[mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] Ticket #537: playbackbox doesn't observe "Newest recordings first" checkbox when sorting by original air date.

[Bruce Markey]

John P Poet wrote:
> On 10/27/05, MythTV <mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org> wrote:
>> #537: playbackbox doesn't observe "Newest recordings first" checkbox when sorting
>> by original air date.
...
> Actually, that was on purpose.

I couldn't even begin to give examples of things done on purpose
not being the best of all possibilities ;-).

> Personally, I want the episode for a specific show sorted in ascending
> order (by original air date), but I want the episodes listed under
> "All Programs" to have the newest episodes first.

I agree with Greg and this had bothered me when I first saw it
but I was never going to use this so I didn't care until someone
complained. Someone complained.

> If you really want the episodes listed in reverse-original-air-date
> order, I would make that a separate option.  In other words, have
> "Original Air Date (ascending)" and "Original Air Date (descending)"
> options.