Hey all,
I've made a TV Server plugin that adds an icon into your system tray (down the bottom right of the screen, you know the one) which shows the status of the TV Server.
It has four coloured dots that it can be:
Idle - Blue
Grabbing EPG - Yellow
Timeshifting - Green
Recording - Red
If you have multiple cards then the status will be the most significant of the cards. For example, if one card is timeshifting and one is recording then the plugin will have a red icon because the recording is considered the most significant of the cards.
And it will give you the status of each individual card in a tool tip when you hover the mouse over the icon.
However, to use this plugin you will need to modify the Service details of the TV Server...
Start Menu -> Run ... -> services.msc
Right-Click on the TV Server service and select Properties.
In the Log On tab put a check in the box for "Allow service to interact with desktop".
This gives the TV Server plugin permission to place the icon in the system tray.
I just quickly knocked this up a while ago and forgot to pass it on. Let me know if you find any bugs in it.
EDIT: I've added another attachment (TV Server Monitor) which is a stand-alone application that can monitor a TV Server over a network.
EDIT: I've removed the TVServerStatus Plugin because the standalone monitor does a better job and is easier to use.
EDIT: New version, attempts a bug fix.
I've made a TV Server plugin that adds an icon into your system tray (down the bottom right of the screen, you know the one) which shows the status of the TV Server.
It has four coloured dots that it can be:
Idle - Blue
Grabbing EPG - Yellow
Timeshifting - Green
Recording - Red
If you have multiple cards then the status will be the most significant of the cards. For example, if one card is timeshifting and one is recording then the plugin will have a red icon because the recording is considered the most significant of the cards.
And it will give you the status of each individual card in a tool tip when you hover the mouse over the icon.
However, to use this plugin you will need to modify the Service details of the TV Server...
Start Menu -> Run ... -> services.msc
Right-Click on the TV Server service and select Properties.
In the Log On tab put a check in the box for "Allow service to interact with desktop".
This gives the TV Server plugin permission to place the icon in the system tray.
I just quickly knocked this up a while ago and forgot to pass it on. Let me know if you find any bugs in it.
EDIT: I've added another attachment (TV Server Monitor) which is a stand-alone application that can monitor a TV Server over a network.
EDIT: I've removed the TVServerStatus Plugin because the standalone monitor does a better job and is easier to use.
EDIT: New version, attempts a bug fix.