aubuti;490521 Wrote: 
> I don't think you mean to, but it seems here like you're conflating the
> sync feature with the more specific issue of sync'ing relative volume
> levels of sync'd players. I think a lot of people use sync, but only a
> subset of that group feel the need for the feature you seek.

And I think most Squeezebox owners (sadly) don't even own two
Squeezeboxes.

The trouble here is mainly one of user interface. It's simple if you
always only change the "local" volume (as SC/SBS do now), or if you
always change all synced players' volumes. But how do you -- within the
confines of the Boom, Classic, and Controller buttons & screens -- give
users the choice of either changing the volume on all synced players or
only the local player? Offering both local and group volumes are easy
with touchscreens as on SB Touch and iPod Touch, but not so easy when
you have simpler screens and dedicated volume buttons.

I've thought about adding group volume control to SyncOptions, but the
biggest problems are motivation (in years of owning multiple
Squeezeboxes, this is a feature I've seldom wished for) and the user
interface question. But maybe I'm wrong about the UI; maybe some folks
here really would like volume control to *always* affect all synced
players. Is that right?? You'd never want to only adjust the "local"
volume?


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