Library rescan functionality should be more controllable

Bug #882720 reported by Bob Bib
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rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Tested on:

1) Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64)
rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6

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

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1) rhythmbox 0.13.3
It has a feature with a little "noisy" behaviour.

Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup, which makes a lot of small filesystem operations and takes some time if there are many files have been 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.

2) rhythmbox 2.90.1
Library doesn't reacts on items removal automatically, though on play these removed items are removed from play queue and marked with red marks in the library.
Unfortunately, there is no "Missing files" section.

Still better than Banshee which doesn't marks anything removed when trying to play it.

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

After library rescanning triggered with a "Rescan library" button (or trying to play the missing song), the missing items should be moved to "Missing Files" section, where unneeded songs can be manually removed; on the next rescan (or trying to play the songs from "Missing Files" section), songs from "Missing Files" that have become available, should be moved back to the library, the others should remain in "Missing items").

Bob Bib (bobbib)
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Bob Bib (bobbib)
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Bob Bib (bobbib)
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Bob Bib (bobbib)
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Bob Bib (bobbib)
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Bob Bib (bobbib)
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summary: - Automatic library rescan should not be performed on startup
+ Library rescan functionality should be more controllable
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

This bug is an upstream one and it would be quite helpful if somebody experiencing it could send the bug the to the people writing the software. You can learn more about how to do this for various upstreams at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream. Thanks in advance!

Changed in rhythmbox (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Any news about this?

Changed in rhythmbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for rhythmbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in rhythmbox (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
Bob Bib (bobbib)
Changed in rhythmbox (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Opinion
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