> I agree they looked wrong. I think Jim & Andrew fixed this, but the > power button aspect is still a bit long. I would make it a bit more > square, then flip it vertically. Rethinking the power button... Should it just be a "stop" button (usually denoted with a solid square icon) since I'm assuming it won't actually power off the unit. If so, then group it with play, pause, fwd, etc.
> I envisioned the volume operation this way: Volume knob is always > "volume" unless you are working in the menu. You tell the device to > enter "menu mode" by pressing the Select button. All other modes of > operation can then be selected with the Volume knob (to select up/down) > and the right/left toggle button. You are right on target with the fast > scrolling. The weighted knob would be a digital rotary switch, with no > mechanical stops. You could use this to zip through hundreds of songs > quickly. I would implement velocity sensing as well: Turn the knob > slowly and the scrolls are much slower. Turn the knob faster and they > are faster. Thus the amount you turn the knob does _not_ relate > directly to how far you scroll. It depends on how fast you turn the > knob. Give it a quick partial turn and scroll a lot. Or turn it slowly, > many turns, and also scroll a lot. Make sense? > > After selections in the menu are complete (use the Select button like > we use the Play button now), press-and-hold the select button to revert > back to "volume mode." Or, just wait for the timeout and the player > would go back to volume mode by itself. If you go with a single rotary knob to do both volume and up/down scrolling then there obviously needs to be a way to switch modes. I'd agree... normally the unit is in 'volume' mode, but pressing a button would switch to scroll/menu mode. I prefer a separate volume knob. One of my peeves is not having a volume knob on digital gear that I can just grab and turn it down FAST. That's the problem with the mode thing - having to sometimes press a button before being able to control the volume. > > Slim Devices logo should have orange colored bars. > > Where on Earth did you come up with that? And it looks good... Umm... http://slimdevices.com. :-) Should be more red-orange, though. > > There should be a choice of bezel colors - black or silver, > > but the body can be painted black (textured) for both rather > > than being a brushed texture. > > Are you referring to a textured powder coat? That would look nice, too. > I would have to compare other high-end equipment finishes. Exactly. I'm think this is more practical. Also quite common on even the priciest gear. Texture painted steel body cover with a brush finished aluminum faceplate. > > >Move left/right/plus buttons to the right of the wheel, so that > >thumb can roll wheel and left/right buttons could be operated > >by fingers. I'm assuming right-handed operation, as this would > >be easiest with the display to the left. > > Our first disagreement. The little buttons look like they're gonna fall > off the edge of the unit. The volume knob was visually anchoring them. > I'm thinking of using the thumb for select and right/left and the > fingers (index finger?) for rotation of the knob. I don't particularly like the placement of the Play, Pause, etc. buttons in the illustration either. A better idea might be to move the display higher and place a row of these buttons (with labels) below the display window. I'd even add a couple - Brightness, Size, Shuffle, Repeat, and maybe Now Playing. These could small round buttons - figure 8 or 10 will fit comfortably beneath the display. See: http://www.arcam.co.uk/images/fmj_C31_large.jpg The front faceplate will likely need to be taller. I think something along the lines of 3.25" to 3.75" would be ideal. The current size in the drawings looks a bit slim to me. > We have not discussed the color of the back-lighting. Blue LEDs are > available all over the place, but they vary in color quite a bit, and > we don't want to clash with the color of the VF display. Would white > backlighting be a good compromise? We might have an issue with the > platinum finish, though. IMO, backlighting isn't particularly necessary, but I'm Ok with it. Are we talking about all buttons or just around the knobs? I'm not sure what the illustration attempts to show - it appears that the edges of the knobs are lit up, which I've not seen. It should be area around the base of the knobs where they meet the faceplate, ala Rotel and others. -- JJZolx Jim _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
