I also have a a usabilty request.. I'm not sure if its possible, but the devel guys should be able to answer..
When playing a movie, then hitting the menu button, you are given a menu with options for the play-features, like de-interlace on sound channels etc, when then selecting play from this menu you are taken to the start of the movie... Is it possible to be taken back to the point of the movie you were just at? Maybe this point could be held until you start the next movie? My 2c, Mick On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 06:03, Tommy Killander wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have been using Freevo for a while now; and have lately been putting > myself in the position of a Dumb and Ignorant User - by asking myself > questions about usability; comparing Freevo with other consumer electronics > equipment in my livingroom and without worrying too much about > implementation issues. > The biggest issues I think is Startup time (Power On -> Freevo ready to > accept command input) and the reaction time for the remote control (delay > between button pressed on the remote to OSD is updated). The Startup time is > not much to do about - expect keeping the box up and running around the > clock (which is what I do). The second issue is mentioned in the bug report > so I guess that someone is working on that one... > > In general I'm very happy with my Freevo box. The best thing is that Freevo > is evolving all the time, so I guess that I will be happier and happier :-) > > > However, I have the following small suggestions to enhance usability. If > it's in the CVS already I'm looking forward to see it as a documented > "local_conf.py" configurable item (or plugin) in a stable release :-) > > 1.OSD for 16:9 TVs: > Is there any easy way of changing the OSD for use with a Widescreen (or > 16:9) TV ? Is there maybe a skin already out there somewhere for this ? > The default skin of Freevo is good for a 4:3 aspect ratio, but the menues > get "letter-boxed" in different Widescreen modes. It's not an major issue, > but still quite annoying. > I have tried to change the resolution of X11 and Freevo in different ways, > but when I find a setting where the OSD looks good; mplayer misaligns the > output :-( > Is it possible to make a 16:9 Skin to fix this, maybe I should give it a > shot ? > > > 2.Show scheduled recordings in the TV-Guide: > It would be nice to see which programs that are scheduled for recording (box > or text marked in different color?). To avoide questions like "Did I > schedule this recording or not the last time I surfed the TV-Guide ?" :-) > > > 3.Status-bar > It would be nice to have a Status-bar at the botton (or top?) of the screen > with Time, Harddisk Usage (MBytes left or Recordning time left - given a > specified recording ratio), Recording Status (Idle or Recording). There are > probably atleast 1024 other items that might be useful too....:) > > > 4.Show Date in TV-Guide > I miss the date in the TV-Guide timeline. It's easy to lose track of days > after pushing the "Arrow Right" button for the 50'th time... By putting the > Date and separator between each 24-hour period its easier to keep > orientation. > > Regards, > /Tommy K > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best > thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features > you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
