peter Yes by having the Filter available at all times in SONG MODE gives you easier controll over it.But i still think it is something you choose temporarely as you are searching for a waltz or female songs etc this is great but most times you are searching for a song name and when you enter song mode you dont need to be bothered by your last filter selection you are just desperate for what you type in search you dont have time to be checking and changing filter settings.
Search should be primary search that looks at whole library allways a filter setting should be secondary option to narrow down your search.
As you dont know what you search requirement will be next time you need it thats why it should always divert to a standard search of the whole song library.
At the moment the filter is a trap you always have to check before you do a search, but it should be a conveniance should you need it.
The filter is a great live performance help if setup correctly.
In actual fact i could easily make use of it in PLAYLIST PLAY MODE with lyrics, i would have the button on right side of playlist name and i would also have it in PLAYLIST PLAY MODE no lyrics display with all the other options next to alphabetical order function button as it only makes sense as it is near this option in SONG MODE. Keep everything uniform in all windows to avoid confusion.
I understand if it cant be done logically because technical issues but operationally things have to be as simple and consistant as possible as this software is growing in complexity very quickly and will frighten many users away if overcomplicated.
While i have your attention another example of poor placement of buttons is the AUTO PLAY button and NUMBER OF SONGS and TIME in begining of playlist that dissapears as you scroll the playlist.
This is so frustrating as you loose this information unnecesarily i would have the AUTO PLAY button just after
< PLAYLISTS X auto play Playlist Name X no of songs and time then EDIT.
This then allows you to see all important information, at ALL TIMES, about the PLAYLIST you are working in, it just works much better for the end user.
This logic should be applied everywhere possible.
I am looking forward to new update
I have tried to leave positive feedback on App store as i have noticed only two people have written unfair negative feedback but my post did not appear is there a problem with App store feedback system it says 22 people left feedback but only 2 have written as my post did not appear i think something is wrong.
cheers Damir