Alternative way for merging Channels in EPG

[megahorst]

Hello,
at first I would like to appologize for my horrible english :wink:

I'm using Mediaportal for a few month (and it works fine for me), but I'm new to this forum...

My htpc is not permanently connected to the internet. So it is not very comfortable for me to update the the epg with wepepg.

I'm using nextview epg (a programm that grabs the epg out of the teletext) for collecting the data and synchronising the clock. (if there is any interest I can make a howto about this topic).
nextview epg grabs in the background and writes an xmltv file.
As I'm not able to use the merge function wich ist build within wegepg, I thougt about other possibilities to get a function to merge the channels ...

First thought:
The easy :?: way:
put the merge function in a separate programm, wich can be used via commandline options or config files.
So everrybody who is using an alternative method to create an xmltv file can use this function.

Second thought:
A more complex but integrated way:
Therefor ist is nessesary to put more functionality to the channel confuguration and the epg and tv plugin.
Merge the channels within the channel configuration, not in the xmltv file:
First: Select the configured channels which share the same frequency.
Second:
Define the timetable for the channel merging.
e.g. from 00:00 to 07:00 program 1
from 07:00 to 19:00 program 2
from 19:00 to 00:00 program 3 (or 1 again)

All of these Programs shoult keep there own names could be shown as a "merged channel set" within the configuration.

Within the epg an the tv plugin only the actual program out of the set (with it's logo) has to be shown and at the changetime the epg and the tv plugin switches to the next program out of the set.

These are my thougts. Is there a possibility to implement one of these wishes ?

[Hawkeye]

I like the second way - count me in for that request.