2008-08-11, 15:05
rwparris2 Wrote:I agree something should be done to make the fonts "pop" in front of the background. This is mainly an issue for light colored fanart (sometimes there isn't a dark choice to choose from, and dimming the fanart significantly detracts from the overall appearance).
Note though that the global fanart is meant as nothing more than some nice background decoration. To have a better view of the fanart there´s the dedicated fanart view, which only has a slight overlay at the bottom behind the text and no dimming.
Ultimately though, it will be impossible to please everyone.
I will try to bring some improvements to this (like in the weatherscreen perhaps) but in the end I´ll take a dim over anything so it will be optional.
scarfa Wrote:I must say I liked the old taskbar better with the transparency and smaller font. Even on my 54" HDTV the smaller font was still readable. It's also too beveled but that might be a matter of taste because I hate any GUI with too much beveling.
I assume you mean the menu on top of the homescreen. It is still transparent. Regarding the font, if you are running true HD like I mentioned before there´s work to be done in that area. If you are running it on the XBOX without special cables you´re basically running a stretched 16:9, I can´t cater for that. There´s no bevel on the menubar though, unless you call a 2px border a bevel. I have lowered the higlighting a bit for the next version, but other than that I´m pretty pleased with it.