Logo rules bundled into next release? (1 Viewer)

[scythelt]

Is there any plan to provide a default set of logo rules in the next stable release? I love the ability to define logos based on any variety of criteria, but I find the trick is knowing what the variables are and adding each rule for each logo in is very time consuming.

I'd imagine a lot of more casual users of the tv-series plugin are missing out on this great feature simply because they don't know about it or don't know how to set it up.

If a "standard" set of rules could be included in the next release that would be fantastic. Better yet, if several packs of logos could be included in that release also, it would make the whole installation process much smoother.

I have only two logo rules setup at the moment, but there are lots more I'd love to do, I just haven't had time to research what the variables required are, find a logo to attach to the rule and write the correct rule that matches.

Anyway, just a suggestion - you guys are doing a fantastic job, tv-series is by far the best plugin in Mediaportal!

 

[Sh4nn0w]

There's Logo's:Tv Logos - Blue & Green; Tv Logos - Blue & Silver; TVSeries Logos Black and TvLogos - Replicant; and a thread with Rules already done for you here with instructions. It only takes a little reading to get it sorted.

 

[piranha]

It only takes a little reading to get it sorted.

Still it takes quite an effort to configure it's usage. This is what I believe all MP plugins suffer from - they do not provide sample configurations that can be just easily selected by the users. That way many plugins are simply not in use, or lots of their functionality is not known to the users.

Plugins should be really as much "plug and play" as possible, and Inker is an example of developer which really accomplishes ease of use for the users.

 

[Sh4nn0w]

I guess your right, I'm just too used to having to do things to get everything working properly with SVN releases.

 

[zeflash]

I totally agree with you Piranha; I've updated my source base in order to add some things I've done (yeah, I'm back in business) and I couldn't figure out how to use those logo rules!

So Inker & I talked, and in the near future we'll release a version of the plugin with default logos, and a full set of rules that the user will be able to check / uncheck to his liking.
The only thing we need is approval from one of the logo makers so that they can be included by default with the plugin.

What I also suggested is that the plugin would first look for the logos in a standard place in the current skin, and fallback to the default logos if none are found. This way users (and skinners) will be able to tweak the visual aspect of those logos to perfectly match any given skin.

 

[piranha]

That's AWESOME. This plugin is really example of the best plugin for MP. And both you and Inker are great minds behind it.
One thing I could suggest is to use that MP Installer thingie which may help you accomplish bundling the whole thing together.

Oh - and the dream which I am having every night.. My Videos behaving the way TvSeries do ;-)

 

[Bobb25]

I totally agree with you Piranha; I've updated my source base in order to add some things I've done (yeah, I'm back in business) and I couldn't figure out how to use those logo rules!

So Inker & I talked, and in the near future we'll release a version of the plugin with default logos, and a full set of rules that the user will be able to check / uncheck to his liking.
The only thing we need is approval from one of the logo makers so that they can be included by default with the plugin.

What I also suggested is that the plugin would first look for the logos in a standard place in the current skin, and fallback to the default logos if none are found. This way users (and skinners) will be able to tweak the visual aspect of those logos to perfectly match any given skin.

Welcome back zeflash! I think this is a brilliant idea. Also, How about a simple customizable logo rule that works just on file names, so you can set a keyword up and link it to a logo... for example i would set the word "Backed_Up" to a custom logo reflecting that the show is backed up to DVD

 

[scythelt]

Fan-bloody-tastic zeflash, most appreciated! I think this will very much help a lot of users of this plugin to make it easier to setup from scratch and unveil a lot of great hidden features that many ppl probably haven't even seen yet.

Looking forward to the next "official" release!

You guys are doing a great job with this plugin, keep up the top work.

 

[zeflash]

Welcome back zeflash! I think this is a brilliant idea. Also, How about a simple customizable logo rule that works just on file names, so you can set a keyword up and link it to a logo... for example i would set the word "Backed_Up" to a custom logo reflecting that the show is backed up to DVD

That is already possible I believe. You need to tweak your import regular expressions in order to look for that backed-up word, capture it in a group name (like, backed_up ).
After a local scan, a new column (named as the capture group name, in your case backed_up) will be there in DBEpisodes.

Then you only need to add a new logo rule based on the presence or absence of data in that column.

We can't possibly include base rules for every use case, I believe you can understand that
In your case it requires changes to the parsing expressions too, that's your responsability.

 

[Inker]

How about a simple customizable logo rule that works just on file names, so you can set a keyword up and link it to a logo... for example i would set the word "Backed_Up" to a custom logo reflecting that the show is backed up to DVD

Thats very easy to do, and you don't need to mess around with regex either.
Add a new rule, pick your logo file, and under rules add:
If <Episode.EpisodeFilename> contains Backed_Up
Click save.

Inker

PS: if <Episode.EpisodeFilename> is displayed in red, try with a lower case f (I'm not sure about correct casing right now). Fields it recognizes turn green.