[mythtv] LiveTV Recordings question

[Todd Tidwell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org]
> On Behalf Of Steve Adeff
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:01 PM
> To: mythtv-dev at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] LiveTV Recordings question
> 
> On Monday 19 December 2005 14:46, Todd Tidwell wrote:
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > > From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org
> > > [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Richards
> > > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:56 AM
> > > To: Development of mythtv
> > > Subject: Re: [mythtv] LiveTV Recordings question
> > >
> > > On Monday 19 December 2005 11:48, Todd Tidwell wrote:
> > >> How about, then, a simple "Autoexpire LiveTV Recordings After
> Viewing"
> > >
> > > that
> > >
> > >> just simply means they get autoexpired as soon as you change the
> channel
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > >> stop viewing LiveTV?  That doesn't seem like it would burden anyone
> in
> > >> terms of adding to the complexity.
> > >
> > > No.
> > >
> > > Isaac
> >
> > Just "No?"  I realize that this is your baby, but that has to be one of
> the
> > rudest and most abrupt answers I have ever received from anyone in
> answer
> > to a question about group development project.
> >
> > First off, this software is fantastic.  One of the things that makes it
> > fantastic is that it is very configurable and very easy to make it
> behave
> > like each user requires or prefers.  To just suddenly nix a piece of
> > functionality because you don't agree with it, especially without some
> > discussion or explanation is incredibly unjust.
> >
> > Lastly, being a software developer myself for 15 years, I know that all
> > software benefits the most by making it accessible for the broadest
> range
> > of users.  The easy, simple, correct way to do that is to allow options
> and
> > to allow multiple configurations.
> >
> > Does anyone else think that it would be too hard to make this optional
> or
> > to create a quicker auto-expire functionality to the LiveTV Recordings?
> If
> > you have information that direction, then I'll even write the patch if
> you
> > can point me in the correct direction.
> >
> > -Todd
> 
> if you want it, code it.

I just offered to and was just told any patch to that effect would be
rejected, wasn't I?

> 
> Having run SVN with the latest LiveTV changes for the last few weeks, I
> can
> tell you the worries are all for not. You don't see these "random"
> recordings

Actually, that's not entirely true.  If you have it set to show groups,
categories, and titles, you *do* seem them.  Not to mention MythWeb, which
although I'm sure will eventually patch against this, is currently an issue.

> in the Watch Recordings screen and autoexpire gets rid of the recordings
> when
> space is needed. Its all seemless background stuff.
> 
> --
> Steve
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