[mythtv-users] New web app for setup and replacement for mythweb

[Peter Bennett]

On 6/2/23 06:28, James Abernathy wrote:
> So with the latest patch and rebuild, I can complete setup in webapp, 
> no mythtv-setup.  That is good. Scanning for channels in the Input 
> Connection section is different right now. For HDHR tuners I have to 
> import the list of channels from the tuners, then fetch from the Video 
> source. At that point it's ready to move to the next section.
>
> So now I'm playing with using the web app for daily stuff like 
> checking the guide and setting up recording.  When I select a program 
> I notice a new section on the popup at the bottom for choosing a TV 
> listing source and it walks me through correctly setting up program id 
> for the correct logo. It has always been odd, to me, that a Program 
> that is a remake of a 1980's show will have the metadata from the 1980 
> show and not the current show. This feature may fix that???
>
> Jim A
>
>
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Yes. If you select the correct numeric id for the remake, that will get 
you the correct metadata for new recordings.

There is a similar feature in mythfrontend but it only allows use of the 
provider you have selected as default in the frontend settings.

leanfront supports lookup on all three services. The page and code for 
scheduling in the web app is based on the code in leanfront.

Peter