[mythtv-users] 2 basic questions

[Mike Bibbings]

On 04/02/18 14:30, Jim Abernathy wrote:
> 1.  I can't figure out how to edit the keys so I can create a bookmark 
> key for my remote.  When I need a function on my Harmony Hub remote, I 
> just add a key by editing keys in the frontend and then assign that 
> key to a button on the remote.  It's always been easy to do then 
> except for the spacebar that is used to create a bookmark.  What I 
> want to do is be able to stop and recorded playback and then start it 
> back up later at the same place. Bookmarks seem to work if I'm using a 
> keyboard, but I can't find a way to assign the spacebar to anything. 
> And I can't find the bookmark function.  I know I'm missing something 
> simple somewhere.
>
> 2.  What's the best why to learn about the mythtv mysql database 
> structure and learn how to use mysql to display useful things in the 
> database that might not have a built in equivalent FE display.
>
>
> Jim A

For 1.

Don.t know about assigning a key to Bookmark (I did a very quick check 
on Edit Keys but could not see anything)

However you can set in  (frontend Setup>Video>Playback>General 
Playback)  "Action on playback exit" to "Always prompt (including Live 
TV)" or "Always prompt (excluding Live TV)".

This  gives a pop when you exit a recording and allows you to:

Save this position and go to the menu (when you select the recording 
again, it starts playing from where you finished last time)
Do not save,just exit to the menu
Delete this recording
Keep Watching

For 2.

As an alternative to mysql, I suggest you look at mythtv Services API 
which allows you to view many types of data relating to mythtv in your 
browser.
See https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Services_API

For example the following will list every upcoming recording (just 
change the ip 192.168.0.20 to your ip  or localhost if running on same 
machine as the backend)

http://192.168.0.20:6544/Dvr/GetUpcomingList

Mike