Topic: In General: thumbs up!
Overall:
Definitely a step in the right direction. I found it immediately useful and I cannot wait to see the finished version.
Pluses:
* The night screen is greatly improved with the large font and the list of active alarms.
* I like the implementation for the complicated (as opposed to the simple) alarm.
* I like the multiple sources of music! Definitely going the right way here. Is there an interface or API for a developer to add more sources (like Pandora, when available, or Rockbox compiled for the Chumby?)? How can I add more stations to Radio Free Chumby (I'm not sure what the philosophy of Radio Free Chumby was).
Surprises:
* A pleasant surprise was that all my alarms were migrated -- including the Easter Egg alarm! Please keep the alarm1.mp3 egg -- or make it so we can specify it (perhaps by URL like file://mnt/usb1/alarm1.mp3 )
* I was surprised Music -- MP3s from the USB has fewer controls than the previous version. I would like to be able to choose to randomize the entire selection as well as see the song name, like before.
* The Music -- MP3s from the USB only sees one USB as a source. It would be nice to see and use ALL possible MP3s, including if a hub was added.
* Click on touch... i thought this was handy, until I tried setting things in the control panel when my spouse was trying to sleep (almost lost my Chumby there). So, the usefulness of click on touch depends on the user.
Difficulties:
* I cannot seem to choose a station with SHOUTcast. Scrolling was not easy, and clicking on the Tune In button did not play anything (could it be the station wasn't broadcasting then? I chose the WBUR entry and indeed, the Music shows it as the Current selection, but there was no audio.
[EDIT: upon closer inspection, some streams worked but not all]
Recommendations:
* A scheduler for night mode and wake from night mode, as mentioned previously.
* If you are in the control panel subscreen, have the top button return to the control panel, but revert any changes made on the current screen.