sstteevvee
03-10-2008 00:24:35
Alpha version!
This is a 90% done version, the main feature being that it now uses TheTVDB.com. Let me know if you find any big crashy problems.
It'll make a new settings directory for itself, leaving your existing settings untouched. This means you'll be starting from scratch.
This version should work ok, with all major functionality (adding shows, missing check, renaming check, when to watch, etc.) working.
I'm calling it an alpha because not all the features that used to be in the old version are in here, and I haven't tested it thoroughly. Feel free to make a thread in "Bugs" if you find a problem, but there's a 50/50 chance I'll already know about it (unless its a crash of some sort).
Compared to the previous versions, you now add a show and tell it if there is a folder per season or not. You manage your stuff in the "My Shows" tab, which replaces "Shows and Folders" and "Episode Guide". Add a new show, then hit refresh to get the episode+season info downloaded (otherwise, it'll be downloaded next time you do a check/refresh elsewhere). Admire the episode guide as you click on things. No background downloading for now, but thetvdb is quite quick once you've gotten the first lot downloaded. Its a _lot_ more smart about what does/doesn't need downloaded, compared to how tv.com was.
The "Folder Monitor" should work OK for getting your shows in. Do a "Check", then click on each show, hit "Search" and click on the correct result if there is more than one. "Folder per season" will be turned on automatically if there are folders called "Season <something>" in a show's folder. Otherwise, it'll assume all the seasons are in the same folder ("flat"). Full-auto mode for adding shows is coming soon. For now, it helps if you have seasons in folders called "Season 1", "Season 2", etc. I'll eventually make it so that the name can be whatever you want, but its a bit fussy for now.
When doing a missing/renaming check, it will automatically want to look for all seasons of a show. If you don't want this, you can edit a show and enter a list of "ignored seasons", or tell it to "ignore always" when it prompts you about a missing season folder while doing a "Missing Check". Ignored seasons won't show up or be checked for missing/renaming/when-to-watch.
The two biggest limitations in this alpha version are that (a) it doesn't pay attention to specials, and (b) there are no "rules" for modifying episodes (e.g. setting up double episodes). This stuff will be added over the next week or two. As a result, be careful doing any renaming, etc., of your existing collection. If you don't like a suggested rename, select it and hit "Del" to remove it from the list.
If anyone has l33t HTML design skillz and wants to make me some templates for the episode guide (both show overview, and episodes-in-a-season), let me know and I will let you know what you've got to work with.
Now that the warnings are over:
Download here.
This is a 90% done version, the main feature being that it now uses TheTVDB.com. Let me know if you find any big crashy problems.
It'll make a new settings directory for itself, leaving your existing settings untouched. This means you'll be starting from scratch.
This version should work ok, with all major functionality (adding shows, missing check, renaming check, when to watch, etc.) working.
I'm calling it an alpha because not all the features that used to be in the old version are in here, and I haven't tested it thoroughly. Feel free to make a thread in "Bugs" if you find a problem, but there's a 50/50 chance I'll already know about it (unless its a crash of some sort).
Compared to the previous versions, you now add a show and tell it if there is a folder per season or not. You manage your stuff in the "My Shows" tab, which replaces "Shows and Folders" and "Episode Guide". Add a new show, then hit refresh to get the episode+season info downloaded (otherwise, it'll be downloaded next time you do a check/refresh elsewhere). Admire the episode guide as you click on things. No background downloading for now, but thetvdb is quite quick once you've gotten the first lot downloaded. Its a _lot_ more smart about what does/doesn't need downloaded, compared to how tv.com was.
The "Folder Monitor" should work OK for getting your shows in. Do a "Check", then click on each show, hit "Search" and click on the correct result if there is more than one. "Folder per season" will be turned on automatically if there are folders called "Season <something>" in a show's folder. Otherwise, it'll assume all the seasons are in the same folder ("flat"). Full-auto mode for adding shows is coming soon. For now, it helps if you have seasons in folders called "Season 1", "Season 2", etc. I'll eventually make it so that the name can be whatever you want, but its a bit fussy for now.
When doing a missing/renaming check, it will automatically want to look for all seasons of a show. If you don't want this, you can edit a show and enter a list of "ignored seasons", or tell it to "ignore always" when it prompts you about a missing season folder while doing a "Missing Check". Ignored seasons won't show up or be checked for missing/renaming/when-to-watch.
The two biggest limitations in this alpha version are that (a) it doesn't pay attention to specials, and (b) there are no "rules" for modifying episodes (e.g. setting up double episodes). This stuff will be added over the next week or two. As a result, be careful doing any renaming, etc., of your existing collection. If you don't like a suggested rename, select it and hit "Del" to remove it from the list.
If anyone has l33t HTML design skillz and wants to make me some templates for the episode guide (both show overview, and episodes-in-a-season), let me know and I will let you know what you've got to work with.
Now that the warnings are over:
Download here.