[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #8564: Inserting a new cut point alters existing cut points

[John Pilkington]

On 23/06/10 16:47, Stuart Auchterlonie wrote:
> On 23/06/2010 15:34, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>> On 6/23/2010 09:28, John Pilkington wrote:
>>> Is this to conform with some standard or precedent? Is it
>>> user-modifiable? Obviously any change would create initial confusion,
>>> but I think I would prefer a progression nearer to factors of two; and
>>> the 'cutpoint' setting sometimes catches me unawares.
>>
>> The 'cutpoint' level only exists for users whose remote doesn't have
>> enough keys to program PgUp and PgDn. Those skip forward and backward
>> one cutpoint.
>
> I find the cutpoint level exceedingly useful for verifying my cutpoints.
> After setting my cutpoints at both ends of the commercial i jump back
> to the previous cutpoint, jump back another 5 secs and then playback
> past the commercial. If i've got it right there are no glitches or
> frames showing commercial data, if not, i go back and fix it.
>
> Stuart

Yes - of course.  I do that too, but I use PageUp / PageDown to do it. 
It's the big half second / one frame step that threatens to wear out my 
keyboard.  But perhaps a factor around 4 would be better than 2.

John P