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On Tuesday 27 January 2009 18:35:07 Damian wrote: |
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> > I almost forgot - trying to emerge amarok2.0.1.1 is almost guaranteed to |
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> > fail due to the amarok devs have no clue as to how mysql is built, plus |
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> > other errors: |
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> Indeed. I think it's time for me to drop one more kde app. |
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> > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238487 |
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> > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250870 |
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I'm sorely tempted to do the same. amarok-2.0.1.1 does eventually compile if |
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you: |
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build mysql or mysql-community with USE="embedded -minimal" |
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then |
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build amarok |
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But it just feels ... clunky. The big content panel in the middle is awkward: |
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There's no way I can find to tell amarok which applet you want to go where, |
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with multiple panes in use the animation effect to switch from one to the |
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other is non-intuitive. Eventually by zooming the whole thing out you can see |
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it's 4 panes arranged 2x2 and the animation simulates moving from one to |
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another. But it doesn't *tell* you it's laid out like that so the random |
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motion looks weird. The "last played" display switches back and forth between |
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a "name with cover art" format and a long black oval just like the applet |
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selector. Um, which is it supposed to be? |
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And many many other quirks, too many to mention. As a player, it plays OK - |
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sound does come out of the speakers. But players are commodity apps these |
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days. Dump one, use another, easy peasy. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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