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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: my next crazy idea... rework the menu systemRe: my next crazy idea... rework the menu system
From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:38:51 +1000 On 23/08/06, Jonas H <rasher_at_rasher.dk> wrote: > Daniel Stenberg wrote: > > > Also, your approach seems to mostly focus how to remove unnecessary > > lines in the menu code but the "option bloat" is also due to all little > > support-functions etc that each little thing requires and not only for > > the little lines in the actual menu, and I didn't see your approach > > address that. > > Furthermore, "option bloat" in my eyes is more than just code-size and > code-readability. It's also the fact, that too many options make baby > Jesus cry. Or at least, it makes it harder to find what you're looking > for. The amount of settings available is already very daunting and > probably somewhat discouraging to many users. > > I'm increasingly of the opinion that it might be a good idea, > usability-wise if the menus were trimmed, and some of the more esoteric > options only were available through .cfg files or similar. Last post before going back On Topic... This is a bad option.. all settings should be available on the DAP. A nicer option is maybe having 2 sets of options, "simple" and "advanced" where the only difference is some options are not visible in "simple" mode. > > Of course, in that case, people will be unable to change certain options > without having to use a computer. Maybe some sort of .cfg-file editor > plugin could be created, which would then expose all available options > (or maybe just the hidden ones). > > I guess I've gone off on a tangent here, but I don't really have any > basis forming an opinion on the original suggestion. > > -- > Jonas H > rasher(at)rasher(dot)dk > Received on 2006-08-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |