2017-11-22, 23:42
With the new skin Estuary, the add-on installation and management has improved.
But some points can be better.
First, on the home interface, at add-on section, some actions on add-ons are grouped under the name "Categories".
It's confused. "Install from a repository" is an action, not a category.
Second, the installation of new add-ons. A menu that said "Install from a repo", "Install from zip" is to technical, not user friendly.
When a user want to install an addo-ons, it's generally from a repository. So, by default, the "add add-on" button in "add-on" section
should show all available add-ons on every configured repository. Hiding all technical staff and go to the essentials of what the user
wants: get new content.
Third, on what add-on highlight. Showing all kind of add-ons together is a bad idea because user are not equally interested by all kind of add-ons.
Generally, user search new content in add-ons (or some times the looks of Kodi). Kodi should highlight add-ons that provide new content, like video, audio, etc.
A good example is the Gnome Software manager: https://github.com/gnome-design-team/gno...wireframes
But some points can be better.
First, on the home interface, at add-on section, some actions on add-ons are grouped under the name "Categories".
It's confused. "Install from a repository" is an action, not a category.
Second, the installation of new add-ons. A menu that said "Install from a repo", "Install from zip" is to technical, not user friendly.
When a user want to install an addo-ons, it's generally from a repository. So, by default, the "add add-on" button in "add-on" section
should show all available add-ons on every configured repository. Hiding all technical staff and go to the essentials of what the user
wants: get new content.
Third, on what add-on highlight. Showing all kind of add-ons together is a bad idea because user are not equally interested by all kind of add-ons.
Generally, user search new content in add-ons (or some times the looks of Kodi). Kodi should highlight add-ons that provide new content, like video, audio, etc.
A good example is the Gnome Software manager: https://github.com/gnome-design-team/gno...wireframes
