[mythtv-users] Separate Libraries in MythMusic

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jan 29, 2009, at 8:37 AM, C.T. Paterson wrote:

> 2009/1/29 Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>:
>> On Jan 29, 2009, at 7:41 AM, C.T. Paterson wrote:
>>
>>> Surely, this is a problem that some other folks on this list have  
>>> had
>>> to deal with.  What solutions did you employ, and how is that  
>>> working
>>> out for you?
>>
>> What you're really asking for is multi-user support in MythTV which  
>> does not
>> exist but has been a feature request for quite a while now. Work  
>> was started
>> on it, but they gave up on it and now the code is VERY out of date.  
>> It can
>> be found here: http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/browser/branches/multiuser
>> The unfortunate answer is to revive the code, update and finish it  
>> (or start
>> over from scratch) or wait for someone else to do it.
>>
>> I've started using Boxee which accommodates multiple users.
>
> Well,  multi-user might well give me what I need...but strictly
> speaking, I would be asking for multi-library -- which, I think, would
> imply much less work.
>
> I've got radio shows, documentaries, speaches, and audio books which
> also could benefit from their own libraries - but every playback
> program I've ever encountered just assumes that audio == music; so its
> an annoyance I've learned to live with.
>
> For the moment, though, I'm just seeking workarounds.

For a work-around, organize your "libraries" into separate folders and  
tell MythMusic to follow your folder structure so you have complete  
control where things appear in your library.

-Brad