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Davidg1;612082 Wrote: > I know this is an old thread, but I have a suggestion related to this > topic, and as, I think, just about all the key guys have contributed to > this thread it seemed a good place to flag a suggestion. > > I have just spent a few hours getting to grips with WinSCP, with the > sole goal of getting some consistency between my SQ Touch and my other > two SBSs > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=612018#post612018). If > you are pretty techie it's not that hard, but it is [I]certainly not[/] > a "user task"!! > > It seems to me that a very large number of new Squeezebox owners will > have at least 2 SBSs, in some form, "fat" and/or "Tiny", some more than > 2 - I currently have 3. It is not unreasonable for even regular, > non-techie, users to expect their Squeezeboxes to display > Artists/Albums/Compilations etc. etc. the same way across all devices > by default. At the moment, due to the pseudo-hardcoding of the TinySC > this is almost impossible, and even synchronising "fat" servers is a > pain. > > I assume the reluctance to clutter the TinySC UI is as much about code > space as anything else. > > Why not have a set of preferences which you set up on mysqueezebox.com. > Then, by default, each SBS/TinySC gets its (non hardware-specific) prefs > from there when connected to mySqueezebox.com, unless "Use preferences > on mySqueezebox.com" is un-ticked in the SBS control panel. Instantly > all SBSs would be sync'd. > > Easy for me to say, but it should be a doddle to implement. All the > SBSs need to do is copy down the "server.prefs" file from > mySqueezebox.com and add any hardware-specific settings to the file. I > think it could make a real difference to the end-user out of the box > experience. > > I can't imagine you have not thought of this yourselves, it's hardly > rocket science. But maybe you have not fully appreciated how poor it > looks when it is just about impossible for a mere mortal to get, > especially, music on a Touch to display consistently with those served > by a regular SBS! > > I'm very interested in your thoughts. > > (apologies if this is "multi-posting" I posted the result of my hacking > to my own thread before thinking about how to get some visibility. I > looked for a "suggestions" thread in vain!) Well, first of all I want NOTHING to do with my.sb.com! Indeed, I may not even have an Internet connection. Then, why would I have a library on a usb disk attached to a Touch AND the same library (or even a different library) on a real server? - surely I only want ONE library? - heaven knows it's a full-time job managing one :-) TinySC is NOT a replacement for SBS (at the moment). Sorry, I didn't mean to sound disparaging... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71609 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
