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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000228MMW v4Main Panel/Toolbars/Menuspublic2005-12-13 06:27
Reporterrusty Assigned To 
PriorityurgentSeveritytweakReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Summary0000228: Users should be able to access files via 'My Documents'
DescriptionAfter doing a bit of user testing, one of the requests that came up was to make it easier for users to perform operations via 'My Documents', since most users do not know the path to 'My Documents'.

This would require the following:

1) In Add Folders: Add a 'My Documents' node sub to My Computer.
2) In the My Computer Node: Add a 'My Documents' node sub to My Computer.
3) In the Locations Node: Add a 'My Documents' node sub to Locations IFF there are files within the folder or its children.
4) In the Locate/Moved Missing Tracks dialog: Add a 'My Documents' node...
5) MediaMonkey must 'know' that a file that has been scanned via /My Documents/My Music/Phil Collins IS EQUAL to the same file that is scanned via C:/Documents and Settings/Rusty/My Documents/My Music/Phil Collins
Additional InformationI recently observed another new MM user doing some common activities, and they had the same problem--they didn't know how to access their files which were stored in 'My Documents'.

I also recently received the following from a user:
I can't seem to be able to get all of my music files to media monkey. I clicked on add to library, but all it gives me is the choices of my computer, or drive a, c, d or e. most of my music files are in my music or my documents and I can't get them all to appear in the library only some of them show up. How can I get all of my mp3 and music files to transfer to the media monkey?

Raising to 'Urgent'
TagsNo tags attached.
Fixed in build924

Relationships

related to 0002253 resolvedpetr It should be possible to browse Location/My Documents 
related to 0002254 closedpetr No Shortcut to 'My Desktop' in MediaMonkey 

Activities

rusty

2003-05-16 12:01

administrator   ~0001204

Note: the correct way to implement this would be to change: 'My Computer' to 'Desktop' and to have the following nodes sub to desktop: 'My Documents', 'My Computer', 'My Network Places'.

rusty

2003-05-28 13:50

administrator   ~0001286

Jiri suggested switching to 'normal'. My feeling though, is that this helps a large number of users who tend to store files in 'My Documents' and do not know the path to the My Documents folder. If it's easy to fix, I'd prefer to do so for the release.

rusty

2005-08-23 14:56

administrator   ~0005749

I've updated the bug to be more specific about the locations in which the change is required, and raised the priority--this issue is confusing to many users.

I still believe that the preferable way to implement this would be to change: 'My Computer' to 'Desktop' and to have the following nodes sub to desktop: 'My Documents', 'My Computer', 'My Network Places', however, I don't know if this will increase the complexity of making this change. Please comment.

rusty

2005-12-05 15:17

administrator   ~0006487

Updating to 'immediate' because we need to add a string for:
'My Documents' and possibly 'Desktop'.

jiri

2005-12-05 16:35

administrator   ~0006488

Strings added, decreasing priority.

jiri

2005-12-11 21:43

administrator   ~0006607

Fixed in buld 924.
 - All is implemented except for 3 (for various reasons). This should be more than enough.
 - We need an icon for the new node.

rusty

2005-12-12 01:14

administrator   ~0006612

I sent the icons (I'd created one for /Locations/My Documents before having read your comment).

Re-opening for inclusion.

jiri

2005-12-12 09:24

administrator   ~0006616

Icon included in build 924.

rusty

2005-12-13 06:27

administrator   ~0006633

Verified 924, although there are a couple of remaining issues.