[Feature]: Position of settings in bottom bar

[sayyid5416]

Description

These buttons should be positioned in top-left corner of the app when using bottom navigation bar:

• Settings button, and
• back button

Benefits:

• Less cluttered navigation bar.
• Top icons and label would look more symmetric.

Additional info:

• Also move the back button from the Albums page to the top-left corner to make it more consistent.
• Since back button will be moved to top-left corner, Playlists will have only one icon i.e songs icon. Remove it, because it's not really necessary.

[dAtA-TRoN]

Nice!

[dAtA-TRoN]

The stats icon have now moved to the top left corner on the library page due to the new update. However, if we want consistency with the settings icon, the stats icon should probably be moved elsewhere. I suggest giving it it's own prominent place in the library. This would also fill the ugly empty space and create a more uniform appearance. What do you think of the suggestion?

Additionally, it's important to address the formatting across the app as a whole. Each submenu seems to have its own rules in this regard.

[sayyid5416]

No, I don't agree with stats and search icon.

• Best place for search icon is in top-right corner, and
• Current location of stats icon feels natural.

Additionally:

• Search icon at top-right corner and back/settings icon at top-left corner will align the top heading properly.

Note:

• Btw, when I meant to put settings and back button in top-left corner, I meant opposite to current search icon, and not where you have shown.

[dAtA-TRoN]

Oh now I see. Thanks for clarifying this.
I agree with that.

However, I have a different perspective on the stats icon. First, stats are essentially a set of playlists, so it would be logical to include it with the other playlists. Secondly, there's enough space to highlight this great feature more prominently, so why shouldn't we take advantage of it. Additionally, it would create a cohesive look for the entire library page.

[sayyid5416]

Reasons we should not show stats as a special playlist like downloaded, cached, or My Top:

• All those special playlists essentially acts like one folder, while stats contains many more folders inside like today, weekly, monthly etc.
• Opening those special playlist shows same type of navigation bar, while stats shows different types of items in navigation bar.
• You can switch among those special playlists directly after opening anyone of them. If stats icon is added as special playlist, it would create problem for this.
• Current location for stats seems natural.

[sayyid5416]

Btw I've created another request regarding improper spacings/margins #1391

[dAtA-TRoN]

All good and valid points you're making there, however, it's easy to circumvent them by simply demarcating the button of the stats with different colors like this (it's just an example, I'm no artist):

But don't worry, that's not the hill I want to die on.

[sayyid5416]

If you think this is a good idea, you should create a different issue, otherwise fast4x might get confused what this request is about and what's being discussed.

Although I don't personally like this idea of having stats in special playlist, but if you think it's a good idea, it's atleast worth discussing

[dAtA-TRoN]

If you think this is a good idea, you should create a different issue, otherwise fast4x might get confused what this request is about and what's being discussed.

Although I don't personally like this idea of having stats in special playlist, but if you think it's a good idea, it's atleast worth discussing

No, it's not that important to me. The current implementation is completely okay as it is.

[sayyid5416]

back button and settings button implemented in #1513. Only last task remained, @fast4x Can you look at it?

[fast4x]

Implemented, available from version 0.6.31