#24 UI - Datassette interface

[Anonymous]

Hi, compliments for this wonderful emulator!!

I've some ideas to (I hope so) improve it:
- smooth scroll of the tape counter (like a real Datassette so it's possible to know better when a tape is playing)
- a little tape counter reset button at his right (when pressed should disappear the shadow I've drawn in image)
- rename the 'Start' item placed in Datassette control menu with 'Play' (so it's become more Datassette friendly :)
- the status of Datassette may be nice to become buttons (see image) (to avoid to go every time in File/Datassette control/.. too long procedure)
- simulate a real Datassette motor noise when tape is playing :) (in option window the may be set his volume i.e.: 0..10)
- simulate a real Drive 8 disk motor noise and the typical noise when head moves over sectors.

Still thanks for your work.
Kind regards

giovpres

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Datassette toolbar

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Motor Noise = unuseful crap. :D

To add useful keyboard shortcuts for emulated tape player, edit win_shortcuts.vsc and add these lines:

KEY 0x78 IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_REWIND F9
KEY 0x79 IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_FORWARD F10
ALT 0x7A IDM_DATASETTE_RESET_COUNTER F11
ALT|SHIFT 0x7A IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_RESET F11
KEY 0x7A IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_STOP F11
KEY 0x7B IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_START F12
ALT 0x7B IDM_DATASETTE_CONTROL_RECORD F12

[Robert Hurst]

Doesn't version 2.4.x address these UI enhancements?

[compyx]

Can we close this? We have a proper datasette interface in the current Gtk3 UI, perhaps not with buttons, but that takes up too much space anyway.

[gpz]

imho yes, the popup is good enough

[compyx]

Alright, closing.