The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Software Support => DOS/WinCab => Topic started by: Chris on March 24, 2005, 10:16:52 am
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I've added keys to DOSCab/WinCab Jukebox that jump to the next letter of the alphabet using the first letter of the artist's name (not counting the word "THE").
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I believe that it would be intuitive to jump to the beginning of each and every letter. For your example, I would expect to proceed to the Baha Men.
When I search for a particular artist, I ask, "Which letter does this artist's name begin with?", then proceed/skip to that letter set, and then I expect to parse alphabetically within that set to the artist's name. It probably makes the most sense to stick with an alphabetical sorting and parsing method at all times.
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I agree with minnegopher. Back to the first artist for that letter.
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I also agree that the first artist (in this case Baha Men) is the most intuitive.
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Well, I just made it so, but I just realized I have another problem. The function checks the first label on the page for a new letter... but the letter may actually change mid-page. o when you skip from A-Ha on page 1 to Baha Men on page 4, you might miss Bad Religion near the end of page 3 because page 3 starts with The Ataris. Do people agree that this is bad? Looks like a rewrite is in order... :(
--Chris
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Hello,
Just my 2 cents... While not necessarily more intuitve I believe jumping to the back of the previous alphabetical would make things quicker. Example; In an large library you are at the begining (Ah-Ha) but the song you want is by an artest near the end of the list (Drawing a blank for a good example lets say a group existed called Aztec) you could jump to the next letter and then back and be near the end of the list.
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Hello,
Just my 2 cents... While not necessarily more intuitve I believe jumping to the back of the previous alphabetical would make things quicker.
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Chris,
Yeah that makes since I guess I was offering my advice without fully understanding all the key options.
I plan on building a old bubble style jukebox and your software is the onlything that comes close to the look I want. I will probably have a ton of questions once I get a little further along. Good to know you give your'e time and energy to this community. Thanks.
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I will probably have a ton of questions once I get a little further along.
Ask away... 'cause you're certainly not going to get very far on just my docs. ;D