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filebrowser

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on August 12, 2008 at 3:47:50 pm
 

File Browser

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

Version:

Status: 70% Done

Location: browser


 


 

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)

 

Screenshots

 

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.

VB: /media/tools for scripts?

 

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) -- implying that the user can select "Movies" or "All" or "Browse" or whatever and start in a different browse root.

VB: /media is OK

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