[mythtv-theming] New MythTV notification center and theme...

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 2 July 2013 00:45, Elkin Fricke <managementboy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I like the way it looks. I also love more animation options (fading).
> I am currently building master to check it out.
>

fading is provided automatically in MythUI; however there's no fading
implemented for the display of notification cards while watching video
playback (not hard to add, just need to do it)


> Are you planing to move it to an own xml?
>

that was the primary aim of this email to start with...

Making it fully themeable is one thing, how to do so is another.
Starting with having a unique theme for a notification card (instead of
using the mini music player). So we can display notification with graphics,
differently to the text only one etc..

Then we need a way to define animation for insertion and removal.

I doubt those animations will work during TV playback; too complicated and
depends greatly on the TV playback profile in use.


> What other sources for events are you planing?
>
Well, it's a pretty easy to use feature.
For a start, we could change the user notification to use this mechanism
instead. This gives the choice to make the notification permanent (as it is
now until the user press a key); or being displayed for xx seconds only.

I want to display if there's been a recording error (like recording failed
to start) giving the user the possibility to fix it while it's not too late.

things like that...

It also expands what a plugin could do... Could image a plugin which only
purpose is to display a notification with a weather forecast. Or one
displaying weather emergency alerts and nothing more
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