How would you group SageTV functions?

[stanger89]

Disclaimer: I have yet to finish an STV, ever, so this may go nowhere ;)

Just a little disclaimer so nobody get's their hopes up too much. I've got a little project I'm playing with, and the technical details are coming along. But I'm having a bit more trouble with the less technical stuff. So, I pose the question:

If you were to place SageTV function is groups, how would you do it?
Specifically:
What groups do you think there should be?
What functions should be in each group?

[mightyt]

[I]
What groups do you think there should be?
What functions should be in each group?

Well if you mean for Menu Layout ... I prefer the following high level groupings;

My TV
My Music
My Videos
My Pictures
News, Weather & Traffic
Settings

I like a clean Main Menu. Rather than keep the important PVR stuff on top, I prefer to just program remote buttons for them. To me, for common tasks it's easier to press a button than navigate the menus anyway. But, if I do need to navigate, organizing it this way makes sense to me for logical easy access.

Of course what works for some may not for others ... That's why I like the menu flexibility!

If you want my function groupings below that I can send those over as well.

T.

[jan smit]

I prefer it differently:

Watch TV (Live TV, Guide, Movies, Search)

Record TV (Guide, Timed Recording, Planned (all/conflicts), Search)

Media Center (TV Archive, Video, Music, Pictures)

Weather

Settings


I have it organised like this in SageMC with dybamic menu.

Regards, jan

[dZeus]

I plan to implement functionality till it looks like this:
TV (contains all TV/PVR related functions)
DVD (watch DVD & DVD library which contains all ripped DVD images)
Music
Media Centre (contains Photos, imported videos, browse emedia files and weather)
Configuration

Plan to write a decent Music library STVi which would appear as a Main Menu entry, after I've first implemented all functionality into the DVD Library STVi.

[stanger89]

Just to be cruel and give you a peak at something that may never be done ;)
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/downloads/2dmenu_622.jpg

[stanger89]

Woops, forgot to link the (unfinished) STV:
http://forums.sage.tv/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=47

[briands]

Before adopting the MC skin, I had built my own menu file

TV
Recordings
Guide
Schedule
Search
Live TV
Video Files
Actually only video Media files including ripped DVDs
Music
Music player functionality
Portable sync (this is a wishlist item)
DVD
Play local DVD
Photos
View folders
Slideshow
Import from Camera (wishlist)
Export to... (wishlist)
Burn disk
Printer
Order prints

Weather

Advanced
Setup
History