2006-05-31, 04:45
i know xbmc is currently in a feature freeze, but this seems more like a finishing touch than a new feature imo.
it would be nice if xbmc would display a progress bar or something while loading a file (especially a dvd). i constantly get about a 4-5 second pause between selecting a movie and the start of playback. the pause itself isn't much of a problem, but it would seem much more polished if it there was something to indicate that xbmc was wokring and not just hanging.
whenever i have friends and family over and they are playing around with my videos in xbmc they always think something is wrong because they click on a movie and nothing happens for a few. sometimes they start clicking a bunch of different buttons thinking they have done something wrong and i have seen an instance or two where it caused xbmc to lockup. i don't fault xbmc for locking up in that scenario, but some sort of "file loading" indicator would all but eliminate the confusion and make things seem more responsive.
just my $0.02!
it would be nice if xbmc would display a progress bar or something while loading a file (especially a dvd). i constantly get about a 4-5 second pause between selecting a movie and the start of playback. the pause itself isn't much of a problem, but it would seem much more polished if it there was something to indicate that xbmc was wokring and not just hanging.
whenever i have friends and family over and they are playing around with my videos in xbmc they always think something is wrong because they click on a movie and nothing happens for a few. sometimes they start clicking a bunch of different buttons thinking they have done something wrong and i have seen an instance or two where it caused xbmc to lockup. i don't fault xbmc for locking up in that scenario, but some sort of "file loading" indicator would all but eliminate the confusion and make things seem more responsive.
just my $0.02!
