Question for Andy,Phoenix and the rest of the Vix Team.

[vuduo123]

You can't do this with a plugin. A plugin is something additional. If you draw a parallel between a house and the image, a plugin is like a dish washer, a television, or something to put on the mantlepiece. If you want to raise the security you have to modify the house itself (change doors, windows, locks, add bars, etc), just adding a new dishwasher (even if it has a child lock on it) is not going to make the house more secure.

So what do you suggest mate? What about the idea of locking/hiding menu using a key combination?

 

[scruff1963]

It can be done.

You just have to find someone willing to do it.

If you go through the code you can find the code for the customise menu where you get expert, simple, intermediate and adjust it for what you want.

I did the 1st dynamic menu's for the dbox2 in a general release image, I was pretty disgusted when the tuxbox boys took the idea and made the menu items passwordable (it's a neutrino standard now ), I havn't put a diff to them since.

 

[vuduo123]

Lets just forget plugin or the password method guys, but a multiple remote-key-combo should be okay.

Where is the main coder whom i can speak to about this?

 

[Huevos]

So what do you suggest mate?

Well personally I'm completely against the idea. I'd hate to see any feature added to the image that could be used for financial gain.

 

[vuduo123]

huevos - right mate i understand, although i'm baffled as to how using a simple key combination on the remote will allow someone to make loads of money.

 

[scruff1963]

I have explained.
Traders lock the menu's then charge £10 to £20 just to rescan the channels, it was big business in my area in the cable days.
You might be genuine but that kind of feature is what the traders look for.

 

[digi247]

I have explained.
Traders lock the menu's then charge £10 to £20 just to rescan the channels, it was big business in my area in the cable days.
You might be genuine but that kind of feature is what the traders look for.

And that is why most unscrupulous traders use a closed sourced receiver as this can do exactly what the OP wants

 

[vuduo123]

I think you have missed my posts..FORGET pin...what key combination?

 

[Stanman]

Guys we get what is asked for and we may consider it but at the moment it is not a priority for the team or something we are looking to develop for the immediate future.

There is a features request thread on the forum and all suggestions can be put in there. Andy reads the forums and if he likes an idea and wants to develop it no doubt he will. Please do not contact him via PM or anything else to pursue any suggestions other than the feature request thread.

Thanks

 

[Rob van der Does]

..... Andy reads the forums and if he likes an idea and wants to develop it no doubt he will.

......and if it's possible at all (which very often is not the case).

And you should realize that the very same idea pops up quite often on all the image-support forums; and still this functionality has never been implemented. I wonder why...........?

 

[satmanbasil]

Hi guys

Reading the thread seems opinion is divided over this , either it will happen and be added to the image albeit directly or via a plugin option if all else fails im sure if another image comes available like all good consumers people will walk with there feet and change image, right now its a simple case of waiting and warning the wife n kids not to play with your box lol

regards

 

[vuduo123]

yup, i guess with the way this thread has gone, unfortunately that is the only way.