Replacement Interface

[Aninhumer]

That's kind of what I meant

EDIT: Whoops, I was replying to greenpix

hey guys, how long do we have to keep spinning in circles here? :unsure:

 

[Hanz™]

Well on to the main point, I have been thinking about how this could all work, and writing up some sample XML files.

 

[Mr_Munk]

Can we incorporate fisheye into the menu ? This would mean being able to get more icons on the screen without compromising context or visibility. If their is more than one row, then a fisheyed matrix of icons could be used.

I apologise for the hack job picture :lol:

Additionaly, a zoomable matrix view for images / movie screens would be good.

 

[Aninhumer]

Can we incorporate fisheye into the menu ? This would mean being able to get more icons on the screen without compromising context or visibility. If their is more than one row, then a fisheyed matrix of icons could be used.

I apologise for the hack job picture :lol:

Additionaly, a zoomable matrix view for images / movie screens would be good.

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Woah, that picture is hacked up somethink nasty.
But that's an interesting idea, wouldn't work well without SVGs though

 

[Hanz™]

Can we incorporate fisheye into the menu ? This would mean being able to get more icons on the screen without compromising context or visibility. If their is more than one row, then a fisheyed matrix of icons could be used.

I apologise for the hack job picture :lol:

Additionaly, a zoomable matrix view for images / movie screens would be good.

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Yep I thought that would be pretty cool as well, but I think that would be the last thing to be implemented, and it would be pretty impossible to do it the normal way, as it is processor heavy.

Yum!

Edit: I think it would be really cool to be able to enable a mouse using XML too. And then to be able to use that. Not useful. But cool.

 

[mattc]

I like the idea of the XML. It would make it highly configurable and if was correctly implemented would allow everybody to be happy with icon and/or list layouts. I am sure somebody could write a set of simple design tools that would allow anybody to write their own xml on their PC.

MattC

 

[Hanz™]

I like the idea of the XML. It would make it highly configurable and if was correctly implemented would allow everybody to be happy with icon and/or list layouts. I am sure somebody could write a set of simple design tools that would allow anybody to write their own xml on their PC.

MattC

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You wouldn't need to write it, you would just have to fill out entries in a default XML file.
It would mostly be really easy stuff like this:

<category>
<name>Emulators</name>
<icon>/mnt/sd/system/categorys/icons/emulation.png</icon>
<filterByFolder andSubfolders="false">/mnt/sd/programs/emulators/</filterByFolder>
<!-- Filter by extension means that anything without the fileextension will be filtered out-->
<filterByExtension>.gpe</filterByExtension>
</category>

 

[parag0n]

In addition to Hanz's post, you wouldn't have to write the XML it can be autogenerated from .info files stored with the .gpes

 

[Hanz™]

In addition to Hanz's post, you wouldn't have to write the XML it can be autogenerated from .info files stored with the .gpes

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And on addition to that it would be very easy to make a program to create categories, items and other skinning information. Perhaps even with a preview image. (That would be cool).

 

[GeminiDomino]

Are you just going to be redesigning the visuals, or are control issues going to be addressed, too?

Because honestly, I have two large problems with the GUI. I don't give an airborne copulation at a ventrally rotating pastry what it *looks* like, but for crying out loud, PLEASE let us move in any of the 4 directions?

The other problem is the ".gpu" vs ".gpe" files being in seperate menus. That just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

 

[rokdcasbah]

Are you just going to be redesigning the visuals, or are control issues going to be addressed, too?

Because honestly, I have two large problems with the GUI. I don't give an airborne copulation at a ventrally rotating pastry what it *looks* like, but for crying out loud, PLEASE let us move in any of the 4 directions?

The other problem is the ".gpu" vs ".gpe" files being in seperate menus. That just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

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i don't think anyone likes that. well i sort of do. but anyway you know you can just rename them, right?

 

[GeminiDomino]

Are you just going to be redesigning the visuals, or are control issues going to be addressed, too?

Because honestly, I have two large problems with the GUI. I don't give an airborne copulation at a ventrally rotating pastry what it *looks* like, but for crying out loud, PLEASE let us move in any of the 4 directions?

The other problem is the ".gpu" vs ".gpe" files being in seperate menus. That just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

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i don't think anyone likes that. well i sort of do. but anyway you know you can just rename them, right?

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I know. That's why I sort of wonder why bother with it in the first place?

 

[iignotus]

I think Dave and Hanz should get hitched. How many are with me?

 

[Muncher666]

Are you just going to be redesigning the visuals, or are control issues going to be addressed, too?

Because honestly, I have two large problems with the GUI. I don't give an airborne copulation at a ventrally rotating pastry what it *looks* like, but for crying out loud, PLEASE let us move in any of the 4 directions?

The other problem is the ".gpu" vs ".gpe" files being in seperate menus. That just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

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GeminiDomino, I believe this was actually an issue that was repaired in one of the firmware upgrades. I never installed any, but I believe it to be the case nonetheless.

EDIT: I'm referring to the movement, btw.

Allan.

 

[evol]

just port eem e17 for embedded it got imlib2 so it could pretty much be modded to look as anything

http://www.rasterman.com/files/eem.avi

http://www.rasterman.com/files/eem.tgz

 

[greenpix]

jupp that would be pretty sweet. But I guess, to makle a working interface we will have to start from scratch.

 

[Paradox]

We don't know that craig was talking about GPH.
You do realise that GPH only has 3 people in it, and that Dignysys have now been fired right?
They have hired some (computer?/coders?) engineers I hear, whether they are going to be used for this or not I don't know.

I would spend time doing a design that I wouldn't like as I would want as many people to use my interface as possible. Please note, that as far as this goes, it will probably be quite a while before I am able to do this.

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I know that Craig was talking about GPH. I know this from an e-mail.

So yes this is all about the interface in the official firmware. That is why it is so important. It is also why I don't want to be stuck with something that I hate. It will be forever.

By the way I don't care for the cross bar design because I have already used it, on the PSP. It is awkward and slow to me. So I am speaking from experience.

I guess we will now just have to wait and see. I think you will probably get your way as Guyfawkes likes the PSP type interface because he likes the PSP.

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it's.all.about.you,isn't.it.Dave?.we.wouldn't.want.YOU.tobe.stuckwith.something.you.dont.like,would.we?,heaven.forbid.daveC.will.have.something.he.doesnt.like*cough*

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[Aninhumer]

it's.all.about.you,isn't.it.Dave?.we.wouldn't.want.YOU.tobe.stuckwith.something.you.dont.like,would.we?,heaven.forbid.daveC.will.have.something.he.doesnt.like*cough*

(spacebar.broken)

Paradox, are you doing this on purpose so that someone buys you a new keyboard out of frustration?

 

[greenpix]

I dont think all this flaming and nonsense will bring us anywhere. If anyone here is bored he can try to actually get a demo in whatever manner done or think about the Interface itself. Not so much about the guys sitting in front of it.

@Paradox: I made you a nice little package of spaces you can copy and paste into you posts [ ]
(Or is Ctrl+V really that uncomfortable to you ?)

 

[mattc]

it's.all.about.you,isn't.it.Dave?.we.wouldn't.want.YOU.tobe.stuckwith.something.you.dont.like,would.we?,heaven.forbid.daveC.will.have.something.he.doesnt.like*cough*

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MattC