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Llorean:
Alternating sublines require you to sit and wait for the information. It seems to me they should be used primarily for "unimportant" things.

For example, why do we need "Codec" at all? What relevance does it actually have, or usefulness?

My point is that if we're going to boil down to what information "defines" this WPS, so that cross-target ones can maintain it, maybe some discussion needs to take place as to what's important to display.

karashata:
Personally, I think a good selection of must-haves are:

- the current track's artist, album, and title
- playback time (current time and either time remaining or total track length)
- a graphical progress indicator
- graphical status icons for playback state, repeat, and shuffle
- a graphical battery indicator

Some nice things to add, space willing (or on alternating sublines if space is limited and the info is desired):

- playlist position
- next track information (at least title, then artist, then album)
- codec information (bitrate and codec type)
- real-time clock (current time, I prefer 12-hour format personally)

Keep in mind these are *my* preferences, and probably do *not* reflect the vast majority...  That said, the Cabbie 2.0 port has everything I find absolutely necessary, but if space permitted it would be nice to have a playlist position indicator.

Llorean:
Why is playback state needed at all? If the headphones are on, and you can see the WPS, you can tell if it's playing or paused just fine with your ears.

Specifically, why does that rate higher than Playlist position, which isn't as apparent?

karashata:
You have a point there, but the icon for indicating playback state generally ends up fairly small anyway, as well as tucked at the top or bottom of the screen along with the other status icons. Getting rid of it probably wouldn't make space enough for any sort of playlist indicator.  Besides, having a visual indication of playback state along with the shuffle and repeat states just makes things seem more complete, IMO.  As I said, those are my preferences and probably don't reflect how most people feel.

Llorean:
Honestly, I'm not sure the "Rockbox" logo is necessary. It's nice, but I'd rather pick something functional over it.

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