This is a "plugin" for the Video Disk Recorder (VDR).

Written by:                  Maxime GUILBOT

Updated by:                  Olivier JACQUES and an Anonymous Italian :)
Project's homepage:          http://m.guilbot.online.fr/prefermenu

Latest version available at: http://www.olivierjacques.com/vdr/prefermenu/

See the file COPYING for license information.

Description:
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PreferMenu is a plugin that implements a preferred channel menu.
It makes it easy to recall (switch to) your favorite channels.

Installation:
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- Type "make plugins" at VDR directory level (or DEBUG=1 make plugins)
- Edit the keymacros.conf file:
  cd "VDR_CONFIG_DIR"
  vi keymacros.conf

  ---- sample keymacros.conf ----
  Blue      Timers
  Yellow    @prefermenu
  ---- sample keymacros.conf ----
  
  Please check VDR manual (man 5 vdr) for more informations on keymacros.conf

Customization:
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Prefer channel menu plugin can be tuned to your own preferences.
Go in Configuration/Plugins/prefermenu/ to access the setup menu.
Origin X   : X coordinate of the menu
Origin Y   : Y coordinate of the menu
Width      : Width of the menu (to tune with the biggest channel name you have)
Red        : Change this to change appearance of the menu (default is blue menu)
Green      :
Blue       :
Background opacity      : Opacity of the selected channel
                          (usually less than "selected channel opacity").
Selected channel opacity: Opacity of selected channel
Border opacity          : Opacity of menu borders
Sort by                 : Way to sort channels in the menu.
                           - "None": same order as channels.conf
                           - "Name": sort by alphabetic order
Close on switch         : Close the menu when switching to a channel.
                          This allow to display channel information

Usage:
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Add a prefered channel by pressing Green button.
Remove a prefered channel by pressing Red button.

Files:
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Prefered Channel List is in prefermenu.conf
Configuration settings (color) are stored in VDR's setup.conf

Contact:
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I am watching VDR's mailing list 
(http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/vdr/), so you can always contact 
me there. I also try to look at http://www.vdrportal.de on a regular 
basis and understand the german posts :) But I'll answer in english!
