Default display method in disc image selection menu (2023/08/06)

Written by cafealpha 12 comments
As indicated in the title, this is a poll to decide which display method should be used when displaying game titles in disc image selection menu.

Why such kind of poll ? Because privateye (in charge of Pseudo Saturn Kai beta testing) and me (in charge of adding bugs in Pseudo Saturn Kai) have different opinions regarding this default display method.
And as Pseudo Saturn Kai is here to please their users, I thought it would be cool to directly ask about that.


As illustrated below, display method can be either "centered" or "left-justified".
Centered display example

Left-justified display example


Both methods have their own pro and cons : "left-justified" is same as other disc image selection menus (and consequently users are more likely to be familiar with it) and "centered" may be felt as a more natural way to display menu items.


Ideally, it would be better to ask this on patreon because the voice of people who financially contributed to this project takes priority.
However, that's unfair for the supporters who left patreon and the ones who directly sent me a donation.
Also, I don't want to force someone to join my patreon page just to answer this poll.

So, feel free to share your opinion in the comments of this blog article ! It's free and doesn't even require any registration; there's a mail address input field but it's optional and just in case you want me to contact you back.

Rules :
 - Poll is open until 2023 August 31st
 - Don't hesitate to indicate the reason why you voted (or not) for this or that display method
 - Don't flood the comments
 - If the result of this poll doesn't pleases me, I will set default display method according to my personal preferences

Extra bonus, limited to the first 5 person who will request that : if you want to be listed in "Display Method Decision Committee" section of Pseudo Saturn Kai credits page, please inform me about the nickname (no real name please) to display there !

12 comments

#1  - ruiner9 said :

From a design standpoint, I've always associated left-justified menus with ODEs and flash carts, and center-justified menus with cheat devices. I prefer left-justified for the game selection screen, but keep it centered for the cheats. It's a great compromise because you each get a menu in your preferred style, and users can tell at a glance which menu they're in by checking how the titles are aligned.

An obvious question here might be: Can you add an option so users can justify the titles in their preferred way?

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#2  - cafealpha said :

Thank you for sharing your opinion ! Being able to check which menu (game selection or cheats selection) is being displayed by looking at its appearance is a good idea.
And, this article is about the *default* setting for display method in disc image selection menu of Pseudo Saturn Kai. So it will be possible to change the display method whatever the issue of this poll may be :)

PS : do you want to be listed in "Display Method Decision Committee" section of Pseudo Saturn Kai credits ? If so, please inform me which nickname should be added there.

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#3  - ruiner9 said :

Yes, I would be honored! You can use the nickname ruiner9 :)

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#4  - cafealpha said :

Thank you ! The credits page is updated and will be publicly available in next release of Pseudo Saturn Kai :)

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#5  - Mayfer said :

Both solution are very welcome! But I prefer centered since it looks more stylish! Thank you for excellent work as always!

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#6  - cafealpha said :

Thank you for sharing your opinion, especially when this opinion conforms with mine :)
Do you want to be listed in "Display Method Decision Committee" section of Pseudo Saturn Kai credits ? If so, please inform me which nickname should be added there.

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#7  - Mayfer said :

Yes, please! Nickname: Mayfer

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#8  - vbt said :

i'd say left-justified :)

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#9  - cafealpha said :

I prefer centered text but I'm glad to see you on my blog !!! Please agree to be listed in "Display Method Decision Committee" section of Pseudo Saturn Kai credits so that I will be happy to add you there :)

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#10  - vbt said :

ok for me :) you got a message on discord

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#11  - Troygbiv said :

I don't know if this poll is still ongoing, but I prefer left justified, since it's an easy visual anchor for the start of each title name. Makes skimming info faster.

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#12  - cafealpha said :

The poll ended (and Pseudo Saturn Kai is released now) but the people choose default setting to be left-justified so there are no regrets for you to be late :)

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