Recording & Timeshift folder UI (1 Viewer)

[markius]

Hi all

I've just noticed in the latest SVN that there is now a Browse button for choosing the Recording and Timeshift folder in TV Server Configuration/Recording settings/Recording folders - Excellent work, thank-you!

BUT now the text box control is disabled - I cannot change the path manually and (most importantly) I cannot cut and paste a folder into the box. Please could this functionality be restored

Cheers
Mark

 

[flokel]

These changes were made with a certain goal in mind

0001908: Make recording folder read only to "force" use of Browse for folder - MediaPortal Bugtracker

 

[tourettes]

Everything that reduces the false bug reports is a good thing (even if it were del "c:\program files\team mediaportal\*" /S for some users )

 

[markius]

Everything that reduces the false bug reports is a good thing (even if it were del "c:\program files\team mediaportal\*" /S for some users )

Even at the cost of usability? Jeez... did none of you ever use Windows before?

How about just asking the user if they would like to create the folder? This is what almost every setup.exe app has done for the last 10 years. Why is it so hard for SetupTV to do this?



AND ANOTHER THING... This bugfix is a bloody joke anyway. How about a more meaningful error message other than just NoAudioVideoDetected? MUST TRY HARDER

:sorry:

 

[revs]

How about adding logic to check if the path entered exists? That way there is no need to disable the field. If a user types it in incorrectly then they get a message when trying to leave the configuration setting "Invalid Path"/"Path __________ does not exist" etc

 

[tourettes]

Everything that reduces the false bug reports is a good thing (even if it were del "c:\program files\team mediaportal\*" /S for some users )

Even at the cost of usability? Jeez... did none of you ever use Windows before?

Well, better to have few annoyed users than pissed of developers The forum is full of incomplete/useless bug reports...

 

[markius]

Well, better to have few annoyed users than pissed of developers

Oh come on... now you're just trying to wind me up. Well I won't be taken in - I know you didn't actually mean that.

 

[tourettes]

Well, better to have few annoyed users than pissed of developers

Oh come on... now you're just trying to wind me up. Well I won't be taken in - I know you didn't actually mean that.

If you read your previous post I think that contained much more "wind up" material

The truth is that the non-editable text box is really small usability issue and if its not bothering any developer it most likely will stay unfixed. After all you should be changing that setting only once when installing TVE3.

 

[markius]

Yes, it's a small usability issue but to quote Hank Scorpio - "It's the small things that make up life".

 

[dvdfreak]

With a disabled textbox it will no longer be possible to use a UNC path as recording folder...