Love the new UI!

laurenglenn · #1 05-04-2003, 01:13 AM

The new UI looks more "modern" than the old one did, altough the old one looked nice too....

The transparency on the buttons is a nice touch.

Lauren

Narflex · #2 05-04-2003, 10:21 AM

If yours is all green looking (which it most likely will be by default), then quit SageTV and delete all of the ui/colors lines from the properties file. It'll look even better.

Lester Jacobs · #3 05-04-2003, 02:07 PM

I must say that I like the new UI very much as well. Very impressed.

Regards
Lester

jmeeks · #4 05-04-2003, 02:22 PM

While we're on the subject of the UI, I have noticed something about implementing the UI settings menu. When I select to change the UI colors, etc, the UI menu comes up but I can't get it to respond until I select OK on the Detail Settings menu? Otherwise everything just sits there until I select OK on the Detail Setting menu and then the UI menu becomes active.

Thanks for the tip on changing the green looking buttons. I'll check it out. Is there also a way to go back to the default for all the UI settings after messing around, just to come back to a starting point again?

I agree it looks very cool. Even my 19 year old son was impressed by the look. (A subject he has mentioned before, with the old UI.)

I'm not sure if I remember anyone disussing this before, but is there a way to change the size of the main buttons in the Guide screen?

Thanks,

John Meeks

laurenglenn · #5 05-04-2003, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Narflex
If yours is all green looking (which it most likely will be by default), then quit SageTV and delete all of the ui/colors lines from the properties file. It'll look even better.

Thank you!

It does look excellent.

Let me ask you something.... If the SageGuide can color movies and sports different colors, does that mean that there's a way to have the program list all upcoming movies and/or sporting events?

One other question... There is an option in Sage.properties for ChannelLogos. Is that functional? If it is, how do I use it? I made the directory and was going to put some pics in there, preferably JPEG...

Thanks,
Lauren

jmeeks · #6 05-04-2003, 02:33 PM

Lauren, have you looked under Search?

I thought search by category was there. I'd check and make sure, but I'm not at home right now.

laurenglenn · #7 05-04-2003, 02:56 PM

It doesn't appear to be there. You can search all fields, person, title, description.

It would be nice to be able to just look up all movies upcoming, kind of like TV Guide does (or at least used to).

The Channel Logos were as simple as making a JPEG file and putting it in the ChannelLogos folder under SageTV. One request with that though.... Could you make it so the logos show up larger? It would be nice to see the channel number on the left and have the whole vertical space (and maybe half the horizontal) to display the logo. Either that, or just display the logos with no text (kind of like how IE does it).

Thanks,
Lauren

laurenglenn · #8 05-04-2003, 03:47 PM

BTW, here's a site with great logos:

http://www.satlogo.com/tvcountry/us1.html

Who would've thought all the channels available in the US? I mean, what exactly is the Circuit City network like?

jmeeks · #9 05-04-2003, 04:44 PM

Jeff, that sounds like a good suggestion to put in search by category option.

What do you think?

Mark Lamutt · #10 05-04-2003, 05:21 PM

Jeff, my main screens are blue in the new UI (a slightly darker blue than before) and most of the guide screen is done in shades of green. Is that correct, or do I need to edit my properties file?

jmeeks · #11 05-04-2003, 05:33 PM

Mark, the shades of green can be changed by doing what jeff mentioned previously in the thread:

"quit SageTV and delete all of the ui/colors lines from the properties file. It'll look even better.

"

Then your EPG will be...... let's say not a greenish shade anymore. As flexible as he seems to have made it, I think I now need an interior designer to choose my SageTv palette for me

SHS · #12 05-05-2003, 08:25 AM

Cool bean Jeff I like it, I wondering the same to about ChannelLogos

Narflex · #13 05-05-2003, 10:32 AM

Glad to hear something positive about my UI.

Search by category will be in there later, no specified release yet.

Channel Logos as you saw do work. Simply set the channel logos directory in the properties file, and put files in it with the channel name.jpg or .gif. You can even do this while SageTV is running. We don't have the rights to these logos ourselves, which is why we don't have them in there by default.

Thanks for the feedback.

SHS · #14 05-05-2003, 02:28 PM

I finaly fig it out you was ref to Guide Channel name for Example Discovery list as DSC

JJarmoc · #15 05-05-2003, 02:34 PM

does anyone have screenshots of the new UI?

SHS · #16 05-05-2003, 03:13 PM

How this JJarmoc

Omegadsl · #17 05-05-2003, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Narflex
Glad to hear something positive about my UI.

Search by category will be in there later, no specified release yet.

Channel Logos as you saw do work. Simply set the channel logos directory in the properties file, and put files in it with the channel name.jpg or .gif. You can even do this while SageTV is running. We don't have the rights to these logos ourselves, which is why we don't have them in there by default.

Thanks for the feedback.

In the properties file I have the following line:

epg/logo_dir=C\:\\Program Files\\Frey Technologies\\SageTV\\ChannelLogos

I made a folder named "ChannelLogos" in my SageTV directory and put a file in it named "TECHTV.jpg". I don't see the logo appearing in my guide. It's probably obvious, but what am I doing wrong?

laurenglenn · #18 05-05-2003, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Omegadsl
In the properties file I have the following line:

epg/logo_dir=C\:\\Program Files\\Frey Technologies\\SageTV\\ChannelLogos

I made a folder named "ChannelLogos" in my SageTV directory and put a file in it named "TECHTV.jpg". I don't see the logo appearing in my guide. It's probably obvious, but what am I doing wrong?

You have to make sure that the filename is the same as the channel letters that appear in your grid. What I've noticed is that once you put it in there and SageTV has to redraw part of the screen, it will put your logo in place of the channel text.

It's a great feature and would be even better if the images could be displayed larger and it would display the logo when watching LiveTV (maybe right next to the info box at the top - kind of like how my old DirecTV receiver used to do it.

Lauren

Omegadsl · #19 05-05-2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by laurenglenn
You have to make sure that the filename is the same as the channel letters that appear in your grid. What I've noticed is that once you put it in there and SageTV has to redraw part of the screen, it will put your logo in place of the channel text.

It's a great feature and would be even better if the images could be displayed larger and it would display the logo when watching LiveTV (maybe right next to the info box at the top - kind of like how my old DirecTV receiver used to do it.

Lauren

The name of the channel on my grid is "TECHTV." I must be doing something else wrong.

SHS · #20 05-05-2003, 03:58 PM

Try low case techtv.jpg and start SageTV after add the folder.
I agree with laurenglenn the image do need bigger

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