Multipath sources are a great thing, its not something I use but thats because I only have movies in one location (per server).
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toolpunk that is if we don't' rethink the flow at all. Currently the flow is "I want to add a Y source, which have X content". (Y being video and X either movie, tv show or music video). And this flow doesn't' even follow in pictures, games, programs or music
It think there are two other flows which may make more sense
A) I want to add a server/computer and in X,Y,Z is the content
B) I want to add X content, here is were they are
Which of these that makes most sense for the vast majority of people I am not sure. But both, atleast IMO, is better than the flow we currently have (which feels a bit backwards).
And both, might provide with a simpler UI.
With A for example would lend itself to that you first select a computer on the network (or your own), you get the possibility to name it and then you browse it to find paths, were you select content on all paths (or perhaps even more ideally, select what to scan from said server and let it autodetect).
This popup would probably be a browse/enter URL and a input for name. Then a + to add paths, and something to pick content for each path.
With B you would click and select that you want to add movies (probably in settings were all contents we support are choosable) and then you need only to have our current add source dialog with multipaths.