Hi Risto, I had a chance to see this last night - seems a lot better, but maybe thats because any change is nice :)
one thing - going into Media Library of the main menu caused mythfrontend to exit.. Cheers Dave > Hi, > > While almost all of the overhaul was in the setup menu > this patch reorganizes most the menus in mythfrontend. > > > Please try this patch and post your comments > :) > > Key Changes: > - "Watch TV" contains both Live and Recorded TV > - "Media Manager" - Contains Video, Music, CD, DVD and Recordings > Management > - New "System Setup" Menu System > > Benefits: > - Settings aren't hidden several pages deep (no more 'general' pages) > - Easier to find specific settings like commercial-skip settings > - eg. Setup -> TV Playback Settings -> Recorded TV -> Commercial Skip > - Menu layout is more customizable > - eg. can give access to seeking but not display settings using XML > - IMHO it's a more intuitive layout of media, management, and settings > - LiveTV and RecordedTV separation in settings > - Recording vs Playback separation in settings > > > Risto. > > > PS > > Detailed Changes: > > GeneralSettings was separated into: > - PaddingSettings > - ChannelSettings > - LiveTVSettings > - AutoExpireSettings > - JobQueueSettings > > PlaybackSettings was split into: > - DecodingSettings > - PlaybackActionSettings > - LiveTVSettings > - RecordingsListSettings > - RecordingsGroupSettings > - SeekingSettings > - CommercialSkipSettings > - AppearanceSettings > > AppearanceSettings into: > - AppearanceSettings > - DisplaySettings > > MainGeneralSettings into: > - MainGeneralSettings > - MainDatabaseSettings > - MainSecuritySettings > > > Obsolete Files that the patch does not delete: > - util_menu.xml > - optical_menu.xml > - recpriorities_settings.xml > - tv_settings.xml > > > Finally, > Here's a Possible ToDo List: > - could make more categories of <type></type> in XML files? > - could make the themes use these new categories? > - could get rid of obsolete files? > > -- > Risto Treksler > Elkhorn Lodge > Banff, Alberta, Canada > > > !DSPAM:4285e95b259551558776969! > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev > > > !DSPAM:4285e95b259551558776969! > _______________________________________________ mythtv-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev
