Reduce Menu Options

[MrLarkins]

Hi, I'm looking to streamline my menu subsystems. Can someone point me to a place in the manual http://download.sage.tv/SageTV_Manual.pdf that deals with this?

[wayner]

You might want to look at the Diamond plugin. I think you can use it to get rid of, or at least customize, the TV and Movies menu items.

[MrLarkins]

rgr that, thanks, i'll look into it

[pjpjpjpj]

I could be wrong, but I thought Diamond was limited in that respect?

The (hopefully) upcoming Phoenix and Ortus plugins apparently will feature fully-functional menu customization.

[wayner]

In Diamond you can definitely rename the second level TV options - presumably the name could be "" which would essentially eliminate any confusion caused by large menus.

[jorton]

Originally Posted by wayner

In Diamond you can definitely rename the second level TV options - presumably the name could be "" which would essentially eliminate any confusion caused by large menus.

The ability to create custom TV views is part of the default Sagetv STV, Diamond adds some filtering options and the option to add our TV view options (Simplified and Banners, other tweaks...) to the default.

Diamond has options to hide the main menu items (1st level) and also hide show default video views as well as the ability to create custom video views based on any of the Diamond video views (Wall, Cover Flow, List Flow).

See attached.

J

[MrLarkins]

that theme is kinda slick too, whats it called?

[jorton]

Originally Posted by MrLarkins

that theme is kinda slick too, whats it called?

That's a new Diamond theme I have in the works, not out yet

Should make it in the next Diamond update when we get to it.

J

[MrLarkins]

OK, still wondering here. I installed the new Diamond mod...its slick. but I can't figure out how to alter the menus to suit my needs best...

for example. in diamond, the videos tab shows the following option:
wall flow
cover flow
list flow
sideways flow
category flow
360 flow
titles
dvd/bd
category
playlists
folders
playdvd (this one is hidden down low b/c the list is so long)

its be nice to remove the ones i know i'll never use and maybe bring it down to 2 or 3 options, say category, folders, playdvd only. I am able to remove the first few 'flow' options through diamond options, but how can i get rid of the rest that are sage defaults?

also, the online tab really sucks...what the point here? nothing really worth watching...the PlayOn plugin was nice, until i realized that I have to pay $30 for PlayOn itself before it'll work in Sage. Can I alter the Online submenu so that instead of having:
weather
youtube videos
channels.com
more online services
get hulu application

to something instead like
ABC
NBC
CBS
FX
Hulu

I'd just like to make this work for me and my family.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by MrLarkins

OK, still wondering here. I installed the new Diamond mod...its slick. but I can't figure out how to alter the menus to suit my needs best...

its be nice to remove the ones i know i'll never use and maybe bring it down to 2 or 3 options, say category, folders, playdvd only

I'd just like to make this work for me and my family.

Take a look at the Diamond Wiki to see how to enable the custom Diamond Menu and then add or remove items.

As for the Online menu etc... Diamond does not alter those... sorry.

k

[MrLarkins]

right, diamond doesn't, but this really isn't a diamond thread...its a how do I edit the menus thread...diamond was one persons suggestion.

there has got to be a way to change the options, even if I have to manually edit some config files or something...surely someone has an idea

[jorton]

Originally Posted by MrLarkins

its be nice to remove the ones i know i'll never use and maybe bring it down to 2 or 3 options, say category, folders, playdvd only. I am able to remove the first few 'flow' options through diamond options, but how can i get rid of the rest that are sage defaults?

You will need to set the "Replace Video with Diamond Movies" option to "on" then the "Edit Default Views to Show" option will be availible under the "Custom Views Setup" menu. You will also need to create a few custom Diamond movie views if you are going to use them.

Sorry can't help with the Online menu (ditto to jusjoken's comments) so you will have to create something (Stvi) in Studio to hide the items you don't want to see as we don't have dynamic menus in Diamond. The menus are not stored in a file that you can just quickly edit and have items show/hide has to be done in Studio at the moment.

J

[MrLarkins]

ok, i'll try your suggestion...still looking for the ONLINE section answer...it could be so much better than it is. what is the limitation? podcast only?

[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by MrLarkins

still looking for the ONLINE section answer...it could be so much better than it is. what is the limitation? podcast only?

If you were thinking that Sage natively streamed a lot of online content, such as netflix or hulu, then you didn't read the description very well before buying.

There are plugins - PlayOn, WebFeedEncoder, etc. - that let you get streaming internet content. But as far as native content, yes, it's pretty much podcast or "prerecorded/downloadable" only. You can add your own custom content - read the stickies above or the manual.

[MrLarkins]

no, i didn't purchase sage thinking that...but how hard should it be to change the links from those podcasts to sites like abc and fx that hosts full episodes of shows...