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Now that there's a chance that we'll see something on our LCDs, it's time to think about menus.

First the easy one:
A menu on a 1-line-LCD will look like this:
[code]> My Weather[/code]
After pressing the down key twice it will look like this:
[code]> My Music[/code]
No discussion about this! ;-)

Now the 3-and-more-lines-LCDs:
A menu on a 4-line-LCD will look like this:
[code] My TV
My Videos
> My Weather
My Plugins[/code]
After pressing the down key twice it could look like this (old cellphone style):
[code] My Videos
My Weather
My Plugins
> My Music[/code]
Or it could look like this (MediaPortal style)
[code] My Weather
My Plugins
> My Music
My Pictures[/code]
:arrow: What do you guys prefer? And why?

And now the 2-line-LCDs:
[code]> My Weather
My Plugins[/code]
will become
[code] My Plugins
> My Music[/code]
:arrow: I find it pretty hard to tell which line is selected on a two-line-LCD. An alternative could be to work like having a 1-line-LCD - but it isn't the perfect solution either. Do you have better ideas? Or is the example above okay?

And now the toughest part:
The picture list in Filmstrip view looks like this (The file pic1 is marked):
[code] .. >pic1< pic2[/code]
On a 2-line-LCD the list would look like this:
[code]> pic1
pic2[/code]
After pressing the right(!) key once, the list would be this:
[code] pic1
> pic2[/code]
:arrow: I don't see a possibility to map Icon view and Filmstrip view to a LCD while keeping the key usage logical. Do you?

Thanks!

<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7634">Now that there's a chance that we'll see something on our LCDs, it's time to think about menus.First the easy one:A menu on a 1-line-LCD will look like this:[code]&gt; My Weather[/code]After pressing the down key twice it will look like this:[code]&gt; My Music[/code]No discussion about this! ;-)Now the 3-and-more-lines-LCDs:A menu on a 4-line-LCD will look like this:[code]&nbsp; My TV&nbsp; My Videos&gt; My Weather&nbsp; My Plugins[/code]After pressing the down key twice it could look like this (old cellphone style):[code]&nbsp; My Videos&nbsp; My Weather&nbsp; My Plugins&gt; My Music[/code]Or it could look like this (MediaPortal style)[code]&nbsp; My Weather&nbsp; My Plugins&gt; My Music&nbsp; My Pictures[/code]&nbsp;:arrow: What do you guys prefer? And why?And now the 2-line-LCDs:[code]&gt; My Weather&nbsp; My Plugins[/code]will become [code]&nbsp; My Plugins&gt; My Music[/code]&nbsp;:arrow: I find it pretty hard to tell which line is selected on a two-line-LCD. An alternative could be to work like having a 1-line-LCD - but it isn't the perfect solution either. Do you have better ideas? Or is the example above okay?And now the toughest part:The picture list in Filmstrip view looks like this (The file pic1 is marked):[code] ..&nbsp; &nbsp; &gt;pic1&lt;&nbsp;&nbsp; pic2[/code]On a 2-line-LCD the list would look like this:[code]&gt; pic1&nbsp; pic2[/code]After pressing the right(!) key once, the list would be this:[code]&nbsp; pic1&gt; pic2[/code]&nbsp;:arrow: I don't see a possibility to map Icon view and Filmstrip view to a LCD while keeping the key usage logical. Do you?Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7634"] Now that there's a chance that we'll see something on our LCDs, it's time to think about menus. First the easy one: A menu on a 1-line-LCD will look like this: [code]> My Weather[/code] After pressing the down key twice it will look like this: [code]> My Music[/code] No discussion about this! ;-) Now the 3-and-more-lines-LCDs: A menu on a 4-line-LCD will look like this: [code] My TV My Videos > My Weather My Plugins[/code] After pressing the down key twice it could look like this (old cellphone style): [code] My Videos My Weather My Plugins > My Music[/code] Or it could look like this (MediaPortal style) [code] My Weather My Plugins > My Music My Pictures[/code] :arrow: What do you guys prefer? And why? And now the 2-line-LCDs: [code]> My Weather My Plugins[/code] will become [code] My Plugins > My Music[/code] :arrow: I find it pretty hard to tell which line is selected on a two-line-LCD. An alternative could be to work like having a 1-line-LCD - but it isn't the perfect solution either. Do you have better ideas? Or is the example above okay? And now the toughest part: The picture list in Filmstrip view looks like this (The file pic1 is marked): [code] .. >pic1< pic2[/code] On a 2-line-LCD the list would look like this: [code]> pic1 pic2[/code] After pressing the right(!) key once, the list would be this: [code] pic1 > pic2[/code] :arrow: I don't see a possibility to map Icon view and Filmstrip view to a LCD while keeping the key usage logical. Do you? Thanks! [/QUOTE]