Using the remote control.

I noticed that the Apple knowledge based article describing the functions of the remote hasn't been updated to reflect the v 3 Apple tv software. I suspect there are a few users who don't get to use all the features of the Apple tv because they aren't necessarily aware of all the things the remote will do.
In an effort to try to ensure that users get the best out of their Apple TV's I have now produced my own list of functions that are accessible using the remote control. In doing this I realised it involved a little more work than I'd envisaged since the remote performs many functions which can vary depending on which type of content you are using.
I'd be grateful if those of you that are familiar with the Apple tv would take a critical look at what I have done and provide me with feedback on any inaccuracies, omissions or improvements that could be made in relation to the information I have provided.
Using the Apple TV remote control
Message was edited by: Winston Churchill: Having seen the site for the first time I realise I need to do some work on the formatting-I'll put this right in due course, just looking for comments on content for now.

Alley_Cat wrote:
1 - Looks exhaustive!
It was actually, I didn't think I'd need to do quite so much checking that things did what it says.
2 - Having result on the left initially confused me, I think I'd find Action>Result better than Result < Action.</div>
I see the point, but it could possibly be resolved by renaming 'result' as aim, goal or something similar rather than reversing the body text itself. I was trying to emulate the way Apple themselves did this on their KB (Reason I did this - their KB is out of date)
3 - Probably a bit too much information on one page.
Perhaps split into a tabbed layout
Remote | Basic Controls | Music | TV Shows | Films/Movies etc.
Noted, I'm still not happy with the formatting, it needs work, it might not work too well in some browsers, a tabbed page is a little more than my iweb capabilities at present (or at least the way I would want it to work - tabs within a page rather than tabs to change pages)
Jolly Giant wrote:
maybe a slightly larger font ...
Mmmm, not sure about that, I'm always concerned my text is already too large (necessity of white on black), might it not simply make an already long page a bit longer.

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