[mythtv-commits] Ticket #11057: Allow Custom Airplay/Airtunes display names

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#11057: Allow Custom Airplay/Airtunes display names
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 Reporter:  Chris Whiteford <mythtv@…>  |          Owner:
     Type:  Patch - Feature             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  minor                       |      Milestone:  unknown
Component:  MythTV - General            |        Version:  Master Head
 Severity:  medium                      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  Airplay                     |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by Chris Whiteford <mythtv@…>):

 Replying to [comment:3 wagnerrp]:
 > As an alternative suggested in IRC, we just use the existing setting to
 control that string. Continue to use the profile name, and change the
 profile name to what identifying string you want that instance to appear
 as. The profile name defaults to the local system hostname, but can be
 configured within the ''config.xml'' in 0.26, or ''mysql.txt'' in 0.25 and
 previous.

 I tried to find some information about the profilename/hostname details in
 config.xml but as of yet haven't found it (and I am still crawling thought
 the code).

 But one question that it brings up is an example of my deployment.

 I have a machine that is a slave backend (all the disk-space and
 processing power for 2 HDHRs) that I also use as a frontend for my home
 theater.

 I would very much like backend settings to have a hostname of
 slavebackend1, frontend settings to have a host name of frontend1.mythtv
 (which I can't do right now - at least with my limited knowledge as to how
 the name is used from the config.xml/mysql.txt file), and the airplay
 display name to be Home Theater.

 So assuming the solution you posted above in using the profile name I end
 up with everything being named Home Theater (from settings through to
 Airplay display name).

 I'll work on adding a settings widget and I'll attach that patch once I
 have something working.

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