Bugzilla – Bug 1940
there should be no features in the help area
Last modified: 2009-09-08 09:30:20 UTC
there should be no features in the help area -- only help files. Currently the Help area is the only way to launch Softsqueeze or to tune into Internet radio stations.
Agreed.
Created attachment 703 [details] move tune in now to radio setup page for EN skin only, but could be done for all in the same way, and would also benefit from localisation. not sure offhand where softsqueeze should go. Personally, i think its not too bad to have it there, since there is already an exposed link in the no_clients page.
Is the settings page the right place to tune in to a radio station? Imagine somebody running slimserver with the nosetup parameter - no obvious way to tune into a radio station manually. Is this too basic to be a plugin that can be added to the radio section of the main menu?
er, well, if they've CHOSEN to block setup, that's what they get :) it was just one example.
Created attachment 704 [details] A simple "Tune In" plugin A very rough plugin that will display in the radio section if enabled. Needs some more HTML work :-)
Created attachment 705 [details] An improved simple "tune in" plugin :-)
Is there much point in having this something that users can/might disable? If not, I'd say put the strings in strings.txt to make it easier for ongoing translations. Then the webPages() and handleWebIndex() bits can be folded into Pages.pm and HTTP.pm respectively. One less checkbox in the plugins list :)
There might be users without hispeed internet access - no use for internet radio. And hey, kdf, everybody doesn't have 40 plugins installed ;-). I'm even removing the stock plugins I don't use from my "production" server.
I count 16 included plugins. doesn't take 40. not that it had anything to do with this. do what you like.
Created attachment 723 [details] tune in radio section (non-plugin version) Kevin, I did not mean to bother you. I just wanted to give one reason why some users might _not_ want a radio section - accompagnied by a not to be taken seriously note concerning the 40 somewhat plugins you have on stock for tests. Just in case Dean preferred a non-plugin version of the tunein field: I've attached a patch.
Ahem... what way are we going? Plugin or not plugin?
For internet radio tune in, I think it makes sense to have an item in the RADIO section rather than in the plugins section. Call it "Tune in..." and put it at the end. And, at the expense of making the bug have even more junk in it, I'd like to see Search above Radio (closer to the stuff it searches...)
ok, moved the search for EN and Default. change 4105
Change 4109 adds a "tune in" menu to the radio section.