>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/15/05 11:42 PM >>> PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: > >I'd like this do be controlled by software. I have really > > no need for a volume knob on this unit, because it > > will be connected via optical and the volume will be fixed. > > If this form factor is built, I'd probably pick one up for > > the bedroom, but still wouldn't use the volume knob. > > Make sense. But then you would never want the mode to > automatatically fall back to 'Volume'. That would just be > frustrating.
That's why it would be nice to do this in a plug in. Then have a webpage that gives you a number of options for turn left, turn right, push, push and hold, push and turn left, push and turn right. I'm thinking of something like the Griffin Powermate. > > How about, if you keep the number of buttons/knobs like in this one: > > > > http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured.gif > > > > and doubling the width of the display? > > I think we're assuming use of the current display. Which reminds me - True. I just figured since we were dreaming, that's one of the things I'd like to see increased. Do that, and I'm guessing $499 retail. > the illustrations seem to depict a display that protrudes from > the faceplate. I think it's safe to assume that if you used the > current display that it would have to be sunk into the back of > the faceplate, so the display will actually be slightly recessed. Funny, it looks recessed to me. Then again, audiofi has been improving his photoshop skillz at our expense, so I'm sure he'll get the kinks out of the perception thing soon! > I'm not sure how round the opening in the faceplate could be > for the current display - I think you'll end up with a rectangular > cutout, with slightly rounded corners. I agree. > My thing with the simplified button scheme is that if you're > going to put buttons on it at all, then why not make them > useful? You just can't do much with three buttons and a scroll > wheel. For example, how do you play a song or album rather > than just adding it to the playlist? Without a 'Play' button, I > don't see how. That could be selectable. Maybe press momentarily gets it on the playlist, hold it switches right to the song. Heck, even the little plus sign beside the knob in the three button/1 knob layout could be used to add it. Why not have all the buttons programmable? I'm thinking that the panel controls would only be used once in a while, not as the primary interface. > You may as well have no buttons at all and always use the > remote if you're going to need the remote to do even basic > stuff like skip to the next track. (And we're right back to > square one and the current Squeezebox design.) Nah, just make the right arrow press a skip, while right arrow hold is FF. > I'd prefer to have most of the functionality of the remote, > sans search capability. I'd want something good looking, > but it doesn't have to win an abstract design contest. LOL...images of one huge knob with everything on it. Brings back memories of a Bugs Bunny cartoon - get REALLY close (like with a magnifying glass) and you'll see that the one button have about 50 thousand functions, with a flip-up top that revals tons of other buttons and switches... Paul _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
