[mythtv] "Search Type" in Record Rule

[David Engel]

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 03:03:20PM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
> On 8/30/20 12:57 PM, John P Poet wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 10:41 AM Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv at gmail.com
> > <mailto:pb.mythtv at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> >     Hi David
> > 
> >     Another question for you. The record table and the API have a field
> >     called "search type", which can take the values:
> > 
> >     kNoSearch
> >     kPowerSearch
> >     kTitleSearch
> >     kKeywordSearch
> >     kPeopleSearch
> >     kManualSearch
> > 
> >     These all are supported by the scheduler.
> > 
> >     With mythfrontend I can create kNoSearch (from the program guide),
> >     kPowerSearch (from Custom Record), kManualSearch (from Manual
> >     Schedule).
> >     However I cannot see how to create kTitleSearch, kKeywordSearch,
> >     kPeopleSearch. I can in fact create those from mythweb. Do you
> >     know how
> >     they are created in mythfrontend? They can be updated from
> >     mythfrontend
> >     but the search string cannot be updated from mythfrontend. The search
> >     string is stored in the description field.
> > 
> >     I have never used those searches. I am wary of creating recording
> >     rules
> >     in mythweb as I have had problems in the past with it.
> > 
> >     I am adding program scheduling to leanfront and not sure what to
> >     support.
> > 
> >     Regards
> >     Peter
> > 
> > 
> > Manage Recordings -> Schedule Recordings -> Search Words -> People
> > Peter, I use the PeopleSearch a lot.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > 
> Hi John
> 
> Yes I saw that, but it does a schedule search for programs matching people
> and other things. Then if you click one of the entries found, and select to
> record it, you still get a recording rule with SearchType None. It is just a
> way of searching the schedules.

Once you've highlighted the title, keyword or person you want in the
list, don't press ENTER yet.  Instead, navigate to the RECORD button
and press ENTER there..  That will create the appropriate search rule
for the highlighted item.

David
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David Engel
david at istwok.net