DigitalWatch 2.0.1.* Options

[nate]

New Version - DW 2.0.1.3

Changes

• Implemented Settings.xml, including:
  • All six application priorities. Low, BelowNormal, Normal, AboveNormal, High, and Realtime. AboveNormal is now the Default.
  • Window settings to remember Fullscreen, AlwaysOnTop, the Size, and the Position of the window when you close it and restore them when the app is next loaded.
  • Startup volume and mute setting.
  • Startup zoom, zoomMode, and overlay color controls settings.
• Fixed a crash caused when the window spans 2 screens by 1 pixel.
• Fixed menu not hiding after changing channels.
• Fixed channel reorder not saving the channels file.
• Lots of memory leaks removed.
• Added critical sections for most vectors to improve multithreading safety.
• Improved OSD efficiency when displaying long lists (ie. the frequency list).

I've removed all the memory leaks that occurred during ussual operation or scanning, changing channels, showing and hiding menu's etc.
There still might be the odd leak in functionality i didn't test, but at least all the stuff that happens regularly is fine.

The settings.xml file will be created with default settings the first time it's run.

I had some trouble with Ch9 (SD. Havn't really tested HD) stuttering after a few minutes and eventually stalling entirely. Ch9 is the only channel that it happens on. The cpu is only running at 30-40% but I found that it doesn't happen when running DW at above normal priority, so i've set the default priority to above normal. Hopefully that will keep things running smoothly for everyone.

[nate]

Can I get some opinions about the size of the buttons and text on the OSD.

When i originally designed the UI I was using a 19" 1280x1024 screen. Now that i have a 24" 1920x1200 screen it all looks huge.

Is the text too big? the right size? too small? What size is the text from set top boxes? Are they a good example of the size we should aim for?

Should the menu buttons stay the same size, but the OSD elements (network and service name, tuner, time, etc.) be made smaller?

As time goes on there will be more and more things added, such as now and next, volume, mute, recording state and time left, timeshifting position. It might get a bit crowded if i keep things as big as they are now.