[mythtv-theming] "Directed By" in OSD video description

[Joey Morris]

My apologies to those of you on the users list who already got this
message. I'm forwarding it to the theming list as suggested by Mike.


"Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote on Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:26$
> On 09/08/2013 08:56 AM, Joey Morris wrote:
> >The description field in the OSD for a video (but not a recording)
> >includes the director in addition to the description, formatted like
> >this:
> >
> >   Directed By: Director Name.  Description
> >
> >It appears this way in the OSD but not in the Video Libray screens
> >themselves. At first I thought my theme was doing this, but I verified
> >that it wasn't. I found that this is hardcoded into the source code,
> >in the ProgramInfo constructor for a video.
> >
> >I believe this should be left to the themer. The description field
> >should show the description, and the director field should show the
> >director. With the<template>  tag, the themer could then combine the
> >director and description if desired. I can't think of a good reason
> >for MythTV to force them to be combined. The downside of forcing them
> >to be combined is that the themer is prevented from showing just the
> >description by itself in the OSD. Plus it's unexpected behavior and
> >inconsistent with the Video Library screens.
> >
> >Should I open a ticket for this, or am I missing a good reason it's
> >done this way currently?
>
> Might want to ask in the -theming list.  That will get more themer
> eyes on it, as well as those of developers who are active in the
> UI/theming areas.
>
> Mike