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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Option rework (was: Re: my next crazy idea... rework the menu system)Re: Option rework (was: Re: my next crazy idea... rework the menu system)
From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:38:24 +1000 On 23/08/06, Andreas Stemmer <groovingandi_at_gmx.de> wrote: > Jonas H wrote: > > Jonathan Gordon wrote: > > > 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. > > > > The reason I dislike (despise is probably closer, in fact) the > > "Simple/Advanced" system that simply adds more options when advanced is > > enabled, is that you have no idea where to look for advanced options and > > they are usually not easy to find. There needs to be somewhere to go > > where you can see the advanced options. I'd like an "Advanced options" > > menu much better, from a UI standpoint. > > While I agree that all settings should be available on the device, I > also dislike the "Simple/Advanced" system. My experience with > applications that have such a menu system is that I usually activate the > advanced menu the very first time because I want to try everything out > and never switch back to simple mode. So I'm perhaps a user who needs to > be forced to have a tidy menu ;-) > > We already have config file for the wps, I don't see any problem moving > some other options to config files as well. A special cfg-editor plugin > would be a good idea for changing the settings on the device itself. > > I foresee long discussions about which options should be kept in > place... > > Andreas > > I have no problem with having heaps of options. I like having that much power.... I guess a dedicated plugin to do the hidden settings would be ok.. but if you do that why not just move the entire settings system to a plugin? (rhetorical, i know its a bad idea) Received on 2006-08-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |