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Drag&Drop to change app device (discussion #662)
As discussed in https://github.com/File-New-Project/EarTrumpet/discussions/662, here is the drag&drop feature.
I used gong wpf dragdrop package to make it easier. Feel free to tell me if the project guidelines are not followed.
Will review this, but one question that immediately comes to mind: How does a user return an app to the state in which it follows the "default" device? I feel like this may greatly confuse users as apps will start becoming attached to specific devices.
Good point ! I naively duplicated the "transfer application" button command to drag and drop action. You're right, this will encourage users to force application output on a device.
To be self explanatory, EarTrumpet could show that the current application-device assigment is forced or not. What about adding a "pinned" clickable icon on a application if it is assigned on this specific device ? Clicking on the pin button would reassign the application on default device and remove the pin icon.
Would be interested in your thought.
After starting a drag event, you could spawn a drop target that says default on it, that is hidden otherwise.
Otherwise, dragging to the current default could overlay 2 drop targets, default and per device.
You could also use the pin iconography, and show all devices that are pinned differently, vs things like system sounds, discord, and steam which are annoyingly using all devices.
Will review this, but one question that immediately comes to mind: How does a user return an app to the state in which it follows the "default" device? I feel like this may greatly confuse users as apps will start becoming attached to specific devices.
Maybe something like this (on drag event):
And instead of an icon it might be interesting to do it like this:
The line at the left side could either mean it being attached to the default device or mean it's detached.
I compiled this but I wish if you can add hovering text over the app icon to know the source of it. For example multiple chrome windows opened will show only chrome icons it is hard to know which chrome window you want to switch it's audio.
@bigplayer-ai There are still outstanding design questions / issues to resolve and it hasn't been high priority to resolve because this core functionality already exists (right-click an app).
@bigplayer-ai There are still outstanding design questions / issues to resolve and it hasn't been high priority to resolve because this core functionality already exists (right-click an app).
this is taking forever :( Can you help me get .msi to install this? my compilation/build failed :(
This feature still needs design work and will start falling behind with some major merges coming up. Closing for now.