[mythtv-users] Mouse friendly myth?

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
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> From: "William" <william_munson at comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mouse friendly myth?
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>
> LuKreme wrote:
>> I noticed that all the default myth GUIs are very mouse hostile, as in
>> they cannot be controlled with only a mouse. At the very least, it
>> appears that a mouse and an escape key are absolutely required as none
>> of the GUIs I looked at let you back track up the menu tree with the
>> mouse.
>>
>> I am used to controlling my HTPC with just a mouse and I am not ready
>> to invest in an IR remote right now.
>>
>> So, are there any myth GUIs that are fully controllable just via a
>> mouse? Including scrubbing videos, volume control, and fully accessing
>> the menus both down and back up?
>>
>
> Actually myth is designed to suppress  the mouse completely and is mouse
> hostile on purpose. Keyboard or remote or something that pretends to be
> those devices are your only choices.
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> It does not seem to be the case, instead of "completely" it is a valid and working option to (re) enable the mouse over the GUI.
>
> VLC handles the mouse well by hiding it after some small time period, this would also be a mythtv enhancement.
>
> I also have come to prefer the (wireless) mouse (in frequent occasion) and having full / more mouse support would be nice.  I accept
> doing volume and Mute might take some doing however GUI navigation mainly needs a "Back a Level" icon added to each screen, to
> reproduce the escape key.

its a design choice, mouse not needed, keyboard driven so that lirc works.

>
> I recall some GUI authors prefer their work as it is, perhaps they might consider these useability comments.
>
> Presumably some of the GUI's can be edited and enhanced these ways?  (Not sure if I have the skill to do this, (depends how it is
> done in myth!) might check it out perhaps when 0.22 is stable)
>
> While we are talking GUI I think that the principle GUI task is to present information to the user.  Having underlying graphics /
> video stills underlying text makes the text harder to read - and is in my view a backwards step.  MHO.

There is a good theming howto in the wiki