Android application: taSageTV

[batwater]

Hi Fonceur,

I'm on version 2.24 and can no longer find anywhere to clear the alerts, where did the clear button go?

Thanks,
-Ben

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by batwater

I'm on version 2.24 and can no longer find anywhere to clear the alerts, where did the clear button go?

Did you check in the Option menu? I moved it on screen in 2.25, but that's not quite ready for release...

[Fonceur]

Version 2.25

- Migrated the lists to ListFragment...

[Fonceur]

Version 2.26

- Migrated the detailed view to ListFragment...
- Re-enabled the Streaming Android OS 2.3 and 3.0...
- Started to use ContentProvider and CursorLoader.


Displaying the lists from the database has always had issues, which often lead to crashes or poor performances... By using the CursorLoader from Android 3.x (and compatibility library), it should be much better... I haven't finished the implementation yet, but so far so good...


Known issue

- The sorting/filtering is broken.

[Fonceur]

Version 2.27

- Re-enabled the list's sorting/filtering.

[Fonceur]

Version 2.28

- Fix: The Favorites should not have a "Delete all" button...
- Fix: The Album's details was broken.
- Migrated the "Search guide" view to ListFragment...

[pjwerdna]

Not sure which version they changed, but the pulldown menus on the setting window (Information -> Settings) show any default values as white on white.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by pjwerdna

Not sure which version they changed, but the pulldown menus on the setting window (Information -> Settings) show any default values as white on white.

If you go to Information/Settings, there is a checkbox to "Replace the drowdown", which handles that dumb default behavior on some devices... Though I might have to double check if it also affects the default value...

It has been there for months, but you probably didn't need it before I targeted Android 3.2, which is using your default theme...

EDIT: I've confirmed that it does... But then the list of options becomes black on black on the emulator, not sure on your tablet...

[batwater]

Hi Fonceur,

I have a request / suggestion for the Genre filter. Please consider using only distinct Genres instead of all of the permutations. Along with SageTV I use MyMovies which has multi-select for Genre thus I have a monster list of permutations. I do not populate these, they come in from the Internet collective that populates MyMovies movie data. At a minimum, please consider putting the distinct Genres at the begging of the selection list.

Thanks!
-Ben

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by batwater

Please consider using only distinct Genres instead of all of the permutations.

During the beta, something was added to split the genres/categories, but when I tried to use it, it turned out to be too limited... You couldn't just get them for recordings or videos, it would be some kind of combined mess for all the files or something...

Just let me know what kind of separator is used for the various Genres and I can split them up...

EDIT: Hopefully you don't want to split "Adventure and action" on the "and", as that creates other issues on its own (Rock and roll, Rhythm and blues, etc...).

[batwater]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Just let me know what kind of separator is used for the various Genres and I can split them up...

EDIT: Hopefully you don't want to split "Adventure and action" on the "and", as that creates other issues on its own (Rock and roll, Rhythm and blues, etc...).

Hi Fonceur,

My filter list is showing each item separated by ,<space>

I'm with you on the and splitting that doesn't work.

Thanks,
-Ben

Edit: Sending a screen shot from my phone.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by batwater

My filter list is showing each item separated by ,<space>

Version 2.29

- Now splitting sub-genre on ",".
- Added higher resolution images for Alerts/Favorites.
- Switch back to the default dropdown (spinner).

[batwater]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Version 2.29

- Now splitting sub-genre on ",".
- Added higher resolution images for Alerts/Favorites.
- Switch back to the default dropdown (spinner).

Hi Fonceur,

Outstanding, this is close. Here's the challenge, If a movie is tagged let's say with Science-Fiction, romance the movie won't show up in Romance. Also (or perhaps this is the issue to the first point) I think there is a case issue in that if the Genre entry is lower case in something other than the 1st entry then the movie won't get picked up for that genre. Same as above, Science-Fiction, romance, Romance is a genre entry that shows up as a filter but contains no entries.

Thanks,
-Ben

edit: Romance and romance show up as genre filters but both are empty

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by batwater

edit: Romance and romance show up as genre filters but both are empty

Version 2.30

- Fix: The sub-genre filtering didn't work right...

[batwater]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Version 2.30

- Fix: The sub-genre filtering didn't work right...

Perfect, thanks!!!

-Ben

[pjwerdna]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

If you go to Information/Settings, there is a checkbox to "Replace the drowdown", which handles that dumb default behavior on some devices... Though I might have to double check if it also affects the default value...

Ah! wondered what that was for!
It changed the default value so I could see it , but then the pulldown was black text on a black background

Version 2.29 is much better. Might need the alignment tweeking a bit as everything down to "streaming delay" is right justified, and everything below that is centered, although the actual menu bit is right justified. I can actually see values in all cases though so it is actually better.

Also the onscreen keyboard disappears when I leave the settings window which it didnt before

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by pjwerdna

Might need the alignment tweeking a bit as everything down to "streaming delay" is right justified, and everything below that is centered, although the actual menu bit is right justified.

Trying to get something that displays properly with various screen size and dot-per-inch is a real pain under Android...

Also the onscreen keyboard disappears when I leave the settings window which it didnt before

Right, the dialog window didn't work with the previous technique I was using for the rest, but I found a fix. Nothing like encountering the issue myself in the simulator to boost its priority level...

[planetc]

Recordings show under media, rather than tv? Also remote has got into big mode again and doesn't fit on the screen?

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by planetc

Recordings show under media, rather than tv?

Yes, that's on purpose and was mentioned in the release note when I did it... For some silly reason, if I try to display 5 items in that new "dashboard" UI, they end up in a single line, over-lapping each others without any text...

Also remote has got into big mode again and doesn't fit on the screen?

Right, it turns out the Samsung Galaxy Tab (170 dpi) mislabels itself as being high dot-per-inch (240 dpi) when it should be normal (160 dpi).



Version 2.31

- Tweaked the images for Alerts/Favorites.
- Added work around for the Samsung Galaxy Tab.


Known issue

The custom button are not lining up properly on some tablets...

[batwater]

Hi Fonceur,

Would it be possible to have taSageTV remember the last filter used for each media type? I find myself having to re-select genre and the type or what pictures folder I want to look at each time I go into the app and use that function.

Thanks for your consideration!
-Ben