With my custom html5 audio player (currently at 2898 lines of JavaScript - plus all the php and custom font work, this isn't a small endeavor - I like things done right) there is one thing that has bothered me from the start.
The code doesn't just play audios, it supports multiple playlists including ability to re-order playlists and delete from a playlist.
Image:
The trash can is how an audio is deleted from a playlist.
I don't like the implication of the audio being trashed, that has a negative connotation to it. But I don't know what else to use.
Recycle is a less-negative graphic but isn't really accurate. On a PC, recycle bin is accurate because the bits on your drive being used by the file are in fact re-used for other things, but that's not the case with a web playlist.
I want some graphic that indicates removal but without the negative connotation of trashing it.
If I have to create the glyph myself I am capable and willing to do that, but I have no idea what to create.
If anyone has any bright ideas, please suggest them. My mind is literally stuck.
This is the only HTML5 audio player I know of that has shopping cart capabilities baked in, chapter support baked in, and caption support baked in - as well as user modifiable playlist support. And it does all that while remaining easy to skin (change the look) and works well with mobile devices too (er, I can't test iOS). It also is the only HTML5 audio player I am aware of that supports no repeat, single repeat, and multiple repeat modes for an audio.
This is the only HTML5 audio player I know of that is smart enough to figure out the proper file to download ahead of time while one audio is playing so that even in low bandwidth scenarios, the transition from one audio to the next is as smooth as playing from your local hard drive.
There are still some bugs and I need to finish internationalization - for example the access key guide is only available in English and it doesn't just translation, it needs code to replace it as necessary.
But the trash can really bothers me and will continue to bother me until I have a less negative graphic to indicate removal of an audio from the playlist.
Any concept suggestions that might be better than a trash can would be appreciated.
The font for buttons, I want to shrink it removing everything except what is absolutely necessary but I would rather find a replacement for the trash can first.
EDIT -
Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but -
Something like that would work.
October 17, 2017- -
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