[mythtv-users] Re: Two Bugs in Mythtv v0.11 & Two Usability Requests

[Keith C]

I also think usability requests are fine in this forum, as it is being
used by both programmers and users. If I was to mention a function I
thought would be useful, maybe someone with good experience with the
MythTV source would be inspired to add it.  I'd love to add it myself
and might be able to, but I'd probably just break stuff.

That said, here's a feature I would love to see : Global keys. For
instance, a key that would take you to live TV regardless of where you
were in MythTV, and another one to the Watch Recordings list.  This
sounds easy, but I think with modular layout of MythTV, it might
actually be a little painful.  Anyways, I'll start looking at the code
myself, but if any of the normal geniuses are inspired, go for it.

Keith C

On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 08:39, Chris wrote:
> Absolutely agree. Open software genrates great products, packed with
> features, but often so well hidden that mainstream users never finds
> them. I suppose this is a natural tendancy to code things useful to
> yourself rather than to others.
> 
> I'm currently writing a patch to allow configuration of the settings
> of the PVR-x50 from within myth, but I'm volunteering in trying to
> code some of the suggestions the community might have (considering the
> fact that I'm not quite confortable with the mythtv code, yet)
> thereafter.
> 
> Definitely, a popup help is high on my list, as my limited memory
> prevents me to remember all those handy keyboard shortcuts ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> Ellen Spertus wrote:
> > I was sorry to see you get flamed for making some usability
> > requests.  Most businesses developing consumer products pay for
> > usability analysis, which you were giving for free.  Usability has
> > typically been open source software's weakest areas. 
> > 
> > 
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