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eve:

--- Quote from: mattkhan on January 24, 2024, 03:34:11 pm ---Panel is/was a good start. In my experience, it works well for the features it has and performance is solid. It should be a good base to build on if that's the direction they want to go (but for sure would take some effort)

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If you expand panel too much, there's an... 'expectation' that features will be available across interfaces and that gets complex really quickly.

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apgood:

--- Quote from: JimH on January 24, 2024, 01:39:46 am ---You're spinning your wheels unless you can be more specific without using "modern" or "dated".

Asking for a complete re-write is also pointless.

Or giving another program as an example of what you want.

If we did a major overhaul, we'd probably upset half our customer base.

So, make just one specific suggestion that would improve the experience.

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Can you at least change the default Theatre View skin from the current default to something with a cleaner look similar to xplain's Rapier Fusion theme? 
Even changing the background pictures to something less busy and more neutral coloured might help.

Basically you want the default to be either a showcase of all that the power available, basically a showcase of what can be done, or a simple and neutral UI / interface that anyone can use and will appeal to the widest possible user base to when they download for a trial.

Personally I'd make the simple and neutral the default and then have the 2nd as an alternative within the confines of what can be done with a default install.

I think the current default creates a barrier to adoption of JRiver Media Center.  From what I have read across multiple forums is the look of Theatre View (likely the first impression) is a definite factor in people not adopting JRiver Media Center.  Even a few non-coding tweaks to the default Theme would improve this.

edit:  By simple and neutral I mean things like backgrounds that are in neutral tones and not too busy (e.g. something like the logo and menu headings on the JRiver Website index page).  It might be considered a bit boring but less like to leave a negative impression than the current default backgrounds, which while artistic in nature are not the type of thing that your average home theatre enthusiast would have as a Theatre View background image.  My guess it is that it is first thing people want to change. 

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