[mythtv-users] "Directed By" in OSD video description

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/08/2013 08:56 AM, Joey Morris wrote:
> The description field in the OSD for a video (but not a recording)
> includes the director in addition to the description, formatted like
> this:
>
>    Directed By: Director Name.  Description
>
> It appears this way in the OSD but not in the Video Libray screens
> themselves. At first I thought my theme was doing this, but I verified
> that it wasn't. I found that this is hardcoded into the source code,
> in the ProgramInfo constructor for a video.
>
> I believe this should be left to the themer. The description field
> should show the description, and the director field should show the
> director. With the<template>  tag, the themer could then combine the
> director and description if desired. I can't think of a good reason
> for MythTV to force them to be combined. The downside of forcing them
> to be combined is that the themer is prevented from showing just the
> description by itself in the OSD. Plus it's unexpected behavior and
> inconsistent with the Video Library screens.
>
> Should I open a ticket for this, or am I missing a good reason it's
> done this way currently?

Might want to ask in the -theming list.  That will get more themer eyes 
on it, as well as those of developers who are active in the UI/theming 
areas.

Mike