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TVMagazineCockpit is a TV guide for your set-top box, laid out like a printed TV magazine: six channels side by side, the programmes of each channel running down the page, and a row at the top that shows what is on at prime time. It takes the channels from one of your bouquets and the programme data from a TV-magazine website, so it works for the whole bouquet and for the next two weeks, independently of what your satellite or cable EPG delivers.
This wiki describes version 0.13.1.
- Magazine view. Six channels per page, five programmes each, all columns aligned on the same time. See User Guide.
- Prime time at a glance. Each column starts with the channel logo, a picture and the title of the programme that runs at 20:15 on the chosen day.
- Two weeks ahead. Step through the days from yesterday to 14 days ahead.
- Jump to a time. Show 20:15, 22:00 or the current time in all columns with one key.
- Details with picture and trailer. Description, year, duration, a picture, and (with TVSpielfilm) a trailer. See Event Details.
- Act on a programme. Zap to the channel, add a recording timer, search the Mediathek, or look it up in TMDB. See Actions.
- Three data sources to choose from: TV Für Alle, TV Movie, TV Spielfilm. See Data Sources.
- A "NEU" badge for new episodes (TV Spielfilm).
| Page | For | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | everyone | Requirements, installing, what happens at start-up |
| User Guide | everyone | The screen, the grid, days and times |
| Keys and Buttons | everyone | Every key |
| Event Details | everyone | The details screen and the trailer |
| Actions | everyone | Zap, timer, Mediathek, TMDB |
| Data Sources | everyone | The three sources compared, network use |
| Channels | everyone | Which channels appear, the channel dictionary, adding your own |
| Settings | everyone | Every setting |
| Cache | advanced | The daily cache in /data/TVC
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| Troubleshooting | everyone | Problems, logging, limitations |
| Architecture | developers | Files, data flow, the event record, the skin |
| Plugin | Relation |
|---|---|
| MediathekCockpit | Optional: adds Mediathek search to the actions menu |
| TMDBCockpit | Optional: adds TMDB search to the actions menu |
| ComponentsCockpit, FontCockpit | Skin components and fonts |
| CoverCockpit | Listed as a dependency of the package |
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