Originally Posted by
Drevil
First off I just wanted to say a few things: 1.) I test applications for bugs and user experience for a living so this might seem harsh or unfair I am sorry that is not the intent. 2.) I see a lot of promise in the application from my testing and will be following its progress.
My test platform was Windows 7 x64Bit RC Build 7100, running Shotgun 108.B
1.) When loading music the folder list showed folders that do not even exist on my machine such as Docs and Settings (I was testing with Windows 7 RC build 7100)
a. The ability to preload the common music folders such as (%USERPROFILE%\Music and %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Music)
b. Preloading would apply to Video as well.
c. I would also like just a drive letter option which could be a network share or a second HD/USB Key/Media Card etc. (didn’t test this so it might work)
d. You may want to think about the future and live streaming of audio via the web as well.
2.) When playing audio there is no stop or pause button.
a. This is critical as being yelled at by the wife requires the music to be stopped or paused.
b. This applies to audio/video/dvd as well.
3.) Volume buttons are nowhere near the actual volume percentage
a. Your volume up/down buttons are near the play button which I actually thought was a second set of next/previous song buttons.
b. Mute button also did not seem to have an effect on playback volume
4.) Song list view
a. Ability to reduce the font size to try and fit the entire song name in main window
b. Remove file extension from list view (most could care less if it is .mp3 .wma or other)
5.) Album art
a. Option to have Album Art replace the song list
6.) Resuming Video
a. When switching from playing audio to video. If you go back to audio it resumes (Great) if you then switch back to video, the video it starts at the beginning (no pause on video)
b. If you close the application and reopen it resumes Audio (Bad) App should open to main screen and that is all.
c. I did not test DVD playback resume functions
7.) Shotgun Config Tool
a. Unable to edit or see a list of applications that have been pathed.
i. Example sol.exe is not always in programs folder (aka x64 machines)
b. I was unable to add any pathed applications
i. Error message unable to find Shogun.ini (not x64 compatible pathing)
ii. Consider using %ProgramFiles% system variable
8.) Internet
a. I was getting no page found on a LAN connected pc using IE8
b. Might need a ipconfig type option to verify ip address and default gateway
9.) Option to remove/add buttons to the main screen
a. XMRadio and CarPC chat do not need to be there unless they can be used.
10.) Night Skin
a. Option to auto switch to Night skin based on clock time or user defined clock time.
11.) Navigation Applications
a. It appears that your front end seems geared toward IGuidance and not as friendly to other applications like MSFT Streets and Trips.
