2009-09-05, 10:14
Well I am no expert UI designer, but for example using pm3.hd fanart view:
(keep in mind, I primarily use recently added views, and always flatten)
on the left menu would be an option to choose a predefined quickfilter (like year, genre, actors, etc), along with the scope (+/- # of years etc).
above (or below) the text list of movie titles, you could have a single item (accessible by remote either between the left menu and the title list, or to the right of the title scrollbar)
this single item would simply have the list of the selected filter, displaying only 1 (the current item), as you move up/down the list, the title list adjusts accordingly.
moving left/right would go to the title list or left side menu
duno if its possible, but you could even add a pop up menu to quickly change the filter (to genre etc) or adjust the scope/range on the fly by pressing the select or context button on remote.
it doesn't really matter where the filter is at top or bottom, as long as it is somwhere that makes it apparent that is selectable/adjustable.
when filter is set to none, then the control would be hidden so the skin would appear normal.
Maybe it would look even better if it was subset into the top or bottom of the title list with some type of 3d effect to make it appear on a different layer of the same title text list.
(keep in mind, I primarily use recently added views, and always flatten)
on the left menu would be an option to choose a predefined quickfilter (like year, genre, actors, etc), along with the scope (+/- # of years etc).
above (or below) the text list of movie titles, you could have a single item (accessible by remote either between the left menu and the title list, or to the right of the title scrollbar)
this single item would simply have the list of the selected filter, displaying only 1 (the current item), as you move up/down the list, the title list adjusts accordingly.
moving left/right would go to the title list or left side menu
duno if its possible, but you could even add a pop up menu to quickly change the filter (to genre etc) or adjust the scope/range on the fly by pressing the select or context button on remote.
it doesn't really matter where the filter is at top or bottom, as long as it is somwhere that makes it apparent that is selectable/adjustable.
when filter is set to none, then the control would be hidden so the skin would appear normal.
Maybe it would look even better if it was subset into the top or bottom of the title list with some type of 3d effect to make it appear on a different layer of the same title text list.
