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apunkrockmonk
Sep 12, 2006, 03:16 PM
It is available in software update now... when it finished I'll be excited to see if they added anything new in.


liketom
Sep 12, 2006, 03:17 PM
mmm dl'ing now

itunes updates thats all
FleurDuMal
Sep 12, 2006, 03:23 PM
I've just downloaded it.

Don't get too excited. It's just to correspond with the updated iTunes.

I don't think we'll see significant updates of FrontRow until Frontrow 2 with the iTV.
nitynate
Sep 12, 2006, 03:26 PM
:(

Just a colour change.


Dont get too excited.
apunkrockmonk
Sep 12, 2006, 03:28 PM
I see that now. Oh well.

My friend's front row ceased to work on his MB, maybe this will revitalize it.
FleurDuMal
Sep 12, 2006, 03:35 PM
Oooh ooh ooh...major change people.

Instead of just "Trailer" it now says "Theatrical Trailer", and it also displays guardian ratings (which are meaningless anywhere outside of the US...).
riko
Sep 12, 2006, 03:49 PM
is any one else having problems since upgrading to 1.3? My front row seems to be unresponsive on occasion now taking 5-10 secs to react to a key press or remote command. Also the click sound that used to accompany scrolling up and down lists is missing unless I scroll really fast then I hear it every so often.

So far not a very good update for me.

:(
ghall
Sep 12, 2006, 04:07 PM
is any one else having problems since upgrading to 1.3? My front row seems to be unresponsive on occasion now taking 5-10 secs to react to a key press or remote command. Also the click sound that used to accompany scrolling up and down lists is missing unless I scroll really fast then I hear it every so often.

So far not a very good update for me.

:(

No problem here. It scrolls like butter.
FleurDuMal
Sep 12, 2006, 04:16 PM
is any one else having problems since upgrading to 1.3? My front row seems to be unresponsive on occasion now taking 5-10 secs to react to a key press or remote command. Also the click sound that used to accompany scrolling up and down lists is missing unless I scroll really fast then I hear it every so often.

So far not a very good update for me.

:(

Yep, I keep on getting hang ups now.

I rarely ever use Front Row anyway. A pretty shoddy piece of software really. Embarrassing for Apple when you compare it to its competitors (who, to be fair, do usually charge whereas Apples is free).
lOUDsCREAMEr
Sep 13, 2006, 12:26 AM
EXCLUSIVE screenies ;)
Mac the knife
Sep 13, 2006, 01:27 AM
If I go into "Theatrical Trailer" I do not get the movie images. It just shows the holders with the quicktime logo with a question mark under it. Any ideas?
Killyp
Sep 13, 2006, 01:34 AM
It also does Playlists inside folders, which 1.2 didn't (very annoying for me). It just lumped all the songs from all the playlists in one single playlist for that folder.

It's also a lot more responsive for moi...
Viktor Laszl0
Sep 13, 2006, 02:37 AM
No Coverflow view for browsing albums, then? When I saw the new version I was sure they would've included at least that :(

I use my Mac Mini with my HDTV as an HTPC - is there any way to use the cover view to browse with a remote?
sunfast
Sep 13, 2006, 05:35 AM
No Coverflow view for browsing albums, then? When I saw the new version I was sure they would've included at least that :(

Coverflow seems like such an obvious addition to frontrow too - it would be such a good way to browse, full screen with the apple remote.
Viktor Laszl0
Sep 13, 2006, 06:13 AM
Coverflow seems like such an obvious addition to frontrow too - it would be such a good way to browse, full screen with the apple remote.
Has anyone compared the performance between the original freeware Coverflow and the Apple implementation?

My Mini Core Duo was slightly sluggish at 1080p with the original, but I have yet to try iTunes - but I will when I get home.
Snowy_River
Sep 18, 2006, 12:53 PM
EXCLUSIVE screenies ;)

Well, I haven't felt compelled to update to FR 1.3, as I haven't found anything that the current version can't do, and it's always a headache to re-enable it, as I'm not on an officially supported computer.

Anyway, here are a couple of screen shots of my own. I am a consummate tinkerer, as you can see. I didn't like what the menus said, and I wanted my own icons. So there they are!
MisterEd
Sep 19, 2006, 06:46 AM
lol nice customizations there :cool:
Virtualball
Sep 19, 2006, 09:07 AM
Well, I haven't felt compelled to update to FR 1.3, as I haven't found anything that the current version can't do, and it's always a headache to re-enable it, as I'm not on an officially supported computer.

Anyway, here are a couple of screen shots of my own. I am a consummate tinkerer, as you can see. I didn't like what the menus said, and I wanted my own icons. So there they are!

Did you use my old tutorial for modifying Front Row?
Tehy
Sep 19, 2006, 09:28 AM
heh, nice FR Snowy_River! :)
Snowy_River
Sep 19, 2006, 01:34 PM
Did you use my old tutorial for modifying Front Row?

Nope. Just went in and saw what was there. I even tried to get rid of a couple of the menu items by commenting them out in the .strings file, but that just made it default to the generic name for the field rather than the nicer name.

But I've been tinkering with apps almost since OS X came out and I discovered how readily small changes could be made just by looking at the resources inside the bundles. Sure beats the old ResEdit days!