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Pressing LEFT to get to WPS from file root

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LinusN:
Also remember that there is another solid argument against it. It makes it a lot harder to navigate for blind people. When you can't see the screen, you want to be able to push Left one or two times too many, to be sure that you are in the root. Then you don't want to end up in the WPS.

Falco98:
It seems to me that a flawless solution (and still easy enough for blind users) would be to require it to be a long-push of "left", *after* you're at root (i.e. the same long-push that gets you TO root from a deep folder won't then dump you into the WPS and/or start rewinding).  thus, someone could tap "left" enough times to be sure they're at root if they want, without worrying about dumping out into the WPS, but it would be as easy as simply holding it down for 2 seconds once you're there.  any thoughts?

Llorean:
How is this different from the current method of pressing Play to get into the WPS? I mean, it's just a different button choice at this point.

Mr. Brownstone:
It's not a flawless solution because again, it's trying to fit the iRiver firmware methodology with the ROCKbox one.

I think it's starting to become more clear that the problem is less programmatic (although I stand by my last post) and more to do with public-relations. ROCKbox is NOT the iRiver firmware -- ROCKbox is not any of the firmwares it is designed to replace -- and users should have no expectation that it will work in the same way as the original software for their device. There has clearly been some difficulty is communicating this to users.

Back on the programmatic side, I strongly feel that optional animation that is on by default - as described in my previous post - would go a long way in giving users the visual feedback they need to understand that ROCKbox treats the hierarchy of its screens differently to the stock firmware. New users need to feel comfortable in their choice for ROCKbox when they first use it to assert that they have indeed made a smart decision - because they have! Any doubts about the intuitiveness of the interface can really be helped with visual feedback.

Apple are all about user-experience -- they would not have animated the iPod layout if they did not think it helped their users understand how they were navigating their music. I think such a philosophy would greatly help ROCKbox get the mainstream attention it deserves.

RowaN:
Wow I can't beleive this thread is still going hehe. I've been half way around the world and back since I started it. I really like Falco98's suggestion of long hold left.. that would be improving on the iriver's feature because as you said, you can get back to the root as normal without accidently going into the WPS. Must learn how to compile rockbox myself... or perform a jedi mind trick on the devs to get this implemented haha. This is the feature you are looking for.  =p

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