[mythtv-users] icons

[James Linder]

> On 14 Jan 2021, at 8:38 pm, David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 2021-01-13 10:21:52.489294 N [30701/30701] thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:205 (InitializeMythDirs) - Using configuration directory = /home/jam/.mythtv
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> and
> 
> [sandypit] /home/jam [1002]% ls ./.mythtv/channels/
> 180px-ABC3_logo.png  abc3_au.png         national_indigenous_tv.png   seven-two.png
> 4me_au.png           abc_hd_au.png       one_ca.png                   ten_network_au.png
> 7mate.png            abc_news_24_au.png  sbs861c4b17d8fc1856b814.png  topv_food_channel.png
> 7mate.png.0x57.png   abc-news-24.png     sbs_au_hd.png                tvsn_au.png
> 7network_au.png      channel_9_mm.png    sbs_one_au.png               west_television.png
> 7network_au_two.png  eleven_au.png       sbs_plus.png
> 7network_hd.png      eleven.png          sbs_two_au.png
> abc1_au.png          fresh_us.png        seven-mate.png
> 
> as well as
> 
> MariaDB [mythconverg]> select chanid, icon, visible from channel;
> +--------+----------------------------+---------+
> | chanid | icon                       | visible |
> +--------+----------------------------+---------+
> |  10007 | 7network_au.png            |       1 |
> |  10071 | 7network_au.png            |       1 |
> |  10072 | 7network_au_two.png        |       1 |
> ...
> 
> Alas no cigar, even after restart
> James
> 
> At some point in the past the backend has found 7mate.png and created 7mate.png.0.57.png.  I see those 0.57 files being created on my system for new icons.
> At some point in the past the backend has found 7mate.png and created 7mate.png.0.57.png.  I see those 0.57 files being created on my system for new icons.
> 
> At some point in the past your backend has found 7mate.png and created 7mate.png.0.57.png.  I see those 0.57 files being created on  my  system for newly added icons. 
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> What are the creation date and file permissions  on those icon files?  Maybe there's a clue there?


Slowly and without any logic or sense icons are starting to appear and indeed 7 mate is showing it's icon.
Still no sense here (full listing)

[sandypit] /home/jam [1001]% ll .mythtv/channels/
total 2680
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users    226 Jan 12 18:14 180px-ABC3_logo.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  97032 Jan 13 10:43 4me_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 126018 Jan 13 10:43 7mate.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam video   3330 Jan 13 10:19 7mate.png.0x57.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  68214 Jan 13 10:42 7network_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  61136 Jan 13 10:43 7network_au_two.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  59156 Jan 13 10:43 7network_hd.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 307580 Jan 13 10:43 abc1_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 204166 Jan 13 10:43 abc3_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  78540 Jan 13 10:47 abc_hd_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 119257 Jan 13 10:43 abc_news_24_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  18461 Jan 12 18:14 abc-news-24.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   3685 Jan 12 18:14 channel_9_mm.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  79635 Jan 13 10:42 eleven_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  17667 Jan 12 18:14 eleven.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   5848 Jan 12 18:14 fresh_us.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 320188 Jan 13 10:43 national_indigenous_tv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   5732 Jan 12 18:14 one_ca.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users    168 Jan 12 18:14 sbs861c4b17d8fc1856b814.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   4595 Jan 12 18:14 sbs_au_hd.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   4797 Jan 13 10:51 sbs_one_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   3948 Jan 13 10:50 sbs_plus.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   6221 Jan 12 18:14 sbs_two_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  17955 Jan 12 18:14 seven-mate.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users  10980 Jan 12 18:14 seven-two.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 332790 Jan 13 10:42 ten_network_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   4773 Jan 13 10:49 topv_food_channel.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users 712552 Jan 13 10:44 tvsn_au.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 jam users   6210 Jan 12 18:14 west_television.png

ranting about SSD and SDD in 'skewed text in widescreen 5120x1440'
I said
<quote>
mythweb has 1 (only) channel icon, mythtv:6544 has none while mythfrontend program guide has lots, mythtv:6544 shows a couple of '?' where the icon is unknown, but where it exists shows 'Icon Name'
</quote>
James