Pat Farrell;223701 Wrote: > JJZolx wrote: > > Putting buttons on a "slim" device like a Squeezebox isn't a small > task. > > It involves a lot of firmware, software, testing, breaking, fixing, > > testing again. > > Yeah, at times I wish the name was still SlimDevices. The simple answer > > to "why no buttons" is "because its a slim device" >
Well, I hate to say this, but then they should have done what Tivo did - make the volume keys programmable (and the power key) so that it could control the receiver directly. Otherwise, by having the volume keys on there, they're saying that volume control is INTEGRAL to the design of the device, and important, therefore it should be a function of the device. Take a gander at, "The Design of Everyday Things". The jist is that a device that outputs should have control of the output on the device, not (just) on an another device. Since there's no "stop" function (per-se) on the Squeezebox, it just makes sense to have Volume+/-/Mute/Off somewhere on the device. Can't really have it both ways, unfortunately. And yes, I could (and probably will, <sigh>) rejigger my stereo so that the receiver's volume knob is more accessible, but that's like plopping an ugly old couch in front of a Morris chair, and then showing off your new Morris chair & getting funny looks. Anyway, my Altec Lansing InMotion InMini iPod speakers are a very similar design to the SqueezeBox, and there's an imperceptable volume slider on the top that really adds to the value of the design, IMNSHO. :-) And that was all of $10 on sale. I certainly don't think it raised the price of the unit much. Ultimately, you should probably be able to dock the remote so that you have the choice of device controls -or- remote controls, but that's a design exercise for later.... -Dan -- plympton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
