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Pros
Pro Well-implemented auto playlist
After music has finished playing, Guadayeque will play a similar type of music.
Pro Lots of niceties / options / integration
Last.fm shows your profile in the software and also displays info about the artist.
Lyrics are downloaded automatically when you want to see them.
Cross-fading between songs keeps music constantly coming, which is very important when using music to block out ambient sounds.
VU (volume unit) Meters give you something to look at while the music is playing.
Cons
Con Sidebar lists multiple artists as one artist
A song with multiple artists labeled like "Artist 1; Artist 2; Artist 3" will not be displayed under all three artists, but rather under an artist labeled as "Artist 1; Artist 2; Artist 3." This makes actions as simple as queuing up an album with multiple artists a huge pain.
Con Interface is too busy
There's a lot shown on each of Guayeque's screens, and the more important buttons (play/pause and skip buttons) are small and hidden in the top left corner. Most users use music players in the background, meaning they will be switching back and forth with whatever else they're doing. As such, having larger buttons in a more prime location would be preferable.
Con Sometimes freezes and crashes
This can happen if you change some settings i.e. add or remove tabs etc.
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Comments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Con The project is kind of dead
No github repo, and no maintainer at the moment.
It still works great, but for how long?
Con Search is not live
When entering something into the search field Guayadeque does not automatically show results. the user must hit enter for any results to be shown.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Very outdated color scheme
The light brown-ish color scheme looks very dated, and won't impress anybody looking at it. Using more white space could also help the layout not look as busy, and draw more attention to the more important bits (like the buttons).