Brainstorm

Something that has always bugged me with my Nokia phones is the way the Music player numbers tracks in shuffle mode.

For example I have 1908 tracks on my player, when in shuffle on a playlist or general shuffle the display says "869/1908 songs" ie its playing track number 869 (ie the 869th song to be added to my N900). This number is completely inconsequential when playing on shuffle. Surely it should say the number of the track playing in the current shuffle play order - ie go up 1, 2, 3 etc so you can tell how far you are through the shuffle list.

Its small details like this that make the difference in an OS.

I hope this makes sense...

This Brainstorm is merged with an other Brainstorm: http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/actions_when_device_is_locked_and_a_event_like_aleart-alarm_or_call_happens/

Please add your solutions there.

Original text of brainstorm:

Some users of n900 have a problem pressing Reject button instead of Answer. Especially when they operate by one hand or in gloves.

In landscape mode everithing is ok, both buttons are split vertically. In portrait mode those buttons are split horizontally so many people accidentally press Reject button.

May be Nokia can split/rearrange Answer and Reject buttons as a small improvement for n900 UI because Nokia do not want to add SWIPE option for incoming events on locked phone.

I typically have 8-12 apps open.  In the task manager the apps aren't shown in a predetermined order and often look pretty similar, so you find yourself scanning through reading the titles which is quite slow.  It would be nice to have a way of highlighting the apps that are most important to you, for quick access.

I know N900 will never support real multi-touch functionality because of resistive screen. But I would like to add some ideas how to implement it with almost same comfort by one touch at the time.

Multi-touch functionality, like zoom and turn, is the only thing where the iPhone is still better than N900. Why not mimic these actions where it is possible and make N900 more attractive for iPhone users? Let say that one finger touches the screen always before the other. You can perform same actions if the first touch position is fixed. It does not make any difference if hold your finger on this position or you rise it. So you can raise it before making the other touch. The only trick is how to recognize the first touch.

Discussion thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41837

Add similar functions to File manager on Photos application:

If I send a photos folder on N900, photos application should display the folder instead of it's contents.

That way Photos become more organized(Wallpapers/Camera photos/Other).

Possibility to create/move folders and files within Photos application(similar to file manager).

Forum discussion: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=39756