[mythtv-users] The watch list could actually be useful with a little work

[Peter Bennett]

On 3/19/22 12:32, Paul Gardiner wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something but, currently, the watch list seems 
> entirely useless: everything is in there, and it takes an age to find 
> what you want. I never use it. It just struck me that it could be 
> useful if it behaved just a little differently:
>
>  * Recording a series *doesn't* cause that series to be added to the 
> watch list automatically.
>
>  * Watching any episode of a series causes it to be added.
>
>  * There's a way within the UI to explicitly remove a series even 
> though you haven't finished watching it.
>
> I'm not sure I fancy taking this on, but just thought I'd see what 
> people make of the idea.
>
> Cheers,
>     Paul.
> _______________________________________________
>
This is what leanfront does in the "Recently viewed" list. leanfront is 
an alternative to mythfrontend. It has a different UI and needs an 
android TV device. If you don't have an Android TV device you can get an 
onn from Walmart for $20.

https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme

The "recently viewed" list is local on leanfront, so if you have 
multiple android tv devices each has its own list. There is a process to 
copy the list from one to another but it overwrites what was on the 
receiving device. It does not merge the lists.

Peter