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#46807 - 15/11/2001 14:12 Spin the knob to enter characters
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31602 Loc: Seattle, WA	When naming EQ and radio station presets, I would really like to be able to spin the knob, arcade-game-style, to enter the letters for the presets. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#46808 - 15/11/2001 14:35 Re: Spin the knob to enter characters [Re: tfabris]
Terminator old hand Registered: 12/01/2000 Posts: 1079 Loc: Dallas, TX	I second this wish!
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#46809 - 15/11/2001 18:42 Re: Spin the knob to enter characters [Re: tfabris]
Diznario enthusiast Registered: 17/10/2001 Posts: 265 Loc: Portland OR	Good Idea! arcade-game-style Nicely put. That's the perfect description. I might have said "Nokia model 7100 style", but I think your version is more universal. Edited by Diznario (15/11/2001 18:44) _________________________ Dario MK2 in an Impreza 2.5RS
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#46810 - 16/11/2001 19:25 Re: Spin the knob to enter characters [Re: tfabris]
eternalsun Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/09/1999 Posts: 1721 Loc: San Jose, CA	I remember the days you had to bang the joystick, the kind with the big red ball on top to spell the letters. Calvin
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#46811 - 16/11/2001 21:09 Re: Spin the knob to enter characters [Re: eternalsun]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31602 Loc: Seattle, WA	Plenty of early games used rotary encoders. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#46812 - 17/11/2001 14:02 Re: Spin the knob to enter characters [Re: tfabris]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	[smiles] And a lot of them still do... As recreated in M.A.M.E., or with the original cabinet. I am personally very fond of Tempest and Major Havoc myself... [yes, this is an open invitation to the Off Topic board...] _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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