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@@ -73,21 +73,13 @@ For open feature requests refer to
73This is a list of Feature Requests we get repeatedly that we simply 73This is a list of Feature Requests we get repeatedly that we simply
74cannot do. View it as the opposite of a TODO! 74cannot do. View it as the opposite of a TODO!
75 75
76\opt{player,recorder,recorderv2fm}{
77\begin{itemize} 76\begin{itemize}
77\opt{archos}{
78\item Record to WAV (uncompressed) or MP3pro format!\\ 78\item Record to WAV (uncompressed) or MP3pro format!\\
79The recording hardware (the MAS) does not allow us to do this 79The recording hardware (the MAS) does not allow us to do this
80\item Crossfade between tracks!\\ 80\item Crossfade between tracks!\\
81 Crossfading would require two mp3 decoders, and we only have one. 81 Crossfading would require two mp3 decoders, and we only have one.
82 This is not possible. 82 This is not possible.
83\item Interfacing with other USB devices (like cameras) or 2 player games over USB\\
84 The USB system demands that there is a master that talks to a slave. The
85 Jukebox can only serve as a slave, as most other USB devices such as
86 cameras can. Thus, without a master no communication between the slaves
87 can take place. If that is not enough, we have no ways of actually
88 controlling the communication performed over USB since the USB circuit
89 in the Jukebox is strictly made for disk{}-access and does not allow us
90 to play with it the way we'd need for any good communication to work.
91\item Support MP3pro, WMA or other sound format playback!\\ 83\item Support MP3pro, WMA or other sound format playback!\\
92 The mp3{}-decoding hardware can only play MP3. We cannot make it play other 84 The mp3{}-decoding hardware can only play MP3. We cannot make it play other
93 sound formats. 85 sound formats.
@@ -104,17 +96,6 @@ The recording hardware (the MAS) does not allow us to do this
104\item Multi{}-band (or graphic) equaliser\\ 96\item Multi{}-band (or graphic) equaliser\\
105 We cannot access information for that kind of visualisation from the MP3 97 We cannot access information for that kind of visualisation from the MP3
106 decoding hardware. 98 decoding hardware.
107\item Support other filesystems than FAT32 (like NTFS or ext2 or whatever)!\\
108 No. Rockbox needs to support FAT32 since it can only start off a FAT32
109 partition (since that is the only way the ROM can load it), and adding
110 support for more file systems will just take away valuable ram for
111 unnecessary features. You can partition your Jukebox fine, just make sure
112 the first one is FAT32 and then make the other ones whatever file system
113 you want. Just don't expect Rockbox to understand them.
114\item Add scandisk{}-like features!\\
115 It would be a very slow operation that would drain the batteries and
116 take a lot of useful ram for something that is much better and faster
117 done when connected to a host computer.
118\item CBR recording!\\ 99\item CBR recording!\\
119 The MP3 encoding hardware does not allow this. 100 The MP3 encoding hardware does not allow this.
120\item Change tempo of a song without changing pitch!\\ 101\item Change tempo of a song without changing pitch!\\
@@ -127,9 +108,30 @@ The recording hardware (the MAS) does not allow us to do this
127 Adding new sound effects requires reprogramming the MAS chip, and we can't 108 Adding new sound effects requires reprogramming the MAS chip, and we can't
128 do that. The MAS chip is programmable, but we have no access to the chip 109 do that. The MAS chip is programmable, but we have no access to the chip
129 documentation. 110 documentation.
130\end{itemize}
131} 111}
132 112\nopt{h300,x5}{
113\item Interfacing with other USB devices (like cameras) or 2 player games over USB\\
114 The USB system demands that there is a master that talks to a slave. The
115 \dap{} can only serve as a slave, as most other USB devices such as
116 cameras can. Thus, without a master no communication between the slaves
117 can take place. If that is not enough, we have no ways of actually
118 controlling the communication performed over USB since the USB circuit
119 in the \dap{} is strictly made for disk{}-access and does not allow us
120 to play with it the way we'd need for any good communication to work.
121}
122\item Support other filesystems than FAT32 (like NTFS or ext2 or whatever)!\\
123 No.
124 \opt{archos}{Rockbox needs to support FAT32 since it can only start off a FAT32
125 partition (since that is the only way the ROM can load it), and adding}%
126 support for more file systems will just take away valuable ram for
127 unnecessary features. You can partition your \dap{} fine, just make sure
128 the first one is FAT32 and then make the other ones whatever file system
129 you want. Just don't expect Rockbox to understand them.
130\item Add scandisk{}-like features!\\
131 It would be a very slow operation that would drain the batteries and
132 take a lot of useful ram for something that is much better and faster
133 done when connected to a host computer.
134\end{itemize}
133 135
134\chapter{Changelog} 136\chapter{Changelog}
135\section{What's new since v2.5?} 137\section{What's new since v2.5?}