Re: Retrostone2 CFW v1.21 Alpha test release
Posted: Wed 6 Jan 2021 12:30
Some things I noticed or remarks to make it more intuitive:
1. When you open Skin/GMenu2X with A, you can exit with B but with start.
But if you open Wallpaper/About with A, you can exit with B
I understand that it's because B is used for other navigation in Skin. But it would be more intuitive to have the same controls in all menus.
2. When pressing B it shows a CONTROLS help box. Could you also add some shortcuts description here? For instance how to exit a game?
I tried SRB2 v2.2 and couldn't find any way to exit the game.
3. It's confusing that you have a "settings" section in which you have About, GMenu2X... but also a "settings" menu that you open with start. I think it's confusing and it would be better to have all the settings in the same place. The best place is the 'start' menu I think.
4. LCD brightness : it updates only after you exit the menu. It would be better if the brightness steps as you modify it.
5. HDMI/LCD : I think it would be better to fit it inside the settings section rather than the applications section.
Also I have tried it but my monitor stayed black. And the LCD stayed black as well. So I have to hard shutdown to get it back to work.
Also how is the HDMI switch managed here? How is structured your firmware? Is it a kind of wayland compositor? If so can we not use the DRM/KMS to make the framebuffer switch automatic and on-the-fly (without reboot) when HDMI is detected?
If you have any question on the hardware don't hesitate to ask. If I can help I'll be glad.
1. When you open Skin/GMenu2X with A, you can exit with B but with start.
But if you open Wallpaper/About with A, you can exit with B
I understand that it's because B is used for other navigation in Skin. But it would be more intuitive to have the same controls in all menus.
2. When pressing B it shows a CONTROLS help box. Could you also add some shortcuts description here? For instance how to exit a game?
I tried SRB2 v2.2 and couldn't find any way to exit the game.
3. It's confusing that you have a "settings" section in which you have About, GMenu2X... but also a "settings" menu that you open with start. I think it's confusing and it would be better to have all the settings in the same place. The best place is the 'start' menu I think.
4. LCD brightness : it updates only after you exit the menu. It would be better if the brightness steps as you modify it.
5. HDMI/LCD : I think it would be better to fit it inside the settings section rather than the applications section.
Also I have tried it but my monitor stayed black. And the LCD stayed black as well. So I have to hard shutdown to get it back to work.
Also how is the HDMI switch managed here? How is structured your firmware? Is it a kind of wayland compositor? If so can we not use the DRM/KMS to make the framebuffer switch automatic and on-the-fly (without reboot) when HDMI is detected?
If you have any question on the hardware don't hesitate to ask. If I can help I'll be glad.