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Summary

  • Implements controller-friendly full-screen interface for couch gaming with Xbox/PlayStation gamepad support, haptic feedback, on-screen keyboard, and multi-monitor detection

Core Components

Controller Integration

  • useGamepadNavigation hook: Polls Gamepad API at 60fps, handles button mapping and haptic feedback via Vibration API
  • Default Xbox/PlayStation button layouts with customizable remapping
  • Proper cleanup to prevent fullscreen conflicts across components via useFullscreenMode hook

UI Components

  • BigPictureModePage: Main grid view with dynamic column calculation (auto-scales 3-6 columns based on viewport)
  • BigPictureDownloadsPage: Real-time download monitoring with controller navigation
  • OnScreenKeyboard: QWERTY layout with D-pad/analog stick navigation, memoized handlers to prevent stale closures

State Management

  • bigPictureSlice: Persists button mappings, haptic settings, grid size preferences, and detected monitor count
  • Multi-monitor detection via Screen Management API with graceful fallback

Settings Integration

  • Big Picture toggle and configuration in main settings page
  • Monitor selection UI (when multiple displays detected)
  • Grid size and haptic feedback controls

Testing

  • TypeScript type checks pass
  • ESLint validation complete
  • Builds successfully for production
  • All useEffect dependencies properly declared
  • Functions memoized with useCallback where appropriate

Checklist

  • Added a semantic version comment to this PR using /semver: patch, /semver: minor, or /semver: major. (See template for examples)
  • Confirmed workflows and automation updates (if any) have appropriate permissions.
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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>This issue tracks planned enhancements for Big Picture Mode beyond the MVP implementation</issue_title>
<issue_description>

Input & Controls

  • Test with physical Xbox/PlayStation controllers
  • Add haptic feedback support (if controller supports it)
  • Customizable button mappings
  • Page/shoulder button scrolling

UI/UX Features

  • Implement on-screen keyboard component for text input
  • Add search functionality in Big Picture mode
  • Add downloads/queue view with progress bars
  • Add complete settings page within Big Picture
  • Add boxart/metadata display from Crocdb in grid
  • Dynamic grid calculation based on screen size

System Integration

  • Multi-monitor awareness and selection

Priority Labels

Suggest adding labels: enhancement, big-picture-mode, tracking-issue
</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Implement this features to production level caring for code quality and industry standard patterns</agent_instructions>

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Copilot AI and others added 5 commits December 31, 2025 12:04
@luandev
Implement core Big Picture Mode infrastructure
2d8fac1 
- Add useGamepadNavigation hook for Xbox/PlayStation controller support
- Create BigPictureStore slice for settings management
- Implement OnScreenKeyboard component for text input
- Build BigPictureModePage with controller-friendly navigation
- Add haptic feedback support for supported controllers
- Integrate Big Picture mode into settings page
- Support dynamic grid sizing based on screen resolution
- Add fullscreen API integration

Co-authored-by: luandev <6452989+luandev@users.noreply.github.com>
@luandev
Add Big Picture downloads view and multi-monitor support
c930da0 
- Create BigPictureDownloadsPage for controller-friendly downloads view
- Add multi-monitor detection and selection
- Integrate downloads page into Big Picture menu
- Update settings page with monitor selection
- Add route for /big-picture/downloads

Co-authored-by: luandev <6452989+luandev@users.noreply.github.com>
@luandev
Add Big Picture Mode documentation and polish
81081f3 
- Create comprehensive BIG_PICTURE_MODE.md documentation
- Add controller setup and usage guide
- Document all keyboard and controller mappings
- Include troubleshooting section
- Add performance optimization notes
- Update main README with Big Picture Mode feature highlight

Co-authored-by: luandev <6452989+luandev@users.noreply.github.com>
@luandev
Address code review feedback and refactor
f82b1dc 
- Remove duplicate assignment in useGamepadNavigation
- Fix isExtended API call to use method instead of property
- Create useFullscreenMode hook to reduce duplication
- Fix fullscreen cleanup to only exit if component entered it
- Add missing dependencies to OnScreenKeyboard useEffect
- Improve error handling in monitor detection

Co-authored-by: luandev <6452989+luandev@users.noreply.github.com>
@luandev
Fix remaining code review issues
184b056 
- Refactor gamepad polling to properly include all dependencies
- Add useCallback to OnScreenKeyboard functions to prevent recreation
- Fix focusedCol dependency in normalization effect
- Simplify polling logic by removing intermediate ref
- Improve memoization to avoid stale closures

Co-authored-by: luandev <6452989+luandev@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add enhancements for Big Picture Mode features Implement Big Picture Mode with controller support and TV-optimized UI Dec 31, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from luandev December 31, 2025 12:18
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