2014-05-07, 04:14
I've officially changed the name of my app to XBMC On Fire in order to make it less device-specific and to avoid using any Amazon trademarks. Amazon didn't reject the app, but they were taking a while to approve it, so I decided to just make the changes and resubmit so as to give them no excuse for rejecting it.
I've gotten mixed feedback about the new name an icons. Some of you love them, some don't. The name, for better or worse, is now pretty much set. Eclipse choked when I tried to refactor the project and change the app name, and I ended up having to basically re-create it from a new project. I don't want to have to go through that again, so the name is here to stay.
The icons, on the other hand, are more flexible. When it comes to using image editors, I have more experience manipulating photos than creating graphics, so this was the best I was able to put together in a reasonable time while playing around with GIMP yesterday. If anyone with more experience in graphic design wants to make a better icon, I wouldn't turn down the help. And even without that, I'll almost certainly tweak the images over time.
Finally, in the process of re-creating the app due to Eclipse's tantrum, I added a bit of functionality. Screen transitions should be a bit nicer now, and I've provided the option on first run to show the splash screen or not when launching the app. I figure most people won't want to see the splash screen, but it was simple enough to provide the option.
I've gotten mixed feedback about the new name an icons. Some of you love them, some don't. The name, for better or worse, is now pretty much set. Eclipse choked when I tried to refactor the project and change the app name, and I ended up having to basically re-create it from a new project. I don't want to have to go through that again, so the name is here to stay.
The icons, on the other hand, are more flexible. When it comes to using image editors, I have more experience manipulating photos than creating graphics, so this was the best I was able to put together in a reasonable time while playing around with GIMP yesterday. If anyone with more experience in graphic design wants to make a better icon, I wouldn't turn down the help. And even without that, I'll almost certainly tweak the images over time.
Finally, in the process of re-creating the app due to Eclipse's tantrum, I added a bit of functionality. Screen transitions should be a bit nicer now, and I've provided the option on first run to show the splash screen or not when launching the app. I figure most people won't want to see the splash screen, but it was simple enough to provide the option.
