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Subject: Re: jump to time patch

Re: jump to time patch

From: Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz_at_student.htw-berlin.de>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:48:53 +0200

Am 29.03.2010 21:33, schrieb Peter Lecky:
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>> This seems like a pretty obscure feature to add to playback. In general I think new features should only be added to the GUI or playback system if they are overwhelming useful to a lot of users. Features like this that are only useful to a few users should probably not be included.
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>> That said some sort of official policy on what should and should not go in would be nice to have. Maybe we should discuss this at devcon.
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> Features like this can be useful mainly for blind users because they
> often listen audio books and share these books between computer and
> portable player. There are other similar things which can help but will
> be probably used only by few (visually impaired) users.
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Have you seen the skip length feature?

I can't imagine your patch to be used by blind people effectively.
Entering numbers is a hurdle.

Best regards.
Received on 2010-03-29

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