[mythtv-users] Default Recording Rule to speed-up rule creation.

[David Engel]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:29:11PM +0100, David Watkins wrote:
> 99% of my recording rules are "Record at any time on any channel" with
> a duplicate detection method of "Subtitle then Description"
> 
> 
> Having recently upgraded to 0.25 and using the MythCenter-Wide them I
> find that setting the above options is taking me 23 key presses each
> time I create a new rule.
> 
> 
> (Change the Record Option)
> Right-Right-Right-Right-Right-Right-Right-Right
> 
> (Select Duplicate Matching field)
> Down-Select-Down-Down-Down-Down
> 
> (Change to 'Subtitle then Description)
> Right
> 
> (Go back to the main menu)
> Down-Down-Down-Down-Select-Up-Up

Exit-Exit-Up-Up would save you a few key strokes. 

> (Save the rule)
> Enter
> 
> 
> ... which is becoming a bit of a chore.
> 
> 
> Now I'd always believed that it was possible to define a default
> recording rule, which would help, but now I come to look for it I
> can't find anything (other than setting defaults for recording before
> and after the program).
> 
> 
> So, is there an easier way? (other than using mythweb - which I do sometimes).
> 
> Changing the default dupe-detection would help, but the other pain is
> having to step through every other recording option to get to 'any
> time any channel'.  Previously a single 'left' would achieve the same
> effect but this no longer works - also is there a way to save the
> rule, without having to back all the way up to the beginning, to get
> to the 'Save' option?

The idea default or template recording rules comes periodically.  I
don't recall any strong opposition to them, but nobody has taken the
initiative to actually implement them.  You are in luck, however, as
your two issues can be changed fairly easily.

First, the abililty to go left on the rule type to quickly get to
"Record at any time on any channel" is controlled by the theme.
You'll need to change the wrapstyle to "selection" for the "rules"
button list in the "scheduleeditor" window defined in the
<theme>/schedule_ui.xml file.  See
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythUI_Theme_Development for more
information.

Second, the default duplicate detection method is controlled by your
locale setting.  Search for "prefDupMethod" in the locales/en_gb.xml
file and copy that to the equivalent file for your chosen locale.

David
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David Engel
david at istwok.net