[GH-ISSUE #827] [UX] Ought the play/pause icons be switched? #494

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opened 2026-03-02 23:48:06 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @itsonlyjames on GitHub (Sep 10, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/827

I'd have made a discussion for this because it's not really an "issue', but nevertheless.

The order of the play/pause icons at the moment continues to confuse me. They're indicative of the current state of playback, e.g. playing vs. paused, however this goes against all other UX implementations where the "button" is clicked to enable the next state, being that paused shows a play icon, and playing shows a pause icon.

Now I know that it's not a "button", so the idea of it being representative of the current playback state makes sense in this application. However, I wanted to get your opinion on whether or not this UX change makes sense.

Thanks!

Originally created by @itsonlyjames on GitHub (Sep 10, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/827 I'd have made a discussion for this because it's not really an "issue', but nevertheless. The order of the play/pause icons at the moment continues to confuse me. They're indicative of the current state of playback, e.g. playing vs. paused, however this goes against all other UX implementations where the "button" is clicked to enable the next state, being that paused shows a play icon, and playing shows a pause icon. Now I know that it's not a "button", so the idea of it being representative of the current playback state makes sense in this application. However, I wanted to get your opinion on whether or not this UX change makes sense. Thanks!

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@akashpal-21 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):

https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#general

play_icon 	the icon to indicate playing state of a Spotify item 	▶
pause_icon 	the icon to indicate pause state of a Spotify item 	▌▌
liked_icon 	the icon to indicate the liked state of a song 	♥

There is nothing to click in the terminal - it should show the 'state' rather than the next alternative imo.

@akashpal-21 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025): https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#general ``` play_icon the icon to indicate playing state of a Spotify item ▶ pause_icon the icon to indicate pause state of a Spotify item ▌▌ liked_icon the icon to indicate the liked state of a song ♥ ``` There is nothing to click in the terminal - it should show the 'state' rather than the next alternative imo.

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):

There is nothing to click in the terminal - it should show the 'state' rather than the next alternative imo.

Yes, this is reason why it shows the state instead of the button to change state like other UIs. FWIW, the click part can def be implemented if one wants to change the behaviour. I'm fine with what it is now so don't plan to change anything in the near future

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025): > There is nothing to click in the terminal - it should show the 'state' rather than the next alternative imo. Yes, this is reason why it shows the state instead of the button to change state like other UIs. FWIW, the click part can def be implemented if one wants to change the behaviour. I'm fine with what it is now so don't plan to change anything in the near future

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