RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-12 Thread Howard Darwen
why not just get Music Magic and create the playlists dynamically from one song. it's way easier and you may even find some hidden gems in your collection. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Khuli Sent: 12 August 2005 09:32 To: discuss@lists.slim

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-02 Thread Darren Cole
I like a lot of ideas coming out. Being able to build a playlist from what you're currently playing would be great. I like Alex's idea of using 1..9 buttons and 0 to move current songs to a given playlist. Would very be nice. That still doesn't allow you audition while browsing. What

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-02 Thread Matt Alioto
> Matt > > On Tuesday 02 August 2005 03:23, Matt Alioto wrote: > > How about using my selection option and have the selection default to > > the last Playlist you "sent to", Or to a predefined configurable default > > "send to" playlist? Would that be more acceptable? > > that would make more se

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
Matt On Tuesday 02 August 2005 03:23, Matt Alioto wrote: > How about using my selection option and have the selection default to > the last Playlist you "sent to", Or to a predefined configurable default > "send to" playlist? Would that be more acceptable? that would make more sense. > Maybe a

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Matt Alioto
Alex How about using my selection option and have the selection default to the last Playlist you "sent to", Or to a predefined configurable default "send to" playlist? Would that be more acceptable? Maybe a dual function key? Press once fast and it automatically adds to a predefined default "send

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
Mat On Tuesday 02 August 2005 03:05, Matt Alioto wrote: > Sorry Alex, I didn't see your post cause of the prepended subject line. > The serious flaws part was cut off. sorry - thought that I would try and make it more accurate and relevant to the discussion... ;-) > The reason I suggested to se

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Matt Alioto
Sorry Alex, I didn't see your post cause of the prepended subject line. The serious flaws part was cut off. The reason I suggested to select a playlist was I never plan on making the playlist ahead of time. I've got over 40,000 songs in almost every part of the spectrum and I forget what's in ther

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 02:11, Matt Alioto wrote: > How about a "send to" plugin > During the playback of any song, playlist item ect.. > Hold down some button on the remote. A send to dialog would appear on > the screen allowing you to choose an existing playlist to add that song > to or option

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Matt Alioto
I'm sure this kitchen can use another cook.. How about a "send to" plugin During the playback of any song, playlist item ect.. Hold down some button on the remote. A send to dialog would appear on the screen allowing you to choose an existing playlist to add that song to or option to create a ne

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Marc Sherman
gdg wrote: Why don't you lighten up. I wasn't originaly trying to get a feature change. I was fishing for other people's way of working around this issue. I still havn't found one. But I havn't explored what a "skin" is yet and maybe that's where the answer lies. I got that info here and that my

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Mitch Harding
No, I haven't done that. I was just replying to your specific point that you "...can't modify and then overwrite an existing playlist. It must be renamed and the previous one deleted. :(" Which isn't true. You can load a playlist, add or remove songs, and then save it under the same name (ove

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Auchter, Richard
It's hard to your subject line "The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!" as the work of anything other than a troll. If you want help you might try being a little more diplomatic. ra -Original Message- From: gdg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:40 PM To: dis

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread ron thigpen
MeSue wrote: dean Wrote: One issue with new users is that they often press and hold without knowing it. it's not just new users. i experience this fairly often, mostly due to inconsistent UI responsiveness on the SB2. Example: i push a button once, nothing happens. (this may be due to a

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread kdf
On 1-Aug-05, at 5:13 AM, Craig, James (IT) wrote: Indeed it does. Damn. The "zap" thing sounds very cool, too. Any way to access this functionality via the remote? I have a hazy recollection of pressing/holding add button to add a selected track to the end of the current playlist. So if yo

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread dean blackketter
On Aug 1, 2005, at 7:57 AM, superbad wrote: An interface proposal for the original question, a way of playing a song without adding it to the playlist: 1. Press and hold "Play" on the remote to pause the current playlist (if anything is playing) and play ("preview") the selected song wit

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Aaron Zinck
Ha...sorry...I didn't see this branch before I posted this same idea to the other branch... > Isn't this pretty much what the 'zapped' playlist does? > You press and hold the 'add' key to move the currently playing song to > it, rather than just delete it. > I haven't used it for a while but I as

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Aaron Zinck
You can get pretty close to your flag idea if you take advantage of the "zapped songs" functionality. When playing a song in "Now Playing", if you press and hold the "add" button the song will be removed from "Now Playing" and added to your "Zapped Songs" playlist. Once you've added all the track

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Dan, All these actions can be done from the remote. You just need to be in the 'now playing' playlist. (I didn't even know there was a 'zap' button on any of the skins) James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender.

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
Indeed it does. Damn. The "zap" thing sounds very cool, too. Any way to access this functionality via the remote? I have a hazy recollection of pressing/holding add button to add a selected track to the end of the current playlist. So if you've sorted out your playlist, and are browsing other

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Goodinson Sent: 01 August 2005 11:31 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws! Cool - yep, I've just found it through the web panel. Excellent :) Going to have a play with it to see ho

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
Slim Devices Discussion Subject: RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws! As I recall, you need to be on the 'now playing' screen, where pressing 'add' removes the current track. However holding it down moves the track to a playlist called 'Zapped Songs

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Craig, James (IT)
As I recall, you need to be on the 'now playing' screen, where pressing 'add' removes the current track. However holding it down moves the track to a playlist called 'Zapped Songs'. You should then be able to browse that playlist in the usual manner (it won't exist if you've never zapped anythin

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
Of Craig, James (IT) Sent: 01 August 2005 11:11 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws! Isn't this pretty much what the 'zapped' playlist does? You press and hold the 'add' key to move the currently playing song to it, r

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Isn't this pretty much what the 'zapped' playlist does? You press and hold the 'add' key to move the currently playing song to it, rather than just delete it. I haven't used it for a while but I assume it still works? James NOTICE: If rec

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
Perhaps something along the lines of a "Favourites" list? I'm thinking along the lines of the "flag" or "mark" idea: 1. Listening to whatever is on the current playlist, and hear a song that stands out above the rest; 2. Use some functionality on the remote to add the currently playing track to

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-01 Thread Dan Goodinson
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josef Shvejk Sent: 01 August 2005 04:46 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws! It sounds similar to the gmail starred feature: Starred - Messages or conversations to which you&#x

Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-07-31 Thread Josef Shvejk
It sounds similar to the gmail starred feature:Starred - Messages or conversations to which you've given a special status so you can follow up on them later.Interesting conceptOn 7/31/05, gdg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> THE SOLUTION:> As a halfway measure one thing I would find VERY usefull (a

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-07-31 Thread Phillip Kerman
>You'd have to have every > song in your CD collection commited to memory? I certainly don't. An interesting side effect of having the SB is that I am way closer to really having everything memorized. That is, before I could tell you from which album every song was because I had just stuck in the