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+ | ====== Usage ====== | ||
+ | VideoDB should be pretty much self explanatory. Here are some usage tips anyway. | ||
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+ | ===== Browsing the Database ===== | ||
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+ | The **browse** view allows you to list the content of your database by applying filters to the available data. On the top of the screen you'll find a row of radio buttons to list the available titles sorted by the first letter of the title. | ||
+ | This means if you select the '' | ||
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+ | When adding movies it is a good practice to move common words like '' | ||
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+ | Example: '' | ||
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+ | VideoDB treats TV episodes special, which means they are not shown by default. To show them, '' | ||
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+ | When selecting the '' | ||
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+ | The '' | ||
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+ | When using the new filter only the 15 newest additions to your database are shown. You can change the number of shown files here in the [[vdb: | ||
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+ | The last filter is the '' | ||
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+ | ===== The Detail View ===== | ||
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+ | When clicking on a title in the '' | ||
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+ | You can click the random link in the top menu to get a random view | ||
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+ | ===== Searching the Database ===== | ||
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+ | The search screen allows you to search for movies that match your criteria. | ||
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+ | The simplest thing is to search for one or more keywords. Just put them into the textfield and hit '' | ||
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+ | Examples: | ||
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+ | * '' | ||
+ | * ''" | ||
+ | * '' | ||
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+ | To refine your search you can use the boolean operators '' | ||
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+ | You can restrict your search to some genres by selecting the wanted genres and to some database fields by selecting them in the selectbox. To select multiple fields hold the '' | ||
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+ | ===== Access Keys ===== | ||
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+ | VideoDB defines some access keys to speed up accessing certain parts of VideoDB. Here is a list of currently assigned Keys. | ||
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+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' |
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