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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Do you use the BEEP feature?Re: Do you use the BEEP feature?
From: Amy <amy_at_faylen.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:45:13 -0500 I echo what Christy just said, only add a beep for when the recorder starts, pauses, resumes recording, stops. Otherwise, a beep to indicate a non-speaking part of the menus would be helpful. Immensely. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christy Schulte" <christy_at_faylen.com> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: RE: Do you use the BEEP feature? > I'm with Paul on this, with a few exceptions. > > Using the speech option, I don't really see a need for most beeps when > pressing buttons. However, it would be very very useful in the recording > screen. What I, personally, would like to see is a beep for starting > recording, and a different beep for pausing. Again, if it means > temporarily > turning the monitor off, playing the beep, then turning the monitor back > on > and starting the recording that would be ok I'd think. Other than that I > doubt I'd use beeps much, but maybe Amy would be a better judge of this. > > Christy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se > [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]On Behalf Of Paul Erkens > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:17 PM > To: Rockbox > Subject: Re: Do you use the BEEP feature? > > > Hi Steve B, > > Currently, I don't use the beep feature because of its slow reaction speed > after pressing a button. It's off here. But there are situations where it > would be very useful to have, where it has not been implemented yet. Of > course, moving the beep code away from the play routines into the button > handling could be benificial because of the time difference that will > probably result in, but there's another use. > > I understand that playback and recording are mutually exclusive, i.e. you > can have one, but not the other at the same time. This makes implementing > the beeps where I and many others want to have them, somewhat complicated > I > guess, but I'm not a developer so I don't really know. > > To answer your question: I don't personally need differently pitched beeps > for different buttons I press. A good use for beeps where they are not yet > implemented though, is in the recording screen while the rec monitor is > on. > > We, blind folks, have no feedback on whether the device is recording or > pausing. I screwed up several live recordings because of this. I have to > go > into the rec monitor, and press play to start recording. Pressing play > again > pauses, pressing it again resumes recording etc. > > It would be great if the device would issue a beep, just after it has gone > into pause mode. To start recording, I don't need to hear anything > personally. But pausing is important to be aware of, so that you don't > accidentally record what you intended to leave out, and vice versa. > Hearing > a beep when going from rec into pause mode, would be really helpful. Even > if > the rec monitor has to be turned off for the time the beep is sounding, > would not be a problem in my opinion. > > Do you know if something can be done about this, or would you find it > worth > investigating further? > > Paul. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pondlife" <pondlife_at_ntlworld.com> > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:06 PM > Subject: Do you use the BEEP feature? > > >>I use the beep feature whenever I'm operating the player while driving. >> It's useful as confirmation that I actually pressed the button, >> especially >> as crossfade can result in quite a delay before the track skip is >> audible. >> >> I'd rather like the beep to operate when any button is pressed (well, >> maybe >> a shorter "click"), but it's currently part of the playback code (rather >> than the button code), so maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick about >> this and this isn't the main use for this feature. >> >> So could all users of this feature explain why they use it and whether >> feedback on all keypresses would be useful. (Also would different >> pitches >> of short beep for different buttons be useful?) >> >> -- >> Steve B >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/844 - Release Date: 6/11/2007 >> 5:10 PM >> >> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.14/845 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 > 6:39 AM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.14/845 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 > 6:39 AM > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.14/845 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 > 6:39 AM > I'm protected by SpamBrave http://www.spambrave.com/ Received on 2007-06-12 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |