[mythtv] [PATCH] Use callsign for scheduling

[David Engel]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 09:26:51AM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> >>>>> "David" == David Engel <gigem at comcast.net> writes:
>     David> give it a once over before I commit it.  I'd especially
>     David> like to hear from someone (most likely outside the US) who
>     David> doesn't have callsigns in their channel table to make sure
>     David> they get filled in with the chanid.
> 
> Could somebody please point me to the justification of this change?

Well, the scheduler has been using callsign, in addition to chanid,
since the big overhaul 6 weeks ago.  The intention to switch to just
callsign has been discussed intermittently since then.  Some of the
reasons for doing this are:

Cleaner, simpler code -- fewer bugs?

More flexibility -- some people have the same station/network on
multiple sources (cable, satellite) or even on the same videosource
(analog, digital).

More friendly to stations changing channels -- it doesn't happen
frequently, but it does happen, at least on U.S. cable.

> Also, the default call sign for each channel (if one is not set) is
> the chanid, this appears weird in itself as the chanid, I gather is
> for entire identification only, but the callsign is for displaying to
> the user.

I don't remember where the screen is, perhaps in the setup program,
but you have the ability to edit the callsigns yourself and make them
meaningful.  That's partly why callsign was chosen instead of creating
a new field that would be hidden from view.

David
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David Engel
gigem at comcast.net