[mythtv] Browsing channels

[troy daigrepont]

On Aug 14, 2006 08:24 AM, Dan Wilga
<mythtv-dev at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:

>At 5:50 AM -0400 8/12/06, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/216329#216329
>>
>>The OP in that thread disagreed that it was the desired behavior
>>(based on previous behavior). My belief that current behavior is
>>the desired behavior is based on the thread
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/172362#172362
>>(specifically
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/173697#173697
>>and
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/173953#173953 ),
>
>I'm the OP in that first thread, and I disagree that what's described
>in the second thread is the same thing.
>
>I can understand the difficulty in trying to decide which channels
>are valid when both cards are capable of showing different sets of
>channels. But in my setup this is not the case. Both cards use
>exactly the same two providers. Furthermore, the problem I'm seeing
>happens even if nothing is being recorded.
>
>Not to be snippy, but I simply can't understand how anyone would
>consider the removal of a long-standing capability to be desired
>behavior. My annoyed wife certainly doesn't, either :-).
>
>You have to think of this from the point of view of an
>unsophisticated user, not a programmer. The user thinks, "these are
>the channels we subscribe to, so I should be able to browse among
>them." The fact that one set of channels comes from cable TV and
>another set from satellite is irrelevant them.
>--
>Dan Wilga "Ook."
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I can't agree with you more, but this is the part that kills me.

 "Furthermore, the problem I'm seeing  happens even if nothing is being
recorded."

I can't understand the logic if nothing is being recorded AT ALL why
can't I browse the channels.

-Troy