Menu navigation - Last viewed

jbg_sm wrote on 6/12/2006, 9:07 AM

I know how to assign navigation propertied but I would like to set up a menu where when someone hits the left arrow they go back to the last menu item they viewed.

I have 20 items on the left colums & 5 on the right. I have it setup to jump to #1 on the right from the left column, but it the user is on a # on the left, I would like to give them the chance to automatically go back to that number if they jump to the right column.

Does that make sense?

thx!

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bStro wrote on 6/12/2006, 7:31 PM

Does that make sense?

I'm not sure. But then, I am kind of slow. ;-)

I think you want your menu to "remember" which item it was just on when you switch from one column to the other so that if the viewer goes back to the other column, they select the item they were on two steps ago.

If that's what you want, I believe the answer is "no." I've not seen anything like that on a DVD before, but if it can be done it would require the authoring app to have access to scripting (which lets you have the DVD player "remember" steps in navigation), and DVDA doesn't.

Assuming I understood you correctly.

Rob

TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/12/2006, 9:56 PM

I think he just means that when you're on a menu page, when you go to the back/forward buttons they just automaticly exec, you don't have to hit "enter" or "play."

You'd just set the button to auto-exec I belive. that should take care of it.

Kanst wrote on 6/14/2006, 12:11 AM

Can I in DVDA 3c make such menu links
- From every scene of my movie after pressing menu button go to select scenes menu page, that contain link to scene, which is played now.
(as a way I can add for full movie another its copyes, splited by scenes, and set links for needed select scenes menu pages. But may be another, more easiest way present?)

- Make a button "Resume film" which is back to previously played part of my movie.
(as a way I can add a menu page copyes with button-link for each scene, but thus it will resume play from a begining of scene, not from previously played time)