Recording Event

[jrockow]

Is there an event name that triggers when a recording is in progress, or completed?

[sub]

Recordings happen in the NRecord.exe and events that happen there aren't visible in plugins running in NextPVR.exe.

[jrockow]

I am trying to get my plugin to re-populate the shows listing whenever a new recording is available.
Can you suggest another approach?

[sub]

I'm not sure there is a good answer to this. My screens just reload the recording list whenever a screen they're activated, and every few minutes while active.

[jrockow]

I thought I read some time ago that using timers to reload screens was a bad idea?
I'll have to look into it.
Thanx.

[sub]

I thought I read some time ago that using timers to reload screens was a bad idea?

I think you missed the point of that post - ie, using .NET Timers are a bad idea, because they use a background thread, which will lead to GDI exceptions if you try to draw anything.

Instead of using timers, just do something like check your last load time in NeedsRendering(), and reload if it's time. This happens on the foreground thread, so is safe to do GDI stuff. Doing it in NeedsRendering() also gives you the advantage of only happening while your screen is active.

[jrockow]

OK, thanx for the correction.
I thought I remembered that timers should be avoided.
I'll try to figure out how to code it with NeedsRendering().

[jrockow]

It seems to me that NeedsRendering isn't firing automatically for me.
Actually, it only fires 1 time when I first load the plugin.

I read something earlier about "horizontal menus".
My plugin is styled after your "SEARCH" menu; is that what you call a horizontal menu?

Does NeedsRendering work with horizontal menus?

[sub]

Your plugin's NeedRendering() routine is called continually while it's on the screen. (regardless of what menu you're using)

[jrockow]

I must have something screwed up.
I only get the message (my test message) displayed if I toggle a key.

Without any activity the message does not appear, no matter how long I wait.