[Kwintv] Some proposals

[Jeroen Verhoeckx]

The version of kdetv I use is the version that came
with SUSE 9.2, version 0.8.2 .


Dear kdetv Developers,

Thanks for this great application! I have been using
it for years now and I really like it. For example I
really like the sidebar on the left! I don't have a
big problem with the program but there a few things
that I believe could improve. The reason why I send
you an email instead of joining the mailinglist is
that I don't have a permanent internet connection at
the moment. Beacause I'm not a developer I have know
idea how difficult it is to make the changes I
propose. 

Here are some important and less important ideas that
I believe could improve kdetv:

* After running the Channel Wizard it found most of
the channels I was looking for (location: The
Netherland). Great! The only thing was that I had to
change all the channels manually by + 1.75 mhz. 
(example: 790.25 --> 792,00).  With a previous version
of KDETV this was + 0.75. I hope you can resolve this
in a future release.

* I want to propose a new way of numbering the
channels in the sidebar. In such a way that up with
the up-key means up in channel and up in the sidebar
(read: from the bottom of the screen to the top of the
screen). This way everything behaves as expected (up
is up, down is down). All the shortcuts should be
adjusted to.
example:
etc.
4
3
2
1
It looks less nice but is more usefull.

For the Channel Editor:

* Extra column with the frequencies.
* Remove "Rename". This option isn't necessary as you
can change the name in already two different ways,
'Edit' or a click in on a name in the Channel Name
colomn.
* Select channel on select as default, remove 'Select
Channel' and 'Set Channel on select'.
* From top to down: New, Remove, Edit.
* The button 'Renumber' wouldn't be necessary if the
program did this automatically. Isn't it possible only
to "move" the names of the channel? So you have fixed
channels numbers?
* Is the button 'Kill Duplicates' really necessary? 

* For the Channel Wizard : make sure that the text on
top is aligned to the left side and not centered.

Some default settings for the toolbars (The purpose of
these settings is to create a default cleaner look and
feel.) :

* Default setting for the volume toolbar could be at
top of the screen between the main toolbar and the
view toolbar. Is it possible to give the volume bar a
fixed size (See what happens when you move it to an
other place!)?
* You use the Channel Wizard just one time so this
doesn't have to be on the main toolbar.
* Let's hope you also don't use the Channel Editor too
many times. This also doesn't have to be on the the
main toolbar. New name for the Main Toolbar: Channel
Toolbar. 
* Default settings for the volume bar: No up or down
button, just the volume bar and the mute button at the
right side.
* The View Toolbar seems to be a little bit clutterd
to, but I don't know what to remove.
* No statusbar (You don't use it).


Hope you share the some of these ideas.

Yours Sincerrely,

Jeroen Verhoeckx, The Netherlands


		
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