sage.properties settings

[tundrwd]

Is there a definitive list of what settings are available, and what the settings perform for the sage.properties file?

Seems like new ones are popping up in the 2.0.x release, and I'm not even sure what all the settings were for 1.4.

[malore]

Probably not definitive but here is the offical list

Configurable properties for SageTV, version 1.4 or later

always_autotune - true/false to allow autotuning for best frequency
auto_categorize_epg - true/false
clean_sage_recordings_list - true/false will remove unwanted files from the SageRecordings list
enable_picture_library - true/false
epg/epg_import_plugin - Java class name for EPG plugin
epg/scale_logos_to_ntsc_colors - true/false improves contrast of channel logos on a TV
mmc/always_tune_channel - true/false to force a channel tune for each recording even if the next recording is on the same channel
mmc/feature_mask_disable - allows disabling of certain hardware multimedia functions, a value of 8 will disable the Hauppauge Micronas hack which may be causing PAL users some problems
osd_autohide_time - milliseconds for autohide of OSD
scheduler_export_file - set to write a file out with the current Sage recording schedule, can be used to create a simple web page to show SageTV's current scheduled recordings
screen_saver_wait_time - milliseconds till SageTV Screen Saver kicks in when enabled
seeker/channel_change_ask_advance - amount of time before SageTV needs to change the channel that it will ask, in milliseconds
seeker/delete_partials_on_exit - true/false deletes all of those little files when you quit SageTV
seeker/library_import_filename_extensions - list of filename extensions that are valid for Library importing
seeker/max_duration_encoder_reset - the maximum amount of time that can pass before resetting an MPEG encodere, in milliseconds
sleep_on_close - true/false to determine execution when exiting SageTV
startup_delay - causes a sleep when the app loads before it does anything, can help with loading at startup issues
ui/auto_show_osd_on_mouse_move - true/false to set mouse movement causing the OSD to appear (DVDs do NOT autoshow the OSD with mouse movement because it can interfere with usage of the DVD menus)
ui/default_epg_col_duration - millisecond width of the columns in the EPG
ui/default_epg_num_cols - num columns in the default EPG
ui/default_epg_num_rows - num rows in the default EPG
ui/dfont_adjust - amount to adjust the font sizes by in the UI
ui/dfont_name - font name to use in SageTV
ui/disable_screen_saver_and_pm - true/false, will turn off system screen saver and power management when SageTV is in use if true
ui/time_scroll_amount - milliseconds for each adjustment in time scrolling
ui/ui_overscan_correction_offset_x - amount to shift left/right the UI to account for overscan on a television display
ui/ui_overscan_correction_offset_y - amount to shift up/down the UI to account for overscan on a television display
ui/ui_overscan_correction_perct_height - amount to shrink/expand the UI's height to account for overscan on a television display
ui/ui_overscan_correction_perct_width - amount to shrink/expand the UI's width to account for overscan on a television display
use_episodes_in_filenames - true/false to add the episode names of a show to the filename generation
use_errant_dir - true/false to move errant recordings to a different folder for future deletion
videoframe/additional_audio_filters - additional options for the Audio Decoder Filters. Semicolons separate groups, comma separate elements within groups. Groups are FilterName,FilterInputPin,FilterOutputPin
videoframe/additional_video_filters - additional options for the Video Decoder Filters. Semicolons separate groups, comma separate elements within groups. Groups are FilterName,FilterInputPin,FilterOutputPin
videoframe/disable_sw_decoding - true/fales to completely disable software decoding when using a hardware decoder for playback (may cause system to hand for PVR-350)
videoframe/disable_visualizations - true/false for music visualizations
videoframe/ff_time - milliseconds adjustment for FF
videoframe/ff_time2 - milliseconds adjustment for FF2
videoframe/rew_time - milliseconds adjustment for REW (should be negative)
videoframe/rew_time2 - milliseconds adjustment for REW2 (should be negative)

[falchulk]

The 2.0 list seems to still be evolveing. They will likely wait until the production version to release updated documentation.

[Opus4]

Even the v1.4 properties list has evolved... I'll bet some of those settings are no longer used.

- Andy

[tabletsage]

So, I've exited out of Sage and changed my EPG rows to 7
so that I can see all of my local stations without having to scroll,
however, the number of rows on my EPG does not change.
Am I missing a setting? Is there a max number of rows?
Anyone have this problem?

thanks

[Opus4]

See: my comment in the post directly above yours and help with epg configuration.

Either it isn't used any more or Frey still has changes to make for it to be back. I'm guessing that setting is no longer used.

- Andy

[Opus4]

The more I think about it, the more I wonder if all these removed properties are now controlled in Studio instead. For example: ui/default_epg_num_rows seems to be an obvious one to be superseded by Studio, since you are supposed to be able to design your own UI layout with it... which is why I kept saying it is probably no longer used. However, now I'm wondering if other things are also controlled by Studio. ui/time_scroll_amount is another one that has had no effect since the beta was first released (was in a thread a long time ago). I tried it again earlier today, saw no response, and reported it as still not working... but if it is controlled in Studio, that would explain why it still has no effect. Oh well... just some idle speculation on my part as to why many of these properties seem to have shown up in the lost & found department... For all I know, ui/time_scroll_amount could simply be broken.

- Andy

[tundrwd]

Originally posted by Opus4
Even the v1.4 properties list has evolved... I'll bet some of those settings are no longer used.

- Andy

I'm sure it has. I haven't had 1.4 installed since the 2.x beta came out, and had only used it about 3 weeks before the 2.x beta came out.

But I seem to remember several other settings than those documented, and I know I've seen several posts over the last 3-4 months mentioning other settings that sometimes are in the sage.properties file, and one or two that weren't.

I had hoped that someone was keeping an "unofficial" FAQ or list of these settings, and hopefully were adding the 2.x settings as well.

Oh well....

[falchulk]

Nope, sometimes if there was a particular issue, Narflex would say try doing this or adding that. Thats how a lot of us learned what the settings did.

[Opus4]

Hopefully, there will be an updated properties list when v2 comes out.

BTW -- ui/time_scroll_amount was actually broken, since I just got word that it is now fixed for beta 16. Like I said above, I remember several of us talking about it a while back, but I guess each of thought someone else reported it!

- Andy

[kny3twalker]

Hey Narflex added my request I just did it last night
skip and replay now do 2:30 jumps
time scroll works with the double arrow (rewind and fast foward)
but no more having to use the hauppauge remote without page up/down and 2:30 jumps
so you do not have to use timescroll just to jump commercials
And it is disabled when using the guide and such

Thats is so Awesome
thanks Frey for adding my request
WOW did not think it would happen
man now thats support

[Opus4]

Uh... what request are you talking about? That part isn't clear, at least to me.

- Andy

[kny3twalker]

adding 2:30 jumps to replay and skip and disabling page up and down wheb needed
and disabling 2:30 jumps when page up and dwon is needed
Before you could not use the replay and skip buttons for both

[Tymer]

Originally Posted by tundrwd

Is there a definitive list of what settings are available, and what the settings perform for the sage.properties file?

Seems like new ones are popping up in the 2.0.x release, and I'm not even sure what all the settings were for 1.4.

Hey there. Just wondering if there is an updated version to this list? Maybe a complete one has been made?

Thanks

[Patilan]

WOW!

Tundrwd died in June 2005.

Feels strange seing someone talk to him in 2007.

[Tymer]

Originally Posted by Patilan

WOW!

Tundrwd died in June 2005.

Feels strange seing someone talk to him in 2007.

I did not realize that.

[Patilan]

Originally Posted by Tymer

I did not realize that.

You missed the point.