Touchscreen LCD display Plugin (1 Viewer)

[Slurm]

AW: Re: Touchscreen LCD display Plugin

No luck with your new version sa_ddam213.

When I install it I can enter configuration and enter the configuration for your plugin, but when I start MP the plugin does not start. When I look in configuration afterwards the plugin seems to have gotten disabled.

I have tried looking at the logs, but that does not give me anything. Any ideas?

If you have the old TouchScreen plugin installed remove it from the process folder or rename the dll to something like .bak.

@sa_ddam213: Great work. CPU time is always under 10%.

 

[mtjoernelund]

arh, Slurm you you are right, renaming the old touchscreen plugin did the trick.

Have cpu-usage betweeen 8-13%.

However with your new layout I can use my remote but I really cannot use the touch navigation on the screen because when the navigation pane is activated I cannot see where I am in the menus.

Also I noted that going into e.g. radio the radio channels are not listed in the same order on the main screen and on the touchscreen. When browsing through the channels, the order is according to the order on the main screen, meaning that you "jump" around in the list in the touchscreen.

Will try a little more and report my further findings.

 

[sa_ddam213]

arh, Slurm you you are right, renaming the old touchscreen plugin did the trick.

Have cpu-usage betweeen 8-13%.

However with your new layout I can use my remote but I really cannot use the touch navigation on the screen because when the navigation pane is activated I cannot see where I am in the menus.

Also I noted that going into e.g. radio the radio channels are not listed in the same order on the main screen and on the touchscreen. When browsing through the channels, the order is according to the order on the main screen, meaning that you "jump" around in the list in the touchscreen.

Will try a little more and report my further findings.

The Navigation screen is not finished yet when it is you will be able to see where you are.

the touchscreen listview needs work Mediaportal auto formats the text in facade view so i need to apply the same format to my list, Hopfully ill sort soon

Please remember this is not finished but the more problems you guys find the faster this will be finished

Hi sa_ddam213,

very nice screen, the beta work for me but the screen is too big for me, I use a 1024x768 screen.
I can click on to buttons, screens work as describe. Good start ;-)


On screen I would see a special current playing : Film title / TV and current time inside the show (and next show, current time, you have a mail !) Like current playing but not only for music and something that can be read from my seat ! Not to many light, a very simple that not illuminate the room in the night. I'm not clear, I know

Fullscreen video window is coming soon, This will be black and show current video, TV info with on next etc.

Changing to different resolutions will also be available soon, I just want to finish the base before I start on that.

Is the text to small?

 

[mtjoernelund]

The Navigation screen is not finished yet when it is you will be able to see where you are.

the touchscreen listview needs work Mediaportal auto formats the text in facade view so i need to apply the same format to my list, Hopfully ill sort soon

Please remember this is not finished but the more problems you guys find the faster this will be finished

I know, and it is still great work, just wanted to let you know in case it was an oversight...

Fullscreen video window is coming soon, This will be black and show current video, TV info with on next etc.

Is the text to small?

The idea for a video status screen sounds great. And yes I do think the text could be a little bigger, but then again I guess it depends a lot on the screen and the distance your sitting from it. Maybe if it could be made configurable?...

 

[technick]

Is the text to small?

For me yes, a 7,2 pouces screen at 5 meters is hard to read Don't worry, I will wait for resolution choice but it's a very good start.

 

[sa_ddam213]

Making the text configurable will probably cause more problems than its worth imo

but i am happy to change text to bigger size on NowPlaying screen and Main Screen and System info
But Text on navagation should be ok as you will be right next to the screen.

I will go up two points on all other text

I guess the bigger the text gets im gonna have to add text scrolling, which means moving text to GDI+ ,so hopfully going up a few points will be ok


Cheers for the feed back

Sa_ddam213

Is the text to small?

For me yes, a 7,2 pouces screen at 5 meters is hard to read Don't worry, I will wait for resolution choice but it's a very good start.

Reading a 7" screen from 5 Meters will require very large text,

do we want to reduce information and functionality for the ability to read from that far?

its very hard to develop an app for such small screens and have everything readable from long distances

 

[technick]

Yes I know I try it The screen don't need more that a SAT Terminal screen : Channel, current, % (, time). Perhaps a specific screen ? It's just to see on witch channel you are, On witch song of album you are.... It's just my opinion.

The size font used to display time in current playing is good.

 

[mtjoernelund]

Reading a 7" screen from 5 Meters will require very large text,

do we want to reduce information and functionality for the ability to read from that far?

its very hard to develop an app for such small screens and have everything readable from long distances

I agree with you on this. Perhaps a compromise would be possible. For me at least the font size of the text in the upper right corner "MediaPortal touch screen" has a very ok size - also for readability from a far.

 

[sa_ddam213]

Added: Ability to change font size, Because of the amount of different font sizes in the plugin the setting will raise the font in points , there is 5 settings "Normal" , "+2pt", "+4pt" "+6pt" and "+8pt"

can you please try this before I change all text in the plugin

Cheers Sa_ddam213

 

[technick]

I found screens betters with +4. to use the plugin you need to go near the computer. Only the futur current screen need to be bigger.