[vdr] Re: too many Steps to stop active TIMER ?

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Alexander Damhuis wrote:
> 
> Hello Klaus,
> Hello all other Coders,
> 
> some people and me were wondering, why there are several steps necessary to
> remove a timer recording when it is running.
> 
> Sometimes it happens, that I set up a timer and then find out I do not want to
> record it - the reasons for this may vary (I am watching it and do not need a
> recording / I made a mistake in programming / my PC was down and the
> recording starts in the middle of the movie / etc etc).
> 
> So, this is what I need to do at the momen to stop recording (and delete the
> file):
> 
> - Enter TIMERS Menu
> - Deactivate Entry
> - Leave TIMERS Menu (doesn't matter if using BACK or MENU)
> 
> - Reenter TIMERS Menu
> - Delete Timer entry
> 
> (and then Enter Recordings Menu and delete the Entry there to remove file)
> 
> Wouldn't it be easier just to enter the TIMERS menu and hit delete, if the
> recording is running VDR could ask "TIMER is active and recording - should
> Entry really be deleted and recording be stopped?" If press OK then it should
> be done so, otherwise I can use BACK to be on the safe side.
> 
> Would be interesting, if there is a reason for using so many steps to stop an
> active timer-initiated recording.

The reason is simple: it just has evolved that way ;-)

If you want to delete the recording anyway, you could just go into the Recordings
menu and delete it. You will be prompted that the timer is still recording, and if
you confirm this, the timer will stop recording and the recording will be deleted.

Klaus
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