This requires knowledge of users. I like Brads idea, and I also like the idea you have but it is not a simple addition.
Dave On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 00:14:08 -0800, Geoffrey Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Along the same lines, a "mark as watched" item could be useful for > situations where there is more than one user on the machine. Say user > A has watched the recording but user B also wants to watch it. It > would be useful if myth could remember who has watched what. This > could be achieved by letting each person mark a recording as watched > and not deleting it until both users have done so. > > Geoff > > On Mar 8, 2005, at 10:22 PM, Brad Templeton wrote: > > > > > This proposed alternate behaviour requires minor changes to a number of > > different segments, so I thought I would propose it here before > > attempting > > any coding on it. > > > > As you may not know, autoexpire is not just a boolean, it is a number. > > Programs with a higher autoexpire number expire before anything with a > > lower number. Programs with 0 never autoexpire. AFAIK, tvwish is > > the only program making use of this, to allow imported suggestions to > > effectively only take spare space (a value of 2 is sufficient as the > > default > > is 1.) > > > > Anyway, the proposed change is as follows: > > > > If autoexpire is enabled: > > > > Have Delete, instead of deleting the program, simply add 1000 or > > similar > > large number to autoexpire. > > > > Modify the query for current recordings to not present any entry > > with > > autoexpire >= 1000. Clients including mythweb will not see them. > > Alternately train clients to ignore them or show them optionally. > > (harder) > > > > Modify the "deleted programs" to show them, but to put a special > > highlight on these entries, and possibly display them at the end of > > the list. Also, it should now show 3 disk space totals -- space > > used > > by visible programs, space "Ready for deletion" and actual free > > disk > > space from DF. Total "free" (actual plus ready for deletion) > > might > > be shown. Mythweb would need to be modified to show this. > > (This might, unfortunately need a protocol modification to show all > > the different numbers) > > > > In deleted programs, Delete on an "already deleted" show really > > deletes > > it, no undo possible. > > > > In deleted programs, undelete is offered for already deleted > > programs. > > > > Above two items also available in mythweb. > > > > Alternate suggestion (with more UI) > > Put both "Delete" and "Recycle" on the delete menu, with Recycle > > grayed > > out if autoexpire is not enabled. Frankly I think this is > > needless > > complication, and besides, it means a frontend change while > > changing > > the meaning of delete is just a backend change. > > > > > > Result: Delete can be undone, at least until the space is actually > > needed. > > > > Thoughts? > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev > > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb baby....YEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct.
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