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- Ayala - 2007-10-11

I see lotsa of people are interested in this project, I am exited not only because so many are offering to help but because it is ultimately about enhancing the user experience. I love XBMC, in my Fluid thread I describe how I want the skin to have smooth transitions, and I want to push whatever features are available.

Correct me if I am wrong but there are no easing effects in XBMC are there?


- pike - 2007-10-11

http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tweeners


- Ayala - 2007-10-11

pike Wrote:http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tweeners

Awesome than how come I haven't noticed any skin make use of this effect, not even in the coverflow mods I've seen?!


- pike - 2007-10-12

probably because it's quite a new effect and as we know not many (imho) new skins past year.

one must be very careful with these effects and use them 'tasteful', otherwise it becomes a pain to see and use the skin


- Ayala - 2007-10-12

pike Wrote:probably because it's quite a new effect and as we know not many (imho) new skins past year.

one must be very careful with these effects and use them 'tasteful', otherwise it becomes a pain to see and use the skin

I don't suppose blurring effects exist?


- BritneysPAIRS - 2007-10-12

nope


- MikeBeecham - 2007-10-12

Ok....it's Friday, and I set a target date of Monday 15th to gauge interest in the Project....so it's a final call-out to whoever might be interested in helping. Get you're name down this weekend if possible.

Also, someone has changed the thread title, which I guess infers that the team will need a name. I know that this is going to be as subjective as "I like potatoes, but I know you dont"...but let's give it a go.

Please post some ideas for a team name in here this weekend, again...I guess Monday we'll decide.

*EDIT - Serious suggestions please, as we're on a bit of a time-schedule here*


Thanks Peeps


- mryeti - 2007-10-12

pike Wrote:seen our WIKI manual ? Is it perfect now or lacking ? If the latter, your help would be appreciated there

This is probably off-topic for this thread, but I have used the wiki and it is good, but not perfect (no documentation is ever perfect, of course).

I may have some time in the upcoming months to conduct a more extensive editorial review if desired.

I would be thrilled to have an opportunity to give something back to the community which gave us all XBMC. It is a truly fantastic piece of work.


- skunkm0nkee - 2007-10-12

MikeBeecham Wrote:Please post some ideas for a team name in here this weekend, again...I guess Monday we'll decide.

Ok, here's a few attempts for starters:

Team Skin-heads

4-Skin and Country

Team Skin-Flick

Laugh


- Reginald - 2007-10-12

skunkm0nkee Wrote:Ok, here's a few attempts for starters:

Team Skin-heads

4-Skin and Country

Team Skin-Flick

Laugh


I love it!Rofl

-Reg


- Sinister - 2007-10-12

Team Beechem


- blazin_it_alwyz - 2007-10-12

*Team Fluidity
*Team Glacier
*Team Heroes (you seen the tv show? great people from all across the globe gather to save the world. Great people from all across the globe gather to make a great skin. You could call it xboxheroes or some sort of play on it also).
*Team Cuztamize
*Team N Vent
*Team Scrumptious
*Team XOS (xbox official skin)
*Team Puzzle Pieces (you know, puzzle pieces come together and make something great)
*Team Oceans

Though my favorite one is this

Team AFXS (stands for A fluid xbox skin. Pronounced affects, I like the name)


- wreezig - 2007-10-12

theDeviL Wrote:I want the skin to have smooth transitions, and I want to push whatever features are available.

The problem as I see it with such transitions is that it often tends to make the transitions somewhat slow and a bit irritating in the long run.
So please avoid over-using smoothness if it drags down speed and user friendlieness.



On another note, a suggestion is to adopt and in some way implement the idea of a track listing/album info that's shown on this picture from Mikes sleeping Pandora skin
http://mbeecham.fireflyinternet.co.uk/mike/design/pandora/pandoramusic.png
I really like the idea of being able to see the tracks and album info directly while scrolling through albums, instead of the usual having to open every folder to see the tracks.


Also, the skin really needs to be open for a lot of different graphical tweeks for the users to customize your own private version. Not only backgrounds, but all sorts of different tweaks depending on how the main design of the skin turns out (i.e. change colours, change style of buttons, more fonts and change colours of the fonts, add or remove features or other things).


- Ayala - 2007-10-13

its funny wee are discussing names, i had this idea that i never followed through some time ago to create and entity resposible for all that is unique and custom in my life.

Image

I came up with NIS which was to represent that "Nothing Is Safe" with a slogan of " A Custom Way Of Life". it implies that nothing is left stock and every aspect of ones lifestyle shouwd be a unique experience. Wink

Just as a disclaimer, I think the name should be simple, in fact the word team does not need presence.


- Ayala - 2007-10-13

wreezig Wrote:The problem as I see it with such transitions is that it often tends to make the transitions somewhat slow and a bit irritating in the long run.
So please avoid over-using smoothness if it drags down speed and user friendlieness.



On another note, a suggestion is to adopt and in some way implement the idea of a track listing/album info that's shown on this picture from Mikes sleeping Pandora skin
http://mbeecham.fireflyinternet.co.uk/mike/design/pandora/pandoramusic.png
I really like the idea of being able to see the tracks and album info directly while scrolling through albums, instead of the usual having to open every folder to see the tracks.


Also, the skin really needs to be open for a lot of different graphical tweeks for the users to customize your own private version. Not only backgrounds, but all sorts of different tweaks depending on how the main design of the skin turns out (i.e. change colours, change style of buttons, more fonts and change colours of the fonts, add or remove features or other things).

I don't want to get transition happy either, but even a 3 milisecond dissolve makes a difference.