[mythtv-users] UI Sounds?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Ben Levitt
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:40 PM
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] UI Sounds?
>
>
> I've been setting up a MythTV box, and before I
> started, my biggest doubt was that the UI wouldn't be
> up to the level of something like a Tivo.  But the UI
> is awesome!
>
> The one thing I was thinking would be really nice to
> add to the UI is a way to enable UI sounds.  I find
> that sometimes I hit a button on the remote, and I'm
> not imediately sure if it really did jump back 5
> seconds or not.  Or if I'm watching and someone else
> is wielding the remote, it can be confusing.  "woah,
> are you jumping forwards or backwards!"
>
> I'm thinking something along the lines of TiVo sounds
> could be really helpful in orienting people.  I know
> that back in my windows days, the first thing I always
> did with a new windows install was to turn off all
> those annoying sounds, but I really think that in
> MythTV, some subtle event-triggered sounds would be
> really nice.
>
> Plus, I imagine it would be implemented so that the
> sounds could be themed, which could be fun.  :]
>
> --Ben


Ugh.  I *hate* UI sounds.  However, in the interest of flexibility, I'll
agree it would be a good option to have.  What would be even better (IMHO)
would be visual feedback that an action has been accepted.  Isaac had
indicated at one point that this would be coming, but I image other features
have taken priority (rightly so).  Whether audio or visual feedback (or
both), it shouldn't be too hard to implement if you care to submit a patch
(hint, hint).

-JAC