[mythtv] Watch/Delete Recordings

[Tako Schotanus]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Steffen Immle
> Sent: dinsdag 20 april 2004 16:11
> To: Development of mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] Watch/Delete Recordings
> 
> 
> [inline comments...]
> 
> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> 
> >>If we're consistent in that:
> >>1)  Select performs the default action.
> >>2)  Menu presents you with a list of additional choices (if any).
> > 
> > I would like to see the behavior standardized.  It seems 
> that there are many
> > different action classes associated with Info and Menu.  If 
> we could have it
> > so that Menu brought up choices, Select took action, and 
> Info was for those
> > "extra information" scenarios (like it is while watching TV to get
> > information on the current program).
> > 
> > Guide:
> > Menu - Tune to this channel, Record this show/Turn off 
> Record, Find all
> > Episodes, Exit
> > Info - Maybe a detail page on the show given the new 
> lengthier descriptions
> > in the direct data as well as include space information 
> currently only found
> > on the delete screen.
> > Record - Record this show
> > Select - Tune channel for currently showing shows.  Record 
> show for future
> > shows.
> > 
> > Watch Recordings:
> > Menu - Action menu currently assigned to Info
> > Info - Not sure what might be shown here if anything
> 
> Maybe Info could bring up the same detail page as above.
> 
> > Play - Play the current recording
> > Select - Play the current recording
> > 
> > Would something like that be a patch people would to see?
> 
> I would very much welcome such a change. I also think that much more 
> (all) functionality should be accessible via menus. For 
> example, there 
> should be "Start transcoding" or "Start flagging commercials" 
> somewhere 
> in a menu (and maybe even "Stop/Cancel transcoding/commflagging", for 
> those who want to make the box turn off *now*), thereby 
> getting rid of 
> the need for quite a lot of key bindings. And there are 
> probably others 
> as well. Anyway, just making suggestions...
> 

I second this, but one problem might be that because of the amount of
options the menu pop-up could become so large that it won't fit inside
the window anymore. Maybe an "advanced..." option would be necessary
which pops up a second dialog? I'm not really sure, does anybody have
any good ideas about this?

> Steffen

-Tako