XRecord v.41

[jorm]

I am posting an uninstaller on the wiki page. I thought it was a good feature once you installed it you can never get rid of it.

[Necro]

Hrm...now getting an error with the guide. Was just scanning through the EPG trying to get things setup, see what I need to shift. This is the error:

Error: Execute Reader requires an open and available COnnection. The connection's current state is Open, Executing.

As a secondary thing, is it possible to change what is searched for in Xsearch? As in I want to search for program names and genres, but dont want channels and subtitles to appear at all. Also, don't know if anyone mentioned this but genres you spelled as genenres I believe. Just a nitpick

[jorm]

I will fix the typo. That is a strange error. If you still have it can you send the gbpvr.exe.log to jared_dubin at hotmail.com

It says the connection is open.

So when you hit ctrl-y you dont want to go through the other categories correct? Currently unsupported but possible.

[Necro]

Yeah, when I hit control-Y, it would be cool if you could either select what category shows up next, OR (In config or something) set which ones it toggles through.

Also, not sure if your aware of this or what, but it appears that Xsearch and Xrecord have issues with backgrounds that are not 720x480 - I'm assuming it's that. It could be another resizing issue. The background I was using was 800x600 and it worked fine in everything but in Xsearch and Xrecord it caused the plugins to be on only a smaller area (upper right) of the screen. Not sure if this is known about or not.

And as soon as I get the error to report I will send it. Figures that now I can't get it to work - I think it may have been when I hit one specific channel that it happened but I'm not sure.

[sean]

I have been testing your recycling bin code addition and wanted to let you know that it has been working great for me. I was thinking of one possible enhancement for the future. When you delete it and it moves it to the recycling bin can you created the sub directory from where it was so then you can still show the deleted show in the ready section and under the correct heading that it used to be. Then you can put is in a different color or something so the user know that it has been marked for delete. Right now I just added the new recycling folder as a video folder so it shows up in the ready section.

Thanks for you hard work on Xrecord I can not live without it.

[Necro]

Additional question regarding Xsearch/fastfind - is the little selection box thing in the top menus (letters, genres, etc. - that selection marker) changeable? I can't seem to find it anywhere. The main reason I ask is to change the color and to either completely remove it or change the way it looks (I don't like the two little 'spur' things it has coming off of it').

Also, does the "SelectedDetails" special element do anything or does the information on a selected program always appear where the keyboard appears? (and is therefore unresizeable)

And, is the channel number moveable? Titles are regularly overlapping it - and can I add the chanel icon in?

(and an edit: The screen which appears after you select a show and select record...where is that skinned because it's unreadable for some reason with my setup while everything else is fine...)

Sorry, lots of questions but I cant seem to find much to alter in the xml for this and I need to do a few drastic changes.

[jorm]

> Yeah, when I hit control-Y, it would be cool if you could either select what > category shows up next, OR (In config or something) set which ones it
> toggles through.
good idea.


> I have been testing your recycling bin code addition and wanted to let you > know that it has been working great for me.
awesome! Thank you.

> I was thinking of one possible enhancement for the future. When you
> delete it and it moves it to the recycling bin can you created the sub
> directory from where it was so then you can still show the deleted show in great idea. I am adding it to my list.

necro. Let me look all of this up.

[AOSandman]

Upgraded from 0.39 to 0.42 and seeing a new problem. Entering xGuide causes GBPVR.exe to max out the CPU utilization & it remains maxed out until you back out of xGuide. The default guide doesn't do this, 0.39 didn't, and it happens regardless of which skin is active. Also doesn't matter whether I access GBPVR via MVP or PC. Unfortunately, there is nothing in GBPVR.exe.log indicating a problem.

[Necro]

Hrm...maybe that's why mines slow.

Ok Jorm, got a new one for you. So I decided that a big make or break feature for me (if I can't have the 'record shows the machine thinks you like' type functionality of TiVo/SageTV) is to be able to set a show to 'record all of this show no duplicates'.

Now...it's possible using Xrecord and the scheduler and advanced and power menu options, etc etc. - but the WAF of this is about...negative ten thousand. Which is what leads to this suggestion/request/what have you.

Make the scheduler dialog have toggles/options. So either it can open directly to power, advanced, or default. OR, my personal preference, is include a list option that will scroll through scheduling 'profiles' which you can config that set all options other then the search name/etc.

Here's an example. I set up three profiles prior to using Xrecord ("This Timeslot" which records a certain timeslot on that day, all the time; "Season Pass" which records all new episodes of this show, any timeslot/day, on this channel, no duplicates; and "Favorite" which records the show anywhere, anytime, no duplicates). Now, I explain to my wife what each one means and when she selects a show and goes to schedule it she doesn't even need to see that big nasty advanced menu - she just chooses one of the profiles I've already setup and she knows it will work because if not I get beat. With a stick.

That make sense? Seems like a really good 'ease of use' upgrade that would make things easier (and better looking) while leaving the advanced menus for anyone that wanted to tweak them.

I would try to code this in (its opensource right?) but I have no programming utilities, know nothing of xml parsing/usage, nothing of pretty much anything past Comp. Sci. 202

And thanks for checking out on the skinning stuff...it's driving me up a wall. I made another thread with a few other questions regarding linked settings, etc.

(Last thing, I'm almost done documenting the skin.xml file for fastsearch/xsearch and will put it up on the wiki once done. If possible could you take a look at it when it's done and let me know what I'm missing/have as ???'s? I can't figure out what a few things do..as they seem to have no effect at all)

[jorm]

I think I know what might be causing the cpu max issue on some users. I have made a note of it.


> show to 'record all of this show no duplicates'.
Easy solution. Say record all and then run rectracker -subtitle -purge in your postupdateepg.bat, it will automatically cancel all shows that you have already recorded. You can go to watched in xrecord to see everything it knows about.

> Now...it's possible using Xrecord and the scheduler and advanced and
> power menu options, etc etc. - but the WAF of this is about...negative ten > thousand. Which is what leads to this suggestion/request/what have you.


> Make the scheduler dialog have toggles/options. So either it can open
> directly to power, advanced, or default. OR, my personal preference, is
> include a list option that will scroll through scheduling 'profiles' which you
> can config that set all options other then the search name/etc.
So how about when you first go into it it shows the search name and type and a list of profiles. You can pick a previous profile or the standard default or can switch to the power/advanced modes etc ...

is what you mean?

> already setup and she knows it will work because if not I get beat. With a > stick.
your wife does that too.

> That make sense? Seems like a really good 'ease of use' upgrade that
That does simplify it.

> I would try to code this in (its opensource right?) but I have no
> programming utilities, know nothing of xml parsing/usage, nothing of pretty > much anything past Comp. Sci. 202
It is open source. All of my plugins are. Programming utilities are free. You can use sharp develop. That is what I use. I have no problems adding the suggestion but if you wanted to learn I can assist you.

> And thanks for checking out on the skinning stuff...it's driving me up a wall.
no problem. I am kind of slammed for time this week (moving and work) but hopefully next week I will have time to do some updates and investigations.

> I made another thread with a few other questions regarding linked settings,
I will check that out.

> (Last thing, I'm almost done documenting the skin.xml file for
> fastsearch/xsearch and will put it up on the wiki once done.
That sounds great. I have been meaning to do some documentation just have too much development to do. I know it is just hard to get around to it.

> If possible could you take a look at it when it's done and let me know what > I'm missing/have as ???'s?
absolutely. You can email it to me jared_dubin at hotmail.com or post it so we can colaborate on it.

> I can't figure out what a few things do..as they seem to have no effect at > all)
They might not have an effect at all. I had copied the skin from another plugin initially. Occassionally I still find remenants. I will clean it up though.