[vdr] Re: svdr commands in epg menu?

[Uwe Ortner <uwe.ortner@avcraft.de>]

Am Fr, 2003-11-14 um 15.21 schrieb Klaus Schmidinger:
> Uwe Ortner wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I`m currently using streamdev plugin. Unfortunaly there is no way to
> > update/get server information from within the client.
> > 
> > For example I would like to program the (server-) timer or get the
> > recording status.
> > 
> > I know svdr could do the job, but it would be some work to program
> > things like "record" "status" "delete record" for each channel with the
> > commands.conf
> > 
> > Is it possible, to add a key button in the epg menu which will point to
> > a shell script or will execute the according svdr command?
> > 
> > i.e. A "blue" button in the "epg program" menu which would bring up a
> > new screen with some commands (as stated above)
> > 
> > Would be great if these commands (as well as the assigned keys) could be
> > configured via .conf file
> 
> I'm afraid I have no idea what you are aiming at.
> 

this would give clients control about servers, without the need of a
plugin - intended as a direct implementation of the svdr commands

would bring some flexibility to "non" programmers if one could define
"actions" to a menu entry via .conf file 

> If you are using a client of te streamdev plugin, shouldn't all
> commands be done through that plugin? Why would you need axtra
> buttons in the EPG menu?

yes, you are right, unfortunately it is not in streamdev (I think there
are some here which suffer ...) 

> 
> Klaus




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