> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens > John Molohan > Verzonden: 20 November 2007 19:43 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: [Freevo-users] itv and vpodcast <SNIP>
> > > > I would also vote for moving it to the movies menu and > leave the TV menu for real TV hardware. > > I think this is also clearer from the coders point of view, > as VideoItem is used for the streams. > > > > @John: Is that ok for you? > > > > Regards > > Tanja > > > I'd really still have to argue that logically internet tv > should go under the TV menu. Especially if there are live TV > streams, then when I'm watching TV it doesn't matter that > it's streaming from the net as opposed to from my TV card - > it's still 'watching tv'. Where I do see a problem is when > it's used to download TV, then it could be argued that it > should come under the movies section as that's where you'd > normally have offline content. However I'd still say stick > with the TV menu because if you took Freevo from an outsiders > point of view, as a appliance or stb or whatever, do you > think someone new to it would expect to find TV under the > 'Watch TV ' menu or under the 'Watch a Video' menu? I'm not > trying to be smart here in any way I'm just aware that there > may also be some meaning lost in translations. I can't see > how TV, whether it be internet or not, offline or not, should > come under anything but the 'Watch TV' menu. Movies are films > and as such it really doesn't belong under that menu. This in > turn brings up another issue - 'Watch a Movie' should more > accurately be called 'Watch a Video' but even if it was I > still wouldn't put it under that heading :) Arguments welcome :) > > Having just reread that paragraph I might go a different > direction and expand on this. What I think the real problem > is that the proposed plugin is not an 'Internet TV' plugin > but rather an 'Online Content' > plugin i.e. it is not restricted to just showing TV stations > nor is it excluded from showing them, it will display > whatever content it's pointed to. Taking this into account > and re-evaluating it from a new users point of view could I > suggest another solution? Add a variable to the config that > states whether the feed is a TV station or not. If it is it > would be displayed under an 'Internet TV' submenu of the TV > menu, if it is not then there could be another submenu under > the Movies menu for 'Online video' or some such. I know that > this may seem slightly over complicated at first but I always > try to look at freevo from a usability point of view (and > specifically from a new users point of view). Any thoughts? > Am I mad :) > > John > I agree with John. I think it would be logical to put it in "Watch TV". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
