src/freeseer/frontend/qtcommon/log.py

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def emit(self, record):
         and Send it to all listeners by calling their message() method"""
         self.format(record)
         message = {
-            "message": record.msg % record.args,
+            "message": record.message,
             "level": record.levelname,
             "levelno": record.levelno,
             "time": record.asctime,
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ def message(self, message):
                     self.icon.setToolTip(self.error_string)
 
             self.label.setText(message["message"])
+            self.last_message_level = level
 
     def retranslate(self):
         self.okay_string = self.app.translate("LogStatusWidget", "Okay")

src/freeseer/plugins/audioinput/pulsesrc/__init__.py

@@ -60,9 +60,18 @@ def get_sources():
     return zip(names, names)
 
 
+def get_default_source():
+    """Returns the default audio source."""
+    sources = get_sources()
+    if not sources:
+        return ''
+    else:
+        return sources[0][0]
+
+
 class PulseSrcConfig(Config):
     """Default PulseSrc config settings."""
-    source = options.StringOption('')
+    source = options.StringOption(get_default_source())
 
 
 class PulseSrc(IAudioInput):

src/freeseer/plugins/videoinput/firewiresrc/__init__.py

@@ -65,9 +65,17 @@ def detect_devices():
     return device_list
 
 
+def get_default_device():
+    """Returns a default recording device from get_devices()."""
+    devices = detect_devices()
+    if not devices:
+        return ''
+    return devices[0]
+
+
 class FirewireSrcConfig(Config):
     """Config settings for Firewire video source."""
-    device = options.StringOption('')
+    device = options.StringOption(get_default_device())
 
 
 class FirewireSrc(IVideoInput):

src/freeseer/plugins/videoinput/usbsrc/__init__.py

@@ -85,9 +85,18 @@ def get_devices():
     return devicemap
 
 
+def get_default_device():
+    """Returns a default recording device from get_devices()."""
+    devicemap = get_devices()
+    if not devicemap:
+        return ''
+    default = devicemap.itervalues().next()
+    return default
+
+
 class USBSrcConfig(Config):
     """USBSrc Configuration settings."""
-    device = options.StringOption('')
+    device = options.StringOption(get_default_device())
 
 
 class USBSrc(IVideoInput):