<p>Hey, so I have downloaded the 2.0 version to see what it would be like. On first glance I didn't like the new look, however as I used it a little, i grew to like it a bit more - but I really liked the layout and GUI of 1.0 better - it seems cleaner and easier to understand and it just looks sharp. Now, of course, i understand this is an alpha release, but just some input.... sort of along with that, I am not too fond of the new theme manager or order of service windows, but they are not too bad. I do, however, like the look of the new media manager pane A LOT. I also like the fact that one can tag verses, chorus', bridges, etc in a song (haven't figured out how to use them though?). The "add new theme" dialog is extremely confusing at first look, I think the wizard from 1.0 was really nice. It would be nice to see some more of the screen controls (clear, clear w/ bkgrnd, etc...) come back, as well as some transition options, such as effects and timing options. And finally, I'm not really a fan of the new song maintenance thing. I like that it will remember authors, and that it's all organized into one place, but it seems to be a big pain to add a new one. It would be nice to have a drop-down that allows one to simply just type in the author (an auto-suggest would be handy for this), and if it is a new author, then ask "add to author list" and if already 'in' the list, just add it to the song w/o any hassle... just an idea...</p>
<p>So, these are just my thoughts... and of course I understand this is just an alpha release. Other than the few issues I have, I am really please with the alpha release, and I am liking where Open LP is going and I think 2.0 is going to turn out to be a really nice release! Thanks for your work guys!</p>
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