What should be in the next version of SqueezePad (part 2)

[pippin]

The interesting part is that it's on the App Store even though I would believe it violates section 9.1 of the App Store Review Guidelines, or have I missed any new functionality?

[topster]

Hello,

I voted for better search as it'll be much easier to find music without selecting multiple options. Also, as part of "Better search", being able to do a "lazy search", where items are automatically displayed based on the search string, would be even better.

One minor enhancement request: I love soundtracks and want to be able to browse my soundtrack albums and select one to play easily. However, choosing My Music->Genres->Soundtrack displays all the artists before "All Albums". Since "All Albums" is a single entry, it would be nice to see it at the top rather than the bottom of the list.

Thanks for the great job!

Oh, and portrait mode support please.


Cheers!

[Gilles2]

There are good examples available in vaious players like the VU meters or others. Would love to see some of those (or other creative ideas) implemented in SqueezePad

[virtualien]

my wish:
My ipad 2 rests in landscape mode on an Bluelounge Nest in an angle of about 15-20°. When you click on album art, the album art appears in upright format, which is stupid (iPengHD keeps it in landscape). SqueezePad only does it right if the iPad stands in an angle > 40°.

In future you should just keep the orientation of the SqueezePad when the Album art window pops up.

keep the good work

[bluegaspode]

Hi topster,

One minor enhancement request: I love soundtracks and want to be able to browse my soundtrack albums and select one to play easily. However, choosing My Music->Genres->Soundtrack displays all the artists before "All Albums". Since "All Albums" is a single entry, it would be nice to see it at the top rather than the bottom of the list.

SqueezePads design decision is to use the official menus from the Squeezebox.
If you want the order in this menu changed, you will need to ask Logitech to change the menu for all Squeezeboxes

[bluegaspode]

There are good examples available in vaious players like the VU meters or others. Would love to see some of those (or other creative ideas) implemented in SqueezePad

Hi Gilles,
very interesting idea, though I doubt I will have some spare time for visualizers.
Anyway - I wrote it down and if I ever do a poll again, this might be one of the options to see what others think about it!

[bluegaspode]

my wish:
My ipad 2 rests in landscape mode on an Bluelounge Nest in an angle of about 15-20°. When you click on album art, the album art appears in upright format, which is stupid (iPengHD keeps it in landscape). SqueezePad only does it right if the iPad stands in an angle > 40°.

In future you should just keep the orientation of the SqueezePad when the Album art window pops up.

keep the good work

Hi virtualien.
Interesting find! I just fixed this on my local iPad tonight, so it will be available with the next SqueezePad update. I don't know though when this will be published, there is just one minor update to be released this weekend (which obviously doesn't have the fix yet) and I don't have more bugfixes to do yet.

If you don't want to wait an unknown (but finite ) time, please drop me a line at support(at)squeezepad.com.

[VirusKiller]

Home menu editing / configuration is the #1 priority for me, so I can see CustomBrowse items at the top level.

[virtualien]

Hi virtualien.
Interesting find! I just fixed this on my local iPad tonight, .....

Many thanks, you are always welcome. When below described "misbehavior" gets fixed I will embrace your "sneak preview" offer

setup:
SqueezePad controls Squeezeslave (SqueezePads internal player can be either on or off, it does not matter).

good behavior:
SqueezePad runs all day long, the music plays, SqueezePad is on top and visible. On certain occasions I put on the smart cover, the music keeps on playing. When the smart cover is removed within 10 minutes the SqueezePad is still alive and on top of the screen (just the way you left it). 10 minutes and more under smart cover the music still keeps on playing. So far all is greatly appreciated.

misbehavior:
If you remove the smart cover later than 10 minutes after you put it on you will see your home screen. SqueezePad has to be opened again from the multitasking bar. SqueezePad immediately displays the status of the current song, it "feels" like it just went into "multitasking" mode (iPengHD shows identical misbehavior).

what has been so far "discovered":
- when the smart cover is removed 9:50 after you put it on, SqueezePad is still on top, but there is a message "Server disconnected". The message disappears and SqueezePad stays on top of the screen.

- iPads integrated Apple music player always stays on top, no matter how long it is covered and no matter if it actually plays or not. iOS settings should be fine (auto-lock=never, Passcode Lock=Off)


my wish:
Please let SqueezePad stay "on top" of the screen even when the iPad 2 is covered by smart cover. This should be standard behavior, no "option" needed, let it just behave like the Apple music player.

[bluegaspode]

my wish:
Please let SqueezePad stay "on top" of the screen even when the iPad 2 is covered by smart cover. This should be standard behavior, no "option" needed, let it just behave like the Apple music player.

This started with iOS5 and I'm afraid it is supposed (by Apple) to be that way (maybe to better save battery power?)
Apples own Apps cannot be taken as comparison, their Apps always could do things that 'normal' Apps were not allowed to do.

Others are having the problem too, here is one of the public posts: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8...hanges-in-ios5