[mythtv-users] Integrating non-traditional program sources into MythTV (won't tell you what it 'was:')

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:59 AM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:

>  On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 08:50:57AM -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  the program guide definitely makes sense for broadcast programs (i.e.
> > > tv) especially since that's a very common or 'standard' way of viewing
> > > program data even if you're not familiar with Myth.  however, i agree
> > > that it may not be the best way to display other media that isn't
> > > necessarily on a time schedule.  but something similar, say a program
> > > matrix, could be potentially used with the same sort of look and feel.
> > >  you could probably even mix and match between traditional broadcast
> > > 'tv' and nuveux media (podcasts, vodcasts, webcasts, etc).  the user
> > > doesn't necessarily need a time/date grid to know what's available for
> > > recording/capturing/downloading.  they just need to know what is
> > > available and that it will show up on their system in the next week or
> > > so.  not knowing anything about the code for the existing schedule
> > > guide, i'd still guess that this would be best implemented separately.
> >
> >
> > You mean a matrix like a gallery view in MythVideo?   :)
>
> No. Something resembling a TV Guide grid would make much more sense.
>
> Plus I'm not sure the matrix in the mythvideo gallery view is
> as well ordered as a Guide Data grid. Guide data is just a line
> for any particular channel, not a matrix.


The guide is channel/time.  RSS enclosures have no time other than
publication or downloaded time associated with them so they don't lend
themselves well to be displayed in a time based grid that stretches for up
to 14 days into the future.

Kevin
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