[mythtv-users] Weekly recording

David Engel david at istwok.net
Thu Nov 7 15:32:51 UTC 2013


On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 11:38:03PM +1100, blind Pete wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:16:26 -0500
> David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
> 
> [big snip]
> 
> > On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 09:08:21PM +1100, blind Pete wrote:
> > > Filters are good.  Now to make them better...  
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to adjust the start time (and day) of the cycle?  
> > 
> > When creating a recording rule, go to the EPG and choose any program
> > that starts at the desired time/day and press MENU.  Then press
> > Recording Options and Custom Edit.  Finish creating the custom rule as
> > desired.  If the RecordDaily or RecordWeekly recording types are
> > chosen, the cycle will begin at that time/day.  There is currently no
> > way to change the cycle start after the rule has been created.
> > 
> > > There are three reasons for that.  
> > > 
> > > First, the user clicked on the wrong showing - having only 
> > > discovered the show late in the week.  
> > > 
> > > Second, sometimes programs change time slot.  
> > > 
> > > Third, often EIT data moves around by a couple of minutes as 
> > > preceding shows overrun, or run short, or I suspect, the 
> > > powers that be are deliberately making it hard for us. 
> > 
> > For cases when there is episode information, the This Time and This
> > Day and Time filters are fuzzy and will match programs starting within
> > 10 minutes of the configured time.
> 
> Why only when there is program information?  Surly it would be most 
> useful when there is no other way of determining duplicates?  
> 
> Currently I have four rules for recording /Lateline/, all filtered 
> for "This Time"; 10:20pm, 10:26pm, 10:27, and 10:32pm.  I'll catch 
> the earliest occurrence soon.  

Because if there is episode information, you generally don't need to
qualify things by time.  Just use an All Record rule with or without
the This Channel filter.  In your Lateline case, MythTV would record
one of the four showings and not record the other three.

> > > How do we talk a developer into adding a drop down box or a 
> > > write in field to the filter screen for the start-of-time-window?  
> > 
> > I'm not tyring to be crass, but the best way right now is to submit a
> > patch with the desired functionality.  I have many other things I'd
> > like to work on in my limited time than something that can already be
> > done, albeit heavy handedly by creating a new rule.
> > 
> > David
> 
> I'm not offended.  I know that I am not paying you.  If things go well 
> I might eventually submit a patch, but I will probably ask a lot of 
> stupid questions before that happens.  

Great.

David
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David Engel
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