On 12/1/05, radish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The interface isn't bad but on my server PC, which sits in the kitchen, strangers do seem to head to iTunes rather than trying to get slimserver to work so there is definitely room for improvement.
The new search function helps a lot, particularly now it sits at the top of fishbone by default.
Probably the area that does need most work is the settings pages. There are some significant idiosyncracies with the organisation and how they work. Admittedly, most people would be quite happy with the defaults and would never change anything but some customisations really require a lot of messing.
MusicMagic failed on me with the new install. The plugin was ticked, the custom options were there, but the switch that had appeared that was needed for the thing to actually work was buried in the first 'server settings' page. I know many microsoft apps have equally deeply buried options but this could be better.
> An easy measure of usabilty :- If you gave a squeezebox to your
> granny for Christmas would she use it to play music or as a door
> stop ?
The interface isn't bad but on my server PC, which sits in the kitchen, strangers do seem to head to iTunes rather than trying to get slimserver to work so there is definitely room for improvement.
The new search function helps a lot, particularly now it sits at the top of fishbone by default.
Probably the area that does need most work is the settings pages. There are some significant idiosyncracies with the organisation and how they work. Admittedly, most people would be quite happy with the defaults and would never change anything but some customisations really require a lot of messing.
MusicMagic failed on me with the new install. The plugin was ticked, the custom options were there, but the switch that had appeared that was needed for the thing to actually work was buried in the first 'server settings' page. I know many microsoft apps have equally deeply buried options but this could be better.
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