Adjustable Columns, and why is all text cutoff?

havix · 2006-09-20, 01:56

Here's on of the biggest issues I think I and many others have with the interface. Now forgive me if I've been utterly blind and haven't seen the option to adjust this but why must every item of text under the icon view magically fade into the background???? Coming from Meedio I thought it was normal to be able to read "Star Wars Episode III" and to be able to adjust columns and rows to fit longer titles. To me this just looks tacky and unfinished and doesn't allow for proper viewing of cover art because it's too small and the text is cut off. Anyone else noticed this? Oh and just another sidenote, most of the themes have so much wasted space on all sides that could be better used for scalability.

Nightmare77 · 2006-09-20, 04:32

don't quote me on this i think there is a certain amount of space around to take into account the overscan thingy from CRT TVs, but i'm not sure

havix · 2006-09-20, 16:58

Thanks, I do understand that it's for CRTs that have have alot of overscan but that should just be an adjustment in media portal not built into the theme itself.

generator · 2006-09-20, 20:06

Yeah I think this is really annoying too. Because I like to use the icon view to see the coverart. With the result that the label gets cut of.

2006-09-20, 01:56	#1 (permalink)
havix Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Adjustable Columns, and why is all text cutoff? Here's on of the biggest issues I think I and many others have with the interface. Now forgive me if I've been utterly blind and haven't seen the option to adjust this but why must every item of text under the icon view magically fade into the background???? Coming from Meedio I thought it was normal to be able to read "Star Wars Episode III" and to be able to adjust columns and rows to fit longer titles. To me this just looks tacky and unfinished and doesn't allow for proper viewing of cover art because it's too small and the text is cut off. Anyone else noticed this? Oh and just another sidenote, most of the themes have so much wasted space on all sides that could be better used for scalability. Last edited by havix; 2006-09-20 at 21:12.

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2006-09-20, 04:32	#2 (permalink)
Nightmare77 Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canberra Age: 29 Posts: 520 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	don't quote me on this i think there is a certain amount of space around to take into account the overscan thingy from CRT TVs, but i'm not sure

2006-09-20, 16:58	#3 (permalink)
havix Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks, I do understand that it's for CRTs that have have alot of overscan but that should just be an adjustment in media portal not built into the theme itself.

2006-09-20, 20:06	#4 (permalink)
generator Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leeuwarden Age: 23 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Yeah I think this is really annoying too. Because I like to use the icon view to see the coverart. With the result that the label gets cut of.