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Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« on: April 17, 2006, 01:38:29 am »

Hi guys,
I have recently setup MC on a Silverstone LC18 case, which has an integrated 7" touchscreen. I run theatre view on that screen and fullscreen on an adjacent 17" LCD to do work within the app.

After a few issues (still can't get TV working within MC, have to import video files one at a time to MC or it starts thrashing) it is actually functioning really well.
But there's two things that bug me.
1. I can't turn on album thumbnails (as opposed to [name] thumbnails) in theatre view. Hence my movies I have split into 2 files, I see 2 little thumbs in each corner of the square (refer to photo). Within the main app, I can get around this by naming the two files as being the same album, and then using album thumbs.
2. I really need a big, thick touch friendly scrollbar down the right hand side.

Thanks, Mark.
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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2006, 01:03:06 pm »

Thanks Mark.  Your suggestions are noted.  It wouldn't hurt to remind us as MC 12 starts.

And wow, that looks like a laboratory :)
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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2006, 06:02:38 pm »

Thanks Matt, I will.

And you should have seen it with 800 CD's and 200 DVD's filling every inch of shelf space! ;D
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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2006, 07:32:20 pm »

.....I really need a big, thick touch friendly scrollbar down the right hand side.

Sounds UGLY!!! I wouldn't like to see this as a permanent fixture. Optional only.

Ray.
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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2006, 05:15:34 am »

Sounds UGLY!!! I wouldn't like to see this as a permanent fixture. Optional only.

Ray.
Let's call it compulsory for everyone with touchscreens and a big library to 'scroll' through in lots of 6  to 16 using page up/down. ;)
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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2006, 05:24:12 pm »

Hi guys,
I have recently setup MC on a Silverstone LC18 case, which has an integrated 7" touchscreen. I run theatre view on that screen and fullscreen on an adjacent 17" LCD to do work within the app.

After a few issues (still can't get TV working within MC, have to import video files one at a time to MC or it starts thrashing) it is actually functioning really well.
But there's two things that bug me.
1. I can't turn on album thumbnails (as opposed to [name] thumbnails) in theatre view. Hence my movies I have split into 2 files, I see 2 little thumbs in each corner of the square (refer to photo). Within the main app, I can get around this by naming the two files as being the same album, and then using album thumbs.
2. I really need a big, thick touch friendly scrollbar down the right hand side.

Thanks, Mark.

SWEET case! Is it relatively quiet?
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plastic

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Re: Request: Theatre view for touchscreens
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2006, 09:42:52 pm »

In a word, no.
But I will watercool it, after I've upgraded the M/B etc. I decided with this project to get it functional first, then add the bells and whistles.

It's a great looking case. I'm on my third LCD for live pixel issues. I think having 6 HDD's situated immediately behind the LCD is bad design, I think heat caused the LCD's to fail, as they were both fine to start with.

Nevertheless, if you want a Hi Fi component looking case with an integrated touchscreen, there isn't that much choice around. (Yet! But wait 24 months, IMHO this type of case will more common than a proverbial)
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