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> than holding two buttons at the same time, then holding one, and clicking the other 6 times, waiting 3 seconds, and then clicking through the colors. Why can

> than holding two buttons at the same time, then holding one, and clicking the other 6 times, waiting 3 seconds, and then clicking through the colors. Why can’t it be a dedicated dial? If you run out of room, maybe it’s not so important

tokamak-teapot 5y ago
The Mini has a dedicated button to switch instrument panel colours. Or at least, older models did.
saganus 5y ago
That's the point of touchscreens I think. Being able to offer users a myriad of config options without the need for tons of knobs. Not saying I like it, but a lot of people seem to. I guess the ideal setup would be knobs for essential stuff like volume, AC, etc, and then a touchscreen for the rest of the stuff.
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bmakdbd 5y ago
You want a dial to “change the backlight color for the instrument cluster”??
- stirfish 5y ago
  It could go right next to the dial that changes the instrument panel's backlight brightness
  - ajsnigrutin 5y ago
    You might be joking now, but: https://www.ebay.com/p/20004588697 https://www.ebay.com/p/20004588697
    - seoulmetro 5y ago
      I drove a 40+ year old car for a while and it had one of these. Great feature, except that in old cars they always need to be at max these days due to all the street lights, etc. Now it's been replaced with headlight moving knob in newer cars, which is more awesome.
      - stirfish 5y ago
        My panel brightness knob is also the button that resets the trip meter.
- switch007 5y ago
  No, I think it’s a silly feature. But if someone decides it must be there, then I want it to be a physical thing, such as a dial
wizzwizz4 5y ago
Or just have six dedicated buttons for “everything else”: BACK | UP | ENTER / | LEFT ---- RIGHT | / EXIT | DOWN | MENU
- kymaz 5y ago
  Mazda and BMW have had something like this in some of their cars for years now. It's been a pleasant experience in the few cars I've used that had that kind of setup.
  - soco 5y ago
    Here's how that works in a VW for calling back the last person who called you: right-right-right-ok-down-ok-down-down-ok-down-ok-ok. Not exactly what I'd call "pleasant experience". And you must look at the screen for the procedure, luckily they have a small screen for this in the middle of the instruments.
- pajko 5y ago
  Mazda did better: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-purging-touchscreens-from-its-vehicles https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur... The central Commander can be tilted up/down/left/right and pushed. Also if my memory is not cheating, it has a capacitive touch surface.

tokamak-teapot 5y ago

The Mini has a dedicated button to switch instrument panel colours. Or at least, older models did.

saganus 5y ago

That's the point of touchscreens I think. Being able to offer users a myriad of config options without the need for tons of knobs. Not saying I like it, but a lot of people seem to. I guess the ideal setup would be knobs for essential stuff like volume, AC, etc, and then a touchscreen for the rest of the stuff.

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bmakdbd 5y ago

You want a dial to “change the backlight color for the instrument cluster”??

stirfish 5y ago
It could go right next to the dial that changes the instrument panel's backlight brightness
- ajsnigrutin 5y ago
  You might be joking now, but: https://www.ebay.com/p/20004588697 https://www.ebay.com/p/20004588697
  - seoulmetro 5y ago
    I drove a 40+ year old car for a while and it had one of these. Great feature, except that in old cars they always need to be at max these days due to all the street lights, etc. Now it's been replaced with headlight moving knob in newer cars, which is more awesome.
    - stirfish 5y ago
      My panel brightness knob is also the button that resets the trip meter.
switch007 5y ago
No, I think it’s a silly feature. But if someone decides it must be there, then I want it to be a physical thing, such as a dial

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kymaz 5y ago
Mazda and BMW have had something like this in some of their cars for years now. It's been a pleasant experience in the few cars I've used that had that kind of setup.
- soco 5y ago
  Here's how that works in a VW for calling back the last person who called you: right-right-right-ok-down-ok-down-down-ok-down-ok-ok. Not exactly what I'd call "pleasant experience". And you must look at the screen for the procedure, luckily they have a small screen for this in the middle of the instruments.
pajko 5y ago
Mazda did better: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-purging-touchscreens-from-its-vehicles https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur... The central Commander can be tilted up/down/left/right and pushed. Also if my memory is not cheating, it has a capacitive touch surface.