i also think an alpha scroll would be a good idea. i want to keep my artists in a flat hierarchy for when i am randomly browsing, but would also like the alpha scroll for when i want to get to a specific artist (i dont want to have to use the remote).

my solution (which i havent implemented yet) is to use hijack to remap the left and right buttons to scroll say 10 items at a time. this way i can use the buttons for a coarse scroll to get me to a general area, and the knob for a fine scroll.

-ted