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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 943285" data-attributes="member: 76888">I made a mistake there are actually 2 situations where the back button will not step down the tree1. Where you have used a shortcut button on the remote to jump to a different window id2. Where you have navigated to multiple items within the same window id&nbsp;Current situation is good, for example:I am in the now playing screen enjoying some music, I press tv guide on my remote to check the tv guide, now to get back to the now playing music screen I can press the back button. If you implemented this feature then pressing the back button after being in tv guide would bring me into the main tv menu, rather than returning to the music screen.&nbsp;I can however see that the back button can be frustrating if you jump from multiple items within the same menu tier, then pressing the back button brings you back to previous item rather than stepping down the tier. But I think this is the lesser of the two evils.&nbsp;I suppose you could make both situations work with the following logic:Pressing back button goes back to previous screen, however if Window ID of current screen = Window ID of previous screen, then step backwards through menu tier rather than going back to previous screen.&nbsp;This would be a definite usability improvement, however I don't think MP skin engine is aware of &quot;trees/menu tiers&quot; so would require a major rework, for only a small gain. Someone might be willing to do this, but I doubt it would be worth all the effort, as well as a rewrite for all skins&nbsp;-&gt; Thread moved to Improvement Suggestions forum.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 943285, member: 76888"] I made a mistake there are actually 2 situations where the back button will not step down the tree 1. Where you have used a shortcut button on the remote to jump to a different window id 2. Where you have navigated to multiple items within the same window id [U]Current situation is good, for example:[/U] I am in the now playing screen enjoying some music, I press tv guide on my remote to check the tv guide, now to get back to the now playing music screen I can press the back button. If you implemented this feature then pressing the back button after being in tv guide would bring me into the main tv menu, rather than returning to the music screen. I can however see that the back button can be frustrating if you jump from multiple items within the same menu tier, then pressing the back button brings you back to previous item rather than stepping down the tier. But I think this is the lesser of the two evils. [U]I suppose you could make both situations work with the following logic:[/U] Pressing back button goes back to previous screen, however if Window ID of current screen = Window ID of previous screen, then step backwards through menu tier rather than going back to previous screen. This would be a definite usability improvement, however I don't think MP skin engine is aware of "trees/menu tiers" so would require a major rework, for only a small gain. Someone might be willing to do this, but I doubt it would be worth all the effort, as well as a rewrite for all skins -> Thread moved to Improvement Suggestions forum. [/QUOTE]

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