2011-02-25, 22:29
Sranshaft Wrote:@Jason: Speaking of this, perhaps this feature could be extended to allow the user to choose the amount of channels PseudoTV creates by default. This is until the work being done on managing playlists directly inside PseudoTV is complete of course.
sranshaft, I am actually working on something but letting Jason focus on his to-do list before bugging him. I've got it to where it will read through all the preset channels to determine the number of presets selected. From there i have the sql pseudo coded 90%. Once complete I will create a function to build the sql string to pass to another function to build the file list. This is where it will take some modification of how Jason builds the current playlists and m3u's. Right now it is based solely on the playlist and JSON. It will have to be modified to become more modular to accept a list of files from either the JSON method via playlist or via SQL method via preset. (Edit: Dumb me. I think I figured out how to use JSON to make the SQL calls. Doh!) My goal is to make it so easy my 13 yr old sons can configure which channels they want! Also, I've found having to rename playlists to Channel_x to be a little cumbersome which is why I created the Custom tab so you can just select the playlist you want and know what it is. This is no knock on Jason. Just an ease of use thing I've come by having created and tested so many playlists.
Here are some screenshots. I am currently analyzing my studios to determine which are the best to choose. For now, I included a ton from Wiki site, but will scale it back to make it easier to use. Most smaller studios release under a bigger studio from what I am seeing in my database.
screenshot006 by jtucker1972, on Flickr
screenshot001 by jtucker1972, on Flickr
screenshot002 by jtucker1972, on Flickr
screenshot003 by jtucker1972, on Flickr
screenshot004 by jtucker1972, on Flickr
screenshot005 by jtucker1972, on Flickr