[ubuntu-uk] Banshee (& music players generally)

[dan]

Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> I have now tried Rhythmbox, Amarok, and Banshee, and Banshee does seem
> to be the easiest to use --- you can compile a music library rather than
> being pushed straight into playlists (as with Amarok), and you can
> easily select to play albums, from the albums pane. But I would like to
> know how to prevent it from seeking to find cover art online -- this
> doesn't seem to have a disabling option in Preferences. I would also
> like to know how to change the albums panel from icons to plain listing.
> The intention of the designers seems to have been to acquire cover art
> for every album you have, and to display it as mini-icons next to the
> albums in the albums pane, but I don't want this feature at all.
>
>
>   
I can't for the life of think why you wouldn't want the album art but 
have you tried exaile? It's very similar to banshee but if you do want 
the album art it's a process you need to kick off manually

Dan