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Proposition: SimpleBox
Febs:
I've said this many, many times before, but IMO, the single biggest change that could be made to navigation to improve the overall intuitiveness of Rockbox is to make the "Play" button return to the WPS from the menu system and the file browser, rather than only from the file browser. Patch 5294 did this (and some other things) before the revamp of the button handling system). The "Play-to-WPS" functionality has not been updated to the new system. Before the button overhaul, I used patch 5294 for several months, and I really believe that it improves the overall consistency of the interface without any downside.
Yotto:
I agree, Febs. I was using Senab's build (which does go to WPS with play from almost anywhere) and switched to the base build for a bit, and it was very frustrating. I never knew what 'Play' would do.
mnhnhyouh:
I have not been using Rockbox for a very long time, only since it was released on the iRiver. H3xx. I now use it on a 5G 60Gb iPod.
I like the interface. I love having long lists of options.
If you are going to put some sort of preset on the EQ, I would ask it is flat.
There are some whose first impression might scare them off, I think a better looking wps loaded as default would stop them running away. If you are going this way, I would suggest a full colour default wps on those platforms that support it.
For me, the idea of Rockbox is not stripped down simplicity, but a music firmware offering many options, and customisability. This comes at a price of a complex interface.
Maybe the interface could be made less complex without compromising options, if so, then I am for it. But I would not trade one option for an interface that was twice as easy to use.
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DrSpud:
I just wanted to say I really think we need to realize that an intuitive interface != a simplified/feature reduced interface. So here's what I did. I rearranged (and renamed) a number of the options in a way that makes better sense to me, and made a patch: http://drspud.no-ip.com/better_menus.patch
There's nothing removed or duplicated, just moved. This is closer to my idea of a streamlined interface and to what I think most people would expect. Thoughts?
JdGordon:
there is a wiki page and forrum thread dedicated to rearranging the menus into a more logical order...
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