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RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - Angelinas - 2015-01-02

Progress bar is in error for PVR TV,witn skin aeonMQ I download subtitle (linked with ListItem.Title).
Subtitle work but progress bar reset to begin 0:00:00 and subtitle start from begining.In subtitle offset is only 10 sec delayed ,I need to rise on 3 hour (with settings in menu-Hour and minute set with numbers on keybord.Fine tunning may remain as it is now).
This are pictures how its lookup:

watch gallery

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - Jönke - 2015-01-02

(2014-08-06, 19:26)Angelinas Wrote:
(2014-08-05, 10:24)xhaggi Wrote: this is on our TODO see http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=196022
I can see my pull,but its ok
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/4824
I compile your version and i have this.

I also change PVR Simple1.9.5 to write actor from my epg.xml
All work well i have actor in table column name sActor,now I have problem.XBMC doesent show actor name
How to force XBMC to show names or pictures(from column sActor,and also dosent work for me old column sEpisodeName)
Which File in XBMC I must change to have this command in use.
<label>$INFO[ListItem.Actor]</label>
<label>$INFO[ListItem.EpisodeName]</label>
I change all files like in my pull ,but I change for your version of Helix.
Please see my pull and tell me which files I also must change.
Tnx
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Edit:
I found solution,change file GUIInfoManager.cpp and GUIInfoManager.h
WORKED ; I have this and have problem with actor no 2,actor no 3 how to add them

(2014-08-12, 22:55)Jönke Wrote: Xhaggi /negge are you thinking of supporting this pr ?
I really misses season/episode info in xbmc. And as stated before, tvheadend allready has the info via xmltv import.

A nice little bumb Big Grin

@Negge/Xhaggi, any chance you can help @Angelinas to make the PR right for this ?

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - Hedda - 2015-01-22

(2015-01-02, 20:06)Jönke Wrote: @Negge/Xhaggi, any chance you can help @Angelinas to make the PR right for this ?

Bump asked from thread thread http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=201981 for pull request #4824 https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/4824

Sounds as if Angelinas is now looking for some assistance from Team-Kodi with HOW-TO work with pull requests like these to get approval.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - dhead - 2015-01-23

An idea for PVR related improvement:
* Use check box for choosing days of week when scheduling recording instead of toggling static strings (Mo-Tu-We-Th-Fr-__-__ and etc), this would help with the next one.
* Allow to set the first day of the week, I believe the only options are: Saturday, Sunday, Monday (I didn't find the standard).

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - negge - 2015-01-23

I believe there's been some work on that front related to series recording support.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - ichkriegediekri - 2015-01-23

Hi,

since I got pointed to this thread I will post it here gain, so hopefully it is the correct place:

Here are some suggestion that I think would be worth considering. Some may already have been mentioned, some maybe not:

1) With LiveTV playing and no OSD present the key "Enter" should bring up the channel list instead of doing nothing - this is what 99% of PVRs or satellite receivers do when pression "ok" (I am using IP / Json control)

2) Ability to specifiy a default channel list that gets loaded everytime - someone mentioned this is in place, I have to double check that.

3) In EPG "timeline mode" pressing "left" should result in going back only 1 show behind currently airing show in the timeline. Further pressing of "left" should move the focus on current channel and then onto the sidebar to the left.
When the current channel is highlighted pressing "enter" should display the channels EPG in which older shows than the one currently airing can be seen.
When focused on the channel pressing "up" should be used to navigate to menus which are located "above" the EPG timeline - movie/channel info or maybe a top bar.

Navigating a GUI via remote makes creating a GUI quite demanding.
this is especially true if many different remote input devices are supported (which are all a bit different) - and this fits to that Kodi.
Therefore it is important to keep navigating as easy as possible without the need for secondary buttons/actions to get access to a sub-menu similar to a "right click" with a mouse.

I think the current setting with pressing "backspace" to get to the sidebar or similar designed steps is not intuitive and should therefore be avoided.

I am not a first time HTPC user. I had a Reelbox for many years and used Mediaportal for the last 12 months.

my 2c :-)

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - bluechris - 2015-01-23

Since im the same as you i had achieved the 1 and 3 by creating a keyboard.xml and maked up/down arrows to show and scroll the channel list and left/right to change channels.
I will post it when i get home.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - dhead - 2015-01-23

Thanks @negge Smile

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - ichkriegediekri - 2015-01-23

(2015-01-23, 16:11)bluechris Wrote: Since im the same as you i had achieved the 1 and 3 by creating a keyboard.xml and maked up/down arrows to show and scroll the channel list and left/right to change channels.
I will post it when i get home.

Thx but as far as I know this will not work because I use IP / Json control - keyboard.XML entries are not valid using that kind of control method which is quite a bummer Confused

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - bluechris - 2015-01-24

Oh... well here is the entries if you find a way



<FullscreenLiveTV>
<keyboard>
<key id="61568">XBMC.ActivateWindow(PVROSDChannels)</key>
<key id="61569">XBMC.ActivateWindow(PVROSDChannels)</key>
<key id="61571">ChannelUp</key>
<key id="61570">ChannelDown</key>
</keyboard>
</FullscreenLiveTV>

the key ids are for my remote offcourse..

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - Jönke - 2015-02-05

(2014-01-06, 11:47)negge Wrote: I absolutely agree that the OSD should display the program description. I actually tried another skin for the first time a few months ago to get that functionality (reverted to Confluence after another monrth though). This is one of the few remaining "worse than your old TV" scenarios with XBMCs PVR functionality.

(2014-01-06, 12:11)Jönke Wrote: How about toggle "i" ?
First press -like it is now
Second press- show epg description
Third press - fullscreen

Negge any news about programme info from fullscreen tv ?

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - kmarq - 2015-02-05

I have a usability suggestion for navigating within the guide screen.

Currently when you scroll up or down the guide moves based on the start time of the selected show. This can cause odd scrolling if you are looking into the future for what would be on later.

For example: You scroll out a couple hours to 7pm to see what's on tonight. Now you want to go through the channels to see all your choices. If the next channel you select has a show starting at 7 all is good. If that show started at 6 though is where it gets less friendly. Now when you scroll down again it will go to the next channel selecting the show starting at 6. If you hit a couple channels with things not all lining up it is easy to end up scrolled well away from the desired 7pm.

My suggestion is to lock horizontal scrolling when doing vertical scrolling. So the guide would remain focused at 7pm until you manually scrolled horizontally.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - DEBUG - 2015-03-19

Enhanced Timer view;

I have proposed a solution for a simplified, more standardized way to set up timers/scheduled recordings.

Can you please take a look at: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=221512

I am suggesting some additions to code/API. In keeping existing PVR add-on compatibility, and allow the add-on authors use the extra functionality if/when they can.

To get this off to a good start and foundation, I would like team members such as opdenkamp, to review this as hopefully a good way forward, and his guidance regarding the implementation to meet Kodi standards for those that can make it a reality.

Please note I do not wish to step on anyone’s toes and respectfully taking a back seat as a newbie.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - mcelliott - 2015-03-23

With regard to the timer view, I tend to view a cancelled timer (such as one episode from a series) as cancelled rather than disabled. Maybe it is because I am used to MediaPortal, but I would prefer it if the default display did not show cancelled schedules. However, it is nice to have an option to show them so that you can quickly re-enable them if needed.

As I have noted elsewhere, it would be good to show the EPG info in this screen. I would generally cancel recordings of episodes I already have, and I won't know this if I can't see the EPG info.

I realise that as a migrant from the MediaPortal camp, I will have different views to some here. Hopefully this won't offend anyone, but I've been using a HTPC for all of my home TV needs for the last 10 years. It's great, but you soon get a feel for when things can be done better/smoother.

Right now, my experience is that MediaPortal as a client has the edge. However, the momentum is clearly with Kodi, and I think that the situation could change very quickly. Kodi seems to have many advantages, and it would be great to see these translated into the best PVR experience.

RE: Discuss improvements for pvr section - Talguy - 2015-03-23

Just an idea but I would love to be able to record shows based on keywords. I think TiVo has a feature like this. It would be particularly useful when I want to record, say the formula 1 race which will take place live in the middle of the night and I forgot to setup a manual timer.