Here's what I think about the menus, as they are stated here (I didn't have a chance to really look at the emu this weekend... I got too wrapped up in the Xtras again!)
I like both of the options.
QUOTE(ressurectionx @ Oct 25 2008, 05:14 AM)
ADAM X MAIN MENU
Select Game From Favorites
Select Game
Configure Skin
---->Select Skin
---->Save Skin Configuration As
---->Load Skin Configuration
---->Skin Editor
---->---->Game Select Menu Settings
---->---->---->Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Show Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Play Sound From Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency
---->---->---->---->Seconds Before Auto-Advancing Artwork
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots While Scrolling
---->---->---->Sprite Settings
---->---->---->Background Settings
---->---->---->Text Settings
---->---->Other Menu Settings
---->---->---->General Settings
---->---->---->Main Menu Settings
---->---->---->Popup Menu Settings
---->---->---->Loading Screen Menu Settings
---->---->---->All 'Other' Menu Settings
---->---->Game Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Set Game Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Set Text Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Force Game Screen Size/Pos (0) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Force Text Screen Size/Pos - Yes/No
---->---->Other Video/Skin Configurations
---->---->---->XBox Hardware Filtering
---->---->---->Software Filter
---->---->---->Force PAL50 Mode (Pal only)
---->---->---->Flicker Filter Level
---->---->---->Soften Display
---->---->---->10x11 Pixel Aspect Ratio
---->---->---->Move menu text
---->Video Mode (For setting screen resolution)
---->Start With Music: Yes/No (maybe change to Music: on/off)
---->Favorites Screen: Regular/Enhanced
---->Start Screen: Favorite Select/Game Select/Main Menu
Configuration
---->Change Default Directories
---->Controller Configuration
---->General Settings
---->Network/Netplay Options
Utilities
---->Save Game Management
---->Browse TV Commercials
---->Browse Screenshots
---->View Text File
---->Show Available Memory
---->Help
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Personally, I think the "Screenshot/Movie" preview settings belong exactly where they are in the 1st option. Show Screenshots, Show Movie, Play Sound From Movie, Sizes and Positions and Transparancies for all these options, Seconds before auto-advancing artwork, and showing screenshots while scrolling all are directly related to controlling how the Game Select Screen functions and I feel that it belongs right there where you control the rest of the Game Select Menu through skin manipulation.
I also put "Browse TV Commercials" in this color under "Utilities". If we put it here, we can scroll through any commercial in the "D:\TV Commercials" directory and watch them full screen from there. Alternately, we can also control the ability to view the commercials within the Game Select Screen as well, like Gilles suggested. Something along these lines:
---->---->
Game Select Menu Settings---->---->---->
Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings---->---->---->---->
Show Screenshots? Yes/No---->---->---->---->
Show Movie? Yes/No---->---->---->---->
Show TV Commercial? Before Movie/After Movie/No---->---->---->---->
Play Sound From Movies/TV Commercials? Yes/No---->---->---->---->
[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position---->---->---->---->
[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency---->---->---->---->
Seconds Before Auto-Advancing Artwork---->---->---->---->
Show Screenshots While Scrolling---->---->---->
Sprite Settings---->---->---->
Background Settings---->---->---->
Text SettingsWith this, we can display the commercial in the same window as the video previews as well, and decide whether we would like it to display before or after the video preview if we'd like it there.
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Configuration
---->Video Configuration
---->---->Video Mode - (480i,720i,720p, etc) [or leave/dup this in skin configuration)
---->---->Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings
---->---->---->Show Screenshots? Yes/No
---->---->---->Show Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->Play Sound From Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position
---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency
---->---->---->Seconds before auto-advancing Screenshot -
---->---->---->Auto-Screenshot Capture Delay -
---->---->---->Show Screenshots While Scrolling - Yes/No
---->---->Game Screen Size Position
---->---->---->Set Game Screen Size/Position #
---->---->---->Set Text Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->In Game Options Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Force Game Screen Size/Pos (0) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Force Text Screen Size/Pos - Yes/No
---->---->Other Video Configurations
---->---->---->Xbox Hardware Filtering -
---->---->---->Software Filter -
---->---->---->Force PAL50 Mode (PAL only) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Flicker Filter Level
---->---->---->Soften Display - Yes/No
---->---->---->10x11 Pixel Aspect Ratio - Yes/No
---->---->---->Move menu text (maybe this should be moved into skin settings)
Oh and rename "Video/Skin Configuration" to just "Skin Configuration".
I think it's just fine to put these options here too if you'd like. I still think that we should keep it where you have it now though as well in your first option.
~Rx