2013-06-29, 16:18
Submitted for your consideration:
So... Every year or so, I come back to revisit PseudoTV ... And it looks like it still can't deal with ISO's and DVD menus.
You see, I have asked this before: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...=pseudo+tv
And, the answer is:
1) PseudoTV should ignore ISO's (... which it doesn't), and... Since it doesn't actually ignore the ISO's, then...
2) you shouldn't use ISO's (which is not a viable option, for me)
In a library of 3000+ films and 130+ TV series, you have no choice but having some ISO's in the mix.
As a result, this just doesn't meet the "wife acceptance factor" tests.
While I don't know the first thing about how this add-on is coded (and I'll honestly admit my ignorance in this), is there no way to add a few more key controls that would allow me to use directional arrows within a DVD menu?
May I offer the following suggestion:
1) When starting Pseudo TV, bring up the menu FIRST by default (even if it overlays the playing film/tv show/etc.). When the Menu is displayed, allow the directional keys to scroll within the Menu. Hitting Enter / OK selects an item to start playing.
2) after an item is selected (and the menu overlay is no longer displayed), then the directional keys should only work on the item being played. Directional keys would work within a DVD menu, or they could be used to skip forward or back within the film or TV Show. Enter would select / initiate play.
3) if you wanted to select something else to play " M " could bring up the Menu overlay, allowing for control as described in #1.
Could this be done? Possible?
Thanks.
So... Every year or so, I come back to revisit PseudoTV ... And it looks like it still can't deal with ISO's and DVD menus.
You see, I have asked this before: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...=pseudo+tv
And, the answer is:
1) PseudoTV should ignore ISO's (... which it doesn't), and... Since it doesn't actually ignore the ISO's, then...
2) you shouldn't use ISO's (which is not a viable option, for me)
In a library of 3000+ films and 130+ TV series, you have no choice but having some ISO's in the mix.
As a result, this just doesn't meet the "wife acceptance factor" tests.
While I don't know the first thing about how this add-on is coded (and I'll honestly admit my ignorance in this), is there no way to add a few more key controls that would allow me to use directional arrows within a DVD menu?
May I offer the following suggestion:
1) When starting Pseudo TV, bring up the menu FIRST by default (even if it overlays the playing film/tv show/etc.). When the Menu is displayed, allow the directional keys to scroll within the Menu. Hitting Enter / OK selects an item to start playing.
2) after an item is selected (and the menu overlay is no longer displayed), then the directional keys should only work on the item being played. Directional keys would work within a DVD menu, or they could be used to skip forward or back within the film or TV Show. Enter would select / initiate play.
3) if you wanted to select something else to play " M " could bring up the Menu overlay, allowing for control as described in #1.
Could this be done? Possible?
Thanks.