[Meta issue] Wishlist for embedded Mixxx <3
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Mixxx |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hardware is becoming a commodity, including hardware designed to run Linux.
Mixxx is an obvious candidate for integration in (deep and not so deeply) embedded solutions because it:
* runs on Linux
* is open source
* is stable and reliable
* has all the necessary features
A proof of concept for this idea has already been implemented:
In fact, it is currently not very difficult to setup a dedicated tablet computer that connected to a supported controller brings life to a great DYI standalone controller that rivals the latest Denons and Pioneers :-)
For that to happen it is only necessary to:
* have a touch enabled tablet that runs Linux
* install Mixxx
* tweak desktop environment to disable screensaver, power management, etc
* setup controller
* perform a small modification to the LateNight skin
* configure autologin + mixxx full screen autostart
This enables a seamless "power button turns on device directly into Mixxx / power button shuts down device" kind of experience on commodity hardware, as well as keyboard and mouse free operation, like would happen on a commercial standalone controller. But on a device that can hold many GBs of music inside, transferrable via SFP/SCP. No keyboard, no mouse, no external usb storage.
Less space, more style ;)
How could this experience be improved?
1. by having a power indicator directly on the skin (like we have the CPU use indicator)
2. by having a button on the skin that launches a window that displays the current IPs (for music transfer)
3. by having a button on the skin that launches a custom application (ex: network-manager) so that the user can configure the network without having to go to the desktop environment; the application that is launched should be configurable in the preferences
4. by allowing easy touch based text search as an efficient way to find music (alternative to browsing directories)
I will attach some contributions to this topic.
Thank you.
Changed in mixxx: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Attaching LateNight skin modified toolbar.xml file that enlarges the buttons so that they can be actually pressed on touch screens (it is very difficult to press short buttons on the boundary of a touch screen.
(some buttons were added, others removed on this custom version - the purpose of this file is to illustrate that taller buttons are necessary).