On Monday 05 December 2005 02:14 pm, Paul Harrison wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Isaac Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 1:45 AM > Subject: [mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r8114 by bjm > > > On Sunday 04 December 2005 07:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Author: bjm > > > Date: 2005-12-05 00:20:51 +0000 (Mon, 05 Dec 2005) > > > New Revision: 8114 > > > Changeset: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/8114 > > > > > > Modified: > > > > > > trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbcheck.cpp > > > trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.cpp > > > trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videosource.cpp > > > > > > Log: > > > > > > Close #741 > > > > > > Move the displayname field from capturecard to cardinput so that > > > each individual input can be given a user defined string. The > > > display name can be set in mythtv-setup "Input connections" for > > > each input. If this is not set for an input, the default > > > <card>: <inputname> will still be used. > > > > IMO, this is extra clutter without much, if any, use. > > > > Isaac > > I think it does have its uses. Take for example a system with three dvb > cards in it. At the moment if you switch cards you see something like 1: > DvbInput, 2: DVBInput, 3: DVBInput but with this patch you can rename the > cards/inputs so you see Freeview, Sky FTA, Hotbird FTA makes it pretty > obvious what card you are on. Anything that makes Myth more user friendly > has to be a good thing doesn't it?.
What's user friendly about making the user care what input/card it's using for livetv? It shouldn't matter at all - the important thing is what program is on, not where it's physically coming from. All this is is an extra setting on a page that's already more complicated than it should be. Isaac
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