Re: uk_atlas: Minor Issues

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On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:31:21 +0000, John Bergqvist wrote:
>
> The channel IS available in the atlas database, it's under cbkF in the
> channels.conf file for Atlas. 

I think you mean cbfK (cbkF is Sky Movies Classics).

I'll rephrase my original response:

Seems this channel isn't in the list of channels Atlas supply for Freeview. 

(They list it for Sky HD/SD & Freesat only)


> However, when the grabber's configure
> command (I believe) is run, where it prompts you to pick a platform
> and region, then prompts you to choose which channels you'd like to
> add, the Travel Channel isn't in that list of channels it asks you to
> pick from,[...]

As I've already said, unlike the rt grabber, these data are picked up in real time from the Atlas database.  If it's not in the list then it's not there.


> According to it's own website, God TV has been replaced by CHRISTIAN,
> channel 228, it's an interactive channel though now.

Again, nothing I can do about it. I do not maintain the list of channels.


> Given as mythtv doesn't have support for "guessing" whether
> the channel is in HD based on the name, I feel that this should be
> done on the grabber's side, at least where MythTV is concerned (I
> can't speak for other software that uses XMLTV i'm afraid. I saw no
> issues with how it was implemented on the Radio Times grabber.

I do not feel it is appropriate for a "grabber" to be inventing data where none exist.


[snip other issues with MythTV import]

You need to take these up with the MythTV project.  The boundary stops at creating a programme listings XML file which conforms to the xmltv.dtd - any issues with importing the data into other software is obviously outside of my control.


> I've just noticed a " tv_grab_uk_atlas.pa.genres.conf" which I presume
> lists all possible PA genres a show could have. 

Yes that's the list of all possible PA genres.  But note that MetaBroadcast can (and do) add their own top-level genres which aren't in that list.

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