WHY ARE THE SKIP PLAY/PAUSE BUTTONS SO CLOSE TOGETHER!??!!?!

i always end up hitting SKIP foward or SKIP backward when i just want to hit PLAY/PAUSE because the buttons are so close together!!! its not like there isnt enough space on the phone to SPACE THEM OUT MORE. it forces me to spend forever trying to find my spot in the podcast/book im listening to. IT IS SO ANNOYING PLEASE FIX THIS ******** DESIGN.

You aren't addressing Apple here, and no one reading your post can "fix" anything regarding Apple designs. If you read the forum Terms of Use you agreed to when you joined, this is a user-to-user tech support site and Apple doesn't read or participate here.
If you have something to suggest to Apple, post it on the Feedback page, and when doing so, be sure to type out the "*****" you intended.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
FYI, no one I know or ever heard of (until you) has trouble with the spacing of the iPod controls. The spacing is just fine for me, and would be annoying to me if changed. Maybe Apple could optionally increase the spacing in the Accessibility settings.

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No. But tell apple about your concern http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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It sounds like you are unable to use your Menu button as expected because it acts as if it were a play/pause button. I would try restarting the device first by holding the actual play/pause button down to see if that turns it off.
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1. Make sure you've reinstalled the latest version of iTunes.
2. Open iTunes, and then connect your iPod to your computer.
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4. Select your iPod in the source list and you will see information about it appear in the Summary tab of the main iTunes windows.
5. Click the Restore button. You will be prompted with one or more restore options that may prompt iTunes to automatically download of the latest iPod Software. The 4 possible restore options are:
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Note: For Mac users, A message will appear prompting you to enter an administrator's name and password.
6. A progress bar will appear on the computer screen indicating that the first stage of the restore process has started. When this stage is completed, iTunes will instruct you to leave iPod connected to your computer to complete restore.
7. During the stage 2 of the restore process, the iPod will show an Apple logo as well as a progress bar at the bottom of the display. It is critical that the iPod remains connected to the computer or iPod Power adapter during this stage. Note: The progress bar may be difficult to see since the backlight on the iPod display may be off.
8. After stage 2 of the restore process is complete and the iPod is connected to the computer, the iTunes Setup Assistant window will appear asking you to name your iPod and choose your syncing preferences similar to when you connected your iPod for the first time.
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/#
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Service Answer Center - iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipod
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Regards,
Sterling

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Hi Magsrobby,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting. I'm really sorry to hear you've had so many problems. I can look into this for you if you wish. Drop me an email with the details. You'll find the "contact us" form in the about me section of my profile. Once I have the details we'll take it from there.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4054
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Hi all
I am keen to use Presenter to put together a language listening test for some clients. My clients want their students to not be able to pause the presentation so, say, they can't pause, translate word, pause, translate word and so on. In order to do this, I need to remove or lock the Pause/Play button that appears in the skin of a Presenter module.
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http://www.robrode.com/yabb/

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[Micro] Back Button Only Works w/ Headphones Attached
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Don't keep postiong with nothing else to say...saying "anyone?" is not going to make us answer any faster.
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