[mythtv-commits] Ticket #199: multiple favorite channel groups

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#199: multiple favorite channel groups
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 Reporter:  xris         |        Owner:  stuartm
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  started
 Priority:  minor        |    Milestone:  unknown
Component:  mythtv       |      Version:  head   
 Severity:  medium       |   Resolution:         
  Mlocked:  0            |  
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Comment(by jmwislez at gmail.com):

 This is the one feature I am waiting for in 0.21, so I hope it will be
 included.  I have a few suggestions/ideas, but they should in no way delay
 the inclusion in 0.21.

 On could also create a table four classes of channel groups:

 CREATE TABLE `channelgroupclasses` (
   `classid` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
   `name` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`classid`)
 ) ;

 and add "classid" to channelgroupnames.

 This would allow to re-group the channel groups into logical classes, and
 possibly also to store some automatically gathered meta-data about the
 channels (e.g. taken from DVB-S) in an orderly manner.  An example:

 Transmission type: (channel group class)
 - TV (channel group)
 - HDTV (...)
 - Radio
 - Data
 Language: (...)
 - English
 - ...
 Country:
 - ...
 Channel type:
 - News
 - Movies
 - Advertisements
 - ...
 Attribute:
 - Teletext
 - Digital Dolby
 - Subtitles
 - Duplicate
 - ...

 Especially for satellite systems where hundreds of channels are available
 this would be very useful.

 I am willing to try to help implement features to support this through
 mythweb (I only know some php), but I do not want to destabilize my myth
 box and I do not have a separate development machine available.  Is there
 a way to have both on the same machine?

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