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by nipperkinfeet 313 days ago
This generally results in a bulky and oversized UI with excessive padding. The current UI is satisfactory and lightweight. Why fix something that's working well?
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Every single dj software is super crammed and has no empty space in it. This is true because djs cannot switch views while performing. There’s a lot of info which must be visible at all times on 1 single page. Regardless of UI framework or target device, it will continue to be like that because the target audience needs the interface to be dense.
As a long time Mixxx user What do I see there:

1. better readability in the tables: good and probaly themable

2. tiny waveforms in the table: very cool, allows you to quickly judge the structure and sonic qualities of a track without listening! A real time-saver in a live situation

3. Library overhaul: the left pane always felt a little clunky: can't say much from the sceeenshots, but doesn't look bad

4. Tooltip: better than the old ones for sure

5. Enhanced support for lightweight plattforms: cool, not gonna use it, but hey

6. better search: This is a big one. Search always felt a bit unfinished. It worked, but sometimes find a song you knew existed was faster using the browser..

7. Interactive Settings: nice one as well. The settings were probably the least polished part of Mixxx, this increases the speed once more.