Pictures OSD (On Screen Display) Window, and Context-Menu for Slideshow in Pictures?

Would it be possible to make a OSD/Context menu for the slideshow feature in pictures?

I found this screenshot from Western Digital's media hardrive which looks very interesting. I though that we could gather some ideas from it:




I'm thinking that a couple of useful functions could be here:
• Number of seconds per slide
• Slideshow effects (pan and zoom toggle)
• Rotating
• Zooming
• Picture info
• Shuffle/Repeat for pictures
• Picture counter "23/300" (very useful)
• Current music playing (and be able to control that music from within the Pictures OSD too)
• Basic info shown: Filename, date, resolution, size

The first two items would allow users to change settings on the fly, without exiting the slideshow.

Rotating and zooming be for users who don't have full-featured remotes or don't know about or don't remember which button does what.

I've created a feature request ticket for it here: http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/5006

I would like to see the description field from exif data as the photo title on the OSD.

Hi,

In order to get "my" touchscreen version of PM3-HD skin complete, I would need a kind of "PictureOSD", which is not, actually present.

I though about creating it in the main XBMC code, but obviously, I do not have the C++ skills :o

As, in touchscreen mode, there is no "right click button" (neither "esc" button because you do not have keyboard) to go back to the previous page, as soon as you click on a picture, you can not do anything else than plugging mouse to do a right click...

I hope you agree that touchscreen is lacking of interest in this specific case...

Creating a PictureOSD window would let me add a small toolbar (over the bottom of the picture for example) with the back button included.
In case this request would be accepted, I would like also to request implementing (missing?) instructions* "<onclick>PictureNext</onclick>" and "<onclick>PicturePrevious</onclick>"

*Maybe those instructions exist but I did not find any informations about.


Additionnal notes regarding the way I believe it should work :
- When a picture is loaded, automatically "hides", after 2-3 seconds, the control bar defined in the skin (like control bar in MusicOSD/VideoOSD)
- Left click on a loaded picture would call the control bar defined in the skin (like control bar in MusicOSD/VideoOSD when you move the mouse)

Sorry Migueld. I missed your thread

migueld Wrote:I found this screenshot from Western Digital's media hardrive which looks very interesting. I though that we could gather some ideas from it:

But this is exactly what I would like

Hi there,

Any news on this request :confused2:
Ticket seems to be unchanged since 6 months

Regards,

Heh my Dad came over last night with an SD card full of pictures to show me and I popped it in XBMC and it occurred to me that I have no idea how to control the slideshow at all. A menu like this would certainly be a help.

nice CapnBry that you'll chime in and take the challenge

WiSo Wrote:nice CapnBry that you'll chime in and take the challenge

@WiSo, I'll work on the skin for sure
but not on the C(++) part

Regards,

I'd like to add that I'd like to be able view slide show from multi-source SMB, have the ability to pull up context menu to delete a picture at the souce. Also have the ability to rotate pictures and have the state saved at the source of the picture.

http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/5875

WiSo Wrote:nice CapnBry that you'll chime in and take the challenge

Shi.... I need to get a new username I can use just to post "Yeah this would be nice" and not be obligated to participate.