MediaPortal Version: all
MediaPortal interface and documentation use the term "share" for folders that may have nothing to do with sharing.
While it is true that FTP- and network-folders can be called "shares", MediaPortal supports more types of folders. The default "shares" for movies and music are "...\My Documents\My Movies" and "...\My Documents\My Music"; these are not shares at all!
The term "share" implies that the folder is being shared or at least available for sharing. It also demands that the host is reachable through a network. These demands do not need to be filled for folders selected in MediaPortal.
My suggestion is to use the more general term "folder", or possibly "base folder" if you want to clearly show that underlying subfolders are also available.
Peter
MediaPortal interface and documentation use the term "share" for folders that may have nothing to do with sharing.
While it is true that FTP- and network-folders can be called "shares", MediaPortal supports more types of folders. The default "shares" for movies and music are "...\My Documents\My Movies" and "...\My Documents\My Music"; these are not shares at all!
The term "share" implies that the folder is being shared or at least available for sharing. It also demands that the host is reachable through a network. These demands do not need to be filled for folders selected in MediaPortal.
My suggestion is to use the more general term "folder", or possibly "base folder" if you want to clearly show that underlying subfolders are also available.
Peter