I agree with erland and Siduhe. A separate branch supporting iTunes tags
and look feel of doing things would improve marketability of the
SlimServer/Squeezebox system by leveraging off the huge installed base
of iTunes libraries.
Down here in Australia, Squeezeboxes were only available from two
erland;224500 Wrote:
IMO the problem isn't the open source model, the problem is that there
needs to be a single person/group that decides how all users wants it
to work.
As you have already said, the current SlimServer tries to make everyone
happy, the result is that it makes some
Listener;224509 Wrote:
iTunes is one music player program that has a decent user interface.
Its design decisions are not inevitable in a program with a good user
interface design.
Bill
I think we are talking about two different things:
1. A good user interface design and user friendly
But Apple still have to make and publish on-line 'how-to' videos for
itunes/ipod, so there must be noobs who don't find it easy.
Apple's 'we know best' attitude is why itunes automagically alters tags
and moves files around. Not what I want!
But as I use customised CustomBrowse and MusicInfoScr
Well, the V7 beta interface is different...
That's just a new skin. It's the same interface.
A new skin doesn't automatically meen the same interface.
Michael
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erland;224500 Wrote:
I think you are correct in that combining both these user categories in
the same software can be extremely hard, so branching a version to
support category 1 might be a good idea. Or maybe even build something
completely new to support this category. However, I don't
Well, the V7 beta interface is different...
To give some more details about the changes: one target is to simplify the
access to SlimServer by hiding the numerous, but rather seldom used items. The
main menu should be much easierly accessible than before. If you're interested
in how it's
erland wrote:
IMO the problem isn't the open source model, the problem is that there
needs to be a single person/group that decides how all users wants it
to work.
As you have already said, the current SlimServer tries to make everyone
happy, the result is that it makes some advanced
Marc Sherman;224561 Wrote:
erland wrote:
IMO the problem isn't the open source model, the problem is that
there
needs to be a single person/group that decides how all users wants
it
to work.
As you have already said, the current SlimServer tries to make
everyone
happy, the
erland;224520 Wrote:
I think we are talking about two different things:
1. A good user interface design and user friendly interface
2. A user interface with a lot of customization possibilities
I'm just saying that these two solutions might be hard to combine. It
is not an impossible task
On 2-Sep-07, at 1:32 PM, Listener wrote:
A good
design would have provided some feedback that SS was still scanning
and
when the scanning was done, would have updated the scree
A progress bar for scanning status does exist, but it is not part of
the new default skin just yet.
You'll
A progress bar for scanning status does exist, but it is not part of
the new default skin just yet.
Oh, thanks for the pointer! I'll add it to my todo list right now.
Michael
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I've only had my SB3 for a couple of weeks and I love everything about
it but the interface. i am actually quite tech savvy but, man, i
haven't seen anything so complicated and convoluted since... well...
Even the most basic tasks like saving a radio station as a favorite is
a complex ordeal.
Have you 'personalized' any menus on the SB3? That's the first thing I
did after spending time figuring out what I liked and didn't like!
That saves a LOT of time moving around with the remote looking at the
screen. The stuff I need to get to A LOT is real close to NOW
PLAYING, either up or
You think something would have been learned
Well, the V7 beta interface is different...
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You think something would have been learned from the the wild
popularity and success of ipods and itunes. In fact, iTunes should be
the model for which the interface should be built. Its simple and it
works beautifully.
iTunes is only good if it
amcluesent;224419 Wrote:
You think something would have been learned
Well, the V7 beta interface is different...
That's just a new skin. It's the same interface.
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Jimyyz, hi and welcome. First up - lots of people who come to Slimserver
and the SB feel exactly the same way - if you have a look at the forums,
there are quite a few threads on similar lines. You were more polite
than some have been. Slim Devices (IMHO one of the most customer
focused
As a new user I'm afraid I would have to second jimyyz's rant.
I'm a network admin by profession so I'm no stranger to complexity or
scanty documentation. I appreciate and applaud SlimDevices' striving
for extensibility, open source development and cross platform
deployment.
That said -- as
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