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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Rockbox 2.5.1 for Archos Machines UpdatedRe: Rockbox 2.5.1 for Archos Machines Updated
From: Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:33:38 +1300 On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:17:23 -0500, Neon John <jgd_at_neon-john.com> wrote: >On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:43:53 +1300, Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz> wrote: > >>On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:57:31 -0500, Neon John <jgd_at_neon-john.com> wrote: >> >>><snip> >>> Now if you'd just give me a one-key keyboard lock.... Say, a >>>long push of F3 or something like that. >>> >>>John >>> >>Sorry john, by order of management, updates are prohibited! >> >>Just the two key F1+Down for now, pressed and released rapidly! (But I'm >>sure you knew that already.) > >Actually I couldn't recall the multi-finger combination. It's useless >to me. I carry my JBR in a pants pocket and do not have the patience >to pull the thing out, contort both hands to lock or unlock and then >adjust the volume. I need to be able to do it by feel through the >fabric - like I do most other commonly used keystrokes. > >As long as I'm wishing, I'd like two lock modes. One that locks the >whole keyboard and another that locks everything except the volume >keys. The latter would be wonderful to turn the volume up and down >without inadvertently skipping chapters in an audio book by hitting << >or >>. Maybe a long keypress could partially lock and a really long >one would fully lock. Yes, the trick is to find a key that: 1 Is not being used for another useful purpose. 2 Will not confuse the user if he inadvertently triggers lock mode and wonders why the machine is ignoring him. 3 For multiple keys, only certain key combinations can be detected by the software. e.g. F2+F3 pressed together cannot be detected. It's a pity that Archos did not include a slide switch for this purpose when they designed the machine. >It's a shame that your improvements are (apparently) being rejected by >the core developers. They're obviously the result of lots of use. If >your code becomes unwelcome on the rockbox wiki, I have tons of web >space and would be more than happy to host it. I'm talking with Jonas about this, but thanks for the offer. >I do agree with one >comment - you need to indicate revisions with at least a minor suffix >change. I called it 2.5.1.1 on my machine. Good Idea. > Received on 2007-01-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |