Desktop App Crashes

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Is there any way to have the desktop app open full screen? Every time I open it, it starts as a tiny window that I have to maximize. I tried resizing the window, but it didn't keep that either.

right click -> Settings -> General, and tick 'start in fullscreen mode'.

Also, is there any way to reduce the font size on the TV guide? The text is much larger than it needs to be, so a lot of show names don't fit. Ironically, the web app is just the opposite, the fonts are tiny and hard to see.

Is there any way to increase the height of each channel in the TV Guide? I only have about 9 or 10 channels, and would like to have a little more vertical height for each channel.

No, not easily. Basically the desktop app's UI was designed for a time we all had smaller TVs, and it was trying to be readable across the room, and driven by a remote.

You can change this stuff by editing the following files, but it'd probably be pretty complicated for most people.

C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\TV Guide\Guide.xml
C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\Global.xml

[mountainsoft]

right click -> Settings -> General, and tick 'start in fullscreen mode'.

Perfect, thanks.

You can change this stuff by editing the following files, but it'd probably be pretty complicated for most people.

C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\TV Guide\Guide.xml
C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\Global.xml

I don't have a skin folder with version 5?  I tried copying the folder from version 4 but it was ignored.

Version 4 showed a three hour window in the TV Guide which was perfect since prime time shows fall between 8pm and 11pm each night.

Version 5 is only showing a two hour window, which makes it awkward to quickly scan the prime time hours during the week. Is there any way to change this to a three hour window like version 4?

I also noticed version 5 placed a manual recording in a "Manual Record" folder. How can I get all recordings saved to the same folder (i.e. W:\Recording\)?

It also looks like an XML file is saved with with recording. Is there any way to disable this? I can change my nightly processes to delete it if needed, but it would be nice not to create it in the first place if I don't need it.

[Graham]

You can change this stuff by editing the following files, but it'd probably be pretty complicated for most people.

C: \Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\TV Guide\Guide.xml
C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\skin\Default\Global.xml

Or ... More accurately ... C:\Program Files\NextPVR\Data\Skin

[Graham]

I also noticed version 5 placed a manual recording in a "Manual Record" folder. How can I get all recordings saved to the same folder (i.e. W:\Recording\)?

What happens if you put a name in the Recording Name field at the top of Add Manual Recording?

[mvallevand]

Or even more accurately since case is important outside Windows

programfolder/data/skin

Martin

[mountainsoft]

Changed to <VisibleGuideMinutes>180</VisibleGuideMinutes> in the C:/Users/Public/NPVR-data/config.xml file and now the TV guide shows three hours at a time. Perfect.

Changed the font settings in C:\Program Files\NextPVR\data\skin\Default\Global.xml (after changing security settings to get access):

<Fonts>
<!--Light Text-->
<Font name="Default" color="#fafafa" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Default_Opaque" color="#A0fafafa" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="DefaultSmall" color="#fafafa" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="DefaultSmall_Opaque" color="#A0fafafa" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="DefaultMinimum" color="#fafafa" size="8" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="DefaultMinimum_Opaque" color="#A0fafafa" size="8" typeFace="DroidSans"/>

<!--Dark Text-->
<Font name="DefaultReverse" color="#080808" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/> 
<Font name="DefaultReverseSmall" color="#080808" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="DefaultReverseMinimum" color="#080808" size="8" typeFace="DroidSans"/>

<!-- Titles -->
<!-- yellow -->
<Font name="Title1" color="#fffb00" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans" style="Bold"/> 
<Font name="Title1_Selected" color="#080808" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans" style="Bold"/>
<Font name="Title1Small" color="#fffb00" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title1Minimum" color="#fffb00" size="8" typeFace="DroidSans"/> 
<!-- blue -->
<Font name="Title2" color="#1f8fff" size="11" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title2Small" color="#1f8fff" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title2Minimum" color="#1f8fff" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<!-- Off white -->
<Font name="Title3" color="#d6ebff" size="11" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title3Small" color="#d6ebff" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title3Small_Italic" color="#d6ebff" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans" style="Italic"/>
<Font name="Title3Minimum" color="#d6ebff" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<!-- light blue -->
<Font name="Title4ExtraLarge" color="Vertical:#06b2d9ff-#12b2d9ff" size="56" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title4Small" color="#b2d9ff" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title4Minimum" color="#b2d9ff" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<!-- red -->
<Font name="Title5Small" color="#ff0d00" size="11" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title5Small_Opaque_Italic" color="#C0ff0d00" size="11" typeFace="DroidSans" style="Italic"/> 
<Font name="Title5Minimum" color="#ff0d00" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="Title5Minimum_Opaque_Italic" color="#C0ff0d00" size="10" typeFace="DroidSans" style="Italic"/>


<!--Misc Text-->
<Font name="ButtonListReverse" color="#080808" size="9" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="GuideText" color="#fafafa" size="8" typeFace="DroidSans"/>
<Font name="MenuItems" color="Vertical:#fafafa-#002952" typeFace="DroidSans" size="9"/>
</Fonts>



Everything looks much better in the desktop app now.