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Setting limit volume on rockbox?

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Genre9mp3:
Yes... so this leads us back on how someone weighs the benefit of a feature. And I still think that this feature adds something even if I don't actually need it myself. I must agree though that the autoload.cfg idea would be better to have.

So I guess, that's probably the benefit of arguing about functionality :)

Rincewind:

--- Quote from: Llorean on October 20, 2006, 09:59:38 AM ---The point isn't that *this* feature would be noticeable. The point is that there are many many "very small" features out there, and they would add up. Is a volume limiter more useful to you than a second option in Volume display that's %? Because we had a *lot* of people who wanted that back when we changed it.

Or since they're both 'very small' we could add both... but eventually it adds up, and it's better to try not to add things in advance if they don't actually *add* something anyway.

--- End quote ---

As I said, the limit can be accomplished with the autoload feature. It seems to me that you don't object to that. So I would say that a better way to settle an argument over a feature request is to turn the request into something more general that we can all consider useful.

I was around when the db change came up and found the whole argument funny and entertaining because I couldn't care less. But it also shows that many people (especially non-developers) care about things that we (If you don't object that I call myself a developer here) don't consider to be important.

Maybe important isn't the right word here, but don't know how to describe my thoughts in english better.

Llorean:
I just see the volume limiter as a "convenience" instead of a feature, since a human can easily limit the volume by simply not turning it up.

And in my mind that makes it very difficult to justify, independent of size.

I can easily see how it would be important to some people, but I really don't understand why those people find it so difficult to not turn up the volume. I guess that's my problem, that I can't see their point of view at all.

Genre9mp3:

--- Quote from: Llorean on October 20, 2006, 10:18:55 AM ---I can easily see how it would be important to some people, but I really don't understand why those people find it so difficult to not turn up the volume. I guess that's my problem, that I can't see their point of view at all.
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This is why I consider that this feature/convenience/whatever would "add" to the project. From my point of view, if some users find important something, then this worths to be added (as long as it doesn't add any reasonable disadvantages). It's just how I see Rockbox. Functionality that you can't get with retailOS.

baobab68:
If I might add my 2c?

I am very conscious of protecting my hearing, and always *try* to keep the volume low as possible.

But:

- the player is in my pocket and I can't read the volume level
- I can't resist turning it up when the best part of a song comes on!

I don't know the overall status of the project etc though, as the other participants in this thread do, but as a user I know that I am a sucker for a good song..!

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