Live Assist mode and the radio package

We need to have that functionality.

I don't understand why it is so hard to implement the
graphical solution
that is specified, but if it indeed is, we have to make a
workaround
solution in the GUI. In any case, Robert's suggestion for
doubleclicking
should be implemented, as should a keyboard shortcut (i.e.
we should have
these as well as a GUI element that would allow you to play
or cue the
given track).

Sava


                                                            
                                                            
           
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      "So we have a choice: is it OK to implement live
assist mode with the
      single
      play button on top, as we currently have it in live
mode? If so,
      that's
      doable as part of the radio package. If not, the
feature will have to
      get
      pushed back to a future release."

      By my opinion, the answer is no   I think
that the user using one
      play button in Live
      assistant mode simply can't have function of playing
files
      individually, without some
      extra work and extra gymnastic. And don't forget, that
we are in a
      mode when the user
      is a single operator (DJ) and does the LIVE program-
which is  great
      number of working
      hours in a radio station.

      "With the single play button on top, a user would
highlight an item
      in live
      mode, then press play on the top of the palette (as it
is now). The
      difference between this and automatic mode is that the
items below it
      wouldn't play automatically; it'd wait for each item
to be
      highlighted and
      the 'play' button pushed."

      I find this confusing from one reason- when will we
know if this
      button is used for audio
      file that is currently in program (with functions
      play/pause/stop/rewind),    and when it is used for
audio that we
      highlight from our prepared playlist?
      Beside that, the additional highlighting the next
playing song and
      paying attention
      that something wrong doesn't happen in program-
creates another extra
      work in "assistant mode",
      that is supposed to help users, and not to occupy them
with extra
      problems.


      Is it possible to have that user can activate the
"play" function
      from the playlist by mouse clicking?
      Would that be more easier to implement?   Or it`s same
problem ? 


      And another questions for the developers:
      What is the estimated time ( how much days, months
etc..)
      for adding this "play" and "cue"
function for every slot- so that we
      can have
      full  "assistant mode" and "cue"
idea implemented in the Campcaster
      project?
      What instance of time are we talking about ?



      Robert



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