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ZeoVGM
17th October 2003, 03:46
I love Winamp5. It's Winamp2 with some of Winamp3's better features and you don't even have to use the new skin if you don't want. Personally I love it, but wish it was just a TINY bit smaller. But that's cool, considering it's new features. I always keep it in Windowshade mode and I love how you can stretch it out across the screen (the main window) and it has a few more options. An idea would be to maybe expand upon that so that you can lock it to right above the start bar (or at the top of the screen,whatever people choose), and you could pop up the normal playlist editor window above it and play around with that if you wanted to.

Just thought I'd throw in that little idea to make it even better. But the one thing I think is missing from this is something from Winamp3. Please note, that by this I do NOT mean the media library. In Winamp3's playlist editor you could click the little arrow bar thing to the right of the window and a playlist thingy would pop out to the left. You could make your own playlists of files (that were SET UP like the media library), double click one of the playlists you made, and it would automatically start playing in the playlist editor. First, I think you should just add that back (but keep the playlist editor Winamp2-like, but just with that extra thing I just described) and make it so that if you have random on and you double click to play a playlist it picks a random song (not just the one at the top). Also, a neat feature would be being able to assign a directory to a playlist you made that when you open Winamp (or click a refresh button on the playlist.. list.. thingy on the right of the actual playlist editor) it would refresh with whatever files are in that folder.

I dunno, that would make MY Winamp experience PEFECT, seeing as how I set up my MP3s. (Very organized.) Just a couple small ideas I thought I'd throw out. I don't even know if this is this place to talk about that or if the designers will read it/care. But there you go.

InvisableMan
17th October 2003, 03:59
2+3=5

WiLD.0nE
17th October 2003, 05:32
haha 2+3=5
i didnt get dat till i though about WA5 lol!
guess im alittle slow. if you could maybe post some screen shots so we know what it looks like? Even though i havnt got WA5 i think they should have some top rated skins with it, because i hate searching, looking, clicking, downloading, waiting and opening =/

I didnt even know it was out yet...

DJ Egg
17th October 2003, 13:12
@ZeoVGM
Add all your playlists to the ML, under Playlists section.
Then click Manage Playlist (List) button in Playlist Window,
select "Open playlist from library".
Voila, you have multi-playlist support
(and the ML doesn't even need to be open).


[start obligatory waffle]

Note: Winamp 5.0 is the direct upgrade from Winamp 2.x, ie. it is built on the 2.x Win32 engine and overwrites Winamp 2.x.
Winamp3 was always a separate product/player, built from scratch on the wasabi engine. Winamp 5.0 is not an upgrade from Winamp3 v1.0. Install 5.0, and if Winamp3 was already installed, it will still be there.
ie. By default, Winamp 5.0 installs to the same dir as Winamp 2.x, with no problems, but do not attempt to install Winamp 5.0 in the same dir as Winamp3, 'cos crazy things might happen.

Some wasabi features from Winamp3 have been implemented into Winamp 2.9x via means of plugins, but it isn't possible to implement them all.
eg. implementing the sidecar in the playlist window would break the entire classic skins database, thus rendering thousands of skins useless.

[/end obligatory waffle] :D


btw, the freeform skin engine allows developers to do all kinds of wonderful & versatile things. Every skin is different and can have its own features.
As for top-rated ones, and especially for WiLD.0nE's benefit, here goes:

Most downloaded (http://www.winamp.com/skins/browse.jhtml?searchTerm=&categoryName=Most+Downloaded&offset=0&howMany=20)
Top staff rated (http://www.winamp.com/skins/browse.jhtml?categoryName=Top+Staff+Rated)
Top user rated (http://www.winamp.com/skins/browse.jhtml?categoryName=Top+User+Rated)
Most recent (http://www.winamp.com/skins/browse.jhtml?categoryName=Most+Recent)

Rwiedman2
19th October 2003, 07:11
I was just wondering where some would get winamp 5
Sounds really cool, and I like 2 and 3.
Also anyone ready this,would somehave time for me to
email a couple questions on somehings that I am try to
due with my computer and stereo and surround sound
system. I have questions and dont know where to turn,
ya I am rookie.
I would be grateful.

DJ Egg
19th October 2003, 07:58
General Discussions forum
Sticky: Winamp 5.0 Beta 1 Released (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152845)

WA2 Discussions forum
Sticky: The Winamp5 Development FAQ (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147322)
Sticky: Winamp5 Beta 1 (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152861)

WA2 Bug Reports forum
Sticky: Known Winamp 5.0 Beta Bugs (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152846)
Sticky: Put ALL Winamp 5.0 Bugs in Here! (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152847)