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rd1381:
i just want to ask about new version of imdb plugin.
i used it for getting people info. this version downloads all the films that the actors played.i thought it was a option from preferences page but it just does get filmography of all movies not just ones i have added and its not good.i have notices this happens when chose 'overwrite' from imdb plugins for all fields.


and two other thing :
i have a slow Internet connections so when i chose a number of item and use scripts on them it takes a lot of time and some time i just want to cancel it .is there anyway to do that without closing pvd,cause that may corrupt the db ?
and if there is  new version developing going on(version 1) and needs testing (not code but just testing of app) count me in :)

nostra:

--- Quote ---.i have notices this happens when chose 'overwrite' from imdb plugins for all fields.
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So just, set it to "fill if empty"...


--- Quote ---i have a slow Internet connections so when i chose a number of item and use scripts on them it takes a lot of time and some time i just want to cancel it
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There is a Cancel button on the bottom of the window (it does wait for the current page to download thou).


--- Quote ---if there is  new version developing going on(version 1)
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Of course, there is one


--- Quote ---needs testing (not code but just testing of app) count me in Smiley
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OK

rd1381:

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So just, set it to "fill if empty"...


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thats not good cause i need that to get pictures of people i added before new imdb plugin and anyway that not a solution thats wiping the problem.

i want to be able to update data of people and movies when i select the 'get info from ...' .i i don't select the overwrite option i cant update them(naturally) but when i select overwrite option i adds the complete list of movis for actor to actor page. this a bug and it happens after upgrade of imdb plugins so its a bug in them.
can you plz fixed that cause not overwriting in not an option. like for example i get info for a movie and then i want to have the pictures of people in that movie but i don't want to have their all works and fimography.especially when clicking on one create a movie entry in database .maybe if there was a visual difference for showing the actor movie in database and actor movies not in database.and clicking the later wouldn't create record unless you right clicked or something still getting the whole filmography is a bug ?( at least for me)and has no meaning for overwriting option to do so.i need to be ableto see if an actor is alive or dead :) with out getting the whole movie set in the databse.

btw i clicked and selected to show movies by alphabet groups ,how can i undo that? so that it becomes as it ws before?(no grouping)

rick.ca:
I don't think there are any bugs here. I suggest you read the new Help documentation, in particular, Database Design. That topic will provide an overview of how movie/people relations are handled. Unfortunately, it doesn't yet include explicit instruction on how to configure the program for different situations.


--- Quote ---thats not good cause i need that to get pictures of people i added before...
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Set Photo to overwrite or "add if empty," as you prefer. But also make sure Download image is selected in the plugin configuration, or you won't get anything.


--- Quote ---when i select overwrite option i adds the complete list of movis for actor to actor page.
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No, it won't do this unless Filmography is selected.


--- Quote ---i want to be able to update data of people and movies when i select the 'get info from ...'
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This is not going to happen. It would be too time consuming. By design, you're to download movie information first. Then select the people you want to update, and run the people information plugin.


--- Quote ---when clicking on one create a movie entry in database .maybe if there was a visual difference for showing the actor movie in database and actor movies not in database.and clicking the later wouldn't create record unless you right clicked or something
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As mentioned above, filmography information will only be downloaded if the plugin is configured to do so. Otherwise, filmographies will only show the movies in the database. But just to clarify...If other movies are added by downloading, they are distinguished by link colour, and the click behaviour is configurable, as explained here.


--- Quote ---i clicked and selected to show movies by alphabet groups ,how can i undo that?
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Use the View menu.


--- Quote from: rd1381 on October 01, 2010, 01:37:01 pm ---i have a slow Internet connections so when i chose a number of item and use scripts on them it takes a lot of time...
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Another reason for carefully considering your database design. There are various ways to restrict the number of records added to a database. They're best considered in the following order:


* Select Except actors (from the main page only) in the plugin configuration. This will limit the credits added to a maximum of 15 (that appear in the IMDb main page). Most users will prefer this, as the number of credits can otherwise be very large.


* When downloading people information, exclude filmography data—as discussed above. This will certainly reduce the number of invisible movie records that the database has to maintain. But it's also a lot of information to do without. Having it probably doesn't affect the performance of the database unless the computer is very slow. And more to the point, it has no impact on download time—because the filmography data is downloaded anyway. The only thing likely to have any noticeable affect on download time will be getting larger images—once that is implemented.


* Do not select Show people added from movie credits. The people will still be recorded, but if they're not visible in People View, you're not going to waste time updating them. This does mean you'll get no information or photos for anyone. However, when a link is used, the selected person will appear in People View and can then be updated "on demand." If that's not practical, you could display invisible records in People View (using Filters>Advanced), select the people you're interested in, set them Always visible, and then update all visible records. Or click a link, run the plugin, return to Movie View, click the next link, etc. If you just want to add the people you're interested in (say, 3 or 4 top credited actors per movie), and your connection is not too slow, that would be an effective way to update.

rd1381:
thank you
a complete answer

i figured out the filmography part myself. sorry that i said it was a bug.i didnt understand the way pvd handled actors info .now i think i get it.

another suggestion :
when pvd gets a series info it  creates episodes entries .but it leaves them empty but they have imdb link.so why not use that link when getting info for a single episode? like the same way pvd gets actors info.
 cause right now pvd show a long list of movies with the name of episode in them not that episode.

and another thing:can i disable(remove)websearch menu from pvd?.i dont use it and it causes problems when i run pvd in linux with wine( i am sure its wine problem but still i dont need this function of pvd)

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