INTERACT FORUM
More => Old Versions => Media Center 16 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: kensn on August 07, 2011, 12:26:46 pm
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Is there any function in MC16 to start Display View after a selectable amount of inactivity? So lets say I select a playlist in standard view, walk away (no mouse movements in MC) and Display View would start, but if the mouse was moved it would pop me back into stanard view. I come from a player that had this functionality and used it all the time, made adding tracks to the playlist really easy with minimal keystrokes or remote activity. It would be really nice if it would pop into Display View after a selectable time, then if the mouse or remote sent a signal it would pop you back to the view you were on.
Ken
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Is there any function in MC16 to start Display View after a selectable amount of inactivity? So lets say I select a playlist in standard view, walk away (no mouse movements in MC) and Display View would start, but if the mouse was moved it would pop me back into stanard view. I come from a player that had this functionality and used it all the time, made adding tracks to the playlist really easy with minimal keystrokes or remote activity. It would be really nice if it would pop into Display View after a selectable time, then if the mouse or remote sent a signal it would pop you back to the view you were on.
Ken
It's not exactly what you want, but try setting MC to jump to Theater View Playing Now. It's under Tools/Options/General/Behavior.
The escape key will bring you back.
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Thanks for the response Jim, that is what I am doing now. While this indeed works it is still a bit awkward when using full screen visualizations such as a slideshow or GForce. It would even help having a Jump To Display View. I can do this with my remote with mapped buttons. I do think it would be nice just to walk up to my HTPC move the mouse, select a couple of songs, walk away and have the visualizations start shortly afterwards...
By the way .. Great product.. Learning more every day..
Ken
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This would be pretty slick. I think I'd use it too, especially from within Theater View playing Audio (to prevent image retention on my plasma).
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Yea I have my theater View set up so it is very easy to find songs you want, I always test it on the wife... I figure.. well you know.. It is a lot easier to just tell someone to move the mouse, navigate to a song (which is pretty straight forward), add it and then just walk away... Do not have to tell them how to navigate away from Display View to the selection view and then back to Display view.
I guess the best option would be a selection to start Display View or Playing Now after a length of time of inactivity.....
Ken
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I think it would be nice with a general "upgrade" of the whole command-system that is now only used for remotes and key-presses to implement a event-based system. Like "On program event A & B, trigger event C. This would solve you problem, and can be used for a large amount of other useful stuff.
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I know it is very easy to see keyboard and mouse activity, but does anyone know about a Remote IR signal?
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I forgot 90% of the IR commands are keystrokes.
Ken
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Would anyone be interested in a plugin that could be turned off or on to do this?
Ken