[vdr] Re: Simplified Channels.conf

[Steffen Barszus <st_barszus@gmx.de>]

On Tuesday 25 February 2003 12:36, you wrote:
> Lauri Tischler wrote:
> > I've been thinking a little about simplifing the channels.conf,
> > here is original entry
> > ------
> > RTL:11881:h:S5.0W:27500:5041:5042:0:123:5040:86:7:0
> > ------
> > Here would be minimized version it
> > RTL:11881:h:S5.0W:27500:5040
> > ------
> > Where Channelname (RTL) is optional, if missing, then taken from stream
> > service name.
> > Frequency, Polarization, Satellite, Symbolrate, Sid, are required
> > Everything else is taken from the stream, like VPid, APid, TPid, DPid.
> > First found is used.
> >
> > Optionally we could define preferences for APid, TPid and DPid, like
> > --------
> > RTL:11881:h:S5.0W:27500:5040:eng,deu,fin
> > --------
> > where 'eng,deu,fin' defines order of preference for Audio,
> > similar definition can be used for TPid pages and possibily DPid.
> > If none defined is found then first found APId is used.
> >
> > Totally Dumb idea ?
>
> Yes - sorry, couldn't resist ;-)
>
> > Comments...
>
> Determining these settings from the data stream will (presumably) be
> implemented in the 1.3.x developer line. But even then the format of
> channels.conf won't change (at least not in the way you suggested), since
> it is _supposed_ to hold all that data in order to have it available
> quickly when switching channels. Think of it as some sort of "cache". When
> modified information becomes available via the stream, that one can later
> overwrite the one stored in channels.conf.
>
> Klaus

Yes this would be a lot better, and this would need some more thoughts. It is 
definitly nothing for the current vdr alltough it would make vdr easier (== 
better channels.conf

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