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[ClipZip] Playback stops when navigating through settings and pressing Power

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Tay:
New to Rockbox, my question is as follows:

Sansa Clip Zip, Rockbox v3.14
1. Playing a track from Database.
2. While track is playing, press "<-" key, go into Settings and start navigating through the settings submenus.

Problem: navigating through Settings sometimes takes a Power key press to return to the previous menu level. But pressing Power also stops the track.
Is there a way to navigate through Settings submenus and use the Power key only to return to the previous level, so that the track continues playing in the background at all times?

I feel like there should be a setting for that, but can't find it.
Thanks.

saratoga:
Power stops playback, so that is expected.

When do you find the need to push power in the menus?

Tay:
(Actually, my Case 1 below is wrong, see next post.)

I see, I guess it's just a built-in inconsistency in navigation that's a bit awkward. For example,

Case 1:
1. Press "<-" key to enter the global menu.
2. Enter Settings.
3. Enter Sound Settings.
4. Enter Volume.
Result: you cannot go back to Sound Settings menu other than pressing the Power key, since other keys are reserved for setting the values and moving focus. Playback doesn't stop when you press Power. "<-" button doesn't do anything from here (Power is the only way back).

Case 2:
1. Press "<-" key to enter the global menu.
2. Enter Settings.
3. Enter Sound Settings.
4. Enter Equalizer.
Result: there's another submenu in Equalizer. If you press Power here, you'll get to the previous menu level (Sound Settings) and the playback will stop. If you press "<-" key instead, you'll get to the global menu (navigation is lost). Playback continues.
In order to return to the previous menu level and for playback to continue you seem to need to press the Rewind button.

So, depending on the nature of the particular menu node, sometimes you need to press Power to return, sometimes Rewind. When Power is the only option to return one level up, playback continues. When both Power and Rewind can return you one level back, Power stops playback and Rewind doesn't. Without knowing the menu structure by heart (like in my case, I just started using Rockbox and didn't know just from menu node's name which node opens more sub-nodes and which one only contains changeable values) this navigation is confusing.
And once you learn the menu structure, you still need to press two different buttons to return depending on where you are in the menu if you don't want playback to stop.

If my understanding of how it works is correct, would it be the right time to ask if anything could be done to make this navigation less confusing?

Tay:
Instead of editing my previous post, I figured it's better to write an additional one to avoid confusion.

Actually, my exploration of the menu started with Settings > Sound Settings > Equalizer > Simple EQ > submenus from which there's only one exit back to Simple EQ, and that is Power button, as per https://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-sansaclipzip/rockbox-buildch6.html#x8-1100006.9 (see description of the keys in the Graphical EQ section).

From that I falsely concluded that Power button was a legitimate way back up from some other submenus.
Now I see that the usual "up-down and left-right" buttons are working just fine in most menus. I.e. back button (Rewind) is moving me one level up the menu and doesn't stop the playback.

If Simple EQ and Graphical EQ are the only menu nodes requiring Power to go back up, then I guess it's just an exception at which I was lucky enough to stumble right away, hence my confusion.

Tay:
Is it intended that if you press Power while in a submenu, it also brings you one level up the menu tree?
That's what led to my mistake, the fact that Power was performing as a navigation button even in instances where "back" (Rewind) was also working.

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