>I agree that using a proportional bar would be much better than what we have >now. I disagree.
The way it works at the moment is better, because the user is in total control, deciding when to accelerate. An automatic acceleration in fast-forward speed is unpredictable (esp. without audio feedback). I guess it's the difference between a manual gearbox (transmission) and an automatic in a car. My most frequent use for fast-forwarding is when I am listening to podcasts that I have downloaded and scanned into my music library. For example, Coverville. An episode of this podcast generally lasts 30mins to an hour. When I hear a bad song, I want to skip forward to the next. With no audio feedback, I would not know when to stop fast-forwarding. I'd have to look at the current playtime, fast-forward a bit, stop, listen and then fast-forward or rewind a bit. With an automatic acceleration in the FF/REW speed, this would be even worse. The functionality would be totally useless. I think some form of audio feedback is essential, and in my opinion expected by those who are not techically aware - those that are moving from CD playback. I also use KDF's Scanner plugin, so I have the best of both worlds. This is useful for long tracks, when I do know where I want to jump to, as it is quicker than fast-forwarding. However, I think this is the less-likely scenario. I can't think of many times when I have specifically needed to jump to a known position in a song, whereas I quite often want to skip over a passage in a track until the music changes (eg. a gap between the last song and a "hidden" track on a rip from CD). I have no objection to making this new method an option, but I personally think the way it works now is better. Give the user the option to decide what method suits them best, or leave the functionality as it is (because it works), and fix other issues that are more high profile. Phil _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
