[mythtv-users] Scrolling in MythMusic playlist selection screen

thor mythtv at lamedomainname.com
Sat Oct 30 10:23:23 UTC 2004


On Friday 29 October 2004 10:54 pm, Craig Box wrote:
> >> Reading http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/10945#10945
> >> I see that the entire database is loaded into memory when MythMusic
> >> starts.  Why then does it take several seconds to jump between the
> >> percentage points with the number keys on my remote?  The machine
> >> has 256mb of RAM and I can increase it if that's the problem,
> >> although I don't see why I should have any trouble.
> >
> > Try toggling the "List as Shuffled" option in mythmusic setup.
>
> Thanks for your reply, but I'm sorry to say it makes no difference.
>
> The problem is when, from the play screen, I've hit '3' to add music to the
> playlist, and I'm trying to navigate down the artist listing to get the
> albums for each artist.  The only control I have other than "single item
> up/down" is to hit a number key to jump a percentage into the file.  Say I
> hit "5" for 50%, then it takes about 15 seconds to update the display, with
> no indication its thinking.  Should someone guess that its hung (or nothing
> has happened), and hit the key again, then it just adds another 15 seconds
> to the wait.

 And you're absolutely sure the 15 second figure does not change at all when 
you chnage your list as shuffled option?

 What about in combination with different shuffle modes?

 Is this 0.15, 0.16, CVS, etc?

 Is your HD light flashing? What does "free" say?

- thor


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