[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #4353: Customize MythMusic Miniplayer settings

[Stuart Morgan]

On Sunday 23 December 2007 11:32:26 Paul Harrison wrote:
> I'm from the more settings the better brigade ;) I think there is
> nothing worse than software that forces me to work the way the devs want
> me to rather than the way I want it to. The mini-player works pretty
> much how *I* want it to but I'm not so narrow minded as to believe my
> way is best and the only way it should work. If people want a choice and
> it doesn't over complicate the code or make it a nightmare to maintain
> then that's fine with me. I think if there are sensible defaults for
> settings then adding more doesn't make it any more difficult to install
> it just gives the user some choice. Speaking from the developer side of
> things one down side of more settings that can be a problem is it can
> make testing new features like the background player a nightmare because
> of all the different ways a user can have things set up :-(
>
> I don't want to start a slanging match over this. My initial thought on
> seeing the ticket was that it was a useful addition but I will go with
> the majority decision on whether or not to commit this patch assuming
> anybody cares.

I don't want to start a slanging match either, truth is that I don't have the 
time or energy to really fight , even though I have strong views on the 
subject. Like you I used to be in the "more settings" camp, but after 
spending time giving support to users in IRC and at the linux events I've 
attended, I've changed my mind.

In my experience, only the smallest minority of users actually a setup which 
differs from the defaults and the number of possible configuration 
combinations causes immense confusion for  the rest. Far better to balance 
differing ideas on how things should work and to come up with clever ways to 
satisfy everyone, than to just throw in another setting. It's harder work and 
not nearly as simple to do in practise though.

> I just hope this doesn't turn into one of those pointless discussions
> were everybody has a opinion but no one can agree on anything like the
> recent Video Sources discussion =)

Likewise.
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Stuart Morgan