User

25.07.2006 15:30:25

I really like remote buddy, it helps out quite a lot. I am using my mac mini as a media center.

Here is my wishlist

1. Option for larger fonts and larger menu area 
2. Acceleration when browsing through large directories, it takes forever to get from a-z when there are lots of files to navigate through 
3. (option) Always open videos in VLC, dont give me an option 
4. (option) Always open videos in full screen in vlc 
5 (option) always remember browse location (dont default to top) Files -> Last chosen directory is handy, but once you select it there is no way to move up a directory 
6. option to modify menu structure, I would like my top level to be Music / Movies / System / Quit remote buddy - music and movies both point to shares

Cheers 
Sam

User

26.07.2006 14:08:02

Hi Sam,

thanks for the good ideas!

 
The plan is to make the menu appearance customizable in most parts.

 
Brilliant! And added to the ToDo list.

 
Thanks. This went directly on the ToDo list.

 
I'm currently over finishing some more developer related additions to 
enable everyone to bring forth even greater behaviours and will then 
switch right over to customizable menus. This may take until Preview 
7, though.

Thanks, 
Felix 

User

31.07.2006 19:43:27

 
Sam i think your have been stealing my thoughts i almost posted these a little while back but got distracted and forgot. anyway a few additions

 
Place where this is worst (for me) is in the file browser. The Xbox media center way of scrolling the currently selected file name back and forth so you can read the whole thing would be useful.

 
More generally i think the following would be useful 
Pressing play on a file name opens in default app pressing right opens the list of apps to choose from.

And some more 
VLC bindings: add the jump forward/jump back vlc commands i don't tend to use the vlc playlist so the next/previous options are not of much use.

Eyetv 2.3 support (ok i know your working on that but it looks so nice) 
open VIDEO_TS directories in VLC and DVD player

RSS menu that displays headlines pressing play opens them up in nice big fonts so i can read them while i'm dashing about in the morning. 
inbox browsing in the same way as above (entorage and mail). 
frontrow style menus for itunes (playlists artists albums etc)

Ok i know that some of these are hard, so quick question does/will the sdk have the power to allow me to write some of this stuff myself.

many thanks 
DaveEL 

User

02.08.2006 12:16:02

Hi Dave,

thanks for the feedback!

 
Thanks. This inspires me for another feature (even better than 
scrolling back and forth ;-)

 
I already thought of this, too. While I ditched the idea at that 
time, it makes great sense with some of the new features possible 
with Preview 6.

 
You can change the mapping to your needs in the preferences at any time.

 
I'm currently looking into this.

 
I'm looking into this as well.

 
At least some of these things are on the ToDo list, I'll have to see 
about others.

 
The SDK, as it is now, already lets you do all of this. You'd 
currently have to bring your own menus (for the iTunes stuff), 
though. However, Remote Buddy has made and continues to make huge 
steps forward, so Behaviours offer a lot more functionality now than 
the current SDK shows.

I hope to provide an updated SDK, soon. But not before preview 6 
(which I personally consider the greatest update ever - both as in 
great and in the number of new/enhanced features).

Best regards, 
Felix