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filebrowser

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on August 12, 2008 at 3:27:09 pm

File Browser

File Browser (filebrowse) is a directory browsing tool for the TV.

Version:

Status: 70% Done

Location: browser

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Description

filebrowse allows fip (ir remote, front panel) navigation of media directories.

Allows tree navigation from an arbitrary root directory
Displays thumbnails if .thumb (JPG format) file is present in .metadata folder in root of mount
Displays current path in path bar (need to fix bgr for long titles)

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Usage


  filebrowse [browsestartdir]

  Options:

      browsestartdir
          The full directory path in which to start browsing for media files.

Example: To browse the contents of the third partition

filebrowse /cdrom/Partition3

Example: To browse the contents your SERVER/public network share

filebrowse /net/SERVER/public

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History

Working Version [John, 2008-03]

Need to finish loading .props (INI format) files and display summary
Need to create File Info screen (accessible via "File Info" key)
- Details Tab: Any meta-data about the content
- Technical Tab: Any meta-data about the container
- Actions Tab: Any actions applicable to this file (also accessible via "Menu" key)
Need to extract core and make UI navigate generic tree (playlist, folders, etc).

Comments

VB: The current hdd/network distinction in dvdplayer doesn't make too much sense. Better create a tmp "browsing root" and mount there the /cdrom and the predefined shares we talked about in mg35.ini. Then start browsing from there. It it's also possible to unionfs all these filesystems to a common point, if the user has a similar structure (e.g. /movies, /music, /pictures) on multiple shares.

John: (Pretend we're talking about dvdplayer for a second.) Any change in the network after bootup would require reboot. This includes: starting servers, plugging in the network cable, restarting your hub/switch/router/whatever, etc. A possible solution would be scripts via the interface (possibly a mount under /media as well) for all the common stupid things like network reset, hdd rescan, etc.

John: If we really do mean filebrowse, then /media sounds right to me. :D /cdrom should be under /media anyway. Also, the root browse location of filebrowse (if desired) is decided in the menu app when it calls filebrowse (as above).