Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread mattybain
haunyack;268323 Wrote: Huh? Since when? . He's refering to the thread that started this discussion why squeezebox sucks, AFAIK it's not a comment aimed at you. -- mattybain '[image: http://imagegen.last.fm/recenttracks3/recenttracks/MattyBain.gif]'

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread Joe Luser
Peter;268318 Wrote: My TV has more buttons than the SB and nobody ever complained about that. You're kidding, right? http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040607.html -- Joe Luser Joe Luser's Profile:

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread Peter
Joe Luser wrote: Peter;268318 Wrote: My TV has more buttons than the SB and nobody ever complained about that. You're kidding, right? http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040607.html This guy is mostly complaining about having to use multiple remotes and how hard it is to

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread autopilot
I would like to rig it up to a coin machine, so people have to pay like with a proper bar jukebox. Just add the tracks(s) to the end of an unchangeable playlist, then make them wait ages to get to their track just like in a real pub (i'm sure mine should be on by now!) :) -- autopilot

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread haunyack
mattybain;268340 Wrote: He's refering to the thread that started this discussion why squeezebox sucks, AFAIK it's not a comment aimed at you. Hi mattybain, Yes, I've been following this thread. Thought I might inject a little humor, considering the fiasco I went through a while back. It

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread ltb76
ceejay;268391 Wrote: Quite right. For the IR remote case, what would we miss if we just used the NoSetup plugin and an adapted keymap? Ceejay I would like to see the following in Party Mode -configurable option Don't allow track / Artist to be added if it appears in the last XX entries

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread ceejay
Khuli;268385 Wrote: Can we be a radical here and get back to the thread topic? The OP wanted to discuss a potential party mode with a view to the solution for the original 'sucking' thread, not a continued argument about the current usability Quite right. My contribution in the other

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-12 Thread Khuli
Can we be a radical here and get back to the thread topic? The OP wanted to discuss a potential party mode with a view to the solution for the original 'sucking' thread, not a continued argument about the current usability -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread mflint
Khuli;268067 Wrote: 1. Pressing 'Play' on a track inserts it at the current point in the playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the existing playlist. I thought the pressing play stops the current track was the main gripe in the Sucks thread. Agree with your other

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Khuli
I would suggest: 1. Pressing 'Play' on a track, inserts it at the current point in the playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the existing playlist. 2. Pressing 'Add' adds a track to the end of the list as normal. 3. The saved playlist cannot be deleted. The playlist in

[slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread b33k34
Following on from the Why Squeezebox sucks thread I'm starting this as a proper discussion of how a Party Mode should work. I've regularly had the same problem as the original poster whereby playlists regularly get wiped by mistake so i'd like to see a 'safe mode' for the remote and a 'simple'

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Joe Luser
With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer response to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem is you lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on *forcing* them to figure it out. Remember the Rio? The uber-cool,

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Peter
Joe Luser wrote: With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer response to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem is you lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on *forcing* them to figure it out. Remember the

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread haunyack
Peter;268318 Wrote: Trying it for the first time during a party while inebriated is not the best way to learn. Peter Huh? Since when? . -- haunyack Transporter - BK 200.2 - Vandersteen 3A Signature C.G. Conn New York Wonder - circa 1898.

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread bobkoure
Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist. Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming with date/time or just 01, 02, etc). For now, if you oops, it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it could become the basis of undo/redo

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread radish
Joe Luser;268258 Wrote: The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the functionality of one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the iPod, depending on how you count, has two). As

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Joe Luser
The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the functionality of one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the iPod, depending on how you count, has two). As long as the interface is

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Peter
bobkoure wrote: Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist. Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming with date/time or just 01, 02, etc). For now, if you oops, it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it could become the basis of

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Sike
I like Khuli's Ideas. Pressing play could also add it as the next track in the playlist. If you wanted to hear it at once you could press play on the trace and then press the next track key .. -- Sike Sike's Profile:

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Khuli
mflint;268072 Wrote: I thought the pressing play stops the current track was the main gripe in the Sucks thread. I think the big gripe was Pressing play OVERWRITES the current playlist... -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli