Best skin for kids?

markiz · 2011-03-09 08:28

Which skin do you find most easy to use for kids? Please also add if there are any specific settings/mods that will make the skin even better to use for kids. Like kiosk mode.

Alael · 2011-03-09 13:38

Hmmm... Maybe Alaska? Although I´m not familiar with it, it does seem clean enough. Besides kiosk mode, I´d turn on parental mode (if available) and get rid of all custom backgrounds. The simplest, the better for them.

ubuntuf4n · 2011-03-09 13:48

Aeon Nox, Neon, Backrow, T! (all with Kiosk-Mode enabled) are easy to handle for kids.
I think any skin with kiosk-mode will be extremely helpful.
A specific home menu backdrop could also help.

In terms of design, Lithium (not finished) and Fusion are really a colorful eye-candy for kids.

Abe Froman · 2011-03-09 15:14

PM3.HD has pretty easy navigation for kids.

Prizm4 · 2011-03-12 06:15

That's the problem, most, if not all skins are not commercial ready. You find one you like, but it's missing certain types of views or features that another skin has. And in most cases, navigation is unintuitive with no arrows to show you can can press RIGHT or LEFT on the remote for more options (eg, shutdown options, view options, etc). Automatically, that's a fail if you're trying to appeal to wide audiences.

With so many skins, you'd think I could find one that was really user friendly for my family so that I don't have to keep fiddling with it, but no such luck so far.

markiz · 2011-03-12 11:57

Arrows or some kind of visible clue would be great!

Another thing missing from all (?) skins is a big logout button. We never shut down (appletv). And we have several profiles.

TomPiXX · 2011-03-12 12:32

I would recommend Alaska Revisited.
My daughter handles it easy.
You could create a custom (sub-)menu item for logout.
The skin already comes with a logout button as a submenu item of "Settings".

markiz · 2011-03-12 13:33

I would rather not use submenues since I don't believe it is very user user-friendly.

wyrm · 2011-03-12 16:43

markiz Wrote:I would rather not use submenues since I don't believe it is very user user-friendly.

xTV-SAF has a logout (Quit) button that is available on the home screen and it does not use submenus. Unfortunately it is very user friendly as my 4,6 and 9 year olds navigate around just fine. I'm now having to come up with ways to keep them in check Big Grin

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markiz · 2011-03-12 18:09

wyrm Wrote:xTV-SAF has a logout (Quit) button that is available on the home screen and it does not use submenus. Unfortunately it is very user friendly as my 4,6 and 9 year olds navigate around just fine. I'm now having to come up with ways to keep them in check .

Wyrm (xTV-SAF)

Great! Is it possible to use this with Dharma? I'm using ATV2.

markiz Senior Member Posts: 270 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Sweden	2011-03-09 08:28 Post: #1 Which skin do you find most easy to use for kids? Please also add if there are any specific settings/mods that will make the skin even better to use for kids. Like kiosk mode.
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Abe Froman Senior Member Posts: 173 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 7	2011-03-09 15:14 Post: #4 PM3.HD has pretty easy navigation for kids.
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markiz Senior Member Posts: 270 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Sweden	2011-03-12 11:57 Post: #6 Arrows or some kind of visible clue would be great! Another thing missing from all (?) skins is a big logout button. We never shut down (appletv). And we have several profiles.
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TomPiXX Senior Member Posts: 264 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Germany	2011-03-12 12:32 Post: #7 I would recommend Alaska Revisited. My daughter handles it easy. You could create a custom (sub-)menu item for logout. The skin already comes with a logout button as a submenu item of "Settings". Deutsche Sprachdateien für XBMC \| German language files for XBMC \| International translations for XBMC
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markiz Senior Member Posts: 270 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Sweden	2011-03-12 13:33 Post: #8 I would rather not use submenues since I don't believe it is very user user-friendly.
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markiz Senior Member Posts: 270 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Sweden	2011-03-12 18:09 Post: #10 wyrm Wrote:xTV-SAF has a logout (Quit) button that is available on the home screen and it does not use submenus. Unfortunately it is very user friendly as my 4,6 and 9 year olds navigate around just fine. I'm now having to come up with ways to keep them in check . Wyrm (xTV-SAF) Great! Is it possible to use this with Dharma? I'm using ATV2.
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