Possible UI tweak

[DavidHB]

I like the quite minimalist UI you get by opening the Log or Properties windows from the taskbar icon. It has remained unchanged for so long now, that I assume that Simon has no plans to modify it in any way. So I suggest a change with some diffidence, even though the change is not, I think, radical or disruptive.

It has always been my practice, after loading music on to the server or making changes to metadata or MinimServer properties, to run any required rescan with the Log window open, so that I can immediately see whether any errors have been identified. I recall that, when I mentioned this practice, a few years ago now, Simon commented that it made sense. However, this workflow requires two right-click menu selections on the MinimServer/MinimWatch tray icon, which for my tired old eyes is a bit fiddly on a hi-res screen.

I should like to suggest that double-clicking on the tray icon opens the Log window for the associated MinimServer instance, which then becomes, as it were, the 'dashboard' for that instance. The button bar at the bottom of the window could then have a 'Rescan' button. There is space for this, and also for a Properties button, on the bar without moving any of the existing controls.

These changes, which I hope would not require a great deal of programming effort, would encourage users to monitor the rescan process and pick up errors quickly. They would also provide new users, who are sometimes bewildered as to how the tray icon works, with a somewhat more intuitive introduction to the UI. And, perhaps even more importantly, they would not require any changes in the ways current users work.

Is there any chance that this suggestion might find its way on to the list of possible enhancements?

David