[mythtv] SoC 2006: Configuration Revamp Information

Justin M. Hunt beyonddeath at focushere.ca
Wed Jun 7 16:47:33 UTC 2006


----- Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/7/06, Isaac Richards <ijr at case.edu> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 07 June 2006 12:30 pm, Steven Adeff wrote:
> > > On 6/7/06, Isaac Richards <ijr at case.edu> wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 07 June 2006 11:41 am, Justin M. Hunt wrote:
> > > > > I was talking with Daniel (the project mentor, for those who
> dont know)
> > > > > and we will have an expert mode like about:config in firefox. 
> Then
> > > > > basic and advanced modes, where advanced is accessed via a
> button (not
> > > > > on a menu), since this is more obvious.  This will not have
> every
> > > > > setting, to keep it simple, the rarely used settings will be
> only
> > > > > accessible through the expert mode. There will also be a
> search
> > > > > available to find a paticular option. As well I will be making
> the
> > > > > whole thing loaded from an XML file, so changing the heirarchy
> is
> > > > > simple.
> > > >
> > > > State changes for screens everywhere else in myth are done
> through popup
> > > > menus, there's absolutely no reason to break this by doing
> something
> > > > different here.  Putting a "Press 'Menu' to see more options"
> message on
> > > > screen won't hurt anything, and makes it just as obvious as a
> button.
> > >
> > > Isaac, I think the concern is that if the pop-up will only have
> one
> > > option it may be "overkill" where one simple button could do the
> same
> > > thing, with the "press menu" message just saying it will switch
> > > between modes. Now if more options for the pop-up become
> necesary,
> > > then it would definitely make sense.
> >
> > Well, if you want 3 levels of configs, that's 2 buttons on a popup
> menu.  Add
> > another for search mode.  One for 'restore to defaults', etc.
> 
> one button could be used to scroll through the 3 different levels,
> but
> if adding a "restore to defaults"(which is nice), etc then having a
> button for each level works.
> Perhaps an option to call up the settings for a different frontend to
> apply to the current frontend? I like the search idea too.
> 
> -- 
> Steve
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OK. In my vain attempt to get to work, can we all, or most of us, agree
to have a menu pop up with the three modes, search and restore defaults. 
The different frontend config will be a later addition, we can work towards.

Since Isaac seems to not want the XML I can drop that.

Justin



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