Chocholousek picons (Enigma2 plugin)

**GH_162** · 14.02.2021, 22:33

Zitat von s3n0

If you are not bothered by many picons (.png files), do not use the picon update synchronization method. Simply use the method of copying the whole packages (all their contents of all picons) for one whole satellite - depending on which satellite positions you have activated in the configuration of the ChocholousekPicons plugin.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I receive 20 sats with a T90 dish.
Normally, after having downloaded one by one all 20 picon files, I extract them all in a folder called "picon" in PC.
I open Dreamboxedit and receive files from the box.
Then there's an option in Edit menu: "Remove all unused picons (checks lamedb and user bouquets)"
After that, the amount of picons goes down to 9380, from almost 28000!
And finally, I transfer those 9380 to the picon folder in the box.
This plugin is great as it makes this process automatically, but it would be much better if we could have picons for all available channels, excluding all those unnecessary ones that are in majority.

**s3n0** · 15.02.2021, 10:01

Hi.

Of course it can be added to the plugin. The question is whether this matters at all. The original purpose of my plugin was to develop an algorithm that will load only the really needed picons. And unnecessary picons are deleted - the plugin also contains the entire algorithm for the purpose of deleting unnecessary picons.

What you want, I don't think it makes sense.

There may be a situation where a completely new channel is added - i.e. with new tuner data (transponder, frequency, PID, ...). And in this case, you have to start the plugin again and update (download) the picons from the internet again, even for the new channel. So the synchronization with lamedb is insignificant.

Now it is so that there you have one option to load all the picons in the set-top box or the other option to load only the necessary picons according to the userbouquet files. What would be the third option - something in between ? You will still have to update the picons again and again if another new channel is added in the meantime. So it doesn't make sense to upload all the picons in the set-top box, as well as to upload the picons according to lamedb (almost all the picons).

It has its justification. That yes. It also has its meaning - to use the lamedb database. However, this only applies if you completely delete some channels from your lists and later re-add them. In this case, the icon remains stored on the internal disk, according to the lamedb file.

Well, I don't know .... I'm thinking about it yet

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**GH_162** · 15.02.2021, 10:55

Hi,
Thanks again for detailed info.
You certainly have a point about the logic of lamedb in general.
I try to keep mine clean and actual, by removing all channels on ceased frequencies etc. but there are probably very few people doing this, so my case is surely an exception.

Whether you decide to add this extra option or not, this plugin will still be one of my favourites, thank you once more for this great job.

**Nicker** · 15.02.2021, 11:35

created bb recipe and added to openatv-feeds:
enigma2-plugin-extensions-chocholousek-picons - created bb recipe and… . nickersk/oe-alliance-core@28b8f38 . GitHub

**s3n0** · 02.03.2021, 19:56

4.0.210301
Improved Lithuanian language from 2021-02-16 (thx to @Adga).
Fixed a minor bug in the sorting of database files in a folder:
- the error could theoretically cause the database update of available picons to be stuck
- so sorting files by algorithm is now alphabetical, not by creation date
Created and added a new bb-recipe to OpenATV feeds (thx to @Nicker):
- https://github.com/nickersk/oe-alliance-core/commit/28b8f38765f77da37ac1297ae3d724713dad54b9
- https://github.com/oe-alliance/oe-alliance-core/blob/4.4/meta-oe/recipes-distros/openatv/image/openatv-feeds.bb
- https://github.com/oe-alliance/oe-alliance-core/blob/4.4/meta-oe/recipes-oe-alliance/enigma2-plugins/enigma2-plugin-extensions-chocholousek-picons.bb

(download the plugin and more information can be found in the post #1)

**Gio60** · 02.04.2021, 08:50

@s3n0,
can you please take a look with your Plugin on ATV 6.5,I think there is an error,because with ATV 6.4 I can see your Plugin on Feed,but with ATV 6.5 I can´t see it.

**s3n0** · 02.04.2021, 14:09

@Gio60 :

The version of oATV 6.5 is still in the alpha version. You are probably using an old build with a strict feed. The update of the offline package list probably doesn't work, according to the online feed:

Code:

opkg update

I really don't know. Sorry. Simply put, version 6.5 is for developers and testers only. Not for regular users.

If you want to use this plugin, install it manually via Shell (by downloading the installation package from my github). But first, don't forget to uninstall your current version:

Code:

opkg remove enigma2-plugin-extensions-chocholousek-picons

**Gio60** · 02.04.2021, 15:32

Sorry,for me is not a problem, I have your actuell Plugin Version on my PC and it works on ATV 6.5 without problems, normally when a Plugin works on ATV 6.5 it is in the Feed too.