[mythtv] [patch] Channel visible indicator

[Kevin Kuphal]

It is not related to favorites (as others have noted).  It is about hiding
channels that you don't want to see or don't get on your service.  Currently
I could do this by commenting them out from XMLTV configuration and removing
from the DB but as someone noted, they come back the next time I run
configuration or other functions that reinit the XMLTV stream.

Thanks,
Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Markey
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 1:04 AM
> To: Development of mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] [patch] Channel visible indicator
> 
> 
> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > This patch adds a field to the channel record in the DB for 
> "visible" 
> > and modifies the channel selection in the EPG to only show visible 
> > channels. This is the beginnings to support an easy way to 
> configure 
> > which channels show up in the EPG without having to modify 
> the XMLTV 
> > files or mess with deleting rows from the DB.  By hiding 
> the channel, 
> > the data is still filled so if later a change is made where 
> you wish 
> > to start using that channel again, it is an instantaneous toggle.  
> > This is very similar to how the ReplayTV handles unwanted 
> channels and 
> > it seems to work very well for me on that platform.
> 
> Sorry but this feature has been there forever =).
> 
> grep -i favorite keys.txt
> - / to jump to the next "favorite" channel
> - ? to mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite"
> - /             browse program on next favorite channel.
> - Pressing '/' will mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite"
> 
> Favorites can be marked on the fly so you can even add or 
> remove a 'visible' channel while in the EPG and can switch to 
> seeing all channels with a single key. You can change 
> channels to the next favorite and use favorites in browse mode also.
> 
> --  bjm
>