From: Chris Houghten <chris_at_houghten.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 09:43:02 -0400

> On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Chris Houghten wrote:
>
> > Downloaded 1.1 for recorder and installed. already better than archos,
> > guys. way to go.
>
> I'd say we have one or two vital features left before I can feel
comfortable
> with using Rockbox-only (I've done the switch completely now and I ain't
> going back, but I do miss a few things).
>
> > Anywar, what features are there?
>
> Mainly simple single-song playing, playlist playing and all-dir playing.
We
> have the Tetris and Sokoban games.
>
> > i cannot fast forward while playing in a playlist.
>
> We don't yet have a "while-playing-screen" so we lack a bunch of things
you
> wanna do while a song is playing. I already pointed out some of these
here:
>
> http://bjorn.haxx.se/rockbox/mail/rockbox-archive-2002-06/0152.shtml
>
> (I think Linus brought some code yesterday to CVS that solves a few of
these
> items.)
>
> > Assuming that because the middle btn isnt recognized yet it is using a
> > player button layout, but I don't know what the player button layout
looks
> > like.
>
> The not using PLAY but instead relying on RIGHT only is mostly a mistake.
>
> > Got anyone doing documentation yet?
>
> The only docs there is, is what you can read on the web site and there's a
> miniature file named firmware/API that documents some of the low-level
APIs.
> This document is in fact a bit "behind" already.
>
> Most people seem to join the #rockbox IRC channel and ask questions to
find
> out about the details, but I understand that not all people can do this
and
> that time zones might make it hard for some to catch the developers online
> while they're present.
>
> > If not, I could fill that position.
>
> I think I can speak for everybody when I say that it would be *GREAT*.
>
> > It would be nico to even have a web page that shows what it does and
does
> > not do and how to get to the various features and why some things are
> > there(boxes? hehe).
>
> I can only agree wholeheartedly.
>
> You up to starting on this?

I have been wanting to contribute to thos project since the beginnig, but
have not been able to get a linux box put together yet and have not been
able to successfully get gcc compiling the project on win2k, so if
documentation is open, I can definitely do text and html and pdf on windows
hehe.

So, yes, I do believe I am up to starting on this.

>
> --
> Daniel Stenberg -- Rocking the box => http://bjorn.haxx.se/rockbox/
>
Received on 2002-06-21