tv and radio epg differences (1 Viewer)

[kkendall]

I noticed the Radio guide is different compared to the TV guide.

- The radio guide is nicely built up and consistent with most of the other screens in Blue3wide; with the section ("Radio") in the left upper corner and the date and time in the right upper corner.
- The radio guide also has scrollbars which are suddenly absent in the tv guide of MP1.0...
- Another thing that is different in the tv guide is that the arrows to increase or decrease the timeframe are an "up" and "down" arrow in the radio guide...but they are a "left" and "right" arrow in the tv guide...
- The radio guide also has a far better and smoother scrolling speed in comparison with the tv guide (but I guess thats not skin related)

I hope this will be adressed in the update of Blue3Wide (just like the inconsistency in size of the previewscreen in the lower left corner)

 

[Harley]

The tvguide is set to show maximum items and infos on the screen. For that i have rearange there all items and buttons. Most people have mention there, that they will have there the max of info in one screen.
It´s allways so that some people like it so and other people like it in other way, so we can not make all happy.

Greetings Harley

 

[kkendall]

Yes, I understand what you're saying. But from a designers (my) point of view the more consistency, the better.
So I would strive for all screens with the same look and feel, that's the most userfriendly, especially for new MP users.
But again, that is how most designers look at it.

I understand you want the most info in the EPG as you can even though it breaks the consistency of the other screens, but if you go for that design, also do that for the epg of the radio section.
I'd say whatever design you go for, make the EPG's of the radio and tv the same.

Consistency is an important thing.
(...also for the tv/video preview screen, it looks more professional if it doesn't keep poppin'around when changing screens.)

 

[Harley]

Yes, I understand what you're saying. But from a designers (my) point of view the more consistency, the better.
So I would strive for all screens with the same look and feel, that's the most userfriendly, especially for new MP users.
But again, that is how most designers look at it.

I understand you want the most info in the EPG as you can even though it breaks the consistency of the other screens, but if you go for that design, also do that for the epg of the radio section.
I'd say whatever design you go for, make the EPG's of the radio and tv the same.

Consistency is an important thing.
(...also for the tv/video preview screen, it looks more professional if it doesn't keep poppin'around when changing screens.)

I´m working actual now on the preview screens, to do them in same size and style.

 

[rtv]

I noticed the Radio guide is different compared to the TV guide.

I hope this will be adressed in the update of Blue3Wide (just like the inconsistency in size of the previewscreen in the lower left corner)

As Harley already does lots of work for us I took the job to merge the latest changes to the radio guide as well

- The radio guide also has a far better and smoother scrolling speed in comparison with the tv guide (but I guess thats not skin related)

That's most likely because of these reasons:
- There are fewer radio than tv channels
- There are fewer upcoming radio schedules than tv schedules
- There are no radio "series" schedules
- There is no checking for the above features to display the according recording pins