On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:38 PM, JJZolx wrote:
>
> With the improved sync functionality of SC 7.3, does the syncing user
> interface deserve a bit of new thought? I've yet to completely figure
> out the logic behind the current sync model. For instance, last night
> I was trying to unsync two players, but couldn't do it from one of
> them
> - apparently player A was synced to player B, but you can't break
> out of
> it that from player B?
>
> IMO, named sync groups (or call them "zones", eh?) is an idea that
> should be explored. When syncing, instead of being presented with a
> list of players to which you can sync, you would see a list of sync
> groups. A player can be a member of just one sync group or none at
> all. Is that too simple?
>
> Have a default group that can't be deleted ('Main' or 'Default' or
> whatever works). Probably the majority of people will use just this
> one sync group and the players in their house will be either joined to
> it or not. But permit the creation and deletion of additional named
> sync groups.
>
> I don't see this as just another way of doing it, but, as
> SqueezeCenter
> improves and Squeezeboxes become a more viable solution for doing
> multi-zone audio, I see this as something that would further promote
> the use of the players in this type of setup.
Yeah, we have our top UI guys working on this problem. :)
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