0.99.12 : How to configure Easy View?

[mage_tiko]

- added a menu item called 'Easy View'. My kids are getting big enough to control the remote themselves, so I wanted to give them an easy to use screen that they could control. It lists their recordings, DVDs and favourite TV channels as one list, with pictures next to each to make it simple, no menus etc (only requires up/down/enter keys).
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Oh MAN.. this is a GREAT idea My kids are obviously the same age as Sub's..

How do I configure to denote which movies, channels, recordings, etc. should appear in the Easy View screen?

--b

[sub]

Its a bit manual, with no nice gui for configuring - sorry.

Basically you have to edit config.xml, to have the following nodes to show what things you want listed:

Code:

<PluginSettings>
    <EasyView>
      <DVD>\\bunkey\\media\DVDs\TOY_STORY_2</DVD>
      <DVD>\\bunkey\\media\DVDs\TOY_STORY</DVD>
      <DVD>\\bunkey\\media\DVDs\Shrek_II</DVD>
      <Channel>Playhouse Disney</Channel>
      <Recordings>Curious George</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Dora The Explorer</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Harry And His Bucket Full Of Dinosaurs</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Hi-5</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Little Bear</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Madeline</Recordings>
      <Recordings>Rugrats</Recordings>
    </EasyView>
  </PluginSettings>

[madcat]

Ok, so please explain a bit this format:
- What else can go under this tag?
- How does the "DVD" tag works - is it just a pointer to any full path Video File?
- Recordings - will show all recordings of that show?

(I'm still testing this on my other system, which does not have a TV card, so I can't see all the options in action...).

[madcat]

One more thing - how does it work in client/server environment, if I want to configure the client to show only specific things. works the same?

BTW - did my small with make it to the version - to be able to start GB-PVR in this screen (with by config, or by command line switch)?

[madcat]

I'm guessing by now that the DVD tag should point to a DVD folder (VIDEO_TS?), cause it doesn't play anything for me.

So how do I point to specific video files, like in the Video Library?

[sub]

One more thing - how does it work in client/server environment, if I want to configure the client to show only specific things. works the same?

It should work, but I havnt tried it from a client.

BTW - did my small with make it to the version - to be able to start GB-PVR in this screen (with by config, or by command line switch)?

You can already already go to any screen by command line. ie,

gbpvr.exe -direct "Easy View"

[sub]

I'm guessing by now that the DVD tag should point to a DVD folder (VIDEO_TS?), cause it doesn't play anything for me.

The directory it points to should contain a VIDEO_TS sub directory, and ideally a folder.jpg file with a picture for that DVD.

So how do I point to specific video files, like in the Video Library?

This wasnt something I added. It only does DVDs, recordings or channels.

[madcat]

It should work, but I havnt tried it from a client.

I will try in the coming day or two.

You can already already go to any screen by command line. ie,

gbpvr.exe -direct "Easy View"

Very cool!


So what about specific video files?

[madcat]

Oh, so the other post.

Ok - maybe in the next version? (I keep the movies for the kids as DivX, and not full DVDs, so a <Video> tag would be nice).

BTW, would a entry like

Code:

<DVD>E:\</DVD>

work to play whatever is inserted in the DVD drive?

[sub]

Oh, so the other post.

Ok - maybe in the next version? (I keep the movies for the kids as DivX, and not full DVDs, so a <Video> tag would be nice).

I should be able to add some thing like this for the next release. It wasnt something I needed though, so not in this release.

BTW, would a entry like

Code:

<DVD>E:\</DVD>

work to play whatever is inserted in the DVD drive?

I dont know, I never tried it. Maybe.