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<blockquote data-quote="Ynot" data-source="post: 101711" data-attributes="member: 24158"><p>I'd tell you what I'd love</p><p>and this all comes back to how people organise the media on their disks</p><p></p><p>Now what I'm suggesting would mean re-writing the GUI and merging all media databases</p><p>but I (personally) think it's the ideal solution</p><p>and I'm sure I'm not the first to suggest this merging, but anyway,</p><p></p><p>This would solve the</p><p>"I want to show short holiday clips from my digi-cam along side my still pictures in My Pictures"</p><p>and</p><p>"I want to view music videos along side the audio-only music in My Music"</p><p>threads</p><p></p><p>I'm merely putting thoughts on paper, here</p><p>and not expecting anyone to rush off and do it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>but really just looking for comments and suggestions from people</p><p></p><p>but....</p><p></p><p>Fully editable & customisable menu system</p><p></p><p>Eg.</p><p>In MP Config -> Home Screen -> have a button "Add New Menu"</p><p></p><p>New Menu options include:</p><p></p><p>"Name"</p><p>Text displayed on home screen</p><p></p><p>"Link to Folder"</p><p>Location on HDD that menu points to</p><p></p><p>"Media Types"</p><p>Checkboxes that you can select/de-select to filter various types of media</p><p>Images[ ]</p><p>Videos[ ]</p><p>Audio [ ]</p><p></p><p>"Add Sub-Menu"</p><p>Adds a child menu</p><p></p><p></p><p>In this way, you can build up your own menu system to suit how you organise your own media</p><p></p><p>My config, for example, would be</p><p></p><p>Dir Structure</p><p></p><p>[code]</p><p>Media</p><p> |</p><p> |___[Films]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Action & Drama]</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___Film 1.avi</p><p> | | |___Film 2.avi</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Animated]</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___[Anime]</p><p> | | | |</p><p> | | | |___Film 3.avi</p><p> | | | |___Film 4.avi</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___Film 5.avi</p><p> | | |___Film 6.avi</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Crime & Mystery]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Fantasy & Adventure]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Sci-Fi & Horror]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Sport & General]</p><p> |</p><p> |</p><p> |____[TV]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Action & Drama]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Animated]</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___[Anime]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Crime & Mystery]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Fantasy & Adventure]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Sci-Fi & Horror]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Sport & General]</p><p> |</p><p> |</p><p> |___[music]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[Abba]</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___[Album 1]</p><p> | | | |</p><p> | | | |___Song 1.mp3</p><p> | | | |___Song 2.mp3</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___[Album 2]</p><p> | | |</p><p> | | |___Music-Video 1.avi</p><p> | |</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___[AC-DC]</p><p> |</p><p> |___[Scrapbook]</p><p> |</p><p> |___[2006 Summer Holiday]</p><p> | |</p><p> | |___Pic 1.jpg</p><p> | |___Pic 2.jpg</p><p> | |___Pic 3.jpg</p><p> | |___video 1.avi</p><p> | |___video 2.avi</p><p> |</p><p> |___[2006 Christmas]</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Home Screen</p><p></p><p>- "Films" -> "E:\media\Films" ( Images[ ] Videos[+], Audio[ ] )</p><p>- "TV Series" -> "E:\media\TV" ( Images[ ] Videos[+], Audio[ ] )</p><p>- "Music" -> "E:\media\Music" ( Images[ ] Videos [+] Audio[+] )</p><p>- "Scrapbook" -> "E:\media\Scrapbook" ( Images[+] Videos [+] Audio[+] )</p><p></p><p></p><p>The good thing about this, is that you can still keep the initial installation settings as they are</p><p>by providing a "default" menu structure</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ynot, post: 101711, member: 24158"] I'd tell you what I'd love and this all comes back to how people organise the media on their disks Now what I'm suggesting would mean re-writing the GUI and merging all media databases but I (personally) think it's the ideal solution and I'm sure I'm not the first to suggest this merging, but anyway, This would solve the "I want to show short holiday clips from my digi-cam along side my still pictures in My Pictures" and "I want to view music videos along side the audio-only music in My Music" threads I'm merely putting thoughts on paper, here and not expecting anyone to rush off and do it ;) but really just looking for comments and suggestions from people but.... Fully editable & customisable menu system Eg. In MP Config -> Home Screen -> have a button "Add New Menu" New Menu options include: "Name" Text displayed on home screen "Link to Folder" Location on HDD that menu points to "Media Types" Checkboxes that you can select/de-select to filter various types of media Images[ ] Videos[ ] Audio [ ] "Add Sub-Menu" Adds a child menu In this way, you can build up your own menu system to suit how you organise your own media My config, for example, would be Dir Structure [code] Media | |___[Films] | | | |___[Action & Drama] | | | | | |___Film 1.avi | | |___Film 2.avi | | | |___[Animated] | | | | | |___[Anime] | | | | | | | |___Film 3.avi | | | |___Film 4.avi | | | | | |___Film 5.avi | | |___Film 6.avi | | | |___[Crime & Mystery] | | | |___[Fantasy & Adventure] | | | |___[Sci-Fi & Horror] | | | |___[Sport & General] | | |____[TV] | | | |___[Action & Drama] | | | |___[Animated] | | | | | |___[Anime] | | | | | |___[Crime & Mystery] | | | |___[Fantasy & Adventure] | | | |___[Sci-Fi & Horror] | | | |___[Sport & General] | | |___[music] | | | |___[Abba] | | | | | |___[Album 1] | | | | | | | |___Song 1.mp3 | | | |___Song 2.mp3 | | | | | |___[Album 2] | | | | | |___Music-Video 1.avi | | | | | |___[AC-DC] | |___[Scrapbook] | |___[2006 Summer Holiday] | | | |___Pic 1.jpg | |___Pic 2.jpg | |___Pic 3.jpg | |___video 1.avi | |___video 2.avi | |___[2006 Christmas] [/code] Home Screen - "Films" -> "E:\media\Films" ( Images[ ] Videos[+], Audio[ ] ) - "TV Series" -> "E:\media\TV" ( Images[ ] Videos[+], Audio[ ] ) - "Music" -> "E:\media\Music" ( Images[ ] Videos [+] Audio[+] ) - "Scrapbook" -> "E:\media\Scrapbook" ( Images[+] Videos [+] Audio[+] ) The good thing about this, is that you can still keep the initial installation settings as they are by providing a "default" menu structure [/QUOTE]
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