[mythtv-commits] Ticket #7389: schedule is set to 10 recordings max but myth keeps recording more

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#7389: schedule is set to 10 recordings max but myth keeps recording more
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 Reporter:  ryan.goat@…          |        Owner:  gigem  
     Type:  defect               |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  minor                |    Milestone:  unknown
Component:  MythTV - Scheduling  |      Version:  head   
 Severity:  medium               |   Resolution:  invalid
  Mlocked:  0                    |  
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Comment(by stuartm):

 Breaking the rules on discussions in tickets when they belong on the
 mailing list, so I apologise in advance.

 I think it's important to explain why the max episodes is tied to the
 recording rule and not the title/programme id. Lets say you are a big fan
 of Scrubs, you want to recorded the entire new series on Thursday nights
 at 8pm, so you setup a timeslot recording with no episode limit. You also
 like watching old repeats from the early seasons which are shown every day
 at 3pm so you setup another daily timeslot rule, but because these are
 repeats you don't want to record every last one and you set a max episode
 limit of 5. If the episode limit was based on the title or programme id
 the second rule would quickly prevent the new series from being recorded
 (or cause the episodes to expire) and that clearly isn't what the user
 expects to happen.

 This ticket highlights why it's better to modify an old rule instead of
 deleting it and creating a new one.

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