2011-04-10, 16:54
HTPC stands for Home Theatre Personal Computer, which means that it is a PC adapted to be used in a HT enviroment, designed to replace several/all CE devices, where the primary imput is a remote (the original Xbox where XBMC was developed didn`t even have a mouse), i have yet to see a BD player or an AV Receiver having a mouse.
Now, if you use it as more than a HTPC, but as a workstation/HTPC hybrid, it makes sense to have a mouse, but as i said, even with the default Confluence skin i find it clumsy to navigate using a mouse (it`s easier/faster to use the up/down etc. keys on the keyboard actually). I mean, how do you open up the Context Menu or bring up the Info panel for a movie with just a mouse?
Anyway, most people were offended by the way you provided "feedback", not by the fact that you did it.
Now, if you use it as more than a HTPC, but as a workstation/HTPC hybrid, it makes sense to have a mouse, but as i said, even with the default Confluence skin i find it clumsy to navigate using a mouse (it`s easier/faster to use the up/down etc. keys on the keyboard actually). I mean, how do you open up the Context Menu or bring up the Info panel for a movie with just a mouse?
Anyway, most people were offended by the way you provided "feedback", not by the fact that you did it.