[mythtv] patch - yes, delete, and also forget recording

[Kirby Vandivort]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 11:27:42AM -0500, Chris Pinkham wrote:
> > Sometimes Myth incorrectly records something.  This is virtually never
> > Myth's fault.  Usually, the game ran late, which pushed all the subsequent
> > shows back, or the station changed their schedule, or something..
> > 
> > In cases like that, it would be nice to be able to tell myth that you
> > want to delete the incorrect recording, and to go ahead and pick that
> > particular recording up again next time it is on so that you don't miss
> > that episode.
> 
> Looks like a good idea.  I wonder about the use of "correct" vs "incorrect"
> though.  What if I just want to tell Myth "delete this now to free up disk
> space, but if it ever comes on again I'd like to watch it again".  That's
> a use of your new option but isn't really "incorrect".  You could just
> have DoDelete() and DoDeleteForgetHistory() or something like that.

True, the variable name could change.  I agonized over the wording
as well.  The button has multiple uses, like the one you mentioned, but
I couldn't come up with something that described what it actually does
without it being longer than I wanted.  For savvy users, they understand
what is going on behind the scenes and know whether or not to choose
that button, but describing what is happening to others is trickier.

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