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Subject: Re: [KDE Usability] Plasma shell -> Mediacenter
From: Andres Silva <anditosan1000 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2014-07-12 17:43:46
Message-ID: 53C173D2.5060507 () gmail ! com
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Shantanu Tushar Jha wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> The frameworks branch of PMC now contains a Plasma Shell which basically
> loads the required QML components and looks/works exactly the same[1].
> So technically we are good to go if a user wants her desktop to be a
> media center.
>
> However, it'll be nice if we can discuss on how the actual workflow
> could be for a user. Here are some things I can imagine-
>
> * User can have a mediacenter activity which she can switch to for
> getting the multimedia experience.
>
> * Or, maybe she can configure the mediacenter shell to activate whenever
> an external TV screen is connected (through HDMI or something).
>
> * The device is a dedicated mediacenter device - the user tells Plasma
> to always load mediacenter instead of deskop
>
> Any other ideas? Thoughts?
>
> [1] http://i.imgur.com/J16niw7.jpg
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530)
> http://www.shantanutushar.com
>
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I like the idea of having the system detect what you are on. If through
HDMI KDE could offer a menu on the screen to launch the media center or
keeping the desktop.
Andy (anditosan)
abetts@kdetalk.net
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