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Title: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: fruggeri on December 27, 2005, 06:40:48 pm
Hello - I just installed the latest version of MediaCenter and I am trying to figure out how to get the "Podcast feeds" to show in my navigation -- it's not there.
Is there something I need to do to have it show up? I didn't find anything in the menus.
Thanks!

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Title: Re: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: JimH on December 27, 2005, 06:44:49 pm
Podcasts should be under audio in the tree.

You can reset your views to the default by going to Edit on the menu and the "Rest to default..."
Title: Re: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: fruggeri on December 27, 2005, 06:51:16 pm
That worked - thank you!!
Title: Re: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: IlPadrino on December 28, 2005, 12:59:15 pm
Quote from: JimH on December 27, 2005, 06:44:49 pm
Podcasts should be under audio in the tree.

You can reset your views to the default by going to Edit on the menu and the "Rest to default..."

What about podcasts that contain video?
Title: Re: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: JimH on December 28, 2005, 01:28:45 pm
We're aware of that, but don't have a solution yet.  Please advise if you do.
Title: Re: Missing podcast tree item?
Post by: IlPadrino on December 28, 2005, 02:37:04 pm
Quote from: JimH on December 28, 2005, 01:28:45 pm
We're aware of that, but don't have a solution yet.  Please advise if you do.

I think the use case gets confused because there are two aspects to podcasts:  1)  Getting the enclosure (i.e. media item) and 2)  Playing the item.

I recommend the Podcasts be listed under a root level node (like Playlists, Drives & Devices, etc.) for the management of the feeds and access to status of downloads.  The downloaded item can then be listed like any other media item regardless how it was entered in the library.

I'd think it's confusing to a user to find a service management function (which is how I think of the podcast "getting" part) in the library portion of MC.