[mythtv] episode browser

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Mon Feb 13 16:57:32 UTC 2006


On 2/12/06, Goran Sterjov <goran.sterjov at gmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't been on the mythtv developer list for a while now so forgive me if
> this post is redundant but i have been flirting with the idea of a full
> fledged show/episode browser with episode information and show images on
> mythtv, using the data from tv.com.
>
> i don't know if one already exists but i have built one up for myself,
> unfortunately its made in c# and serializes the data. so in order to use the
> program it has to be executed with mono. in addition to this i have modified
> all images for a 16:9 tv and as a result of my inexperience with GDK
> drawing, the user interface is a bit slow.
>
> The slow speeds and somewhat poor programming is acceptable for me as it
> completes the job quite nicely. However if anyone would like the source code
> for show browser or even a few screenshots, by all means don't hesitate to
> ask. i was thinking about putting all of it on the net but i figured it
> would be best to see if there is any interest in it.
>
> For the sake of clarity lets just say the whole thing is GPL'ed. Why not. I
> just want to watch shows in a neat and organised manner.
>
> Cheers
> Goran Sterjov

I've just been using a perl script I wrote to scrape tv.com and add
the show to the Watch Recordings screen.

--
Steve


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