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ThaCrip:
i dont know how to reply to something on that one part of the website so ill just copy and paste what was said....

Usability study... ( which is what is here,  http://www.rockbox.org/mail/archive/rockbox-dev-archive-2009-01/0191.shtml )
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Hi all,

I was thinking of doing a think-out-loud usability study of rockbox on
some of the members of my family and recording the results for the
rockbox community. I was just wondering whether people think this is a
good idea or whether a different approach should be used.

If people like the idea then it would be nice to have an idea of what
sort of task an end user should be able to perform. My ideas were:

. Turn off and on
. Play a music file
. Pause a music file
. Fast forward/rewind
. Change volume
. Create a play list
. Add to the play list
. Play play list
. Shuffle play list
. Delete music file
. Delete music folder

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one thing i would like to comment on that i keep forgetting to ask is...

on the 'playlists' tab when you first access it from the main menu it goes to 'create playlist' instead of the more used 'view catalog'.

BEcause to me it makes more sense to have the 'view catalog' at the top of the playlist menu so that when you access the playlists menu it will immediately be accessible instead of like it is now where you scroll down to it.

BEcause main reason i suggest this is... on average im using the 'view catalog' much more often than i am actually creating playlist... so it seems to make more sense (i.e. slightly more efficient) to have that at the top of the menu than it currently is.

any comments or maybe reason's why it's like it is now? (maybe im missing something people use that im not aware of as to the reason it's like it is now)

JdGordon:
you do know that cause means something completly different to the slaang word "coz" right? the word you want is because

Llorean:
That "something" you don't know how to reply to is simply the mailing list. You subscribe, you get emails, you reply to them like you reply to normal emails.

As to whether "view catalog" is more used, some people don't use the playlist catalog at all. In a practical sense, it makes more sense to have a nicely organized folder structure of playlists. Doing so can mean a lot less scrolling if you have many playlists. So while you may feel the catalog is "more used" you have to remember, many people do not have your using habits. I'm not saying "create playlist" is more used but it's something people can use even when they're not using the catalog, and a feature that's been around much longer than the catalog.

ThaCrip:
maybe im misunderstanding you but the point i was trying to make is it would seem the 'create playlists' is used far less often then actually USING the playlist, right?

if that's true, then what i said would make sense right? (basically what i was asking would be very slightly 'quicker' than the way it is now is all since there's less movement needs on the scroll wheel etc :) )

p.s. im not starting anything im just curious is all... like i say it's not a big issue, i just thought i would mention it since it would (at least in my case) be slightly more efficient than the current way the menu's are setup is all.

no offense to anyone... if there's something im missing then please correct me ;)

so basically what im asking is... on main menu when first powered on... you scroll down to 'playlists' and when you click it (the playlists) i think it would make more sense for the 'playlist catalog' to be instantly selectable in the next screen instead of having to scroll down to select is all im saying.... cause currently when you enter the playlist menu the immediately highlighted thing is 'create playlist' ... so initially when MAKING playlist the way it's setup is better but once you created the playlists the way i suggested would be overall better in the big picture since you would be USING the playlist more than making them .... see what i mean now? (or am i missing something?)

im NOT saying to put the playlist on top of the main menu.... cause in general i think the way the overall Rockbox application is setup is pretty close to perfect already... i just had that minor gripe is all ;)

Llorean:
You completely misunderstood what I said.

Not everyone uses playlist catalog, even if they do use playlists, as you can access playlists through the file browser. But if you wish to create playlists at all in Rockbox, there are situations where "Create Playlist" is the only effective way to do it.

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