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

[Tom A. <to...@ko...>]

Hi Izzy,

It's a bit late, but my todo list for work is rather empty now,
so I want to take my time tonight and reply a couple of mails I
saw passing by last week. I hope I can find a bit more time to do
some work with the project the next couple of weeks.

First the reply at your reply to my todolist. ;-)


> > 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

Okay, Maybe it's wise to put it in that table anyways. Maybe you
have noticed that there will be writable dvd-players in the
future. So let's be prepared.

> 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).

allright.

> >  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.

Great!

> > 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.

That's exactly what I meant. It probably cannot be done, with a
sql autoincredement, 'cause it has to depend on the tapenumber,
but I don't have to tell you that, I think, but I haven't taken a
look at the databases yet, so...

> > 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.

Yes I saw that. I was not exactly sure if that was intented for
that use. But to clarify:
Tape 20:
Minute 	descr.
1-5		Commercials
5-40		Friends 1
40-45		Commercials (end friends 1)
50-55		Commercials (begin friends 2)
55-1.30	Friends 2
1.30-1.35	Commercials
1.35-4.00	Free

So. I think the Friends 1 should be from 1-45, starting at minute
5 and friends 2 should be from 55-1.30, so the available time
whould be from 1.30 - 4.00 (or five minutes later, if you don't
know how much commercials there after friends 2. So basicly I
would like an indicator of the point the movie actually starts.
This way you have an accurate listing of the tape (important for
the calculation of free time) and I know where to stop rewinding
the tape and not see those commercials.

> > 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?

I would make it a free text search through all fields. Listing
would then be on title first, then actors and other field which
make any sence to search through.

> > 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.

Great


> > 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 :)

Ok. I think it would be clearer (in the above suggestion) to
rename 'view' to 'filtered view' or something. But it sonds
logical.

Tom