Bugzilla – Bug 9539
"iTunes:" prefix should be removed from playlist name when displayed in Player UI
Last modified: 2009-09-08 09:32:06 UTC
(Again, I THINK this is a SqueezeCenter bug, though I can't find a setting for this in the software, so it may be a player UI bug). Currently iTunes playlist names display as "iTunes:[playlist name] in the player UI." Dot sure if this is a default that can be changed in the SC interface (couldn't find it) or if the user is stuck with this. Particularly for users who exclusively use iTunes (or at least for most playlists), this is pretty problematic. The text takes up a lot of space (esp. on the boom, with its small screen) and provides little useful information. General UI principles state that if a piece of info applies to all or most items, find a top-level way to display it, rather than inline - basically just be more efficient with the information display. Solution: remove "iTunes:" prefix. If this is an option that the user can control, than remove "iTunes:" as the default option.
The iTunes Playlist Format option is under Settings -> iTunes. There you will find that the user has the option to set the prefix or suffix of iTunes playlists. The option is also available for MusicIP users.
Cool, good to know. (This actually reveals a second bug, which is that the current setting doesn't display in the SC UI - the form field is blank. But I'll deal with that later). So, then, we just need to set the default suffix and prefix text to be blank?
Good point, Steven. Let's change the default(s) to nothing.
The same might apply to MusicIP. But then what's that "feature" for anyway?
change 23297 - removing default iTunes/MusicIP default prefix. The option is still there if somebody wants it anyway.
Verified to be changed in 7.3 - 23961.
This bug has been fixed in the 7.3.0 release version of SqueezeCenter! Please download the new version from http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html if you haven't already. If you are still experiencing this problem, feel free to reopen the bug with your new comments and we'll have another look.
Reduce number of active targets for SC