I don’t think there’s anything wrong with going a different way than auto play. But call it something else. ”Play” as an action has well-established conventions, and contradicting them will just cause confusion.
Maybe just rid of the play button and use next/previous arrows instead? Something like that has a clear expectation of “one thing at a time”.
I totally agree. You COULD use play for next step. But the convention is that the next step is used by the "next track" button. This is because play usually also goes to "next track" and then plays it. Play should continue while the end is not reached (end of album/end of book/end of origami object).
> Play for playing all steps in succession. Pause for pausing play... No need for other icons
Good idea, I'll give it a go when I fixed the timing. All other icons - replay a step, fast forward/backward, and restart from step 1 are all still needed.
I don't see an contradictions. It is just play all vs. play 1 step. There are existing previous/next buttons already, they skip back/forward a step. If anything, it is the play-all that will the odd one since it doesn't really fit along with all the other buttons. When it's ready, it will likely be placed on the rightmost and be clearly labeled.
the triangle play arrow is frequently used as a next page arrow as well, and noone expects pages to advance automatically instead of just going to the next page when clicking it
Yup. Thank you. It is playing 1 step, so play is right icon for it. I've found a movie/reel play icon that is perfect for the play all should I find a way to fix the timing issue on > than few step folds.
Play for playing all steps in succession.
Pause for pausing play.
Next track for next step in the folding.
Its the most logical. You should see each step as a new track and the whole origami object as an album.
No need for other icons
Maybe just rid of the play button and use next/previous arrows instead? Something like that has a clear expectation of “one thing at a time”.