[mythtv-users] What triggers a refresh when using video "Browse Filesystem" mode?

Tom Dexter digitalaudiorock at gmail.com
Thu Apr 9 21:01:34 UTC 2015


On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Jim Stichnoth <stichnot at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure if this answers your question, but when you leave the "Watch
> Videos" environment, the state is kept around, and reused if you reenter
> "Watch Videos" within 3 seconds.  So if you pop back out to the main menu,
> wait more than 3 seconds, and then return to "Watch Videos", you may see the
> new file system content.
>
> See VideoListDeathDelay::VideoListDeathDelay() in
> programs/mythfrontend/videodlg.cpp where a 3000ms timer is set.
>
> I don't know of a way to force a refresh from within the "Watch Videos"
> environment.
>
> Jim

Ahh...I think that may answer the question.  It may have just depended
on how quickly I got back in there.

As far as Hika's reply, I'm actually not even familiar with the
concept of adding directories to a "video group", but I don't think
that applies in Browse Filesystem mode(??).

Thanks!
Tom


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