[mythtv-users] Merge of OSD and Main themes causes WAF to Plummet

[Robert Siebert]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 08:11:46 -0800, Michael Jones wrote: 

> You're
right, it doesn't take an "expert" to use a text editor or change some
piece of text and "see what happens", but as someone with limited time
on their hands (with work, family, other stuff) poking through the theme
to "see what happens" doesn't cut it

 If you just want to change the
text size for the OSD and keep the font size for the rest of the theme
as posted in this thread, then definately yes. Takes 10min and you are
set. The devlopers even told the guys where and what they should change.
And there is always a search function.

Compare the complexity of XBMCs
themes with the MythTV ones. This I would say is difficult, not MythTV.


> As an engineer, there's very little that makes my skin crawl more
than relying on the "just change something and see what happens" method
of development. . I'll admit that when learning a new programming
language I will sometimes employ that method, but it's RARELY the best
way to go about it.

That is correct when you work in a large or small
company when many people work on one (more complex or safety relevant)
project. There you have your processes that you need to stick to and
documentation rules and so on. I don't believe that the developers have
an idea what they are doing before they commit the changes to
git.

Also, maybe I'm looking at different 

> if you know of a link to
something more complete, please post it? 
> 
> I used
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythUI_Theme_Development .The basiscs are
included with examples. 
> 
> T
e deafult-wide theme as a base and
edited it. After 2 hours I got the hang of it and was able to rearrange
stuff and change it. So after a total of maybe 10 hours I got the first
version of the blue-abstract. In this case it could sometimes be more
efficient to just start doing stuff instead of thinking about a process
and stuff like that.  

As a programmer and professional project manager
myself, I know there has to be a "better" way. It may take a little more
time on the developers or theme designers side to make it "better" (and
as I've said before, I'd be happy to contribute in a

> useful to
everyone at very little cost in flexibility and freedom. 
> 
> Sure
there is a better way, but will it really improve things here? Will
people be willing to contribute more? Theme development is NOt difficult
and I don't think that a better structure and planning will improve
things to a noticable extend. I am really interested what kind of
structure and planning you would suggest that is required to improve
theme development. As a
-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">programmer and
project manager I assume you can contribute in planning and strucuring
ideas.

   
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