[vdr] Re: MP3/MPlayer plugin 0.9.4 (development)

["Burkhardt Petermann" <bpetermann@xyware.de>]

Hi,

> Ok, here is my answer:
>
> Short version:
> Nothing can be done against this.
>
> Long version:
> Regarding channel switches:
> The Ch+/Ch- keys are allways handled by VDR itself, a plugin
> doesn't have the possibility to prevent this. And it's a VDR
> feature that on a channel switch for liveviewing (which is
> requested by Ch+/Ch-) any running player is aborted. This is not
> MP3 specific, but common to all players.
that's correct, but I've mailed you, that
>
> Regarding abort on timer start:
> If VDR records on the primary device (on a single card system
> this is the case for all recordings), live viewing is done
> through transfer mode on the same device. VDR starts the transfer
> mode regardless of any running player. As the transfer mode
> internaly is a player and there can be only one active player at
> a time, the already running player is aborted. Again, this is
> common to all players.
this isn't correct. Take a look at the vcd-plugin --> there isn't any abort
when a timer starts ...
Greetings
  Burkhardt