[mythtv] recommendations patch version 0.002

[Kirby Vandivort]

This patch is a second draft of a 'recommendations' section for 
myth.

changes with this patch:


categories are now used for determining programs that you like.
This has increased (by quite a bit) how good a job it does.  I
definitely consider it usable now.

cleaned up the code, ui.xml a bit.  The view has been copied from
conflict, and I am slowly getting it cleaned up so that it doesn't have
as much unneeded stuff in it.

I've added the 'recommend' table creation to cvs.sql.  I did NOT
increment the schema number.  








- Previous Release Notes -

It isn't totally refined yet, and certainly isn't perfect, but I'd be
happy if others were interested in trying it out and seeing how well
it does for them.  Release early, release often.


There are four new files that are also attached, along with the patch.
The top lines of the patch tell where they go.

The recommendations are currently being calculated when new data
is downloaded from the web.  (I have about a million ideas of where
I want to eventually go with this, but "release early..."..  Once
have patched and reinstalled everything, you can force it to
calculate recommendations for you by running

mythfilldatabase --onlyrecommend

To access the recommendation list in the GUI, go to TV | Schedule
Recordings and there will be a new option to View Recommendations.
They are sorted by what it thinks you will like the best.  You can then
select one and choose to record it.

This release is basically to get it out there.  Like I said, I have 
a lot of things planned.  Refinements to the "brain", enhancements
to the gui, optional autorecording of recommendations with settings,
collaborative filtering (eventually) etc. etc..  release early; 
release often..

But, the road to anywhere begins with a single step.  So, feel free and
play with it.  My only requirement is that give me useful feedback.  :)



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Kirby Vandivort                      Theoretical and Computational Biophysics 
Email: kvandivo at ks.uiuc.edu          3051 Beckman Institute
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~kvandivo/    University of Illinois
Phone: (217) 244-5711                405 N. Mathews Ave
Fax  : (217) 244-6078                Urbana, IL  61801, USA
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