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Yeah, I see what you mean. Even though I still stand by what I said, better icons (as you already mentioned) will make this less of an issue.Cool. So if I want to test out other icons on my system, it's just a question of replacing the existing ones in your skin directory?But it seems to work well enough in Project Mayhem III. Oh well, you probably display different amounts of information. Btw, the date & time at the top of the My Weather screen seems to be of questionable value, but this is probably more of a general MP issue. I wrote a separate post about it here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=16404 (the one from Sun Jul 02)I do. Hopefully we get some more flexibility in the engine. The current engine seems to focus on the type of content (music, video...) instead of context (music album, radio...). Context is more important in HTPC-type apps IMHO. Btw, do you do some kind of alpha-blending between the album cover and CD case pictures? All my album art seems to display some faint transparency on top of the CD case, especially the dark pictures.An oversight in the skinning engine then. Now, how do we get someone to fix this...? You're giving me the old 'this behavior is by design' routine, eh? Do you know that this action is coming?Btw, do you know if it's currently technically feasible to have the "Play DVD" and "Play CD" commands only show up when there's something to play? For instance, having "Play DVD" available on the main screen when all it gives you is a black screen seems a bit odd.Weird. How can the list being in a state where you only see icons but no texts (the text being the main benefit of a list view) be default behavior? IMHO, you fade texts too much when they do not have the focus. The small text sizes used, combined with low contrast makes things hard to read.It happens whenever selecting a folder in the top row, when exploring shares.Sure, I've deciphered them. But the fact remains that in their current form, the symbols are not obvious enough to non-technical users or pretty much anyone who isn't very familiar with MP (and knows what functions to expect in MyTV). So while texts may not be currently possible, more obvious icons would be a step in the right direction.In the MiniEPG, would it be possible to show how far along the current show is with a progressbar or text <ELAPSEDTIME>/<TOTALTIME>? The current percentage display is very strange.And of course: any new version on the horizon?
Yeah, I see what you mean. Even though I still stand by what I said, better icons (as you already mentioned) will make this less of an issue.
Cool.
So if I want to test out other icons on my system, it's just a question of replacing the existing ones in your skin directory?
But it seems to work well enough in Project Mayhem III. Oh well, you probably display different amounts of information. Btw, the date & time at the top of the My Weather screen seems to be of questionable value, but this is probably more of a general MP issue. I wrote a separate post about it here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=16404 (the one from Sun Jul 02)
I do. Hopefully we get some more flexibility in the engine. The current engine seems to focus on the type of content (music, video...) instead of context (music album, radio...). Context is more important in HTPC-type apps IMHO. Btw, do you do some kind of alpha-blending between the album cover and CD case pictures? All my album art seems to display some faint transparency on top of the CD case, especially the dark pictures.
An oversight in the skinning engine then. Now, how do we get someone to fix this...?
You're giving me the old 'this behavior is by design' routine, eh? Do you know that this action is coming?
Btw, do you know if it's currently technically feasible to have the "Play DVD" and "Play CD" commands only show up when there's something to play? For instance, having "Play DVD" available on the main screen when all it gives you is a black screen seems a bit odd.
Weird. How can the list being in a state where you only see icons but no texts (the text being the main benefit of a list view) be default behavior? IMHO, you fade texts too much when they do not have the focus. The small text sizes used, combined with low contrast makes things hard to read.
It happens whenever selecting a folder in the top row, when exploring shares.
Sure, I've deciphered them. But the fact remains that in their current form, the symbols are not obvious enough to non-technical users or pretty much anyone who isn't very familiar with MP (and knows what functions to expect in MyTV). So while texts may not be currently possible, more obvious icons would be a step in the right direction.
In the MiniEPG, would it be possible to show how far along the current show is with a progressbar or text <ELAPSEDTIME>/<TOTALTIME>? The current percentage display is very strange.
And of course: any new version on the horizon?
