Comments on: Where’s “music menu selection memory” in the new mobile OS X? http://macenstein.com/default/2007/09/wheres-music-menu-selection-memory-in-the-new-mobile-os-x/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Walker http://macenstein.com/default/2007/09/wheres-music-menu-selection-memory-in-the-new-mobile-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-83965 Paul Walker Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:05:27 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/835#comment-83965 Given the far more efficient selection interface, i don't think menu memory is needed – It takes about 2-4 seconds to get to any artist/album… whereas the scroll-wheel based iPods need a lot longer to go to the other side of the list. On the iPhone - I think it'd be a disadvantage - as it takes time to work out where you are in the list (not long, but long enough) - and can be especially annoying after a long time of not using a menu… (actually - the optimal way to set out the list would probably be to start in the middle of the list (usually in the Ms) - and duplicate the current item in between the two middle items, so one can easily select the previous item, and then also only need to scroll half the list (at most) each time. It might be confusing for the uninitiated though) (BTW - awesome that you use reCaptcha) Given the far more efficient selection interface, i don’t think menu memory is needed – It takes about 2-4 seconds to get to any artist/album… whereas the scroll-wheel based iPods need a lot longer to go to the other side of the list. On the iPhone – I think it’d be a disadvantage – as it takes time to work out where you are in the list (not long, but long enough) – and can be especially annoying after a long time of not using a menu… (actually – the optimal way to set out the list would probably be to start in the middle of the list (usually in the Ms) – and duplicate the current item in between the two middle items, so one can easily select the previous item, and then also only need to scroll half the list (at most) each time. It might be confusing for the uninitiated though)

(BTW – awesome that you use reCaptcha)

]]> By: artman1033 http://macenstein.com/default/2007/09/wheres-music-menu-selection-memory-in-the-new-mobile-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-81567 artman1033 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:21:23 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/835#comment-81567 Mackenstein ROCKS!!! Speaking of the ipod touch.......Amazon now has the ipod touch live....They say it is shipping in one to two months....HEHEHE Youse guys do a nice job... P.S. that WI-fire is sweet! Mackenstein ROCKS!!!

Speaking of the ipod touch…….Amazon now has the ipod touch live….They say it is shipping in one to two months….HEHEHE

Youse guys do a nice job…

P.S. that WI-fire is sweet!

]]> By: Justin http://macenstein.com/default/2007/09/wheres-music-menu-selection-memory-in-the-new-mobile-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-81498 Justin Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:58:43 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/835#comment-81498 Hahahha... nice one on the ass kissing, touche my good man! ;) Hahahha… nice one on the ass kissing, touche my good man! ;)

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