Pressing LEFT to get to WPS from file root

[len0x]

Can someone better versed in this give a noob an idea of how to implement linus' patch to allow me to go back to the wps by left click? Thanks in advance

you can always use my build

[Mmmm]

Can someone better versed in this give a noob an idea of how to implement linus' patch to allow me to go back to the wps by left click? Thanks in advance

There is a really quite fantastic guide on how to compile and do various other things in the Wiki, just click on the green link in my signature.

[blackreplica]

thanks for the help guys, i checked out the wiki page and was royally confused....i am using len0x's build instead...works great! The other features are pretty cool too1 thanks dude

[hshah]

thanks for the help guys, i checked out the wiki page and was royally confused....i am using len0x's build instead...works great! The other features are pretty cool too1 thanks dude

I made my Simplified Guide very very easy... lol... you shouldn't be confused :p

[len0x]

Is there a reason this functionality (LEFT to WPS) didn't make it to the CVS despite most users wanting it? (coz I can rectify that )

[nobby]

I think a few core devs disliked it. Perhaps a menu option?

[roolku]

I dislike it as it slows down my navigation. Imagine the following scenario: I am listening to a song which is deeply hidden in the file tree but suddenly fancy another. I click and tap left several times in a quick fashion to put myself in the root and go down from there. With the "left to wps" patch I will have to slowly go up the tree for fear of overshooting my target in which case I would find myself back at the WPS and would have to start all over again. It is not as bad as it was without the dircache, but I tried it with the patch and found it very frustrating. So please don't include it.

Cheers
  Roolku

[psycho_maniac]

one thing i like about not having the patch is that i can pick a song without looking at the screen (click in joystick, press left a million times to make 100% sure im in root, press down press right then press and hold down for a couple of seconds and then press right wa la i picked a song in my downloaded folder without looking at the screen

[ray]

one thing i like about not having the patch is that i can pick a song without looking at the screen (click in joystick, press left a million times to make 100% sure im in root, press down press right then press and hold down for a couple of seconds and then press right wa la i picked a song in my downloaded folder without looking at the screen

uhh... isn't there something called a Shuffle function?
the left click to WPS function is handy! it's better than pressing "PLAY".

[LinusN]

the left click to WPS function is handy! it's better than pressing "PLAY".

Could you elaborate a little on this? Why is it better than using the Play button?

[ray]

it is better than pressing Play because it doesn't require the little extra effort of moving your hand from the joystick to the right side of the h1x0.

i guess it's just one of the few things that i liked about the original iRiver firmware... got used to it.

after all it is all about the user's functionality right?
but i guess some users have different preferences than others... however due to the number of posts regarding the matter in favour of the left click, it seems that there are quite a number of people that agree about the left click other than me.

[LinusN]

it is better than pressing Play because it doesn't require the little extra effort of moving your hand from the joystick to the right side of the h1x0.

I agree about that. However, you will need several left clicks to get back to the wps, since it only does it in the root. That's what I don't like about it.

i guess it's just one of the few things that i liked about the original iRiver firmware... got used to it.

That's another thing. Rockbox is not iriver. You'll get used to Rockbox too, eventually.

after all it is all about the user's functionality right?

Absolutely. The Play key might not be optimal for this. For example, it might feel unintuitive to leave the WPS with navi-push and enter it with Play. It should probably be the same key.

[hshah]

Its all down to user preference... so hopefully there will be a menu option for this sometime in the near future:

Root 2 WPS:
Left Only
Play Only
Left & Play

[roolku]

the left click to WPS function is handy! it's better than pressing "PLAY".

No, it is not. :p

You can press play anywhere in the directory tree, but to use the left-to-wps you have to go up all the way to the root.

Roolku

[len0x]

Root 2 WPS:
Left Only
Play Only
Left & Play

So many options are only needed if we are planning to use PLAY for something else as well. I think for the time being just "LEFT to WPS in root: yes/no" would do the trick.