Re: [Phpvideopro-developers] New 2do list.

[Itzchak R. <izz...@qu...>]

Hi Tom,

Tom Albers wrote:

> After translating the manuals in dutch, I think I would be entitled to 
> request some features and I have a couple of remarks as well. So here
>  comes:

> 1. The color format presented when you view/edit an entry seems to be 
> german. 
> 2. Same seems to be the case for the category (see as well the polish 
> requested earlier)

Known. Added colors to it (forgot it in 2do).

> 3. When you want to edit it does not seem to be possible to assign a
> new number to it or switch the mediatyoe.

This was done intentionally. Normally, a DVD does not transform into a 
tape (or vice versa :) Moreover, there have some other things to be 
regarded when changing mediatype:

DVD->Tape (your example): New medium is now writeable and needs to be 
put into the cass table (for remaining space etc)
Tape->DVD: the other way round, has to be removed from cass

That's why it will stay this way *for this item*: there is another menue 
item planned for media number change (references concerned here as 
well), so it may be a good idea to do the same for MediaType. Did not 
think this would be necessary. Will be done *after* the next release 
(stability).

>  This makes it difficult if I copy
> my dvd to tape and give my brother a nice DVD. ;-) Or mistakes are not 
> correctable.

Just did not consider those cases. Makes sense, so I added it to the 2do.

> 4. When adding a new entry, you should determine the next subnumber.
> Why should I remember where I was on a particular tape (not the
> latest, 'cause that's of course indicated). Or do you never delete a
> movie (because you favorite actor suddenly decides to play in se*
> movies;-).

lol... good point. But there could be more than 500 tapes in - shall I 
list them up all? Or did you think of something like "auto_increment" 
for the $part (movie-nr on tape) if left blank? The latter would be not 
that hard to implement.

> 5. Is it possible to adjust the position on the tape. Let's say I
> taped 'friends' (one of my favorite series), I start taping a couple
> of minutes earlier, so friends starts at minute 3, and the program
> lasts for 35 minutes. This way you know the right time left on the
> tape and I know when I'm rewinding to that position where to stop,
> without viewing those commercials.

Could not follow, sorry. Do you mean something like fields for "starts 
at" and "ends at"? In this case, there's already an item for counters on 
the 2do which would be usable for this.

> 6. Can we create a 'simple' search function? We can use the filters
> for 'advanced search' and use simple for finding quickly Die hard
> back.

I thought about an additional search function as well, but could not yet 
decide on the "how". An SQL input field? Or a form with select boxes for 
the field, and input boxes for the search string? Ideas?

> 7. Another search function I miss is the option to see what's on a
> tape. I'm always in a hurry and want to tape something, I grep a tape
> and ask myself what's on it. So a quick look in the db would solve
> that, just enter the number on the tape and it is fixed.

Welcome. Have the same problem - just forgot to write it into the 2do - 
done.

> --- damn what language is this in the demo site suddenly?

Good point - must have been Polish :)

> 8. It is not clear what is filtered and what not, so moving taperest 
> filtered to the filter menu item (and so on) could make that clearer.

Don't think so. In this case you'ld always search for this item. Better 
to move both entries of the "Filter" menue to the edit menue (since one 
edits filters), but the list of remaining space belongs to the displayed 
items, so it has to be in "view". And I feel it is clear what is 
filtered - you just have to remember how the filters are set :)

> That's it for now. There will be more (depending on your reaction) 

Oh my goodness... #-))

> Sleep wel.

Again 6 mails in the list - guess it will be late tonight...

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