For a while now I've criticized the iPod interface in Dodge products as being acceptable, but lacking in one critical feature: A way to scroll to higher letters without having to navigate through 100 pages of artists.
Well, turns out Dodge has been ahead of me this whole time. While my attention has been focused on the up/down arrows that scroll four artists at a time, there, between the arrows was a button I wasn't aware of. Hitting that A-Z tab brings up a full keyboard that lets you pick artists, but only by the first letter. Z brings up Zox first, which is one of four "z" artists I have on my iPod, so there is still some scrolling, but this is helpful.
As for the months I've been doing this wrong....*facepalm*
Mike Magrath, Vehicle Testing Assistant
bradyholt says:
01:23 PM, 11/21/09
Facepalm II: the photos cover up part of the text in this post.
jstandefer says:
01:49 PM, 11/21/09
I had to go into the page's source code to be able to read this article. So, I'll share what I pulled out with the rest of the readers so that you, too, can read this post. (There really should be an option to view the site in the old format... The new format is terrific if you're running the latest and greatest, and you're viewing it on a large desktop display with a fast broadband connection. Of course, the trend today is laptops, netbooks, and mobile devices on slower over-the-air networks...)
"For a while now I've criticized the iPod interface in Dodge products as being acceptable, but lacking in one critical feature: A way to scroll to higher letters without having to navigate through 100 pages of artists.
"Well, turns out Dodge has been ahead of me this whole time. While my attention has been focused on the up/down arrows that scroll four artists at a time, there, between the arrows was a button I wasn't aware of. Hitting that A-Z tab brings up a full keyboard that lets you pick artists, but only by the first letter. Z brings up Zox first, which is one of four "z" artists I have on my iPod, so there is still some scrolling, but this is helpful.
"As for the months I've been doing this wrong....*facepalm*"
miraa says:
02:28 PM, 11/21/09
@jstandefer: "The new format is terrific if you're running the latest and greatest, and you're viewing it on a large desktop display with a fast broadband connection"
--Nah, it's jacked on my 24" monitor in both Firefox and Safari too. It's just a mistake on this story. I think there was a post earlier this week asking readers how they would like a mobile site renedered (content, looks, etc.). I'm sure they would appreciate your feedback there too.
dderosa says:
02:34 PM, 11/21/09
Formatting fixed. -- Donna
wrinklebump says:
10:00 PM, 11/23/09
What the hell is Zox? Some sort of Norwegian black metal?
badblackrt says:
07:42 PM, 11/24/09
And certainly not the only thing you guys have gotten wrong?