Agreed, but how about if it were used to jump five or ten notches from current volume for those cases were the environment suddenly becomes much noisier and you need an immediate volume boost. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ROB MEREDITH Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 3:38 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: only feature I don't like Sounds good to me, too. >>> hartness@xxxxxxxx 08/30/04 03:36PM >>> Don, Excellent point. I quite agree. I mentioned this here once before. I'm happy with the improvements they've made but really would like to see that feature removed. It can be very painful verses little significant = benefit. I've never had occasion to need instant max volume. Thanks, Rich ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx> To: "Bookport (E-mail)" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 3:21 PM Subject: [bookport] only feature I don't like > The other night I was carrying the bp and listening to a file. The unit = =3D > was unlocked and somehow the f key got pressed and held in and blasted = =3D > me out. Unfortunately, I wasn't in a position to do any thing about it, = =3D > and finally had to yank off the headphones. =3D20 > > I can see the d key going to softest in one beep mode, but am not sure = =3D > there is any utility in having the f key's ability to go to full steam = =3D > in one clip. > > Don > >