foobar2000 v1.1.11 beta
Reply #53 – 2012-01-25 17:00:42
Thank you very much for developing this excellent player. Unfortunately there is one change in 1.1.11 which for me is a big step back. I often change to a new track while one is still playing. With the fading as it worked before, this felt smooth and pleasant to listen to. Now, the new track fades in as well. Fading in works well when seeking within a track. But when listening from the beginning, it often sounds very wrong or even unpleasant not to hear it completely from the start. Also, I find the default fade-out much too short, and increasing the fade length worsens the problem of skipping the start. Please allow setting the fading to how it worked before. Addressed in beta 5 - now you can configure fade-ins and fade-outs separately.I have one suggestion for Find-As-You-Type (FAYT). It works perfectly when I just type anything quickly, but when I hit, for example, "H" character twice, and nothing can be found that starts with "HH", I expect it to jump to the second item found that starts with "H". And so on for three "HHH" etc. After all H-starting items have been viewed, it should cycle to the first item. Support for cycling matching entries by pressing the same key repeatedly added in beta 5.And since we're on a roll with suggestions, what about locking smooth-scroll with a single middle-click? Holding down a button á la dead man's switch is a more tense operation than simply clicking and moving the mouse. Firefox, Chrome and Safari already implement it in this manner. I don't personally like middleclick scroll lock, but OK I'll re-evaluate this behavior against other mainstream apps.