[Kwintv] [PATCH] Per-channel picture settings

[Dirk Ziegelmeier]

On Thursday 10 June 2004 23:32, Andras Mantia wrote:

Hm. I've also thinking about this for some time. I know you want that feature, 
but it's not that simple.

- Saving per-channel or globally must be configurable (I don't need per 
channel settings here, the picture is fine with the defaults).

- Ideally, it should be configurable _per channel_ to use the global or 
channel-specific settings.

- Find a good way (UI!) to distinguish channel specific and global settings, 
edit and reset them. Something like "apply to all channels", reset all 
channels to defaults" and so on.

- Be backward compatible. I can't suddenly start to save everything per 
channel without any noticeable GUI change.

- Compatibility between plugins. Example: v4l has whiteness, xv has not. So a 
way to store Plugin (or device?) specific values has to be developed first. 
The channel file should have a section with a key (e.g. device name) for each 
channel that stores some key-specific values. I alread use some hacks to keep 
channel files compatible (e.g. xv changed encoding names on my new SuSE to 
upcase, didn't investigate whether it's the kernel or XFree that coused it). 
Maybe channel files should be plugin-specific anyways.

- I don't like to clutter the pic settings into the kdetv config file. They 
belong into the channel file. (Yes I know the global pic settings are in the 
kdetv file).

- I don't want to commit an intermediate solution. I'd get lots of bug reports 
or wishes if I'd do that.

Since implementing all of the above takes some time, I didn't start doing it 
up to now. And hey, it's summer, beautiful wheather, time to go bicycling or 
swimming. I only have the motivation to fix bugs or implement things _I_ (how 
selfish ;-), but that's how free software works) am interested in.

Dirk