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Playlist: Centre button or Right could Insert instead of Play?
Febs:
Isn't that what the 'play next' function does? I would certainly *not* want to reduce the Navi/Select functionality to playing a single song.
nls:
--- Quote from: rossic on January 22, 2007, 07:02:13 AM ---I'm saying that if you have a bunch of files in the playlist, and you say, "hey, I'd really just like to start a fresh playlist," you can't just insert a song. If you currently use the NAVI button at that point, you start a new playlist, sure, but you also include the other files in the directory. That's a "reduction," I suppose, but my point was kind of poking at the fact that I think the current functionality of the NAVI button is flawed.
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Or you can do this the old way, press stop, then insert your track, simple! :)
I've never in, my two years of using my h320, ever wanted to put _one_ song in a playlist and wouldn't want a quick button for that... (Yes I know everybody have different listening habits but this can't be that common, can it?)
Llorean:
But if you make Right an Insert, then there's NO reason for Navi to do a single song, because that's exactly what 'Insert' IS.
You're arguing to make both buttons an insert, for some very strange reason, and I'm not sure if you can see it.
If you wanted to start a single-song playlist with Navi staying the same and Right being insert, you just press stop, then press Right on a song.
Right now Navi plays a whole folder so that *gasp* you don't have to set up a playlist in advance before you can listen to music. This is how many, many MP3 players operate (just starting on a selected song and traversing the folder or device from there).
rossic:
Ah ha! I had said this a while ago...
--- Quote from: rossic on January 22, 2007, 12:46:18 AM ---If I missed something, and there is an easy way to just have one file in the playlist... could someone tell me how? :D
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I just double checked the documentation, well... the manual and a few wiki pages (that was a fast recovery of the web page! Glad it's back!), and I did not see the same information you have given me. I don't often use the stop button. I didn't realize it was any different from the play/pause button except that it would restart the track you were on, as opposed to continuing from the moment you stopped it. I was unaware that you could insert a single song if there were no songs playing. This is because if you stop playback then resume, your playlist is untouched.
I think there are other users confused about this as well. I saw a few other people asking for a "clear playlist" feature (which is all I really wanted...). I think that the manual should state this info clearly ... "If you insert while playback is stopped, then a new playlist will be generated."
If this info is somewhere, and I didn't see it... then maybe it's hidden too well. Anyone know if it's written and where? Oh, and before I get gasped at again for not recognizing this feature, let me just say sorry in advance.
--- Quote from: Llorean on January 22, 2007, 01:48:28 PM ---Right now Navi plays a whole folder so that *gasp* you don't have to set up a playlist in advance before you can listen to music. This is how many, many MP3 players operate (just starting on a selected song and traversing the folder or device from there).
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Finally, I think that Rockbox is better than many, many other MP3 players (firmware) which is why I was suggesting the change. With a few more stability tweaks and minor features, it will undoubtedly be the best. I still think that NAVI playing a directory is strange, but as long as I can start a new playlist the way you described, I'm satisfied... oh, and I still say (agree with everyone here, it seems) that right should be insert. Now can we all agree on what insert it should be, or should it be customizable?
Rincewind:
I don't like right to be insert, instead I would like to have the record button be customisable with an insert option (I plan to code this for my patch anyway). This is obviously only on irivers.
I don't use NAVI to select the files, I navigate to the directory (album) I want to play and press Right on the first track to play the whole album.
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