[vdr] Re: schedule channel change

[Robert Simons <robert@vis.ethz.ch>]

Ulrich Petri wrote:

> Robert R. Simons wrote:
>
> First: The idea is great, i missed such a feature for some time.
>  
So let us hope I find some time this weekend (or someone else takes up 
the work).

>  
> > Why not introduce just a new field?
> > For "old" timers this would be inside the summary field. If you 
> > use a clearly defined format, like one number followed by a ":", 
> > (how many summaries beginning with a number, followed by a ":" 
> > are out there?) and you even could input these new timers using 
> > old software (just manipulate summary info).
> >
> > Another idea is, to use special file names in the file field.
> > As in this field the "target" of the timer is defined, the
> > target "@@notafile" "@@eitscan" etc. could signal special timers.
> > is "@@" a good prefix for that?
> >
> > This has the benefit, that you only have to handle this 
> > special feature,
> > when actually acting on this timer in vdr (and you may not have 
> > series starting with "@@").
> >
> >    
> Imho this only patchwork leading to user confusion.
> The imho best(tm) soultion would be to add a type field to the timers.
> There have been countless changes in the conf files lately.
> So why not do it "right" from the beginning?
>
>
> Cu Ulrich
>  
"Misusing" the file field, has the real great benefit, of not having to 
change the interface.
You only have to reserve some specia names (better: prefixes) for 
special types.

If  I implement my first suggestion (introduce new field before summary) 
I have to rewrite
all the handlings of parsing/saving timers, so it will understand both 
formats correctly, and
the need to avoid special characters in series name/summary still exists.

If you suggest to really rework the timers format....

Oh I just thought of a possibility:
New format with first field consisting of one letter
R recording
C channel switch
S scan
This should be easily detectable by vdr :-)
It just would mean vdradmin/master-timer etc. would have to implement
the new format to use it.

I think i like it.

Gruss Robert




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