[mythtv-users] What is being worked on for 0.26?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/08/2012 04:23 PM, Jerry wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
>> Specifically, you want to go into each of the 3 "views" available in Video
>> Library (Gallery, Browse, and List) and "Show Directory Structure" (meaning
>> the MENU should offer, "Hide Directory Structure," to allow you to change
>> the setting) and enable "Browse Library (recommended)" (meaning the MENU
>> should say, "Browse Filesystem (slow)," to allow you to change the
>> setting).  Then, once you've configured all 3 views appropriately, choose
>> the one whose interface looks best to you/works best for you.
>>
>>
> I'm having difficulty seeing the fanart when I switch to "Browse Library
> (recommended)"  It all disappears and reappears when I switch back to
> "Browse Filesystem (slow)".  Is this expected behavior?  I'm also crashing
> mythfrontend when I change this setting back and forth, but that's another
> issue.

As the behavior you're describing is /exactly/ opposite what it should 
be (i.e. with "Browse Filesystem (slow)" enabled, you won't get 
metadata), I think you're misinterpreting the UI.

As I tried (clumsily--because it's extremely hard to describe) to 
explain in my post, above, the MENU will show the 
opposite-of-currently-selected option.  So when Video Library is 
properly configured, the MENU should say, "Browse Filesystem (slow)," 
indicating if you press that button, you will be browsing the file 
system and ignoring all metadata.  Similarly, you probably want the MENU 
to say, "Hide Directory Structure," (meaning that you're showing the 
structure and that pressing the button will hide it).

We're discussing ways of improving the UI to make this less confusing.

Mike