2013-08-23, 00:13
(2013-08-22, 11:15)jjd-uk Wrote:(2013-08-22, 08:30)Ned Scott Wrote: It's horrible. The sidebar, as it is now, should die.
No way, it's an excellent way of de-cluttering the GUI so your media is at the forefront.
The only thing that maybe could be improved is in the navigation to it so it's more obvious to get to, so people don't get confused with scrolling left in horizontal views and activating the side menu.
I don't oppose a slide out menu for options. Hence my "as it is now" qualifier. A label, like Hitcher uses, along with more consistent usage (see PVR), would go a long way to making the sidebar much better. Also, as you say, the way to get to it the sidebar menu could be easier.
However, I do think we should avoid hiding options when it's not a matter of clutter. I don't think it's natural for people to expect there to be a settings for settings.
