[mythtv] patch: progfind speedup

DanM dan at milkcarton.com
Mon Mar 3 08:36:58 EST 2003


What about storing it both ways?  ie "The Red Green Show" and "Red Green 
Show, The" :-)

Chris Pinkham wrote:

>How about changing it so it will strip words like 'A', 'The', etc. off
>the beginning and put them at the end after a comma.  So "The Red Green
>Show" would become "Red Green Show, The".
>
>Or the code could just ignore a leading 'A' or 'The' and put the
>items in their regular bucket based upon the 2nd word.
>
>Or it could put them in both places, under the 'The' bucket but also under
>the 'R' bucket (for the Red Green example).
>
>Or I could shut up unless I'm going to submit a patch. :)
>
>Just wanted to toss out a few other possible alternatives.
>
>  
>
>>>While you're looking at this code, would you consider breaking
>>>out the 'A ...' titles as you have the 'The ...' titles?
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>actually, I don't like the "The..." titles. When I want to watch "The 
>>Red Green Show" I never remember whether to look under "R" or "T". I 
>>think it should just ignore leading "A"s and "The"s . I don't feel too 
>>strongly on this issue, so whatever floats your boat.
>>    
>>
>
>Chris
>
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