New feature: Help texts for actions (tiles) (1 Viewer)

[morpheus_xx]

Regarding the "help texts" for menus: I've implemented this feature now. Each workflow action can now get a "HelpText" attribute for a localized resource string. One example (where the new text is not yet defined):

The changes are commited to: FEAT_WorkflowHelpTexts

@Developers , @Testers and @Designers can you please help to create the help texts for each main tile here?

i.e. "[slimtvclient.tvguide.help]" could be:
"Browse your Electronic Program Guide..."

The text additions will have to be done in each plugin which defines the action. For the beginning we should start with the items accessible from "Home" or Any ("*") state.

 

[ge2301]

TV: Here you can watch your favourite TV programs and switch between the channels.
TV Guide: Browse your Electronic Program Guide and select the programs you like to watch or schedule for recording.
Recordings: Here you can find a list of your recorded programs for playback.
Schedules: See which schedules for recording you have set up. You may also delete schedules here.
Search: Search for programs by a keyword

Just to make a start ...

 

[mrj]

Hi

Search: Search for programs by a keyword

I would like to change this to
Search: Search the Electronic Program Guide for TV programs by a keyword.

Radio should also be mentioned.
mrj

 

[morpheus_xx]

For the beginning I've added following help texts:
Media:

  <string name="Media.BrowseMediaMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for all kind of media by media sources structure. Here you have also access to removable drives.</string>
  <string name="Media.AudioMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for audio items.</string>
  <string name="Media.VideosMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for videos.</string>
  <string name="Media.SeriesMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for series.</string>
  <string name="Media.MoviesMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for movies.</string>
  <string name="Media.ImagesMenuItem.Help">Browse the media library for images.</string>

TV:

  <string name="SlimTvClient.Main.Help">Here you can watch your favourite TV programs and switch between the channels.</string>
  <string name="SlimTvClient.TvGuide.Help">Browse your Electronic Program Guide and select the programs you like to watch or schedule for recording.</string>
  <string name="SlimTvClient.Schedules.Help">See which schedules for recording you have set up. You may also delete schedules here.</string>
  <string name="SlimTvClient.Recordings.Help">Here you can find a list of your recorded programs for playback.</string>

(Pending from another branch) Program search: "Search the Electronic Program Guide for TV programs by a keyword."

Other plugins:

  <string name="News.Title.Help">Read your favourite news sites.</string>
  <string name="PartyMusicPlayer.MenuItem.Help">Start a playlist and prevent usage of MediaPortal in mean time.</string>
  <string name="Weather.Title.Help">Check the current weather situation and forecasts.</string>
  <string name="Configuration.Name.Help">Configure media sources and change the look and feel of MediaPortal.</string>

I will complete this post once I add more help texts for other "main" actions.

Are there ideas how to improve them? Maybe someone is able to find better words

If not, I will push the new resources to transifex mid of next week, so we can get the translations done.

@DocumentationGroup @Testers @Developers @Designers

 

[ge2301]

I'll add some help text descriptions on Friday or Saturday.

 

[ge2301]

Videohub

• Videos: Browse the media library for videos. In this view you can see all videos incl. movies, episodes and non-categorized. You may set filters to narrow the view exactly to your needs
• Series: Browse the media library for series. Get additional information also for seasons and episodes as ratings, genre, actors, poster, fanart and much more. You may set filters to narrow the view exactly to your needs
• Movies: Browse the media library for movies. Get additional information as ratings, genre, actors, poster, fanart and much more. You may set filters to narrow the view exactly to your needs
• Browse Media: Browse the media library for all kind of media by media sources structure. Here you have also access to removable drives.

• OnlineVideos: This plugin allows watching videos from various websites, using their RSS feeds, parsing html pages, coding against provided APIs or directly adding urls of live streams. You can also add and even publish your own sites without coding skills, generic functionality is included (RSS feeds or regular expression knowledge required).

TV

• TV: Here you can watch your favourite TV and Radio programs and switch between the channels.
• TV Guide: Browse your Electronic Program Guide and select the programs you like to watch or schedule for recording.
• Recordings: Here you can find a list of your recorded programs for playback.
• Schedules: See which schedules for recording you have set up. You may also delete schedules here.
• Search: Search the Electronic Program Guide for TV and Radio programs by a keyword

Audio

• Audio: Play your music or audiobooks from audio library and see additional media information. You can also create playlists for your favourite songs.
• Partly Music Player: Start a playlist and prevent usage of MediaPortal in mean time.
• WebRadio: Listen to your favourite Radio Stations over internet. This Plugin comes with over 10000's Onlineradiostations from all over the World. Create your own filter from Country, City and any more. Make your own Favorites List.

Images

• Images: Browse the media library for images.

News

• News: Read your favourite news sites
  
• Weather: Check the current weather situation and forecasts for the next days
  
• Cinemas: Select one or more Cinemas around the World. Show Showtimes for all Movies in selected Cinemas ( next 4 Days), Movie information, Trailer, Images and FanArt

Settings

• Settings: Configure media sources and change the look and feel of MediaPortal.

Others

• AppLauncher: A plugin that allows you to launch any software from MediaPortal 2

EDIT: Perhaps its better a native once checks the content

 

[ge2301]

Is there any native English , who could check the help texts before releasing? @MrTechno you're from London

 

[MrTechno]

I'll take a look

 

[morpheus_xx]

• OnlineVideos: This plugin allows watching videos from various websites, using their RSS feeds, parsing html pages, coding against provided APIs or directly adding urls of live streams. You can also add and even publish your own sites without coding skills, generic functionality is included (RSS feeds or regular expression knowledge required).

@offbyone I'm going to add a help text to MP2 plugin as well. Could you check this description if it is ok for you? Maybe we should leave away such technical things like "parsing html", "API" etc, I think it's not that important to users.

 

[offbyone]

Yeah for a pure user description it's a bit technical But I'm not very good at creating simple texts
Maybe like this:
This plugin creates a simple and consistent way to browse and play videos hosted on various websites.