Sounds strange, but I have been experimenting with the best and fastest way to PLAY, CONTROL and RATE music.

Index:
1 Select VOLUME
2 RATE a song
3 SEARCH for a song

1)
Volume should not be increased / decreased by holding a key for 2 secs.
It should be controlled DIRECTLY, by 2 keys:

enter :"V , 5": Sets the volume to 50%
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V: Shows VolumeMode, showing the current volume setting say (20%)

5: Moves the volume automatically to 50%

enter: "V, +++": Sets the volume to +3%
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2)
Current situation is almost perfect. It only cannot be controlled by ONE HAND.

enter: "R , 7: Rates the current song 3.5 stars
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3a)
Say we want to search for an unknown song from madonna, that we only know the title of, when we SEE it:

enter: "S, mado, page down, 9, <-"
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S: Shows Search mode and the already available keyboard layout.

mado: Shows the list of all songs with the string 'mado'. Say the list is two page
long. We don't need the scrolling bar perse

page-down: The list shows the next page, a we recogize our song: 'La isla bonita'. We see that it is on the 9th place

9: The song "La isla bonita changes colour to indicate selection.


<-: The left arrow puts the song into the playlist.

3b) Say we want to search for "Prince, Sign 'o' the times":

enter: "S, Prin time,G,<-"
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S: Search mode

prin time: Show all matching songs:
say that the matching list is 24 hits long,
than it should be numbered from 1-9,A-N
Lets sayb the 16th place is the requested song.

G: Selects the 16th song

<-: Adds it to the playlist



Why not use a mouse?

Because :
1) My eJukebox is in the living room, where I don't want to waste space for a mouse.
2) Control by mouse takes more time that the keyboard.
3) They get dirty (especially in the living room) Keysboards don't.

Why use one hand?

Is easier with a beer in your hands, which is common on parties.