[mythtv-users] MythTV Companion for iPad Update

[Steven Adeff]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Robert McNamara
<robert.mcnamara at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just to circle back on the cost issue, I have more or less settled on
> offering it for $1.99... I'd need to sell about 500 copies to offset the
> cost of the iPad and dev license.  Thereafter, I had intended to take the
> first few hundred to purchase android hardware to explore a port/equivalent.
>
> There may not be 500 interested buyers out there, or I might be surprised.
>  My goal had been to finish the basics and be polishing by January 15th, but
> that has slipped somewhat as work has kept me too busy to look at it in my
> spare time this month.  As it will also probably be a few months before .25
> is in circulation, and since I would rather be aiming at a static Services
> API target, I will probably try to time App store submission for right
> around when we declare what looks like a final release candidate.
>
> My list of outstanding "major" issues is, off the top of my head:
>
> * Rework the UI of the video/recording library browser slightly
> * Add a "common" remote to become visible when playback is not in progress
> * Possible/Depends on available time: Add Service API calls for scheduling,
> rework guide, add features to perform recording rule editing (This one is a
> major maybe for V1).
> * Thoroughly test streaming behaviors, which will require some work on both
> the API and application side.
> * Slightly rework settings screens
>
> Other than that, I've been making my less technical loved ones use the app
> without any instruction to uncover potential usability improvements-- since
> the app is aimed at all Myth users, and hopes to provide a UI that needs to
> explanation, this has been a very enlightening process.
>
> Robert

Perhaps also do a kickstarter type of thing for the Android app? We
have a few Android devices in our house and I'd definitely pay $2-10
upfront to support it's development.

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Steve
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