2008-07-07, 13:10
Hey,
First off i really love this skin! I've been using vision (1) for over an year now and i've been on the lookout for a skin that's even more to my liking and haven't been able to find it untill i found this thread. So kudo's to you guys!
However this skin isn't completed yet and i've found some things that i didn't like about it. And these might already be known to you, or i might have overlooked something so if i did please point it out to me because i'd love to use this skin to its fullest
1) There is no option available to auto play a music playlist. This was so in the previos Vision skin and a lot of other skins and i really, really love that option!
2) There are no rss feeds shown on the home page. Also an option you had in the previos skin and also one i find very usefull cos when im listening to music i can't watch the news and i have a few feeds that can keep me updated
3) Whenever you change of a page like from the home screen to the music library or music file list. Or from the movie file screen to the home screen or from the home screen to the settings screen, scripts screen well okay you get it, whenever you change from any page to another page. Okay where was I.. Whenever you change from page to page the xbox 'hangs' for just a 0.1 or 0.3 seconds. I think that the reason is because whenever you change a page whatever is playing in the background (movie or visualisation) it reloads whatever is playing there. When you're playing a movie for instance the screen and sounds stops for a moment and then continues. What made me notice that it gets reloaded though is when you have the visualisation on. Whenever you change a page with the vis on the music keeps on playing however, the visualisation changes just like when you go from the home screen to the full screen visualisation.
So that might be the cause of the slowdown.
4) The menu you have for fullscreen visualisations and movies is kinda crappy. I know its being used in a few other skins however there are a few isssues with it. For instance, I have to guess what option is for what by trial and error since its hard to make out the icons of it. Also there is no subs or lyrics link in it wich i really, really like of the vision 1 skin.
5) On the main page in the run submenu's my favorite script's don't get added and also there is no other hot link to favorites other then when going to the leave menu and select it there. I'd really love an favorites menu on the main page with just an touch of the button as you had in the previos skin aswell. It's really handy!
6) Also the main page. I'd really love if i could change or add items to the submenu's. This kind of customization would really up the value of the nice menu on main page!
7) There is no album or movie cover on the main page! This is also a thing i loved of the previous skin and really was the foremost reason for me to get nice thumb's for all my albums and movies.
8) There is no song or movie information shown in the home screen. It could be you didn't add it because you'd not want the home screen to be messy however i found the option really to my liking on the vision (1) skin.
9) I can put update library to back-ground only and update whenever i boot my xbox. However with the music library i can only put it to whenever i boot. I like it when that kind of stuff happens on the background because i can still watch a movie when it happens and i know it will happen everytime i start my xbox. So please could you also add an option for running the music library update to the background?
Ofcourse there are also a couple of things i really, really like about this skin
1) Really great skinning! It looks sleek, clear and neat! It's not chaotic, menus look great and have a really good overview and make the information you want really pop out!
2) The home screen is a piece of art on itself! I love how the menu bar is made again it's really easy to use and you can see in a blink of an eye what's in the menu and what submenu's there are. Also the changing backgrounds are really sweet!
3) Point 3 is also for the home screen simply because it's worth it's own point I love the lay-out! You guys have shown pure genious on this one.
4) Settings everywhere, easy to access and easy to secure! I love this, thisway i don't have to search trough 4-5 menu's to find the right settings page and it's all just 1 push of a button away!
5) In full visualisation and full screen movie playing i like really like the progress bar and album cover and where it's put. It looks really sleek and proffessional
6) The Movie library: WOW! You guy's have really done it! It's awesome!!! On the left hand the movie info, in the middle a big ass poster and on the left the movies. What an layout and not to say about the artwork! Nice!
7) The Music library: WOW! Another piece of art! Just as great as the movie library but with the music info on the left hand with the cover and on the right hand the albums and such. Amazing!
Well all in all it's a really great skin and to my opinion the best there is currently out there! You guys are doing a really great job and i'd love for this skin to be finished! Oh and also you guys shouldn't underestimate the usage of your skin because it's added to a lot of xbmc packs like bigfoot87's and such, i know a bunch of guys who all still use vision 1 and some have also switched over to vision 2 already
Thanks for your work guys, you're the best!
First off i really love this skin! I've been using vision (1) for over an year now and i've been on the lookout for a skin that's even more to my liking and haven't been able to find it untill i found this thread. So kudo's to you guys!
However this skin isn't completed yet and i've found some things that i didn't like about it. And these might already be known to you, or i might have overlooked something so if i did please point it out to me because i'd love to use this skin to its fullest
1) There is no option available to auto play a music playlist. This was so in the previos Vision skin and a lot of other skins and i really, really love that option!
2) There are no rss feeds shown on the home page. Also an option you had in the previos skin and also one i find very usefull cos when im listening to music i can't watch the news and i have a few feeds that can keep me updated
3) Whenever you change of a page like from the home screen to the music library or music file list. Or from the movie file screen to the home screen or from the home screen to the settings screen, scripts screen well okay you get it, whenever you change from any page to another page. Okay where was I.. Whenever you change from page to page the xbox 'hangs' for just a 0.1 or 0.3 seconds. I think that the reason is because whenever you change a page whatever is playing in the background (movie or visualisation) it reloads whatever is playing there. When you're playing a movie for instance the screen and sounds stops for a moment and then continues. What made me notice that it gets reloaded though is when you have the visualisation on. Whenever you change a page with the vis on the music keeps on playing however, the visualisation changes just like when you go from the home screen to the full screen visualisation.
So that might be the cause of the slowdown.
4) The menu you have for fullscreen visualisations and movies is kinda crappy. I know its being used in a few other skins however there are a few isssues with it. For instance, I have to guess what option is for what by trial and error since its hard to make out the icons of it. Also there is no subs or lyrics link in it wich i really, really like of the vision 1 skin.
5) On the main page in the run submenu's my favorite script's don't get added and also there is no other hot link to favorites other then when going to the leave menu and select it there. I'd really love an favorites menu on the main page with just an touch of the button as you had in the previos skin aswell. It's really handy!
6) Also the main page. I'd really love if i could change or add items to the submenu's. This kind of customization would really up the value of the nice menu on main page!
7) There is no album or movie cover on the main page! This is also a thing i loved of the previous skin and really was the foremost reason for me to get nice thumb's for all my albums and movies.
8) There is no song or movie information shown in the home screen. It could be you didn't add it because you'd not want the home screen to be messy however i found the option really to my liking on the vision (1) skin.
9) I can put update library to back-ground only and update whenever i boot my xbox. However with the music library i can only put it to whenever i boot. I like it when that kind of stuff happens on the background because i can still watch a movie when it happens and i know it will happen everytime i start my xbox. So please could you also add an option for running the music library update to the background?
Ofcourse there are also a couple of things i really, really like about this skin
1) Really great skinning! It looks sleek, clear and neat! It's not chaotic, menus look great and have a really good overview and make the information you want really pop out!
2) The home screen is a piece of art on itself! I love how the menu bar is made again it's really easy to use and you can see in a blink of an eye what's in the menu and what submenu's there are. Also the changing backgrounds are really sweet!
3) Point 3 is also for the home screen simply because it's worth it's own point
I love the lay-out! You guys have shown pure genious on this one.4) Settings everywhere, easy to access and easy to secure! I love this, thisway i don't have to search trough 4-5 menu's to find the right settings page and it's all just 1 push of a button away!
5) In full visualisation and full screen movie playing i like really like the progress bar and album cover and where it's put. It looks really sleek and proffessional
6) The Movie library: WOW! You guy's have really done it! It's awesome!!! On the left hand the movie info, in the middle a big ass poster and on the left the movies. What an layout and not to say about the artwork! Nice!
7) The Music library: WOW! Another piece of art! Just as great as the movie library but with the music info on the left hand with the cover and on the right hand the albums and such. Amazing!
Well all in all it's a really great skin and to my opinion the best there is currently out there! You guys are doing a really great job and i'd love for this skin to be finished! Oh and also you guys shouldn't underestimate the usage of your skin because it's added to a lot of xbmc packs like bigfoot87's and such, i know a bunch of guys who all still use vision 1 and some have also switched over to vision 2 already
Thanks for your work guys, you're the best!
