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Originally Posted by DrO
re: cloud icon column...
up arrow (aka upload icon) = not known to the cloud & if not uploaded to cloud hosting
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I figured that's what it meant, but its an unnecessary indication of a negative. if the column is blank, that should indicate the item was not put into the cloud.
to do it this way just adds clutter to the screen.
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Originally Posted by DrO
no icon = known to the cloud and available on the local cloud client (even if it has a cloud hosted instance)
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I don't follow the logic here. no icon in the column at all means its in the cloud, but as I said, this should be reversed, there should be a positive indication of something being in the cloud, and maybe a different icon meaning its both in the cloud, AND available to the client.
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full cloud icon = only available as a cloud hosted instance
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I haven't seen that. when would that apply? when something is in the cloud but not simultaneously on the local device?
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half cloud = mix of cloud and local and other device instances
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can you illustrate a real world example of this? I think I get it, but just to be sure.
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partial cloud = not directly available on local cloud client and not available as a cloud hosted instance i.e. only present on another cloud client which is not always there like a WAFA install
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I have only seen the up arrow or nothing, and so its a bit hard for me to envision all this, but again some real world illustration might help.
is the cloud meant to be able to stream things from one device to another, without the actual song bits stored on the cloud? meaning, is that one way this is envisioned as working?
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Originally Posted by DrO
clicking the cloud icon (or right-click -> cloud-sources sub-menu on a library item) shows a menu showing what cloud devices the file is known to relate to along with being able to upload / remove from a device.
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i'm not following that.
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Originally Posted by DrO
additional there is a tooltip which gives an indication of device locations and what the up arrow means. and the column can be removed if it's annoying / deemed useless in the views.
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the column itself is not annoying or useless, in fact its the opposite, its needed and necessary, and so that's why how its implemented is so important.
I just don't get the thinking that says its better to indicate the negative, while at the same time indicate nothing for the positive?
what else is done in that way?