Plugin: Diamond Theme

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by wayner

Any plans to start using Episode Specific Fanart when it exists? BMT does a good job pulling this down but I don't think anything uses it as of yet.

Yup already in there thanks to EvilPenguin for putting it there makes the playon stuff look better

Originally Posted by Gustovier

So I see where it is now. Just a few things I think could be improved or fixed. First when i sort on "Present to to 1900" not everything is sorted correctly. For instance Sex And The City 2 (5-27-10 release) is listed before Inception(7-16-10 release date). Because inception came out later it should be listed first. I Havel also verified BMT has these correct dates stored in the "original air date" field.

I am probably not sorting by the date you are seeing in bmt. I don't sort by original air date for movies. Just year I believe.

Second, using "Present to 1900" isnt as simple as just "Release date" and I assume "Newest first"(or "Oldest first") really means "Date Added". Those descriptions are more intuitive. You might have chose these terms because of how you have the "reverse sort order option". But if u get rid of the specificity in your option descriptions ("A to Z", "newest/oldest",etc..)I think it would flow better[/QUOTE]

I am pretty happy with my descriptions

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Yup already in there thanks to EvilPenguin for putting it there makes the playon stuff look better



I am probably not sorting by the date you are seeing in bmt. I don't sort by original air date for movies. Just year I believe.

Second, using "Present to 1900" isnt as simple as just "Release date" and I assume "Newest first"(or "Oldest first") really means "Date Added". Those descriptions are more intuitive. You might have chose these terms because of how you have the "reverse sort order option". But if u get rid of the specificity in your option descriptions ("A to Z", "newest/oldest",etc..)I think it would flow better

I am pretty happy with my descriptions [/QUOTE]


Well folks are allowed to disagree :-) But do you think you can sort by "original air date" ? That date field aligns with the date the movie was released. That way we can have some order within a particular year and get to the content faster(or for various other reasons some ppl might have). I can add to the google code page if u agree...

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Gustovier

Well folks are allowed to disagree :-) But do you think you can sort by "original air date" ? That date field aligns with the date the movie was released. That way we can have some order within a particular year and get to the content faster(or for various other reasons some ppl might have). I can add to the google code page if u agree...

Yes that much I agree on Add it to the page and I will change that wasn't aware bmt wrote it there for movies.

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Yes that much I agree on Add it to the page and I will change that wasn't aware bmt wrote it there for movies.

Ok the issue has been added. I'll try one more time to convince you the sort descriptions need just a little retooling.

If Im a new user, how do I know the difference between "Newest" and "Present to 1900"? It could seem perfectly reasonable that "Newest" will sort on the release date of the movie and not the date it was added to the library. Infact "Newest" might sort some entirely different property. The only hint you have is In the "Present to 1900" description, and that's because I know there were no computers in 1900 and therefore it can't mean the sort property is on the date the movie was added to my library. Yet, this still won't help me truly infer what property the "Newest" option will sort on. it's all about removing the ambiguity that doesn't really have to be there, and making the product better for users.. Let me know if I can help out in any way and I DO appreciate your time and involvement with the this project.

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Gustovier

Ok the issue has been added. I'll try one more time to convince you the sort descriptions need just a little retooling.

If Im a new user, how do I know the difference between "Newest" and "Present to 1900"? It could seem perfectly reasonable that "Newest" will sort on the release date of the movie and not the date it was added to the library. Infact "Newest" might sort some entirely different property. The only hint you have is In the "Present to 1900" description, and that's because I know there were no computers in 1900 and therefore it can't mean the sort property is on the date the movie was added to my library. Yet, this still won't help me truly infer what property the "Newest" option will sort on. it's all about removing the ambiguity that doesn't really have to be there, and making the product better for users.. Let me know if I can help out in any way and I DO appreciate your time and involvement with the this project.

The thing is to change it at this point I have to make it backwards compatible and I still don't agree with your argument fully. The only change I can see is maybe adding "Release" before the year sort.

[PLUCKYHD]

Anyone care for this feature?

[jorton]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Anyone care for this feature?

Yes! I can finally hide my wife's Masterpiece Theater collection when my friends come over!

[PLUCKYHD]

Also thanks to Jeremy's master imagery work the List view is cleaned up and looks superb!!

[vividweb]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Anyone care for this feature?

Yes I think would be great. But you probably can't have multiple views that have different restrictions, ie a view for Home Movies, and a View for Movies that would link directly from the menu?

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by vividweb

Yes I think would be great. But you probably can't have multiple views that have different restrictions, ie a view for Home Movies, and a View for Movies that would link directly from the menu?

Sure you can with diamond

[PLUCKYHD]

Okay guys give me your list of local fanart storage within the movie folder if you want it in diamond by default (ie don't use phoenix and use another scraper like MyMovies or XBMC). Here is what I have so far

Posters

• Folder.jpg
• Folder.png
• Poster.jpg
• Poster.png
• Cover.jpg
• Cover.png

Backgrounds

• Background.jpg
• Background.png
• Fanart.jpg
• Fanart.png

cheers

[vividweb]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Sure you can with diamond

Is this available now, or in an upcoming build? If upcoming how soon till release, next or some future one?

That is awesome. The more I play with diamond the more I like it.

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by vividweb

Is this available now, or in an upcoming build? If upcoming how soon till release, next or some future one?

That is awesome. The more I play with diamond the more I like it.

Wow that is a loaded question. Let;s just say you will be pleased soon and very soon. it is not in the current build.

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Also thanks to Jeremy's master imagery work the List view is cleaned up and looks superb!!

That's a pretty short run time for Happy Feet.

Gerry

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by gplasky

That's a pretty short run time for Happy Feet.

Gerry

it's all I could bear to watch of it!!! That is what you get with a bunch of dummy videos

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

it's all I could bear to watch of it!!! That is what you get with a bunch of dummy videos

Gerry

[ChaOConnor]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Anyone care for this feature?

YES!!!!! Thank you!

[Polypro]

I see the fixes coming from Google Code...you guys rock!

P

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Also thanks to Jeremy's master imagery work the List view is cleaned up and looks superb!!

Looking GREAT!

Question... could you indent the "Rated:PG" text on the focused item so that the Movie title stands out more?

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Anyone care for this feature?

Yes, Yes, Yes. Sign me up!

k

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

The thing is to change it at this point I have to make it backwards compatible and I still don't agree with your argument fully. The only change I can see is maybe adding "Release" before the year sort.

I love a good compromise! Let's see what options I can come up with.. The first option for each listed I personally think is the best, but it's not all about me...

"Year Present to 1900" == "Newest Release date" or "Released Present to 1900"
"Year 1900 to Present" == "Oldest Release date" or "Released 1900 to Present"

"Newest First" == "Newly Added" or "Newly Added to Library"
"Oldest First" == "Oldest Added" or "Oldest Added to Library"