[mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r8114 by bjm

Isaac Richards ijr at case.edu
Mon Dec 5 19:23:36 UTC 2005


On Monday 05 December 2005 02:14 pm, Paul Harrison wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Isaac Richards" <ijr at case.edu>
> To: <mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 1:45 AM
> Subject: [mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r8114 by bjm
>
> > On Sunday 04 December 2005 07:20 pm, mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org wrote:
> > >       Author: bjm
> > >         Date: 2005-12-05 00:20:51 +0000 (Mon, 05 Dec 2005)
> > > New Revision: 8114
> > >    Changeset: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/8114
> > >
> > > Modified:
> > >
> > >    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbcheck.cpp
> > >    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.cpp
> > >    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videosource.cpp
> > >
> > > Log:
> > >
> > > Close #741
> > >
> > > Move the displayname field from capturecard to cardinput so that
> > > each individual input can be given a user defined string. The
> > > display name can be set in mythtv-setup "Input connections" for
> > > each input. If this is not set for an input, the default
> > > <card>: <inputname> will still be used.
> >
> > IMO, this is extra clutter without much, if any, use.
> >
> > Isaac
>
> I think it does have its uses. Take for example a system with three dvb
> cards in it. At the moment if you switch cards you see something like 1:
> DvbInput, 2: DVBInput, 3: DVBInput but with this patch you can rename the
> cards/inputs so you see Freeview, Sky FTA, Hotbird FTA makes it pretty
> obvious what card you are on. Anything that makes Myth more user friendly
> has to be a good thing doesn't it?.

What's user friendly about making the user care what input/card it's using for 
livetv?  It shouldn't matter at all - the important thing is what program is 
on, not where it's physically coming from.  All this is is an extra setting 
on a page that's already more complicated than it should be.

Isaac


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