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- ubuntuf4n - 2011-07-27 16:18

My second machine is currently unavailable, but I am going to check this when I get it back.

Btw, I was talking about an upload of the version with the longer list.

Cheers


A glitch and a couple of feature request - ajoergensen - 2011-07-27 16:39

First, a small thing that annoys me: The file selector does wrap around (ie, normally pressing up at the top of a list will put the "cursor" at the buttom, it does not).

Feature requests:
  1. (Configurable) Support for media flags. I miss them.
  2. (Configurable) Different watced icons. The current icon is hard to make out on a small screen.


In my opinion fixing these things would make the skin go from super to superior Big Grin

mvh
Allan


- pecinko - 2011-07-27 17:11

ubuntuf4n Wrote:My second machine is currently unavailable, but I am going to check this when I get it back.

Btw, I was talking about an upload of the version with the longer list.

Cool.

I hate to say it but I do not remember what version it was :-))

I can make that when fanart is off longer list is used (List view only!) if that would help? Still would like to know you findings/answers to what I posted above, when you get to it.


- pecinko - 2011-07-27 17:14

ajoergensen Wrote:First, a small thing that annoys me: The file selector does wrap around (ie, normally pressing up at the top of a list will put the "cursor" at the buttom, it does not).

Feature requests:
  1. (Configurable) Support for media flags. I miss them.
  2. (Configurable) Different watced icons. The current icon is hard to make out on a small screen.

1. will fix
2. I don't rule additional flags out but they probably won't be added in the near future
3. I have prepared different marks


- dynaflash - 2011-07-27 18:44

pecinko ... is a new release on the horizon or are you still squashing bugs ... ? Note that the library scanning crash for music is fixed in git head.

Also when dirty regions are set to 2 .. Cost reduction the list view shows kind of a "shear" in the title on music (and probably video) ... my guess is this is not a skin issue but more of a dirty regions issue. I have not tested against dirty regions 1.

Just kind of an fyi ... still by far the best atv like skin made! This should *definitely* be in the xbmc add on repo. Do you have any reservations about it being included in the official repo ?


- pecinko - 2011-07-27 20:00

dynaflash Wrote:pecinko ... is a new release on the horizon or are you still squashing bugs ... ? Note that the library scanning crash for music is fixed in git head.

Yup. It will be available very soon. I consider it final release and will probably do only bug fixes for some time. I have added Wall and WideList view and played a bit with some of the graphics. I'm polishing it right now.

Quote:Also when dirty regions are set to 2 .. Cost reduction the list view shows kind of a "shear" in the title on music (and probably video) ... my guess is this is not a skin issue but more of a dirty regions issue. I have not tested against dirty regions 1.

This happens with DR 1, too. For some reason, DR are having problems with fadelabels. I hope devs will fix it.

Quote:This should *definitely* be in the xbmc add on repo. Do you have any reservations about it being included in the official repo ?

No, I don't. It would be probably easier for less experienced users to find it and install.


- dynaflash - 2011-07-27 20:41

pecinko Wrote:No, I don't. It would be probably easier for less experienced users to find it and install.
Given the crappy quoting in this forum your reply to my reply is lost. Be that as it may ... excellent. I will push for it externally. afaik by far the best media skin especially if coming from the apple eco system ... but also its well worth noting there is probably a reason it has such a following and success ... mostly because people like it in general. Somehow you managed to capture that and as well inject it with steroids. Smile

All I can say is "well done". Have seen and used them all and this is it. Done deal. Signed sealed and (as far as I am concerned) delivered.

Kudos.


- ubuntuf4n - 2011-07-28 06:32

pecinko Wrote:...
I can make that when fanart is off longer list is used (List view only!) if that would help?...

Yep, list-view would be enough. Smile

pecinko Wrote:...
Still would like to know you findings/answers to what I posted above, when you get to it.

Sure, will do that, I am also interested into optimizing this skin because this is my prefered skin on my second low-power-machine.
I would even say, that I couldn't find a skin with lesser performance-requirements and fonts which are easily readable on Standard-TVs.

Cheers


- pecinko - 2011-07-28 11:42

ubuntuf4n Wrote:Yep, list-view would be enough. Smile

Just to be sure - this would leave you without metadata info?


- pecinko - 2011-07-28 11:56

dynaflash Wrote:All I can say is "well done". Have seen and used them all and this is it. Done deal. Signed sealed and (as far as I am concerned) delivered.

Thanks. Coming from Apple platform myself (and at the same time not being Apple fanboi:-) I was trying to extend Apple simplicity in such a way to allow more advanced features XBMC provides. This means not sticking to ATV UI to the letter (which some of the users do not like).

However, I like to think that UI is logical and easy to use for Linux and Windows users, too. There is maybe an adoption curve as options menu is on the right side (contrary to Confluence) but, other than that, they should feel comfortable.

I am, as always, open to suggestions regarding possible improvements of user experience.