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- jmarshall - 2009-07-14 02:24
The mechanics in terms of the skin is easy - it's just another list. The only "tricky" bit is filling said list with the appropriate letter items. There's plenty of easy ways that this could be done, but I don't like to do anything that isn't easily extensible.
Cheers,
Jonathan
- Nick8888 - 2009-07-14 02:37
Don't have a clue about programming but what about turning these into "navigation modules" i.e. the current scrollbar would be one and the others such as scrollA-Z could be added. In my view scrollA-Z would be the same dimensions as the current vertical scrollbar but with the 26 letters + perhaps other symbols (numbers?) in a vertical list. If a letter such as 'C' is not in the library then it will not be selectable and navigation will go from 'B' to 'D'.
This way skins could select which "navigation modules" they used and perhaps some would use multiple.
Obviously it would be alot harder when skinners start asking for horizontal ones etc
- o_dog - 2009-07-14 03:33
don't think thats a good idea, if it should be added it could be added as a section in the library just as title and genres, maybe "Titles #" or something like that.
- RockDawg - 2009-07-14 03:55
TeknoJnky Wrote:I occasionally use Info > actors to see actor thumbnails for ones I can't remember etc.
Something I would really like to use it for, is 'find more from actor' type function, where I can pull an actor, see what other movies, select a movie, see what info and other actors are in it and have the ability to play it.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you are wanting, XBMC already does this. For example, if I go to info for the movie 48 Hours and go into the cast list, I can click on Eddie Murphy in the cast list and XBMC wil retrieve a list of all the movies I have with him in them. I can then click on any of the listed movies and I am taken to the info page for that movie.
- KidKiwi - 2009-07-15 00:44
midgetspy Wrote:IMO that's a terrible way of implementing it into the skin - if you're going to have the alphabet there I'd say put it like a combination of a scrollbar and an OSX-style dock where the selected letter is magnified and centered....
I think you missed the point. The pic isn't a mock up of how I envisioned an alphabet list for title selection, but an actual working model of "Jump SMS" that I made for PM3 - using a single activation button on the remote. I have the 1-9 number buttons mapped to other functions, so it wasn't an ideal situation for me. Just saying that this would be a nice "stock" feature of xbmc.
- RockDawg - 2009-07-15 01:11
I agree with Mick8888. I thought it would be cool if you could have a setting to replace the scrollbar with (or just have it next to) a vertical list of alphabet tabs. Kind of like the tabs on an address book. That could be unobtrusive yet ewasy to access and use.
- KidKiwi - 2009-07-16 00:00
RockDawg Wrote:I agree with Mick8888. I thought it would be cool if you could have a setting to replace the scrollbar with (or just have it next to) a vertical list of alphabet tabs. Kind of like the tabs on an address book. That could be unobtrusive yet ewasy to access and use.
Yeah, I like that idea too.
- minimalko - 2009-07-19 16:08
RockDawg Wrote:I agree with Mick8888. I thought it would be cool if you could have a setting to replace the scrollbar with (or just have it next to) a vertical list of alphabet tabs. Kind of like the tabs on an address book. That could be unobtrusive yet ewasy to access and use.
Very good idea. I have been thinking about this for quite some time.
centralized, shareable library - cnschulz - 2009-07-22 23:40
is this the place for me to re-iterate my request for a centralized, shareable library?
so the loungeroom is in sync with the bedroom... connotations aside
- wstewart - 2009-07-23 00:58
cnschulz Wrote:is this the place for me to re-iterate my request for a centralized, shareable library?
so the loungeroom is in sync with the bedroom... connotations aside
That is what this thread is about: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=37449
Its in my plan, I just haven't had time to finish coding it, it has taken longer than expected to convert my system and large video collection over from mythtv to xbmc. What I am planning should be compatible with jmarshall's library changes.