[mythtv-users] Feedback mythfrontend

[James Linder]

One further thought

> On Nov 28, 2023, at 08:03, James Linder <jam at tigger.ws> wrote:
> 
> Peter I think you have done a stiring job of implimenting mythweb in webfrontend.
> I offer a few thoughts that are neither requests nor criticsm, they may be things of interest.
> 
> I find the scope of the listings a tiny bit short. I think 2.5 hours would be nicer than 2 hours
> 
> [next] ships 2 hours, not 2 1/2
> 
> ie imagine
> 
> 0600 .. 0830
> [next]
> 0800 .. 1030
> [next]
> 1000.. 1230
> 
> I quickly browse choosing categories of interest by colour eg movies in white. What I see is a sea of colourless guide items.
> 
> I record Aprogram
> 
> [diversion]
> It must be my hardware but having virtual tuners results in 1 or  2 a week damaged recordings.
> Setting no-virtual tuners and I have never had a damaged recording
> 
> The scheduler sets Aprogram to record on tuner one
> and AprogramHD to record on tuner two
> 
> [mythweb] going to upcoming I can mark Aprogram as “Don’t Record” on webfrontend I see only “Cancel Recording” which is not what I want of course.
> 
> The archives will show that when webfrontend first appeared I made comment about garish and mobile phone set. So I get my just deserts!
> 
> Were I doing UI design I would flavour the categories of programguide by colour so as to  not trouble those who do not want but be of use to those who do.
> A point to consider is 1 in 7 males are colour blind (there are many sorts of colour blindness the most common being red-green) and there are web standards about colour choices.
> 
> Finally (I’ve not looked a webfrontend code at all) can one use CSS ?

At 8am today I look at what is showing tomorrow night

Select Date
mythweb: Select Time, webfrontend [next][next]….


> Cheers
> James