Re: [xine-user] Concept skin...

[Morten N. <mo...@ni...>]

Greg Breland wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-08-10 at 16:09, Morten Nilsen wrote:
>> 
>> - The MRL button
>> 
>> The icon is that of "//:", which I find strange, because the normal way
>> for MRLs to be written is, infact, <protocol>://
>> 
> 
> I agree that this icon is not good.  However, I don't think putting a
> protocol or whatever in front of it is going to help.  I recommend an
> open folder icon.
> 

I didn't say the button should have protocol infront of it, I merely
stated the way in wich the colon and double slash is normally used...
My suggestion would be more of using "://"
I don't think an open folder icon is appropriate, as this isn't a file
only button...

>> - Window controls
>> 
>> Just from looking at it, I'm guessing the two buttons in the
>> top right corner are "Minimize xine" and "Close GUI"
>> What about a button that exits xine completely?
>> 
>> If I guessed wrong about the function, maybe some thought about changing
>> these would be in place... I'm sure users would benefit from the
>> controls doing the expected thing, seen in a context with other apps.
>> 
> 
> I am confused what you are talking about when you say "xine".  Is that
> the window where the video plays or the control window?
> 

The entire application.

> I am guessing that the X closes xine completely and the minimize button
> close just the control window.
> 

Just like I did.

> I think this is not good.  I think the X should close the control window
> and the minimize button should be removed.  I don't think there should
> be a way to close xine completely from the control window.  It just
> doesn't make sense and is too confusing.  Let the user close xine just
> like they would any other app, by using the WM close buttons.
> 

I agree to some extent...
But I don't think it would be too harmful to have the "typical" power
button there together with the X, and make it close the app, and the X
close the GUI...
It could however be argued that the power button is too much of a
real-world metaphor, and thus unwanted...

<snip />
>> - The LCD
>> 
>> There seems to be an awful lot of dead space here?
>> That's not a good thing (though it might be difficult to fix this)
>> One thing I can imagine would be to have a double-rowed input plugin
>> list, but is that possible in xine?
> 
> I agree.  I think the wider the LCD section can be the better.  Maybe if
> the LCD was shorter and the fullscreen, configure, control and
> screenshot buttons were above the LCD, it could be as wide as the
> progress bar.

Would be interesting to see how this would look and feel, indeed.

-- 
Dr. P