[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
      Author: danielk
        Date: 2005-10-05 13:48:47 +0000 (Wed, 05 Oct 2005)
New Revision: 7392
   Changeset: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7392

Modified:

   trunk/mythtv/docs/mythtv-HOWTO.sgml
   trunk/mythtv/setup/backendsettings.cpp
   trunk/mythtv/setup/backendsettings.h
   trunk/mythtv/setup/main.cpp

Log:

Condenses the two questions in when you start-up mythtv-setup
onto one dialog. This also removes the warning in the howto
and replaces it with a check for a running mythbackend on
startup. If it is seen running locally, a warning about what
isn't safe while the backend is running is added to this
initial dialog.

The check for mythbackend is very simple, it just runs
"ps -ae | grep mythbackend". So if you rename the backend
executanble it won't detect the backend. It also won't dedect
a master backend running on a different host, etc. It just
catches the common case.

Couldn't it just try connecting to the MBE control port as a
slave or frontend would?


I really like this. I though it would be six of one half a dozen
of the other but this is potentially much better.

Couple things. I see the text for the two old and one new help
text items truncated on the first line. For exanple:

"Would you like to clear all program data and channel settings befo" [sic]
"configuration? This will not affect any existing recordings.:"

The text "re starting " does not appear on screen.

The initial focus should be on the "OK" button. Checking a box
is a very execptional thing and the user should not be lead to
believe they should check them.

When the backend warning is appiled, there should also be an "Exit"
button that gets the inital focus.

--  bjm
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