[mythtv] mythtv branch master updated by gigem. v0.26-pre-173-g71c65ba

[David Engel]

On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:18:40PM -0600, John P Poet wrote:
> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:16 AM, David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, May 06, 2012 at 07:58:11PM -0600, John P Poet wrote:
> >> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Git Repo Owner <noreply at mythtv.org> wrote:
> >> > Add recording rule templates.
> >> > Recording rule templates are used to initialize new recording rules.
> >> > Templates can also be used to modify existing rules.  The "Default"
> >> > template replaces several, individual settings previously available in
> >> > the Setup wizard.  Those settings are automatically propagated to the
> >> > Default template.
> >> >
> >> > Templates can be added, edited and deleted from within the Recording
> >> > Rules screen.  To add a new template, choose MENU / "New Template" and
> >> > then enter the name of the new template.  To edit a template,
> >> > highlight it and then choose ENTER or EDIT to bring up the schedule
> >> > editor.  To delete a template, highlight it and then choose DELETE or
> >> > edit it and change the type to "Delete this recording rule template."
> >>
> >> I think this is an awesome feature.  Unfortunately, I seem to be
> >> missing something...
> >>
> >> When I hit 'M'enu within the Recording Rule screen, the only I option
> >> I see in the list, is "Use Template".  "New Template" is not an
> >> option.  If I click on "Use Template", the only item in the list is
> >> "Default".
> >>
> >> Do I need to do something to get "New Template" to be an option?
> >
> > It sounds like you're in the Schedule Editor (where you can change the
> > type and other settings for a single recording rule.  That's the only
> > place the "Use Template" options comes up.  The "New Template" menu
> > option is in the Recording Rules (and Set Priorities) screens.  That's
> > where you have a list of all of your recording rules.  They are both
> > under the "Manage Recordings" screen off the main main menu.
> 
> Indeed.  The only times I have been on that screen in the last year,
> was to test theming it.  It just did not occur to me, that that was
> the screen you meant.
> 
> I take it, for the auto-selection to work, that the template name must
> match including case.  I created a template called "Movie", but it did
> not automatically get selected when I added a "Find One" rule for a
> "Type: movie".  At least when I checked the filters, they did not
> match what I had selected in the "Movie" template.

It's supposed to ignore case.  Tell me which movie you tried and I'll
see if I can reproduce your problem.

> It might be nice to put the template name into a field that the theme
> can display in the Schedule Editor, to let the user know which
> template has been auto-selected for that rule.

It's already there.  An item named "template" is in the InfoMap and
available to themes.  See what I did for MythCenter-wide as an
example.

David
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David Engel
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