2007-09-16, 12:22
Hello, I've started working on this properly, so thought I'd ask and see what you all think so far.
There's loads of good skins already available, but none that are perfect for what I'd like, and so I've made some deliberate design choices in making it.
First off I wanted to make something really simple to use, and focused on playing media.
So the home menu only has a few items, that take you to the important stuff immediately.
Games/programs/settings are through the "More" menu, they're not used commonly enough to warrant being on the 1st tier.
TV and Film are different enough that they get split, instead of being just "Videos"
In a Wii stylee, I don't want text that you have to squint at to see what you're selecting, especially if you're watching from across the room on a smallish 4:3 CRT, so some biggish, high contrast text for everything.
Everyone likes wide icons, so here they are.
and DVD's are nice too, although I expect this view will change.
There's loads of good skins already available, but none that are perfect for what I'd like, and so I've made some deliberate design choices in making it.
First off I wanted to make something really simple to use, and focused on playing media.
So the home menu only has a few items, that take you to the important stuff immediately.
Games/programs/settings are through the "More" menu, they're not used commonly enough to warrant being on the 1st tier.
TV and Film are different enough that they get split, instead of being just "Videos"
In a Wii stylee, I don't want text that you have to squint at to see what you're selecting, especially if you're watching from across the room on a smallish 4:3 CRT, so some biggish, high contrast text for everything.
Everyone likes wide icons, so here they are.
and DVD's are nice too, although I expect this view will change.
