Time consuming entry of numeric fields in new setup

[klaas.de.waal@…]

When creating a new Video Source the Network ID can only be changed with arrow buttons. It is not possible to directly enter the required value. This is inconvenient when the default value of -1 has to be changed to e.g. 5555.

The attached patch changes the UI element from spinbox to text so that the value can be entered directly.

File: libs/libmythtv/videosource.cpp

[klaas.de.waal@…]

patch for Network ID entry field

[Peter Bennett]

Did you try page up/ Page Down in the spinbox? That will advance by a greater increment. The default is 8. In the code you could change

min_val, 0xffff, 1)

to

min_val, 0xffff, 1, 100)

to make it increment by 100 with page up/page down, and still by 1 with arrow left / arrow right.

[klaas.de.waal@…]

No. But it would still require 5555/8 is about 600 keyclicks, or 5555/100+55 is about 110 keyclicks to enter the value 5555.

[Peter Bennett]

You can hold the button for very fast incrementing.

I tested this. I had network id as -1. I hold the page-down button while the numbers increment, then stop as soon as I see something around 5555. Timed on a stopwatch - 35 seconds. It stopped at 5527, so a few more presses brings me to 5555. Less than 1 minute. Only 2 or 3 "key clicks" although 1 of them was a 35-second "key-click".

[Peter Bennett]

See also ​https://forum.mythtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2555

[Peter Bennett]

Patch for new dialog to allow typing values into a spinbox

[Peter Bennett]

Attached patch allows for typed entry into any spinbox in the system, including those on the front end. Pressing enter or a number button or key into a spinbox opens a dialog where you can type any number that is valid for the spinbox. If a number is not valid for the spinbox the "OK" button is disabled.

[Peter Bennett]

Updated patch with a change to the title of the entry dialog

[Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@…>]

In ccbded85c/mythtv:

Setup: Support typed input into any spinbox

Allows for typed entry into any spinbox in the system, including those
on the front end. Pressing enter or a number button or key into a
spinbox opens a dialog where you can type any number that is valid
for the spinbox. If a number is not valid for the spinbox
the "OK" button is disabled.

Fixes #13204

(cherry picked from commit 862e510f589e3fedb8f37b61ac7967a219b7d8f4)

[Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@…>]

In 862e510f5/mythtv:

Setup: Support typed input into any spinbox

Allows for typed entry into any spinbox in the system, including those
on the front end. Pressing enter or a number button or key into a
spinbox opens a dialog where you can type any number that is valid
for the spinbox. If a number is not valid for the spinbox
the "OK" button is disabled.

Fixes #13204

[Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@…>]

In ccbded85c/mythtv:

Setup: Support typed input into any spinbox

Allows for typed entry into any spinbox in the system, including those
on the front end. Pressing enter or a number button or key into a
spinbox opens a dialog where you can type any number that is valid
for the spinbox. If a number is not valid for the spinbox
the "OK" button is disabled.

Fixes #13204

(cherry picked from commit 862e510f589e3fedb8f37b61ac7967a219b7d8f4)

[Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@…>]

In 862e510f5/mythtv:

Setup: Support typed input into any spinbox

Allows for typed entry into any spinbox in the system, including those
on the front end. Pressing enter or a number button or key into a
spinbox opens a dialog where you can type any number that is valid
for the spinbox. If a number is not valid for the spinbox
the "OK" button is disabled.

Fixes #13204

[Peter Bennett <pbennett@…>]

In b46a64f08/mythtv:

Fix error in theme used by spinbox enhancement

commit ccbded85c9bff6 added the ability to type spinbox input.
The theme xml for that used a feature that is only available in master
so it did not work in v29. This downgrades the default theme file
to be v29 compatible.

Refs #13204