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Cybix · 02-11-2008, 05:00 PM

I like the NBB interface. I don't think the front end should tie into the OS theme at all. I don't see the point.

There is ONE main thing I really want in a frontend and that is ease of use with a touchscreen first and rotary controller second.

I want something that actuall scrolls, or has page up / page dwn buttons for my movies/music. There's nothing worse than a UI that just doesn't navigate well.

I just want to be able to find the track I want to hear, and fast. Scrolling is nice, but imagine if you could press a button and a keypad came up, and you could punch in the first two letters of a song, and it zoomed down to that area in your song list? You get the idea.

Fast navigation! big buttons, all things you've mentioned, the rest doesn't matter.

I found the 'AMP' navigation awful. It took me a long time to get used to it. It has still set standards however.

I've been playing with Qcar, it's very nice, and works very well, but touchscreen navigation is an absolute nightmare. You really MUST have a rotary controller to use that thing properly

I think NBB is heading in the right direction, I'll load up the latest version tonight and check it out.

02-11-2008, 05:00 PM	#4
Cybix Newbie Cybix's CarPC Specs Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Western Australia Vehicle: 2007 Subaru WRX Posts: 23 My Photos: ()	I like the NBB interface. I don't think the front end should tie into the OS theme at all. I don't see the point. There is ONE main thing I really want in a frontend and that is ease of use with a touchscreen first and rotary controller second. I want something that actuall scrolls, or has page up / page dwn buttons for my movies/music. There's nothing worse than a UI that just doesn't navigate well. I just want to be able to find the track I want to hear, and fast. Scrolling is nice, but imagine if you could press a button and a keypad came up, and you could punch in the first two letters of a song, and it zoomed down to that area in your song list? You get the idea. Fast navigation! big buttons, all things you've mentioned, the rest doesn't matter. I found the 'AMP' navigation awful. It took me a long time to get used to it. It has still set standards however. I've been playing with Qcar, it's very nice, and works very well, but touchscreen navigation is an absolute nightmare. You really MUST have a rotary controller to use that thing properly I think NBB is heading in the right direction, I'll load up the latest version tonight and check it out.