simbo;319719 Wrote: 
> This is an example of what's called "negative affordance"; shattering a
> user's expectations of what a button does by making it behave
> differently under certain circumstances.
It's also called context specificity, which is all around us (ATMs,
popular software, etc.). The alternative is button/menu proliferation.
Besides, how is having "+" popup a sub-menu under Now Playing, but
adding tracks while browsing not behaving differently under certain
circumstances?

simbo;319719 Wrote: 
> Don't have a problem with "Play" - does exactly what it says on the tin.
Ah, but browse these forums and you'll find lots of people who have a
problem with Play, because they expect it to add a track to the current
playlist. Some folks get pretty agitated when it blows away the current
playlist....

simbo;319719 Wrote: 
> Of course this is all very subjective. My expectations haven't been
> shattered because I'm used to the old-style remotes. New users may find
> this a little confusing though.
agreed, but I agree with Peter that adding another menu layer would be
even more confusing to new users, and cumbersome for experienced users.


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