[mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commits

[Kevin Kuphal]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Richards
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:39 PM
> To: Development of mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commits
> 
> 
> On Friday 23 April 2004 11:21 pm, David Engel wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 10:00:46PM -0400, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > > > Playbackbox can now be navigated using nothing but arrows and 
> > > > "select" Pressing left while on the left side of the 
> playbackbox 
> > > > acts as though menu had been hit. Pressing right while on the 
> > > > right side of the playbackbox as as though info had been hit.
> > >
> > > I think this works really poorly -- if anything, left should exit 
> > > the screen and right should start playback.
> >
> > Partial ditto.  Left should exit, but having right bring up 
> the menu 
> > would be alright with me.
> 
> I think it'd be more in line with the single column menu 
> behavior to select 
> the item and play it, in this case as well.  Didn't the 
> program finder also 
> work this way?

With all the talk of left and right actions, I thought about this option:

Single columns list showing All Programs by default.
Indicator in the upper left with left arrow showing the current "show group"
- All Programs
Indicator in the upper right with right arrow showing the current "recording
group" - All Programs
Left arrow changes the show group - Friends, CSI, etc. cycling around back
to All Programs
Right arrow changes the recording group - All Programs, Kids, Drama, etc.
cycling back around
Select plays
Menu brings up the menu of choices (patch submitted previously)

I'd suggest also if possible having the arrow icons above "flash" when the
arrows are pressed to visually indicate what is happening in addition to
changing the text.

Kevin