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[Discussion:] Girlzzz only !!! My view on MediaPortal
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<blockquote data-quote="Slack" data-source="post: 40957" data-attributes="member: 11211"><p>KISS</p><p></p><p>Which in the states, is an acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid. And although I think that XBMC (Still using it, have not completed my Media Portal based HTPC yet) is very simple & straight forward. My wife still has trouble with it. </p><p></p><p>I think it stems from 2 things...</p><p>1) not being aware what item on the screen has focus.</p><p>2) too many 'areas' on the screen that can take the focus</p><p></p><p>1) is easy to address, develop a skin with a very contrasting highlight/focus color. Or animate it so it pulses etc...</p><p>2) in XBMC many screens have that 'sidebar' over to the left wherein you can change the display from thumbnails, to big thumbnails, to list etc... she frequently 'runs aground' in there. Or gets lost when a 'spinner' takes the focus.</p><p></p><p>Also consider computer illiteracy...I frequently find myself asking my wife (on the phone from the office) "can you see the little black arrow?" Which is the up one directory level thumbnail used in XBMC. I get the impression that she just 'doesn't get it' the whole file system paradigm with nested folders etc....So maybe a skin with 'Go Back' or 'Previous' text info in addition to the icon. I mean when you and I see '..' as a directory name we know what happens when you select it. My wife likely sees 'two periods'.</p><p></p><p>To her credit she is getting better, and gone are the days when I have to remote desktop to the house and use the XBMC web server to queu up a movie for the kids. But she never had much a problem navigating Networked ReplayTVs, something about that interface worked for her. Granted its far more specific than XMBC / MP being a TV only thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slack, post: 40957, member: 11211"] KISS Which in the states, is an acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid. And although I think that XBMC (Still using it, have not completed my Media Portal based HTPC yet) is very simple & straight forward. My wife still has trouble with it. I think it stems from 2 things... 1) not being aware what item on the screen has focus. 2) too many 'areas' on the screen that can take the focus 1) is easy to address, develop a skin with a very contrasting highlight/focus color. Or animate it so it pulses etc... 2) in XBMC many screens have that 'sidebar' over to the left wherein you can change the display from thumbnails, to big thumbnails, to list etc... she frequently 'runs aground' in there. Or gets lost when a 'spinner' takes the focus. Also consider computer illiteracy...I frequently find myself asking my wife (on the phone from the office) "can you see the little black arrow?" Which is the up one directory level thumbnail used in XBMC. I get the impression that she just 'doesn't get it' the whole file system paradigm with nested folders etc....So maybe a skin with 'Go Back' or 'Previous' text info in addition to the icon. I mean when you and I see '..' as a directory name we know what happens when you select it. My wife likely sees 'two periods'. To her credit she is getting better, and gone are the days when I have to remote desktop to the house and use the XBMC web server to queu up a movie for the kids. But she never had much a problem navigating Networked ReplayTVs, something about that interface worked for her. Granted its far more specific than XMBC / MP being a TV only thing. [/QUOTE]
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