Re: [misterhouse-users] Working on get_tv_grid. Requests?

[Tom W. <tm...@ev...>]

Craig Schaeffer wrote:

>--- Tom Witmer <tm...@ev...> wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>   Just a heads up that I'm working on some changes to get_tv_grid. I 
>>found the same problem & fix that Craig Schaeffer did, but I also needed 
>>some other changes for myself. I'll make the code available for download 
>>on a web page soon, once I finish working out the kinks and cleaning up 
>>my own additions. (Most if it is there and working, but not as pretty as 
>>I'd like.) Are there any requests so long as I'm getting my fingers 
>>dirty in this part of the code?
>>
>>   Here's a short list of what I'm changing, with details afterwards:
>>   1. Zap2it change that Craig identified
>>   2. Tweaks to simplify multiple DB management.
>>   3. Channel keep and skip lists could trigger invalid HTML
>>   4. Ability to generate 1-to-n tables with channel data
>>   5. Ability to configure frequency of timebar
>>   6. Example code for managing separate favorite lists and notification 
>>methods
>>
>
>This may not be easy, but I ever since the clicktv days, I have missed the
>ability to order the channels. I like the local channels first, then the movie
>channels, then a few favorites, and then all the rest. Currently the movie
>channels are buried waaay down in the page. Is this possible?
>
   I won't rule it out, but it wouldn't be in the first release. How 
would you picture specifying the order? My first inclination would be 
for the channels to be in the order specified by the channel_keep list. 
I'll mark this down as another "future".

 - Tom