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Originally Posted by sixwheeledbeast View Post
A few suggestions for your vary useful new panel, a "restart" from beginning button to quick reset back to the first keyset. Maybe this could replace the fast backward?
Well, I'm trying to tie everything in to the "Select Keyset" window now. So, if you select a keyset in the "Select Keyset" window, that should be the keyset that the search panel starts with. Similarly, each move in the search panel changes the current keyset on the Select Keyset window.

I see no reason why you need to fast backward?
Basically, I want to allow you to start at the beginning, at the end, or in the middle; wherever you want. There's really no difference in this task whether you move forward or backwards. Moreover, if you overshoot by a bunch, it's nice to be able to move back quickly...

"Restart", "Scan" and "Pause" would be more user friendly IMO.
Scan being nicer than holding the fast forward button down.
Hmm, actually, I wanted to try things out this way, because I always thought the scan & restart system was a real pain in the rear end. I've always hated having to sit and stare at the TV, waiting to pounce on the pause button as quickly as I can once something happens. This way feels a lot more relaxed to me; you just let up on the button whenever you want to stop.

But yeah, I can put it together the other way too; I no longer have a limit on the number of panels in Pierogi.

Also "add current keyset to favourites" would be useful.
I can do that. Although, I'd prefer to give you a button to reach the Select Keyset window, where I'm now trying to tie all the keyset-oriented preferences. Or even better, just bring up the keyset editing dialog directly! Let me give it a shot.

That makes six buttons so could be same as main screen layout?
Hmm, I predict there will be many more changes to this panel, I doubt it will end up in a form that can cleanly mimic the main panel. But we'll see...

Finally, do you realise that when using the fast forward then next keyset the application has to be restarted to run the fast forward again?
Hmm, sounds like a bug; and one I don't seem able to reproduce yet. I'm able to hit all four keys without trouble; they all seem to work for me. (Well, I have to admit that I'm having a problem with Pioneer's protocol - it just seems to take way too long on the fast forward/fast reverse buttons. I'll see if I can fix that.)
 

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