... wrote: > vdr-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >>Klaus Schmidinger wrote: >>... >> >>>- The 'summary' field in the timer definition becomes a pure >>> string parameter, into which (external) applications can >>> write whatever they like. VDR will read and write it, but >>> otherwise won't do anything with it. The name of this field >>> would be changed to something like 'aux' or so. >>> >>>- The description of a recording is taken exclusively from its >>> related EPG data. If an application wants to use a different >>> description it would have to set it with SVDRP/PUTE and use >>> table ID 0x00, so that it won't be overwritten (as a side effect, >>> however, this would also disable VPS for such an event). >>> An added bonus of this method would be that not only the >>> 'description' can be set, but also 'title' and 'short text'. >> >>I like the fact that all my recordings have a summary - even those >>that are recorded from channels which do not have any EPG info. > > > Me too, i program all my timers via skript from a website and i use the > summaries to create the menues (and text) for the DVD-Menues. I also add > episodenumbers to keep everything in order. So this change might have a big > impact because i let the timers be programmed and change via vdradmin the > summaries and titles, so i8'm finished after cutting. I don't want to change > this. So if this change is what i think, than my automatic programming of > timers will not work correctly and my vdrconvert scripts will create ugly > dvds... :( > > >>This is because epg2timers takes the summary from the web EPG and >>enters it into the timer entry. When the actual recording takes >>place, vdr moves the summary into the info.vdr file. >> This is nice as it is. I would consider it a step backwards if you >>break it. > > > Me too and i will stay with 1.3.42 for a longer time > > >>Carsten. > > > /hgm.bg Well, nobody keeps you from storing anything you like in the 'aux' field of a timer. You'll find that string again in the resulting info.vdr file - it will just have a different tag character. The only change for you will be that VDR doesn't treat this data as a "description" any more. Regarding your DVD processing script I would assume that the only change you'd have to make is replacing a 'D' with an '@' somewhere. Klaus
