user interface suggestions

[bluebrother]

I'm not sure how you drew that conclusion but if it were true we could call it "Audio Library" without that fear.

It's just how the word "feels" to me. Could be very well because of me not being a native speaker

Anyway, "Audio Library" sounds like a good solution to me. Though I don't see much point in renaming the Database at all.

[gbl08ma]

I only think the name of the Database should be changed to "Library" (not "Audio Library" or "Video Library"), when the database (or whatever it might be called) is able to index video (and possibly picture) files, and mix audio and video in the same time. This has a lot to do with a GSoC project that's proposed for this year in the wiki (and I just hope someone does it ).

[soap]

How is "Audio Library" better than "Audio Database"?  I thought the primary objection to "Database" was that it was not obvious that it was a place where one's music could be found.

[sandwich600]

As a tech-head but Rockbox newbie, this was my experience after starting to use Rockbox a month ago:

Basically, the OP is correct.  The brilliance of Rockbox is masked by the complexity of the interface.  After 2 days I thought Rockbox sucked, even after I read the entire manual.  After 7 days I thought it was brilliant.  That change happened becuase I finally worked out how to do the good stuff.

It has been said on this thread that the Project is not interested in new users.  If that is true, then fair enough, that ends the conversation. If not, then some small UI tweaks (rather than a full overhaul) could make the software more appealing to Joe Bloggs, and (dare I say it) to more advanced users too.

[torne]

We're not interested in making changes to get new users if they make anything worse for existing users; this is different.

If you can suggest specific UI changes which don't compromise the functionality, we are interested to hear them; it's just that most things that new users suggest *do* have downsides for experienced users...

[Multiplex]

After 2 days I thought Rockbox sucked, even after I read the entire manual.  After 7 days I thought it was brilliant.  That change happened becuase I finally worked out how to do the good stuff.

I don't understand the suggestion that Rockbox (or any suitable complex/useful piece of kit) should be 'intuitive' - many people use a particular device several times a day without thinking about it - but took weeks or months of generally paid for lessons to get to grips with the thing - A Car!

It something that is very useful to us and will change our way of life so we spend the time, and money, to get a certain level of proficiency in the operation of it.

So what's the difference with Rockbox, a computer (generally), your word processing package, etc. ?

[Tuffdog]

I would just like to see an easy hold to add song as next song in setlist, with no extra menus in between. Also the text editor could do with just button presses, not rotating the scroll wheel to select letters (even less characters or seperated by pages would be nice) on the Fuzes.

[Chronon]

I haven't really played with this, but you should be able to assign "insert" or "insert shuffled" to the file browser hotkey.

You can load your own custom keyboard layouts, which might help you. 

We have also had some discussions about ways to improve text input, especially on targets with scroll wheels.  I do like the idea of being able to page through different sets of symbols.  If you search you should be able to find what has been discussed already.