[mythtv] Watch/Delete Recordings

[Tako Schotanus]

Oscar Carlsson wrote:

>>>>>Have you even tried the Menu key in watch recordings?
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>KK> Yes.  It brings up a short menu about Program Groups which, 
>>>KK> honestly, I've never used.  The point of the exercise here is to 
>>>KK> bring the most commonly used items to a standardized key 
>>>(MENU).  I 
>>>KK> fully expect on that menu (and maybe others) to have an Advanced 
>>>KK> button that brings up the more infrequently used options.
>>>
>>>The  idea  as  I see it is that Menu brings up general 
>>>settings/options/whatever and  info  brings  up  specific 
>>>stuff for the selected item. Very logic to me at least.
>>>      
>>>
>
>KK> General settings/options/whatever belong in setup, IMO.  Menu should be for
>KK> actions to be taken on the highlighted item and Info be exactly that,
>KK> information about the selected item.  Having two buttons bring up two menus
>KK> with actions is what I find confusing and I think limiting to new users.  
>
>KK> As I indicated, I would prefer a system that defaulted to presenting the
>KK> menu on SELECT rather than performing a default action so that new users
>KK> were always presented with all the options and then allow for a "expert"
>KK> mode to be enabled where SELECT took on another action.  But I understand
>KK> that this might not be the preferred method for everyone so just
>KK> standardizing SELECT, MENU, and INFO across the application is a good start.
>
>You  really think that changing the current group belongs in the setup? Riiight.
>
>I can however see the menu beeing split in two:
>
>------------------------
> General:
>  - Change view
>
> Specific:
>  - Delete
>  - Whatever
>------------------------
>
>But that might get very crowded.
>
>Using select as bringing up a menu is extremely non-intuitive, a new user should
>understand what a menu-key is supposed to do.
>
>Maybe  another  menu button then? Like Menu2 for the currently highlighted item?
>(the  way info works in Watch recordings at the moment). This, or the suggestion
>above would make sense imo.
>  
>
I agree that although making select pop-up a menu would surely help 
braindead newbies it isn't very intuitive. Select should _do_ something 
IMO not give you options. And having two kinds of menu works as well I 
think if the general rule is: INFO for currently selected item, MENU for 
generic/screen actions.

But to improve "discoverability" I would suggest that we put as much of 
the available functionality in the menus so you don't have to read 
keys.txt to find out most of the basic and semi-advanced functionality.

>
>
>KK> kevin
>  
>
-Tako

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