desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Bob Bib <882720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64)
  rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6
  
  Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64)
  rhythmbox 2.90.1~20110908-0ubuntu1
  
- It seems that Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup,
- which takes some time and makes a lot of disk noise.
+ ***
  
- With rescan functionality, Rhythmbox is better than Banshee which
- ignores any library changes like missing items.
+ Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup, which makes a
+ lot of small filesystem operations and takes some time if there are many
+ files moved or deleted from the locations which they where imported to
+ library from.
+ 
+ Anyway, with rescan functionality, Rhythmbox is better than Banshee
+ which ignores any library changes like missing items.
  
  I think, the optimal solution is to to turn off the automatic rescan by
  default and make a "Rescan library" button.
  
  The rest of rescan process should remain the same (after library
- rescanning, the missing items should be moved to "Missing items"
+ rescanning, the missing items should be moved to "Missing Files"
  section, where unneeded songs can be manually removed; on the next
- rescan, songs from "Missing items" that have become available, should be
+ rescan, songs from "Missing Files" that have become available, should be
  moved back to the library, the others should remain in "Missing items").
  
  (As you can see, it's not a bug, but a feature request).

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882720

Title:
  Automatic library rescan should not be performed on startup

Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64)
  rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6

  Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64)
  rhythmbox 2.90.1~20110908-0ubuntu1

  ***

  Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup, which makes a
  lot of small filesystem operations and takes some time if there are
  many files moved or deleted from the locations which they where
  imported to library from.

  Anyway, with rescan functionality, Rhythmbox is better than Banshee
  which ignores any library changes like missing items.

  I think, the optimal solution is to to turn off the automatic rescan
  by default and make a "Rescan library" button.

  The rest of rescan process should remain the same (after library
  rescanning, the missing items should be moved to "Missing Files"
  section, where unneeded songs can be manually removed; on the next
  rescan, songs from "Missing Files" that have become available, should
  be moved back to the library, the others should remain in "Missing
  items").

  (As you can see, it's not a bug, but a feature request).

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/882720/+subscriptions