[mythtv-users] When does "Delete and Re-record" actually Re-record?

[Jerome Yuzyk]

On Sunday 08 April 2007 16:18, Bruce Markey wrote:
> Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> > There is something I don't understand:
>
> Yes.
>
> >  When I choose to Delete and Rerecord
>
> There should be no such option. There is, however, an option
> in mythfrontend on the delete popup that says "Yes, and allow
> re-record" [sic].
>
> > something I've already recorded, shouldn't the next showing of the title
> > be selected to record?
>
> The next time a showing matches an existing record rule that
> would check for duplicates, it would be allowed to record rather
> than marking the showing as "Previously Recorded".
>
> > I had recorded a movie, and then because I was running out of space and
> > there
>
> Being a movie I would assume meant that you recorded this as
> "Record only this showing". If that were the case, the time of
> that showing has come and gone.
>
> > Shouldn't it be queued to be re-recorded?
>
> No. If you want to delete a movie that was recorded with "Record
> only this showing" you need to set a new rule to actively record
> it in the future. You can do this a couple ways. Press "O" in
> mythfrontend to get a list of upcoming showings where you could
> pick one to record. If there are no upcoming showings, press "I"
> to get to the recording options and set a new rule for "Record
> one showing of this title". In this case, even if there are no
> upcoming showings of the movie, this FindOne rule will wait
> until it is shown again and record it once regardless of the
> channel, date or time.
>
> You may want to use FindOne even if there are upcoming showings
> so that the scheduler will have the flexibility to choose a showing
> that does not conflict. If you record with a FindOne rule and
> notice that there is a problem with the recording, you can choose
> "Yes, and allow re-record" to delete and the rule will continue
> looking for a showing to record. If you wait a couple days or
> more then you would need to set a new rule to record the movie
> again in the future.
>
> --  bjm

Thank you for the clarification. Apparently it runs counter to what I've been 
expecting from the phrase "Delete and Re-record" (or the front-end wording).

Lately I have been using "Find One" since it lets Myth's scheduling smarts 
work better I think.

So here's my use-case - how would I set up to accommodate this?

I have a fixed amount of space. I see something I want to record, and 
use "Find One" to grab it. Later, I'm running out of space, and want to 
sacrifice that old recording to make room for new ones. I want to re-queue it 
for whenever it comes around later, since everything that isn't live comes 
around and around and around. I don't mind the churn of recording and 
deleting and re-recording - Myth makes that so easy I don't care or want to 
add more disk.

I guess what I want is a rule that says "Find and record one showing of this 
title until such time as I choose to Never Record it (when I lose interest) 
or Delete it (after I've watched it)". Is there a way to do that?