iTunes 11: Play, Pause, Stop
Warning: this is a very particular issue. But still one that bugs me 😝
One of the changes in iTunes 11 is that the "pause" button never changes to a stop button. It used to be that if you left the context in which a song was playing back — ie switched to a different playlist than the "current" one — the pause button would change to a square, ie a STOP button.
Mostly I like the new behavior. I never have to worrry about pausing itunes and actually losing the playlist I was "in."
But one aspect has been lost, and I'm wondering if anyone else has a solution:
When I'm listening to an album or a playlist, and I want to switch to a SHUFFLE of my full library, my only option is to select an actual song in my library to start with, in order to switch contexts and get the shuffle on the library going.
Is there a better option?
I used to be able to just select the library, press stop, and press play. Also, all playlists besides the main library have a "shuffle all songs" button at the top of the list — but not the full library.
Good luck with iTunes 11, everyone...
24" iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.7)