2014-06-05, 04:12
Running XBMC Gotham (Compiled 5/5/2014) official release on a Windows 8.1 Pro.
Problems did not exist in earlier Gotham Betas, but on last RCs and final.
Problem description (Sidebar):
No matter which area of the program you are in, the side menu pops out anytime you touch the screen on the left HALF (touching past the middle of the screen does not trigger this). I have attempted disabling the default on 'joystick support', have uninstalled, wiped and reinstalled XBMC, and have ensured that all windows drivers and firmware are up to date.
Problem replication:
On surface (or presumably other touch devices), Open (for sake of example)
Video -> Files -> <SHARENAME> and try to touch a folder name. Any touches on the left half of the screen will automatically register AND bring out the "Video options" sidebar. This is infinitely repeatable and makes browsing a painful experience.
Problem description (scrolling):
Frodo and Gotham betas both allowed for finger scrolling ("flick scrolling") once the user enabled the 'enable mouse and touch support' option in the settings. In the late RCs and final, this support has been either intentionally or accidentally disabled, and scrolling is now only possible using either a scroll wheel (and attached mouse/trackpad) or using touch by carefully touching the visual scrollbar on the file/media list, which acts exactly like a mouse and either (single touch) skips down a page or so (click and drag) moves the list down to the area you drag to. Note: I have tested and drivers are not an issue, version of XBMC does dictate whether this flick scrolling works.
Problem replication:
On surface (or presumably other touch devices), Open (for sake of example)
Video -> Files -> <SHARENAME> and assuming your folder list has an adequate number of files, try to scroll by flicking your finger in the file browsing area.
Has anyone else seen these symptoms on touch devices in the late RCs or final version of Gotham? Any suggestions on changes that can be made to the skin that would fix the side menu or re-enable flick scrolling?
I've used and loved XBMC for years now, and Gotham is excellent in that it reliably plays anything I throw at it, and it's matured so much since the xbox XBMP days. Many many thanks to all the devs that spend so much time making such an awesome program!
Problems did not exist in earlier Gotham Betas, but on last RCs and final.
Problem description (Sidebar):
No matter which area of the program you are in, the side menu pops out anytime you touch the screen on the left HALF (touching past the middle of the screen does not trigger this). I have attempted disabling the default on 'joystick support', have uninstalled, wiped and reinstalled XBMC, and have ensured that all windows drivers and firmware are up to date.
Problem replication:
On surface (or presumably other touch devices), Open (for sake of example)
Video -> Files -> <SHARENAME> and try to touch a folder name. Any touches on the left half of the screen will automatically register AND bring out the "Video options" sidebar. This is infinitely repeatable and makes browsing a painful experience.
Problem description (scrolling):
Frodo and Gotham betas both allowed for finger scrolling ("flick scrolling") once the user enabled the 'enable mouse and touch support' option in the settings. In the late RCs and final, this support has been either intentionally or accidentally disabled, and scrolling is now only possible using either a scroll wheel (and attached mouse/trackpad) or using touch by carefully touching the visual scrollbar on the file/media list, which acts exactly like a mouse and either (single touch) skips down a page or so (click and drag) moves the list down to the area you drag to. Note: I have tested and drivers are not an issue, version of XBMC does dictate whether this flick scrolling works.
Problem replication:
On surface (or presumably other touch devices), Open (for sake of example)
Video -> Files -> <SHARENAME> and assuming your folder list has an adequate number of files, try to scroll by flicking your finger in the file browsing area.
Has anyone else seen these symptoms on touch devices in the late RCs or final version of Gotham? Any suggestions on changes that can be made to the skin that would fix the side menu or re-enable flick scrolling?
I've used and loved XBMC for years now, and Gotham is excellent in that it reliably plays anything I throw at it, and it's matured so much since the xbox XBMP days. Many many thanks to all the devs that spend so much time making such an awesome program!
