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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 180071" data-attributes="member: 14004">I honestly disagree with that a little. I think if there is a problem with the application, usability or GUI, you should let us know about it. post in the forums. Be constructive and polite, but post it. Let us know how you feel about the application. Community response is the best way to gauge the progress of something. If we see a lot of post complaining about usability issues, then it becomes a wakeup call to everyone on the team. unfortunately with an open source project of this nature, bug fixes and patches take a back seat to new features and it shouldnt be that way at all.&nbsp; As great as this team is, I can completely understand wanting to implement a new feature instead of wrestling with a tough bug for hours on end.Ideally, the core developers and designers of the MP team should exist to refine the basic product. That means bug fixes, patches, general usability and application stability. MP is modular by design. Plugins are there because we cant support every single feature and idea people have, and the minute we start streamlining features and &quot;cutting the fat&quot;, the better.My ideal MP would install nothing more then the bare essential: music, video, DVD, pictures, and TV. I shouldnt see 30 plugins installed by default when I open the plugin window in the configuration menu.When we can provide a solid foundation for plugin developers, then MP retains its simplicity and stays customizable. That is my ultimate goal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 180071, member: 14004"] I honestly disagree with that a little. I think if there is a problem with the application, usability or GUI, you should let us know about it. post in the forums. [U]Be constructive and polite[/U], but post it. Let us know how you feel about the application. Community response is the best way to gauge the progress of something. If we see a lot of post complaining about usability issues, then it becomes a wakeup call to everyone on the team. unfortunately with an open source project of this nature, bug fixes and patches take a back seat to new features and it shouldnt be that way at all. As great as this team is, I can completely understand wanting to implement a new feature instead of wrestling with a tough bug for hours on end. Ideally, the core developers and designers of the MP team should exist to refine the basic product. That means bug fixes, patches, general usability and application stability. MP is modular by design. Plugins are there because we cant support every single feature and idea people have, and the minute we start streamlining features and "cutting the fat", the better. My ideal MP would install nothing more then the bare essential: music, video, DVD, pictures, and TV. I shouldnt see 30 plugins installed by default when I open the plugin window in the configuration menu. When we can provide a solid foundation for plugin developers, then MP retains its simplicity and stays customizable. That is my ultimate goal. [/QUOTE]

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