi00NTQwLTk0MDktOWM0ODA3MjU4MjEw&hl=en&authkey=CJWl-p4J >>>> >>>> >>>> This is not a final one. I like to get opinion about this proposal, >>>> from project mentor and mixxx community. >>>> >>>> I am looking forward to hear opinion. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sumesh. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the >>>> growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses >>>> are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software >>>> be a part of the solution? 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