Re: [xmltv-users] Re: Belgian grabber

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I started using XMLTV based on the O'Reilly article
(http://www.onlamp.com/2005/12/08/xmltv.html).

I have a few issues and thought I would ask the group to see if there
easy solutions that everyone but me knows about.  8-)

1. I'm using tv_pick_cgi to try to schedule my viewing.  I've done a
   few cycles with it, so lots of never's and always's marked in the
   tvprefs file.

   a) it's very slow.  long minutes per page while processing.
   b) a program is shown without time or channel (days are shown by
      name without dates too)

      the problem here is differentating between stripped reruns and
      first run shows of the same time (eg. Stargate SG1).  knowing
      what channel and what actual time of day the show being listed
      is on would help diffentiate for picking purposes.  Clear dates
      for the shows would also help.

      Also, clear marking of movies (vs just genre which is the same
      as are used for regular tv shows) would be nifty.

2. tv_to_text is reasonable, but the channel name would also be
   useful.  Also it would be nice to have a flag to print out the
   extended listings you see in tv_pick_cgi when in the mood (or have
   a browser based viewer that can narrow the listings to your picked
   shows (with expandable program descriptions) as well as complete
   listings with picked shows highlight)

   Even further, it would be nice to know what shows were picked via
   always or yes (an always is likely to be a weekly preset in the PVR
   and a yes would be something that needs specific programming)

Thanks to the people who wrote the package, and thanks in advance for
any help with my specific questions.
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