XRecord v.41

[jorm]

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugin/XRecord

To report bugs and the latest source can be found at
https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdkandxsuite

If you decide to use the recycler. I have tested that when I delete a file it gets copied to the specified directory. Note! your directories need to be matched for example if the file is on f:\video\x.mpg and your recycler directory is c:\recycler. I will delete the file. It must be on the same drive like f:\recycler

It is new and I am sure there are some bugs. Please let me know if you have problems or if it works great.


v.41 2005-09-27
*Rectracker add -subtitle to purge line
it will add logic to skip a show if it typically contains subtitles and for whatever reason
the epg has the generic description
*sort reoccurring by default
*fixed resoltion bug for xrecord and xsearch
*added some code to try to fix the missing image bug
*In pending if you hit ctrl-r it pulls up a comming soon list. Hit ctrl-r again and it will show a weekly list.
* added a ctrl-r equavlent in ready and xvideo with recent recordings. weekly and today
* include new cdk
*wrote a tool called the recycler. When it runs it checks a directory lets say [c:\recycled] not windows recycler.
If the amount of free space is below the user specified limit we will start deleting the oldest file out of this
directory. until the amount of free space is above this limit.
while ( checks the space )
{
removes oldest from recycler dir
}
* can create a file called gbpvr\recycler.txt see sample 1recycle.txt
if that file is found xrecord will use the recycler.

[jorm]

recycler runs only when called. So you should add the call to it in postupdatepeg.bat and postprocessing.bat

no arguments needed.

[jorm]

I think this is my first time posting xrecord and no comments at all. Especially since I added the recycler. I thought people would have commented. Oh well.

v.42 2005-09-28
* run cdk runs internally from function box
* Added a new color on the drive bar for the recycled directory
* Added size of recycled directory to free space popup
* Added a guard recycler will not run if the recycler directory is less than 3 characters trying to catch the users whom
do this c:\
* fixed bug in the recent recording popup box
* categories are now enabled by default, xcategories.txt still needs to be populated.
* cdk - with the duplicate bug fixed (King Argyle)

[ShiningDragon]

I'll try out this software tonight, i'll promise you. But i am very new to GB-PVR and doesn't have to much experience... now the standard-modules and 3 3rd Party Plugins are running well, this means, i'll give your plugin tonight a try =) I hope it's not to heavy to configure... ^^;

[jam_zhou]

To install the latest versions of xrecord, do I just run the installer?

If I wanted to do a clean re-install of xrecord, what files do I have to delete to do this?

How do I know if I've got the latest version?

The reason I ask this is because I've been having troubles installing xrecord from even the 0.3x versions.

Thanks.

[capone]

I will chime in and say I love the new sort to see when the pendings will record...I used to have to use the web interface to see that.

If you're ever interested in doing it, I'd love more user-side settings for the XGuide. Things like being able to change the width (I set it back to 2hrs, but it was still 3hrs wide w/ 1hr of dead space). A percent would be great, for those fiddling w/ overscan. It would also be nice to turn colors on/off and bring back the icon/ch # view.

Everything else seems fine so far. Been working like a champ lately. I lost a recording once (just didn't keep in avail), but I don't know if it was xrecord-related at all.

[jorm]

to install it with base settings just run the installer. If you want to configure it go into the config->plugins->xrecord settings.

> If I wanted to do a clean re-install of xrecord, what files do I have to delete to do
> this?
Overinstalling should fix it. Try that first if not I will write an uninstaller. The latest version can be found on the new wiki. v.42.

I did not realize I broke the icon mode. I will investigate.

It will be interesting when people start playing with the recycler. I am going to set it up on my main machine this weekend if I have a chance. I got tired of people asking if I still have a show when I just deleted it. This should help.


I am putting in a way to shut off colors.

as for changing back to two hours
edit skin-horiz.xml

change the two lines like this to below

<SpecialElement name="Guide" loc="110,58" visibleChannels="8" channelRowHeight="38"

showNavigation="false" borderWidth="2" rounded="false" showChannelIcons="true" MinutePixels="4.8"

showChannelNumberAlway="true" showRecordingBar="true"/>
<SpecialElement name="TimePeriods" loc="115,33" />

[jorm]

the channel icon stuff is still there

make sure you have two lines like this in the skin.
<SpecialElement name="ChannelNumber" x="10" width="50" />
<SpecialElement name="ChannelNumberOnly" x="60" width="100" />

[capone]

Thx...those worked, I just need to play w/ the numbers to get everything to align again/

[tieke]

Just installed it - the addition of the recent/coming soon recordings is great - I kept the original GB-PVR recordings plugin enabled just for this feature.

Just a couple of minor skinning requests though:

• could you let us specify the Stats text style (I find the "Continue" text gets mashed into the item numbers at my default text size)
  
• would it be possible to have the noposter image be in the skin directory rather than the art one? I have a particular image I use, and have to keep replacing it each time I do an xrecord plugin upgrade. I know we can specify a different name/extension for the image, but want to keep the skin as generic as possible to avoid problems for others when I upload it.
  
• and finally, I know it's a work in progress, but can we alter the ctrl-R list background colour?
  

thanks again for the work on what is my most-used plugin.

cheers,

tieke