some look and feel improvements

data/qml/StationView.qml

@@ -84,21 +84,14 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
 
             }
-            Image {
+            BusyIndicator {
                 id: busyIndicator
-                source: "../images/loading-animation.svg"
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
                 height: defaultFontHeight * 4
                 width: height
+
                 visible: mainView.loading
-                RotationAnimation {
+                running: mainView.loading
-                    target: busyIndicator
-                    from: 0
-                    to: 360
-                    duration: 1500
-                    running: true
-                    loops: Animation.Infinite
-                }
             }
 
         }

data/qml/tomahawkimports/BusyIndicator.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import QtQuick 1.1
+
+Item {
+    id: busyIndicator
+    width: 100
+    height: width
+    property int barWidth: width / 10
+    property int barHeight: height / 4
+    property int count: 12
+    property color color: "white"
+    property int currentHighlight: 0
+    property bool running: true
+    property int interval: 200
+
+    Repeater {
+        model: busyIndicator.count
+
+
+        Item {
+            height: parent.height
+            width: busyIndicator.barWidth
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            Rectangle {
+                anchors {
+                    top: parent.top
+                    left: parent.left
+                    right: parent.right
+                }
+                height: busyIndicator.barHeight
+                radius: width / 2
+
+                color: busyIndicator.color
+            }
+            rotation: 360 / busyIndicator.count * index
+            opacity: 1 - ((index > busyIndicator.currentHighlight ? busyIndicator.currentHighlight + busyIndicator.count : busyIndicator.currentHighlight) - index) / busyIndicator.count
+            Behavior on opacity {
+                NumberAnimation { duration: busyIndicator.interval }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        interval: busyIndicator.interval
+        running: busyIndicator.running
+        repeat: true
+        onTriggered: parent.currentHighlight = (parent.currentHighlight + 1) % busyIndicator.count
+    }
+}

data/qml/tomahawkimports/TagCloud.qml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Item {
                 width: delegateText.width * 1.1
                 height: delegateText.height
                 property double itemScale: Math.random() + .3
-                scale: 1//itemScale
+                scale: itemScale
                 Text {
                     id: delegateText
                     color: "gray"

resources.qrc

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
         <file>data/qml/tomahawkimports/RoundedButton.qml</file>
         <file>data/qml/tomahawkimports/PushButton.qml</file>
         <file>data/qml/tomahawkimports/CoverFlip.qml</file>
+        <file>data/qml/tomahawkimports/BusyIndicator.qml</file>
         <file>data/qml/StationView.qml</file>
         <file>data/qml/stations/StationCreatorPage1.qml</file>
         <file>data/qml/stations/StationCreatorPage2.qml</file>

src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicQmlWidget.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ DynamicQmlWidget::DynamicQmlWidget( const dynplaylist_ptr& playlist, QWidget* pa
     , m_playlist( playlist )
     , m_runningOnDemand( false )
     , m_activePlaylist( false )
+    , m_playNextResolved( false )
 {
     m_model = new DynamicModel( this );
 
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@ playlist_ptr DynamicQmlWidget::playlist() const
 
 bool DynamicQmlWidget::loading()
 {
-    return m_model->isLoading();
+    // Why does isLoading() not reset to true when cleared and station started again?
+//    return m_model->isLoading();
+    return m_playNextResolved && m_proxyModel->rowCount() == 0;
 }
 
 bool DynamicQmlWidget::configured()
@@ -134,7 +137,9 @@ void DynamicQmlWidget::pause()
 void DynamicQmlWidget::startStationFromArtist(const QString &artist)
 {
     m_model->clear();
+    m_playNextResolved = true;
     m_playlist->generator()->startFromArtist(Artist::get(artist));
+    emit loadingChanged();
     emit configuredChanged();
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +147,9 @@ void DynamicQmlWidget::startStationFromGenre(const QString &genre)
 {
     tDebug() << "should start startion from genre" << genre;
     m_model->clear();
+    m_playNextResolved = true;
     m_playlist->generator()->startFromGenre( genre );
+    emit loadingChanged();
     emit configuredChanged();
 }
 
@@ -189,6 +196,11 @@ void DynamicQmlWidget::resolvingFinished(bool hasResults)
         qDebug() << "fetching next one";
         m_playlist->generator()->fetchNext();
     }
+
+    if( m_playNextResolved && m_proxyModel->rowCount() > 0 ) {
+        playItem( 0 );
+        m_playNextResolved = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void DynamicQmlWidget::trackStarted()

src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicQmlWidget.h

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ private:
 
     bool m_runningOnDemand;
     bool m_activePlaylist;
+    bool m_playNextResolved;
 };
 
 }