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Keymap Survey

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JdGordon:
yes that works for all targets, but its nice tp have an actual combo for each target also... Also, its used for the a/b mode and short/long doesnt work there

pondlife:
As I posted on pixelma's task..


--- Quote ---When I used the c200 under Rockbox (as is), I found it unintuitive, whereas I picked up the Gigabeat easily and it felt very comfortable.

I always think of the keymapping to be a set of physical buttons (varying by device) mapped to a set of logical buttons (UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SELECT, PLAY, STOP, MENU and REC). My expectation when I first ran Rockbox on c200 was for the following mapping:

UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT - up/down/left/right
SELECT - centre
STOP - power
REC - record

Assuming vol up/down are dedicated to that function, we run out of buttons and have to double-up.
MENU - down (when not in a list)
PLAY - up (when not in a list)
(The main downside of this is the loss of the ability to PLAY directly from a menu.)

Alternatively, if vol up/down are free for reassignment:
MENU - volume down
PLAY - volume up
Personally, this would be my preference.

(Note regarding above: Capitals for logical buttons, lower case for physical.)

Other functions come out of this assignment naturally, if you compare with the H300 mapping - e.g. LONG SELECT = context menu

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The H300 keymap seems largely consistent, and I'm used to it, so I use that as a starting point, but I'm open to any other target being used, as long as it's equally consistent. 

pondlife

Multiplex:

--- Quote ---The H300 keymap seems largely consistent, and I'm used to it, so I use that as a starting point, but I'm open to any other target being used, as long as it's equally consistent. 

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The only niggle is the hold record while plugging in the USB for charging - you end up in the recording screen, I started trying to look at this - various things like a config option (always charge, always connect, prompt) or just changing the button, but it got too big and life got in the way...

Now I also have a C200 and the select for this feature seems very natural.

Llorean:
Hasn't the H300 keymap already been changed so that holding record is no longer the key you use?

pondlife:
Yes, it's MENU (i.e. A-B on H300) now which works fine (albeit pushing you into the quick screen).  Personally, I'd probably prefer HOLD (another logical button I forgot), but it's not a biggie.

Anyway, back on-topic, it doesn't have to be H300-based, but logical consistency across targets would seem a good idea.  There is an argument that this is only relevant for users who have multiple devices, but I think a good/consistent keymap on any one target should be reusable elsewhere.  The only good argument I've heard against this is that it might occasionaly mean ignoring/contradicting the physical labels on some buttons (e.g. c200 where the power button is also labelled "menu"), but hopefully this can be minimised.

pondlife

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