[mythtv-users] FW: Help understand the interface of Myth Media & Video Gallery

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Anthony Rooney <rooneyo at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Hi Nick
>
>
> Although I had the cryptic error message using the chown command in the
> terminal I was able to give the user mythtv full permissions on the
> /media/Store/Recordings folder using the UI and it all worked Ok and Myth
> can now see the full disk capacity of the machine.  Yipee, Yahoo, and Eeh-a
> YabbaYabbado.
>
> This is a major breakthrough and it does appear that the documentation fails
> to mention that you cannot set alternative storage locations without 1st
> setting permissions on the destination locations.
>
> What an enormous oversight!  Who proof reads the doco?  Is it tested on COLD
> users?  If not why not?  It is a basic requirement of good design  to be
> able to be used intuitively - BY COLD USERS.  Are they concerned with good
> design?

You are very angry for a buyer of a free product. For god's sake if
you think the docos could be improved, then do it. That's what a wiki
is about.

Your feedback is important, but expressed as one would expect from a
petulant child.