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Exit from Theater View
Yaobing:
It seems to be so round-around, running Theater View, play, then go windowed. If you want to watch it windowed, as you are at your computer, why not just use Standard View?
mcq:
Because the screens in Theatre View are so much nicer - my view - the Guide in Theatre View is a prime example
They're natural and logical to me - just the same as if I were using WMC.
A senior Product Manager at Microsoft told me once when I was at Seattle -
"Of course the designers and programmers never really know all the ways folk use our products - it's my job to understand how they like to work and make sure we give them as good an experience as possible."
mwillems:
--- Quote from: Yaobing on December 04, 2023, 09:32:45 am ---It seems to be so round-around, running Theater View, play, then go windowed. If you want to watch it windowed, as you are at your computer, why not just use Standard View?
--- End quote ---
This was my reaction too. It seems very odd to use a 10 Ft. interface designed for use with a remote control when sitting directly in front of the computer instead of using the interface designed for use with a mouse at close range (i.e. standard view).
In any case there key chords that would solve this particular issue especially if used in combination (alt + tab and Ctrl + 1 and Ctrl + 3 have already been mentioned, but Win+down twice might also work to minimize the focused window, or Win+D). For example, if you're in theater view and want to minimize it, press Ctrl+1, then follow it with Win+Down (maybe twice depending on whether standard view is maximized). That will definitely minimize the window in at most three sets of keypresses. Then you can reverse the process to get back to theater view (select Media center either by clicking or alt tabbing, then Ctrl + 4).
mcq:
The Theatre View Guide is lovely and you can mouse around and play or record from it very easily with a mouse or remote - I don't like Standard View for choosing viewing.
I find it easiest to use Theatre View with either a remote at 10ft or mouse at 3ft, that gives me consistency of look and feel, its layout order is configurable too - partially impaired folk would probably find Theatre View easiest too at either 3ft or 10ft.
You are right that Win+Down arrow should minimise - see -
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-dcc61a57-8ff0-cffe-9796-cb9706c75eec
But it has not been implemented in Theatre View Screens - which I'd argue it should be.
In my view windows apps should behave like windows apps in all views, and that means adopting the usual mechanisms.
JimH:
mcq,
Eventually, I hope you'll accept that JRiver Media Center and Windows Media Center are different, and we're not working just to make any one person's life easier or more intuitive.
We've put thousands of hours into the Theater View interface. Positive changes for you may be negative for someone else.
When you have a request, please just make it.
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