[mythtv-commits] Ticket #4608: SVN 15741, problem stopping recordings from Mythweb (multirec involved)

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#4608: SVN 15741, problem stopping recordings from Mythweb (multirec involved)
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 Reporter:  simonwalls at yahoo.com  |        Owner:  kormoc 
     Type:  defect                |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  major                 |    Milestone:  unknown
Component:  mythweb               |      Version:  head   
 Severity:  medium                |   Resolution:         
  Mlocked:  0                     |  
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Changes (by simonwalls at yahoo,com):

  * status:  closed => new
  * resolution:  worksforme =>


Comment:

 Sorry, but it's still a problem for me with svn 15851.
 I guess I am doing something unusual, kicking off recordings and then
 trying to stop them _before_ the program ends...?

 Using the Firefox Error console, I get the following events when
 requesting the Backend Status page:
 Warning: Error in parsing value for property 'display'.  Declaration
 dropped.
 Source File: http://192.168.1.8/mythweb/skins/default//style.css
 Line: 199
 Error: _59 is not a function
 Source File: http://192.168.1.8/mythweb/js/prototype.js
 Line: 1

 If I try and stop the recording by setting to 'Cancel this schedule' and
 clicking 'Update' then I get two more events in the Error Console:
 Warning: Error in parsing value for property 'display'.  Declaration
 dropped.
 Source File: http://192.168.1.8/mythweb/skins/default//style.css
 Line: 199
 Error: _59 is not a function
 Source File: http://192.168.1.8/mythweb/js/prototype.js
 Line: 1

 This happens whether I have one recording in progress, or multiple, so I
 no longer think multirec is a factor.

 If from the Recorded Programs page, I click on 'Still Recording: Edit'
 (which is a great, meaningful button) then in the Mythtv status area it
 says 'This showing was recorded' yet the Encoder Status is still showing
 as recording! Surely that's a mistake.
 It seems to me there is a case for another button in the Mythtv status
 area for a program, when it's recording, to perform a "Stop recording now"
 function. This would leave the partial recording present. Confirmation
 would be required for this of course.

 It might be intended behaviour that that the only way to stop a recording
 in progress is to delete the mpeg file from the Recorded Programs page.
 Giving the option to stop a program recording part-way through might lead
 to users accidentally doing it. After all, we normally want to record
 whole programs! It's only my impulsive testing of multirec that revealed
 this.

 But even if that is the case, the program status screen is incorrect when
 a program is being recorded and it says 'was recorded'.

 Another little inconsistency is the Schedule Options box: when the button
 is in the 'Record only this showing' position, the top selection is called
 'Cancel this schedule'.  When you select that and click 'Update Recording
 Settings' the top selection is now called 'Don't record this program'.
 Is that right, or just an oversight?

 Sorry to reopen, but these inconsistencies seem to have crept in since the
 last major release (0.20 fixes, ie. Mythdora 4) and it is confusing (and
 giving the wrong results) when trying to use it without experience.

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