mabey the 1+2 buttons or a combo of buttons to add/remove from playlist (B and + = add song, and B and – = remove)
just a suggestion 😀

B goes up one level, so it’s ugly to combine that with another button. 1/2 toggle between the areas. and + adds to playlist. I didn’t use 1 or 2 for adding to playlist because it’s uncomfortable to press those buttons while browing through a directory. While you may have different opinions on this, I haven’t heard anything to really change my mind about adding volume control directly from the Music aream, whether it be from the +/- or a volume button.

Of course I considered this right from the start and decided it’s better to encourage people use their sound remote rather than having WiiMC artificially amplify the volume beyond 100%.

Custom button mapping would be the best, so people could decide wether they want to have + for the playlist and not have volume control or instead have volume control but do the playlist with the “1”-Button as I would suggest.

Additionally I think it should be possible to select a file for the playlist with A as long as you directly click on the checkbox itself as most applications on the pc would handle it like this which seems pretty natural to me…

I realize this is a month old thread, but… I think that there should be a mode that you can switch between. To get in each mode use a key combination such as A and B. (This is what the wii sports uses in bowling so why not? It’s simple for the user and effective. Of course 1 and 2 are just as simple.) One mode can be how it is now, (where + and – manipulate the playlist and directional pad does pg up/dwn, etc.). The other mode should be where you can control volume using the + and -, control playback using A for the play/pause toggle, directional pad left for rewind and directional pad right for fast forward. Maybe key 1 could be to toggle between the continuous play, repeat, and single play modes.

Also, I think WiiMC should implement a feature where if the user taps rewind/fast forward then that should be taken as them wanting to rewind/fast forward in the playlist and if the user holds rewind/fast forward then it is taken as the user wanting to rewind/fast forward in the current song. This would be a huge help and is what I was initially expecting the firs time I used WiiMC. This is how it works on my Sansa which is very easy to use.

If these features were to be implemented, then I could finally use WiiMC for listening to music in another room (like the kitchen) and be able to control every aspect of it just by using the wii remote! (Runs off to dream some more….)

P.S.

I don’t like the idea of custom button mapping myself because I can’t ever decided on which button I want to do what with. I would rather the weight be lifted off my shoulders and have someone decided it for me. Also, a little off topic but… currently I am playing a folder but cannot rewind/fastforward, view the playlist nor change play modes… what’s up with that!?

Hi,

Why not just have some visual controls, either plus/minus or a progress bar. It would be cool to have a wiimote solution for the volume, but while it’s not clear what the best option, the visual controls might still allow you to manage the volume by looking at the screen.

Radu

Here’s an idea. You hold the Wii-mote straight up and down, a volume knob appears on-screen. Turn clockwise to turn up the volume and counter clockwise to turn it down. Just like a real stereo knob. Make that happen and you will be a god!