[mythtv] [PATCH] Frontend Menu and Setup Reorganized

[David Shirley]

Hi Risto,

I had a chance to see this last night - seems a lot better, but maybe
thats because any change is nice :)

one thing - going into Media Library of the main menu caused mythfrontend
to exit..

Cheers
Dave

> Hi,
>
> While almost all of the overhaul was in the setup menu
> this patch reorganizes most the menus in mythfrontend.
>
>
> Please try this patch and post your comments
> :)
>
> Key Changes:
>  - "Watch TV" contains both Live and Recorded TV
>  - "Media Manager" - Contains Video, Music, CD, DVD and Recordings
> Management
>  - New "System Setup" Menu System
>
> Benefits:
>  - Settings aren't hidden several pages deep (no more 'general' pages)
>  - Easier to find specific settings like commercial-skip settings
>      - eg. Setup -> TV Playback Settings -> Recorded TV -> Commercial Skip
>  - Menu layout is more customizable
>      - eg. can give access to seeking but not display settings using XML
>  - IMHO it's a more intuitive layout of media, management, and settings
>  - LiveTV and RecordedTV separation in settings
>  - Recording vs Playback separation in settings
>
>
> Risto.
>
>
> PS
>
> Detailed Changes:
>
> GeneralSettings was separated into:
>  - PaddingSettings
>  - ChannelSettings
>  - LiveTVSettings
>  - AutoExpireSettings
>  - JobQueueSettings
>
> PlaybackSettings was split into:
>  - DecodingSettings
>  - PlaybackActionSettings
>  - LiveTVSettings
>  - RecordingsListSettings
>  - RecordingsGroupSettings
>  - SeekingSettings
>  - CommercialSkipSettings
>  - AppearanceSettings
>
> AppearanceSettings into:
>  - AppearanceSettings
>  - DisplaySettings
>
> MainGeneralSettings into:
>  - MainGeneralSettings
>  - MainDatabaseSettings
>  - MainSecuritySettings
>
>
> Obsolete Files that the patch does not delete:
>  - util_menu.xml
>  - optical_menu.xml
>  - recpriorities_settings.xml
>  - tv_settings.xml
>
>
> Finally,
> Here's a Possible ToDo List:
>  - could make more categories of <type></type> in XML files?
>  - could make the themes use these new categories?
>  - could get rid of obsolete files?
>
> --
> Risto Treksler
> Elkhorn Lodge
> Banff, Alberta, Canada
>
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