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Subject: Re: Should PLAY button always go to the WPS?

Re: Should PLAY button always go to the WPS?

From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:02:12 +1100

2008/11/14 pondlife <pondlife_at_ntlworld.com>:
> I think it should, where possible - and we're almost there (on the H300, at
> least).
>
> It's useful to know that a single PLAY press gets you to a known screen when
> you're operating without viewing the screen.
>
> Currently the following screens don't do this:
> - Rockbox Info (PLAY performs the disk free space scan, same as SELECT)
> - Playlist Viewer when selected from the Main>Playlists menu (PLAY returns
> to the menu above, same as LEFT)
> - Sleep Timer (PLAY does nothing)
> - Debug Manu (PLAY enters the selected item, same as SELECT)
> - Browse x in Settings, where x = Themes, Fonts or .cfg/.wps/.rwps Files
> (PLAY returns to the menu above, same as LEFT). Perhaps oddly, the plugin
> browser works fine.
>
> Before I start looking into making PLAY act as I expect in these cases, does
> anyone object (or agree)?
>
> pondlife
>
>
>
>

I doubt anyone is against having the play button go back to the
WPS/radio from as many screens as possible, The problem is some
screens are easier to fix this for than others. As for STOP working
everywhere, I don't think is necessary, but I wouldn't be against it.
Received on 2008-11-14

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