[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] GUI: Enhancement to r35555

[Hans-Dieter Kosch]

Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 06:36:40PM +0100, Hans-Dieter Kosch wrote:
>> The behaviour would be exactly the same like editing the program
>> list of a TV receiver: The current program continues playing with
>> adjusted program number.
> 
> <rant>
> I don't know if you managed to find a better TV, but my experience
> is clearly that you very much are not supposed to ever adjust
> the program numbers, since for the UI's I've seen for it lately,
> calling it "utter crap" is being kind.
> I have so far encountered exactly two variants:
> 1) You can move the selected program one up or down and they magically
> change the numbers.
> 2) You can move the selected program one up or down but they keep their
> numbers, so you in addition have to change the numbering or lose any
> relation between the program numbers and the next/previous program buttons.
> 
I own two TechniSat receivers behaving as I've formerly described. I'll never 
give them away :-)
> In both cases you need about 300 button presses to get the list into the order you
> desire. In addition, your order will be completely destroyed when
> you do a new channel scan. A complete new channel scan is usually
> the only way to add new channels.
> Using that new digital TV stuff really gets me into a murderous mood,
> and entirely justified I think.
I understand very well what you mean :-)

The user interface is an important key to make an application useful and 
acceptable. This is a topic I'm concerned with in my professional work since 
nearly 30 years. And that's the reason why I'm that bulldog when I find an 
issue, you may forgive me...

Hans-Dieter