Malcolm Caldwell wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-17 at 22:18 +0100, Iwan Davies wrote: > >>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:50:14 +0300, Lauri Tischler wrote: >> >> >>>Two ways of doing this would be nice. >>>1) Menu selection for TVonly >>> >>>2) Using ca.conf file to define wanted channels, >>> only channels with defined caid are loaded, like: >>> >>>0x0..0xFF Free To Air >>># 0x100..0x1FF Seca/Mediaguard >>># 0x900..0x9FF NDS/Videoguard >>>0xB00..0xBFF Conax >>># 0xD00..0xDFF CryptoWorks >>># 0xE00..0xEFF PowerVu >>># 0x1800..0x18FF Nagravision >>> >>>With ca.conf file above only FTA and Conax channels would be >>>updated/collected to channels.conf The ca.conf file will soon be completely oboslete and removed. >>Certainly I think it would be a good idea on systems without any decryption >>devices to be able to elect to have a channels.conf that contains only FTA >>channels. For example, those of us who use DVB-S to receive BBC from Astra >>2 find our channels.conf totally cluttered with the Sky Channels which are >>encrypted using NDS Videocrypt for which there is absolutely no means of >>(legitimate) decryption without a Sky Digibox. I would like an option in >>setup.conf AddNewChannels=OnlyFTA. >> >>With regard to the perennial problem of garbage landing in channels.conf, >>how about reworking the "add channels" functions so that instead of landing >>directly in channels.conf new channels could first be sent to >>"candidates.conf", from which the user could manually select which channels >>to add permanently to channels.conf. A message could be displayed whenever >>VDR starts to the effect that "X new channels available - press OK to >>edit". >> >>Are these options that Klaus would consider adding? > > > Two thoughts: > > 1. It might be useful just to have an option that says 'hide > un-watchable channels' for the channels display (eg menu 2) > 2. Klaus has said that 1.4 will have a favorite channels option. > Perhaps this will do what is needed Originally I intended to implement favorite channel lists in 1.4, but I guess I'll rather adopt some of these "ever so important" patches floating around, and then call it stable. Favorite channels will have to wait until 1.5.x. > In the end the question is do you really want to remove the channels > form channels.conf or would just removing the visibility within vdr be > enough? With the favorite channels lists I intend to implement, the user can select only those channels that s/he wants to see. The channels.conf file will still contain all channels ever detected. Klaus
