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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Buttons in Hold ModeButtons in Hold Mode
From: Rob Purchase <rob.purchase_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:24:16 +0100 Morning all, There has recently been some discussion and patches on Flyspray about allowing button combinations using the HOLD switch, on players with limited hardware buttons (eg. Cowon D2). An example usage is the option in the D2 retail firmware to use the +/- buttons to skip tracks while in hold mode, thus making the player usable while in a pocket or otherwise out of sight. When this has been brought up in IRC or on the tracker it's usually been instantly dismissed without any real reasoning other than "I don't like it". What I'd like to do is get some real discussion around the issue and come to a decision about whether we can accept this. One common response is "hold should stop all buttons working". I see it slightly differently: the reason for it's existance is surely "hold should stop unintended button presses". I've been using a D2 with this feature enabled in the retail firmware almost every day for nearly 2 years, and have never once had it unintentionally skip a track while using this feature - so this purpose is maintained (it still causes the touchscreen to be ignored). As far as I see it the advantages/disadvantages are: Advantages: - Allows in-pocket use on players with limited physical buttons - Allows Rockbox to further its goal of being a full firmware replacement, by implementing one of the OF's most useful features - Keeps users happy (there is real demand for this, evidenced by the 3 separate FS tasks that implement it!) Disadvantages: - Potential for unintended button presses (not an issue on the D2, as stated above) - People may start to expect it on other targets (but is this a problem?) - I've heard "Support" mentioned as a reason not to implement this, but what exactly is the issue? It can be documented like everything else, and can be hidden behind an "enable track skipping in hold mode" setting, disabled by default if necessary. So, what I want to establish if there are any other objections, or whether the above minor disadvantges are enough to keep a useful feature out of Rockbox (and if so, why?). Any thoughts please? Rob. Received on 2009-10-22 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |