oreillymj;391852 Wrote: > > If I'm using the Jive remote to control my Duet and I ask to synch with > an SB3, the SB3 should get the Duets playlist and begin playing. If the > underlying implementation means that you need to tell the SB3's > synch-group to join the Duets, then so be it. > What I don't expect to happen is for the Duets playlist to be lost when > it synchs with SB3. The intent is based on the fact that I'm controlling > the Duet. > > The same would apply to an SB3 if I was standing in front of it using > an IR remote. If I select Synch with Boom using the remote, then I > expect the Boom to begin playing the SB3's playlist.
In your second case, I expect the opposite. Please see http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6806. Basically, if there is no explicit difference between "Make this play what that has" and "Make that play what this has" I expect my actions to only *change* the player I'm closest to. It's presumptious for my IR interaction to force a change on a player I can't even see. Is my dog napping in front of the speaker? Is my wife putting away the crystal pitcher? Your first scenario sounds right to me, but for different reasons. With the Controller, there's no direct relationship between the controller and my physical location. I could easily walk into the SB3 room and check out the situation before "pushing" the Controller's playlist onto the SB3. The IR interface is all about where you are. The Controller interface is all about what you're listening to. I don't mean to defend the status quo. I think the ideal solution would 1) use language to make it clear what you're doing (push/pull, control/follow, etc.) 2) allow both push and pull use cases from all interfaces (IR, Controller, Web). Our disagreement about what should happen with the IR remote is a good illustration of why the system ought to allow both options. The fact this thread exists is evidence that the current language could be improved. Dean B. has made it clear that there's a lot of UI work going on in Logitech. I expect the UI designers are testing their own private changes to the sync UI, and simply haven't got their improvements polished up enough just yet to release them to the rest of us. -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver ContextMenu FuzzyTime KidsPlay KitchenTimer PlayLog PowerCenter/BottleRocket SaverSwitcher SettingsManager SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59032 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
