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Pressing LEFT to get to WPS from file root

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hshah:
Well, I asked someone nicely on the IRC channel and they made me a SMALL patch (only like 2 lines long) that does this for me... it works a treat.  I have asked for his permission if I can post it here, and if he says Yes, then I will :)

Marcogringo:
I didn't read all the previous messages, but, here is my idea :

When u are in "browse screen" :
- "play" button : do the default action (like dubble clic on windows), so, it'll open a directrory, play a music file, ...
- "record" button : allow the switch between active screens (a bit like Alt + Tab on windows). If u are playing a song while browsing files and that u press this button on time, it print the WPS screen. An other pression will make u return to the "browse screen". If u are listenig to the radio while browsing, it'll be the same thing with WPrS (While Playing radio Screen).
After, we'll could extend this system, per example : if you are recording the radio. One press on "record" button will carry u out, from the WRS (While Recording Screen) to the WPrS. The next pression will carry u out to the "browse files" screen. The next pression will bring u back to the WRS.

What about this idea ?

Marcogringo:
Maybe it would be better to use the "jostick clic" to do these screen switch....

Marcogringo:
No reactions. Was my idea not clear ?

kenshin:
I agree that the button layout needs rethinking and more consistency but the idea that one button will have one function regardless of what screen is active is ludicrous. Buttons should perform the most logical function on the current screen. Retooling buttons is not inherently bad if there's a logical layout on each screen. And frankly, using "play" to exit the menus back to the WPS seems stupid to me. I would prefer "stop" which to me says "stop browsing".

And voting for "favorite layouts" is, in my experience, at best a crapshoot. What makes most sense to one user will seem insanely stupid to another. Quite frankly, only a handful of users really understand the impact of changing how buttons are handled and which one performs which function on which screen. I've been using Rockbox for over 6 months. I've dug into the code and subitted patches. And I still don't know which buttons do what on half the screens I use.

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