[mythtv-users] Default Theme [was: Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 disasters - please help; (]

[jedi]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 04:25:34PM +1100, Christopher Kerr wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Christopher Meredith
> <chmeredith at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Christopher Kerr
> >> I understand the intention in choosing Terra was to show off the new
> >> features in MythUI, but the horizontal layout breaks user
> >> expectations, and in a few places (ie. the menu graphics, as
> >> previously discussed) the theme feels unpolished. Whilst the best
> >> course of action is obviously "fix it", initial impressions of MythTV
> >> 0.23+ (for both new and upgrading users) might be improved if the
> >> default theme was changed.
> >>
> >> My suggestion would be something based off the MythBuntu 9.10 theme,
> >> which is polished and retains the traditional layout. Personally I use
> >> a slightly modified version of blue-abstract, but I believe that's
> >> still unofficial and is a bit rough around the edges.
> >
> > I couldn't disagree more. MythTV has, in the past, had a reputation
> > for being a bit spartan in terms of UI. IMHO, Terra is currently the
> > only theme that looks and feels "modern" instead of primarily
> > utilitarian. I'm also an XBMC user and the most popular themes for
> > that platform use the horizontal menu and are better for it. I think
> > Terra is a perfect default theme because it is simple, attractive, and
> > intuitive.
> 
> This is why we have discussion ;)
> 
> Personally, I find the horizontal recordings menu annoying, because it
> displays less recordings simultaneously. Either way, the same amount
> of scrolling has to be done, but since I only sit down to watch some
> TV once every couple of days, I like the quick overview of what's new.
> 
> However, I agree in principle that a horizontal layout makes more
> sense on a widescreen television, and indeed I really like the menu
> structure in Graphite, it looks really nice and is easy to use. I just

    Graphite looks cute but visibility is an issue. The older style vertical
menus are much easier on the eyes. In the menus, most of the screen space 
appears to be completely unused.

> don't like the recordings screen there either, because it's reliant on
> thumbnail images which are often taken from a segment of the previous
> show.