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2017-12-30, 23:32
(This post was last modified: 2017-12-31, 01:26 by TBacker.)
I'm testing out Kodi using NextPVR as the TV backend. Haven't looked at Kodi in a couple of years, and back then PVR support was spartan and weak. The experience this time is substantially better.
One niggle I have bumped into - is there no way to add a timer RULE from EPG search results? It seems I can add a single timer, but not a rule (aka season schedule). The only place that I can easily add a rule is from the EPG itself, but scrolling the EPG to a program many days in the future is not a good solution. I'm not talking about a manual rule entry by time or keyword - I am aware of that functionality.
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2017-12-31, 09:31
(This post was last modified: 2017-12-31, 09:39 by Karellen.)
Sure, not exactly on point for the question. but I was more focused on this comment "but scrolling the EPG to a program many days in the future is not a good solution". More of a heads-up that an alternative is available, and a lot easier than using the Kodi interface for browsing the guide and setting rules for programs days into the guide. For me, anyway.
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Makes better sense if I mention I do that from my office computer, rather than my HTPC
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2017-12-31, 09:59
(This post was last modified: 2017-12-31, 10:00 by Karellen.)
I find with the Kodi GUI, you can't jump to a day. So if today is Monday and I want to see what is showing on Saturday night... I have a hell of a long way to scroll. With the NextPVR Web interface I can select the day. And its only a short scroll from there.
Also edited my post since you quoted that to give a bit more info
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2017-12-31, 10:08
(This post was last modified: 2017-12-31, 10:09 by TBacker.)
Okay, I found out that my issue with not having "add timer rule" from a search result appears to be skin related.
The stock skin has both the single timer and timer rule option when you select a search result. I was running Arctic: Zephyr which only shows the single timer option.
I should have known better - it didn't even cross my mind that I had decided to load a different skin the night before I was putting the PVR through it's paces. Actually, it seems that few skins have this feature exposed.