Netbook UI, photo management coming to Banshee media player

From Ars Technica -

Banshee lead developer Aaron Bockover has published an outline for the next major version of the program and it looks like Banshee is evolving beyond being just a Linux media player and is transforming into a comprehensive multimedia application platform.

New features will include a play queue and a new context pane which displays song information at sites like Wikipedia and Last.fm. Version 2.0 will also have photo management. Photo management, viewing, and tagging features will be exposed through the Banshee user interface as an optional extension. This will enable Banshee to deliver unified image, video, and audio management and viewing capabilities with a cohesive user experience.

There will also be a new custom user interface shell called Cubano that is designed specifically for netbook environments. Cubano largely appears to eschew menus, making it feel consistent when used alongside Intel's custom Moblin shell on netbooks.

More details are available at Bockover's blog.