Presently the LMS update notification reads:
"There is a new version of LMS available. Click the squeezebox tray icon to install the update." Would it be possible to change the notification to something like: "Version ZZZ.ZZ of LMS is available and ready to install. Click the LMS icon in the System Tray to see what version you are presently running, which version will be installed, see a summary of what changes will be made, and options for your consideration." Clicking that icon would/could provide buttons to proceed with the installation, or decline it, and optionally indicate when you would like to be again notified of its availability. It could also show a message like "For more details regarding these changes, click this link: https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.1/Changelog8.html"; For those who prefer to do the updates using the LMS Control Panel, I'd suggest the message in the "Advanced" tab be changed to "Version ZZZ.ZZ of LMS is available and ready to install. You are presently running version XXX.XX." There should be an additional button provided to "Decline Update", and perhaps include a summary of the changes and a link to: https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.1/Changelog8.html. Discussion: The recent change to version 8 resulted in the loss of some plugins which had been available in version 7. There must have been others besides myself who might have decided not to upgrade had we been notified of that. Not all (perhaps most?) LMS users follow the forums, particularly the Plugins forum. I have followed the Radio forum for years via its mailing list, and still was caught unaware of what affect the new version 8 would have. I don't remember any discussion of what version 8 would provide or other impacts it might cause. Most software development entities provide some such notice prior to launching an update, allowing users to make an informed decision about how to proceed. I am aware that LMS is supported by volunteers and for the most part I am greatly impressed with the job being done to keep it current. I'd like to single out Michael Herger and Erland Isaksson for their efforts. I appreciate the fact that they created a new category of plugins called "Unsupported" and placed some of Erland's fine plugins in it. The Custom Clock and the Custom Clock Helper apps have made my Radio a much better experience and I was panicked to discover, after the fact, that Version 8 would remove them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lsanders99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52822 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113655 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
