On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Bruno Girin <brunogi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 28/11/11 20:55, Ian Santopietro wrote: > > What about taking a cue from existing set-top boxes (i.e. DirectTV)? > > Absolutely! A TV is used and viewed very differently from a desktop: you are > further away from the screen, it uses a simplistic interface (remote), no > keyboard or mouse, no touch. It can support unusual interfaces as well such > as game pads, Kinect or the Wiimote but those are optional. Set-top box > vendors have spent a lot of time and effort producing TV interfaces over the > years so we could do worth than taking cues from those guys. MythTV and game > console interfaces can also be used as inspiration. Here are the basic > points I can think of: > > Navigation should be possible using only a 4-direction pad and an OK button, > Data entry should be avoided as much as possible, PIN entry is OK but > anything more complicated would be a pain, > Everything should be readable from afar (so large fonts are a must) and > highlights very obvious, > If a screen has UI controls, one of them should be highlighted by default so > that users know where they are, > No mouse cursor, no right click, no tooltips when hovering over a control, > No windows per se (as it would be a pain to use with a remote) so everything > maximised or tiled. > > My £0.02. > > Cheers, > > Bruno > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
+1 -- Thomas Mashos -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv Post to : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
