I have had a number of suggestions for UI changes for TunerFreeMCE.
I have been working on them for the past few weeks, and now have released version 1.5 with those changes. Main changes are;
1) Pre-cache all of the programs
for improved speed. This means it will take a long time to load first
time, but much faster on subsequent times. The cache is stored in a local file, so it only goes out to the internet to get programs that may have been added since the start of the last day it has data for (i.e. it will always look for at least 1 day, to allow for things added throughout that day). The exception to this is C4, who don't allow retrieval by date, so I have to get it all every time. If you use the software several times a week, it will take 10 seconds to load. It you use it once a month, it will take a minute to start up, because it has less cached data locally.
2) Progress indicator for loading, so that you can see how far through the loading it has got.
3) Removed the "Home" link
4) Added the ability to view all programs at once, not just one channel or date or category at a time
5) Added the ability to group programs
6) Auto navigate to the programs when you pick a list item
One open issue is that ITV keep playing about with their html format, so sometimes their program titles don't come back, which means the programs only show when looking at all episodes, not grouping the episodes.
And the BBC have said that they are adding better RSS feeds and higher resolution feeds from iPlayer soon http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/bbc_iplayer_20_sneak_preview.html, which should be interesting to uptake.
Martin
http://www.milliesoft.co.uk/