[mythtv] New MythTV interface announced!!

[xavier hervy]

Richard Morton wrote:
>
> Dear Rob
>
> Please accept our apologies we intended no offence. A group of mythtv 
> users have been discussing what changes in user interface we'd like to 
> see. We all work in IT in various areas from ui design to analysis, 
> none of as are web coders.
>
> We have spent some time on this working through the design, as you 
> well know good ui design is never a accident.
>
> We'd like to contribute this design to the community and we'd like to 
> see it realised so much we're prepared to throw a bit of money at it, 
> hoping thata it would start a community around it. Maybe that was the 
> wrong way to go about it and for that we're sorry.
>
> With regard to the bounty if there was an interest we'd find a site to 
> manage the bounty there is no subterfuge here. :-)
>
> I don't want a flame war, iwe just want to see our contribution 
> realised and improve mythtv for everyone.
>
> Mythtv is great, but as with everything it can also be improved, most 
> projects get upset when users moan and don't do anything about it!
>
> So, we have done something about it, or at least were trying!
>
> I hope you'll have a read of the document and come on board with the 
> project; this ui doesn't really compete with anything that is 
> currently part of mythtv and both paradigms can exist side by side, 
> and certainly will as everyones situation is different.
>
> With extensions to the telnet interface it is concievable that this 
> user interface could be created as a part of the frontend.
>
> Hope to speak about this more with you and the community.
>
> Please excuse brevity and mistakes, this email was composed on a 
> mobile phone.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Richard Morton
>
>
>
>> On Jun 28, 2009 8:10 PM, "Rob Smith" <kormoc at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:kormoc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Seventh, why replace mythweb as part of your app? Just add a
>> json/xml/whatever template to mythweb and use the core objects there
>> rather then reinvent that piece again
Hi Richard,
You are not answering to the essential question, why reinventing the wheel ?
You are looking at a pure "web-based architecture", mythweb is there for 
you. It would be much less work therefor you will have more chance to 
achieve your goal.

You do mention in your document :
"Why not just provide an interface to the existing MythTV frontend and 
control it via telnet.
It was considered that we could simply control the MythTV-Frontend via 
the telnet interface, but
after experimenting it has been deemed that this provides a less than 
ideal experience (slow,
flickering & ugly) even if the command sequence / timing issues could be 
resolved."

Sending command through telnet is much quicker than sending it over 
http. The key is to use telnet for what it is best for and using http to 
retrieve data.

I personally  use a simple remote application for Symbian Phone which 
does use telnet and I can not say it is slower than using a standard 
remote (not mentionning that the range is much better thanks to the wifi).

Xavier