home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
MediaPortal 1
MediaPortal 1 Skins
Popular Skins
Graveyard
Xface
Xface Skin Version 1.6 ready for download 09.06.2008
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Doodles" data-source="post: 190878" data-attributes="member: 24713"><p><strong>Some issues and suggestions</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Harley. First off - this skin is brilliant. IMHO, it should become the MediaPortal default skin when it's ready.</p><p></p><p>I've been using it for a few days and listed my observations. I expect some have already been raised and addressed, so apologies for any repetition. I'm using 0.2.3.0 RC2 with no SVNs. My screen is 1440x900, but I've added margins to make it 16x9. However, I think some overlapping problems are caused by the resizing to fit my screen, so you can probably ignore them. I use an MCE remote for everything - no mouse, no keyboard.</p><p></p><p>I've had a go at creating a skin, so I'm aware of the immense amount of work involved in applying changes to every possible screen. You've done a fantastic job!</p><p></p><p>Here are my comments. Hope they help. I don't need you to respond - just use the ones that help and ignore the rest.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like the overall style, the clarity, the bar at the top, the screen proportions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I love the disappearing buttons. Makes a lot of sense to not have them there until they are needed. </li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>General</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I find the highlighting showing which button or line in a list is selected is not very clear. Can you make it stand out more?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't think the clock icon next to the date/time display is necessary and find it a litle distracting. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The CD box you use to display the album cover images doesn't appear to be correctly proportioned. The left-hand side of the cover image is lost under the hinge area. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When navigating big icons, the highlighting makes the text almost disappear.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The input line of the "keyboard" used for Search, etc. overlaps the top row of buttons.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>My Music</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I find the dummy graphic equaliser display very distracting primarily because it moves. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When I select a track to play, the TV image appears showing the album cover. This looks odd to me. Should it be a CD case? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Now Playing, the track number overlaps the stars at the bottom if track is 10 or greater. (This is the same in Blue2wide. I think it's a 1440x900 resizing issue)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Now Playing, the text under the cover art touches the left edge of the reflection. i suggest a small gap would look better.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Now Playing, the picture displayed is always square, even if the image should be rectangular. (This is the same in Blue2wide.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I couldn't find "album" layout - i.e. "list with big icons".</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In some cases, when I select big icons, when the buttons slide away, I don't have focus on the icons so I can't select anything.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>My TV</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the My TV home screen, I think the progress bar would look better if the start of the indicator bar was moved a little to the right, so the rounded end of the bar appeared to be concentric with the rounded end of the container. (The progress bar in Now Playing looks right in comparison.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When changing channel by entering a channel number, the background on the popup bar is missing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On the popup that appears at the bottom when a channel is changed, the progress bar can overlap the channel name. (E.g., in the UK on the channel BBC News 24. I think it's a 1440x900 resizing issue.)</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Recorded TV</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The still-frame thumbnail displayed along the bottom for the currently playing recorded program is square rather than 4:3 or 16:9.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Settings</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Settings > My Music, the buttons are not wide enough for the text.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Again, excellent skin - many thanks.</p><p></p><p>Alan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doodles, post: 190878, member: 24713"] [b]Some issues and suggestions[/b] Hi Harley. First off - this skin is brilliant. IMHO, it should become the MediaPortal default skin when it's ready. I've been using it for a few days and listed my observations. I expect some have already been raised and addressed, so apologies for any repetition. I'm using 0.2.3.0 RC2 with no SVNs. My screen is 1440x900, but I've added margins to make it 16x9. However, I think some overlapping problems are caused by the resizing to fit my screen, so you can probably ignore them. I use an MCE remote for everything - no mouse, no keyboard. I've had a go at creating a skin, so I'm aware of the immense amount of work involved in applying changes to every possible screen. You've done a fantastic job! Here are my comments. Hope they help. I don't need you to respond - just use the ones that help and ignore the rest. [LIST] [*]I like the overall style, the clarity, the bar at the top, the screen proportions. [*]I love the disappearing buttons. Makes a lot of sense to not have them there until they are needed. [/LIST] [B]General[/B] [LIST] [*]I find the highlighting showing which button or line in a list is selected is not very clear. Can you make it stand out more? [*]I don't think the clock icon next to the date/time display is necessary and find it a litle distracting. [*]The CD box you use to display the album cover images doesn't appear to be correctly proportioned. The left-hand side of the cover image is lost under the hinge area. [*]When navigating big icons, the highlighting makes the text almost disappear. [*]The input line of the "keyboard" used for Search, etc. overlaps the top row of buttons. [/LIST] [B]My Music[/B] [LIST] [*]I find the dummy graphic equaliser display very distracting primarily because it moves. [*]When I select a track to play, the TV image appears showing the album cover. This looks odd to me. Should it be a CD case? [*]In Now Playing, the track number overlaps the stars at the bottom if track is 10 or greater. (This is the same in Blue2wide. I think it's a 1440x900 resizing issue) [*]In Now Playing, the text under the cover art touches the left edge of the reflection. i suggest a small gap would look better. [*]In Now Playing, the picture displayed is always square, even if the image should be rectangular. (This is the same in Blue2wide.) [*]I couldn't find "album" layout - i.e. "list with big icons". [*]In some cases, when I select big icons, when the buttons slide away, I don't have focus on the icons so I can't select anything. [/LIST] [B]My TV[/B] [LIST] [*]In the My TV home screen, I think the progress bar would look better if the start of the indicator bar was moved a little to the right, so the rounded end of the bar appeared to be concentric with the rounded end of the container. (The progress bar in Now Playing looks right in comparison.) [*]When changing channel by entering a channel number, the background on the popup bar is missing. [*]On the popup that appears at the bottom when a channel is changed, the progress bar can overlap the channel name. (E.g., in the UK on the channel BBC News 24. I think it's a 1440x900 resizing issue.) [/LIST] [B]Recorded TV[/B] [LIST] [*]The still-frame thumbnail displayed along the bottom for the currently playing recorded program is square rather than 4:3 or 16:9. [/LIST] [B]Settings[/B] [LIST] [*]In Settings > My Music, the buttons are not wide enough for the text. [/LIST] Again, excellent skin - many thanks. Alan. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
MediaPortal 1
MediaPortal 1 Skins
Popular Skins
Graveyard
Xface
Xface Skin Version 1.6 ready for download 09.06.2008
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom
