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Discussion about the future use of the Record button

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Jillorious:
Well, i'd like it to be a a-b repeat button, much like in the original iriver firmware (although moving 1 point without the other IS useful, i still think that having a dedicated button is even more useful). As for the long press, IMHO it should be a favourites button that brings up a new screen of options (a bit difficult to explain, but much like the nokia phones' 'go to' button).

Jillorious:

--- Quote from: Mikerman on July 23, 2006, 11:49:01 PM ---Another nice thing with the former approach, for those wanting the backlight option...

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can anybody explain to me why people should want a dedicated backlight button? I've seen it many times throughout the forums. Why dont they just set the 'first keypress enables backlight only' to on (as i did)?
p.s. Just thought something stupid: if a a-b repeat option will somehow be implemented in the REC button in the end, then shouldn't the REC button be used for the quick menu and the a-b button be used for... Well, a-b repeat (and not vice versa)?


just my $.02

Davide-NYC:

--- Quote ---Why dont they just set the 'first keypress enables backlight only' to on (as i did)?
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Agreed.

The REC button should go to the recording screen. Why?
Because in the end the button on the device is labelled "rec", it's got a red dot and using it for anything other than going to the recording screen is confusing and wierd.

Personally, I prefer the long press goes to recording and not the short press toi avoid accidental entry into the recording screen.

Having said that, a custimizable REC button with a default long-press of the REC button going to the recording screen would probably be the best since the poll seems to prefer customization.

just my $.02

Jillorious:

--- Quote from: Davide-NYC on August 22, 2006, 12:31:42 PM ---The REC button should go to the recording screen. Why?
Because in the end the button on the device is labelled "rec", it's got a red dot and using it for anything other than going to the recording screen is confusing and wierd.

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But, as I've already mentioned above, we could swap it with the a-b button.
and actually [in accordance with my suggestion above that we should have a dedicated a-b repeat button] using a red-dot symbol for bringing up the quick menu isn't even remotely as 'confusing and weird' as using a a-b symbol for it.

Llorean:
Well, since a short press of the A-B button currently brings up the normal menu, a long press for the Quick Menu is hardly illogical.

I very definitely feel setting a button solely for A-B repeat is a waste of a button. It would

A) Break the Rockbox button mapping relative to other targets. On other players the Menu button serves as Quick Menu when held, and if possible this should be preserved.

B) Uses up a single-press option on a feature that should not be considered primary use for the player. A-B repeat is a feature that will affect a relatively small percentage of users, and the two button is easy enough as it is. Adding a one button method would either require removal of functionality, or mean that we're wasting a single press AND two combos on a fairly minor function.

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