[mythtv] [patch] Channel visible indicator

[Kevin Kuphal]

And the idea here is to take the configuration of this out of XMLTV and into
the hands of Myth.  The visible indicator has the advantage, for me, of
still downloading the guide information.  For instance, normally I would
hide ENCORE since I don't subscribe to it recently they offered a month
where I got it as a trial.  It was very simple in my ReplayTV to check the
box for ENCORE on and see what was on immediately (since the channel was
just hidden and still downloading guide information) and then when the trial
ended, check the box off.

No editing files, no messing around.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Derek Atkins
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:09 AM
> To: Development of mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] [patch] Channel visible indicator
> 
> 
> "Kevin Kuphal" <kevin.kuphal at myrealbox.com> writes:
> 
> > It is not related to favorites (as others have noted).  It is about 
> > hiding channels that you don't want to see or don't get on your 
> > service.  Currently I could do this by commenting them out 
> from XMLTV 
> > configuration and removing
> >>From the DB but as someone noted, they come back the next time I run
> > configuration or other functions that reinit the XMLTV stream.
> 
> Huh?  They don't for me.  After I run the xmltv 
> configuration, but before I run mythfilldatabase, I edit the 
> xmltv config file and put "not " in front of all of the 
> channels I don't want to see.  The next time I run xmltv's 
> --configure it retains those settings, and mythfilldatabase 
> honors them as well so they wont get into the database.
> 
> So, there ARE ways to do what you want with the existing technology.
> 
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> 
> -derek
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org
> >> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Markey
> >> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 1:04 AM
> >> To: Development of mythtv
> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv] [patch] Channel visible indicator
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> >> > This patch adds a field to the channel record in the DB for
> >> "visible"
> >> > and modifies the channel selection in the EPG to only 
> show visible
> >> > channels. This is the beginnings to support an easy way to 
> >> configure
> >> > which channels show up in the EPG without having to modify
> >> the XMLTV
> >> > files or mess with deleting rows from the DB.  By hiding
> >> the channel,
> >> > the data is still filled so if later a change is made where
> >> you wish
> >> > to start using that channel again, it is an instantaneous toggle.
> >> > This is very similar to how the ReplayTV handles unwanted 
> >> channels and
> >> > it seems to work very well for me on that platform.
> >> 
> >> Sorry but this feature has been there forever =).
> >> 
> >> grep -i favorite keys.txt
> >> - / to jump to the next "favorite" channel
> >> - ? to mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite"
> >> - /             browse program on next favorite channel.
> >> - Pressing '/' will mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite"
> >> 
> >> Favorites can be marked on the fly so you can even add or
> >> remove a 'visible' channel while in the EPG and can switch to 
> >> seeing all channels with a single key. You can change 
> >> channels to the next favorite and use favorites in browse 
> mode also.
> >> 
> >> --  bjm
> >> 
> >
> >
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