[mythtv] Submitting Feature Request

[Karl Dietz]

On 21.03.2013 16:02, Steve Campbell wrote:
> Before I do though, can I have some feedback as to whether what I want
> to do is sensible or not?
>
> Mythweb Feature request 1: Alter the Direct Download filename from
> "$title - $subtitle.$extension" to "$title - ${season}x$episode -
> $subtitle. $extension" for recordings which have a known season&
> episode. The ${season}x$episode would be in the same format as shown
> on the mythweb/tv/recorded page. This makes it easy to download a few
> episodes of something and then watch them in order off line.

Sounds good, but I'd switch dynamically between "title - subtitle" and
"title <one of two season/episode number formats> subtitle".
See http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythVideo_File_Parsing

> Mythweb Feature request 2: Make the Recorded Programs "Show
> Recordings" dropdown be fully populated on the mythweb/tv/recorded
> page, even if "All recordings" is not currently selected.

If I understand correctly that is how it works over here, so that would
be a bugfix. (I sometimes have one entry "UPDATE_FILESIZE <channel> 
<start time> 0" instead of the list)
After looking at mythweb I'm wondering if you are referring to selecting
something else then "All Groups" in the first pull down list and still
showing all recordings in the "Recordings" list?

> Mythweb Feature request 3: In the Recorded Programs "Show Recordings"
> dropdown, group together all recordings where the title is only
> recorded once and call this group 'Unique titles'. The main effect of
> this is to lump all your movie recordings together.

I like the idea, but I have rules like "Record all with actor X" and
"Record all movies in HD that got a good rating". Can you extend it to
also consider recordings with program_type=movie?
If the idea is to offer "all movies" I'd give it a name that says so.

Regards,
Karl