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Bram · 2007-07-11, 19:03

When browsing music in filmstrip view only the folders with cover art are zoomed. Is that the way you've intended it to function? It would be nice if folders with no cover art would zoom to!

djohansson · 2007-07-11, 19:12

The title of the movie should be visible in the lower part of the screen, right next to the video hover. At least it should be...

djohansson · 2007-07-11, 19:14

No intention on that. I have all my music library with folders so I haven't seen that. I would have supposed that everything was zoomed? Anyone know why this is the case?

infinityloop · 2007-07-11, 20:12

just had a look, and i am very impressed!

i have one suggestion.
not long ago, we raised the question about the font size in the team.
some of us think that the font is way to small in many areas, which makes the GUI nearly unreadable.

in my case (32" LCD, res 1280x720 used) i can hardly read the text on buttons or list entries from a normal viewing distance (even when i wear my glasses).

what do you think about increasing the fontsize and with that the readability?

joostzilla · 2007-07-11, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinityloop

just had a look, and i am very impressed!

i have one suggestion.
not long ago, we raised the question about the font size in the team.
some of us think that the font is way to small in many areas, which makes the GUI nearly unreadable.

in my case (32" LCD, res 1280x720 used) i can hardly read the text on buttons or list entries from a normal viewing distance (even when i wear my glasses).

what do you think about increasing the fontsize and with that the readability?

I agree. It seems that a lot of the skinners (btw respect for every skinner for the effort they put into their skins) tend to make the gui not realy a 10 ft interface.
I used to use MCE2005 and just recently made the jump to MP. In my opinion MP is way better than MCE.

I hope that the skins become better and better. I personally like the professional looking skins that make your system look even more like a dedicated HTPC and less like a PC.

infinityloop · 2007-07-11, 20:33

btw. an intersting "article" regarding the font size in OSDs ::here::

Bram · 2007-07-11, 20:55

For me the fonts are also to small from the couch. I'm using a 82cm 16:9 CRT TV.

joostzilla · 2007-07-11, 21:42

Great Skin. Especially the music en video browser is incredible.
Personally I prefer the blue Two Wide skin because of her great and proven user interface.
But... B2W could be better en more up to date with the music en video interface from 'the Core' skin. Pershaps an idea to integrate this into the B2W skin?
If I could do it myself I would. But I am just a humble graphic designer and not a skin buff.

Keep up the skin work!

joost

Hemin · 2007-07-12, 00:37

Impressive!! the Filmstrip and the Music library are superb!.

I agree with infinityloop and joostzilla with the font size. I use 4:3 skins on my 32" LCD because the font size is easy to read.

djohansson · 2007-07-12, 09:19

Thanks for all the feedback! Regarding font size maybe it would be a good idea to have two versions? One with bigger fonts for smaller screens and one with smaller for bigger screens.

With my setup it looks perfect but I also run a fairly big screen.

Can you give me any hints on the font size you would require as minimum on your screens?

2007-07-11, 19:03	#31 (permalink)
Bram Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Age: 30 Posts: 850 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	When browsing music in filmstrip view only the folders with cover art are zoomed. Is that the way you've intended it to function? It would be nice if folders with no cover art would zoom to! __________________

2007-07-11, 20:12	#34 (permalink)
infinityloop Project Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 29 Posts: 6,215 Thanks: 174 Thanked 135 Times in 97 Posts Country: My System	just had a look, and i am very impressed! i have one suggestion. not long ago, we raised the question about the font size in the team. some of us think that the font is way to small in many areas, which makes the GUI nearly unreadable. in my case (32" LCD, res 1280x720 used) i can hardly read the text on buttons or list entries from a normal viewing distance (even when i wear my glasses). what do you think about increasing the fontsize and with that the readability? __________________ regards chris MediaPortal Project Coordinator Test Team Leader Do not start to moan if something is not working as you want it to be. Remember that MediaPortal is Open Source. YOU can improve it!

2007-07-11, 20:33	#36 (permalink)
infinityloop Project Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 29 Posts: 6,215 Thanks: 174 Thanked 135 Times in 97 Posts Country: My System	btw. an intersting "article" regarding the font size in OSDs ::here:: __________________ regards chris MediaPortal Project Coordinator Test Team Leader Do not start to moan if something is not working as you want it to be. Remember that MediaPortal is Open Source. YOU can improve it!

2007-07-11, 20:55	#37 (permalink)
Bram Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Age: 30 Posts: 850 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	For me the fonts are also to small from the couch. I'm using a 82cm 16:9 CRT TV. __________________

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2007-07-11, 19:12	#32 (permalink)
djohansson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm Age: 33 Posts: 78 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	The title of the movie should be visible in the lower part of the screen, right next to the video hover. At least it should be...

2007-07-11, 19:14	#33 (permalink)
djohansson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm Age: 33 Posts: 78 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	No intention on that. I have all my music library with folders so I haven't seen that. I would have supposed that everything was zoomed? Anyone know why this is the case?

2007-07-11, 21:42	#38 (permalink)
joostzilla Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Drunen Age: 37 Posts: 70 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	Great Skin. Especially the music en video browser is incredible. Personally I prefer the blue Two Wide skin because of her great and proven user interface. But... B2W could be better en more up to date with the music en video interface from 'the Core' skin. Pershaps an idea to integrate this into the B2W skin? If I could do it myself I would. But I am just a humble graphic designer and not a skin buff. Keep up the skin work! joost

2007-07-12, 00:37	#39 (permalink)
Hemin Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 49 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Impressive!! the Filmstrip and the Music library are superb!. I agree with infinityloop and joostzilla with the font size. I use 4:3 skins on my 32" LCD because the font size is easy to read.

2007-07-12, 09:19	#40 (permalink)
djohansson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm Age: 33 Posts: 78 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	Thanks for all the feedback! Regarding font size maybe it would be a good idea to have two versions? One with bigger fonts for smaller screens and one with smaller for bigger screens. With my setup it looks perfect but I also run a fairly big screen. Can you give me any hints on the font size you would require as minimum on your screens?

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