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Bugbyte · 10-02-2007, 07:43 AM

I like it when it scrolls. Can't you let the user choose whether:
A) Scrolls
B) Doesn't Scroll
C) Ping-pong back and forth
D) Truncate

as part of a setup preference?

I'm not certain if this is pertinent, but if someone implements an XM plug in, they may want to use the scroll routines. On my Sony headunit, it will display *either* the station number, the artist, the song name, the station name, but not all of them. Sometimes they play stuff I've never heard of and I need some of that info, sometimes I'm looking for a particular station and I need that info but after I find it, I want it to display the other stuff. I imagine other people wouldn't care to do it the same way.

Given your iPod remark, that's a rough analogue to XM, isn't it? Playlist, artist, track? Show some, all, none?

BTW, not to try and introduce even more complexity into the discussion, but there is scrolling left/right and there is scrolling up/down. I'd favor scrolling left to right if the information was too long to get in the text field. Then, if it was a different type of information (say, first it showed the song name, now it is going to show the artist name), the field would go blank and the artist name would scroll up vertically from the bottom to fill the text field. Of course, if it was too long, it would then scroll left to right.

You asked for opinions :-)

10-02-2007, 07:43 AM	#8
Bugbyte Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte. Bugbyte's CarPC Specs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corning, NY Vehicle: 2001 VW Beetle Posts: 4,563 My Photos: ()	I like it when it scrolls. Can't you let the user choose whether: A) Scrolls B) Doesn't Scroll C) Ping-pong back and forth D) Truncate as part of a setup preference? I'm not certain if this is pertinent, but if someone implements an XM plug in, they may want to use the scroll routines. On my Sony headunit, it will display either the station number, the artist, the song name, the station name, but not all of them. Sometimes they play stuff I've never heard of and I need some of that info, sometimes I'm looking for a particular station and I need that info but after I find it, I want it to display the other stuff. I imagine other people wouldn't care to do it the same way. Given your iPod remark, that's a rough analogue to XM, isn't it? Playlist, artist, track? Show some, all, none? BTW, not to try and introduce even more complexity into the discussion, but there is scrolling left/right and there is scrolling up/down. I'd favor scrolling left to right if the information was too long to get in the text field. Then, if it was a different type of information (say, first it showed the song name, now it is going to show the artist name), the field would go blank and the artist name would scroll up vertically from the bottom to fill the text field. Of course, if it was too long, it would then scroll left to right. You asked for opinions :-) __________________ -Where in the world is the iBug? -Find out about theiBug -Attention Newbies! Have you seen the FAQ Emporium? -No time to figure it out? Take 5 minutes to view the Car PC 101 video Last edited by Bugbyte; 10-02-2007 at 07:46 AM.