[mythtv-users] Re: Two Bugs in Mythtv v0.11 & Two UsabilityRequests - Global keys

[Alan Snyder]

Some programmable remotes might effectively do global
keys for you.
Regardless of where you are, there is some number of
esc's that will get you
back to the top level, as long as you don't use the
menu-on-exit option for
watching recordings, and extras don't matter.  From
there, there's a fixed
sequence that gets you where you want to go.  A hack,
but workable in a
remote that does macros.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Keith C
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:06 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Two Bugs in Mythtv
v0.11 & Two
> UsabilityRequests
> 
> I also think usability requests are fine in this
forum, as it is being
> used by both programmers and users. If I was to
mention a function I
> thought would be useful, maybe someone with good
experience with the
> MythTV source would be inspired to add it.  I'd love
to add it myself
> and might be able to, but I'd probably just break
stuff.
> 
> That said, here's a feature I would love to see :
Global keys. For
> instance, a key that would take you to live TV
regardless of where you
> were in MythTV, and another one to the Watch
Recordings list.  This
> sounds easy, but I think with modular layout of
MythTV, it might
> actually be a little painful.  Anyways, I'll start
looking at the code
> myself, but if any of the normal geniuses are
inspired, go for it.
> 
> Keith C
> 
> On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 08:39, Chris wrote:
> > Absolutely agree. Open software genrates great
products, packed with
> > features, but often so well hidden that mainstream
users never finds
> > them. I suppose this is a natural tendancy to code
things useful to
> > yourself rather than to others.
> >
> > I'm currently writing a patch to allow
configuration of the settings
> > of the PVR-x50 from within myth, but I'm
volunteering in trying to
> > code some of the suggestions the community might
have (considering the
> > fact that I'm not quite confortable with the
mythtv code, yet)
> > thereafter.
> >
> > Definitely, a popup help is high on my list, as my
limited memory
> > prevents me to remember all those handy keyboard
shortcuts ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Ellen Spertus wrote:
> > > I was sorry to see you get flamed for making
some usability
> > > requests.  Most businesses developing consumer
products pay for
> > > usability analysis, which you were giving for
free.  Usability has
> > > typically been open source software's weakest
areas.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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