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=Welcome=
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! style="background:lightyellow;" | Installation
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| bgcolor=white | [[Install | Installation Instructions]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Install Java | How to install Java]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[How to start | How to start TV-Browser]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Setup assistant | Using the Setup Assistant]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Update | Getting a newer version of TV-Browser]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Backup | Backing up your settings and data]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Firewalls | Configuring firewalls to allow TV-Browser to work correctly]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Uninstall | Uninstalling TV-Browser]]
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! style="background:lightblue; width:33%" | Configuration
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| bgcolor=white | [[Settings | Various program settings]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Appearance | A description of the interface]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Update Channel List| Adding new channels from an online resource]]
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! style="background:lightgreen; width:33%" | Information
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| bgcolor=white | [[History|History of TV-Browser]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Comparison|How TV-Browser compares to the competition]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[FAQ | Read the FAQ]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Keyboard Shortcuts|A list of keyboard shortcuts]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Available stations|A list of TV stations covered by TV-Browser]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Cinema guide of TV-Browser | Information about the Cinema guide]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[New Features in TV browser 2.0|What's changed in recent versions?]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[How to fix update problems|How to fix update problems]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Regular Expressions|Using regular expressions]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Program data quality | A note about program data quality]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Channel Wish List| Request a channel that isn't currently provided]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Special:Allpages|List of pages on this wiki]]
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! style="background:pink; width:33%" | Advanced Topics
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| bgcolor=white | [[Filterrules | How to create your own Filters]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Providing TV listings | Adding new data sources for TV listings]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[For Developers|Creating your own plugins]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Activate Logging|How to activate logging]]
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| bgcolor=white | [[Parameter System|A description of the Parameter System]]
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Welcome to the Wiki help pages of the [http://www.tvbrowser.org TV-Browser] project!
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=Welcome to the TV-Browser English Wiki=
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You can get a lot of information about [http://www.tvbrowser.org TV-Browser] here. Can't find what you're looking for? Got good ideas for new articles? This section is free for editing, so you can alter or add missing parts as you like.
 
  
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Please post your questions about TV-Browser in our [http://forum.tvbrowser.org/index.php forum].
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Welcome to the Wiki help pages of the [http://www.tvbrowser.org TV-Browser] project! This wiki aims to provide information about every aspect of TV-Browser. If there is information that has not yet been covered, why not add it to this wiki? Likewise, if you find any section of this wiki that is outdated, is in need of improvement or just needs a touch up in terms of formatting feel free to make the changes and help us out!
  
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[http://tvbrowser.org/about.php About TV-Browser]
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If there is any information that you cannot find in this wiki, please visit [http://hilfe.tvbrowser.org/index.php?c=7 our forums] and ask for further help there.
  
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[http://enwiki.tvbrowser.org/index.php/About_Wiki About Wiki]
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For further information about what a 'wiki' is visit our [[About Wiki | wiki description page]].
  
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= General =
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For convenience, this is the [http://www.tvbrowser.org TV-Browser home page] and this is [http://hilfe.tvbrowser.org/index.php?c=7 our English speaking forum].
  
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1. [[Install]]<br>
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If you like TV-Browser and wish to advertise us on your website, visit our [[Banners, Logos and other Promotion Material|Banners, logos and other promotion material]] page.
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2. [[Update]]<br>
 
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3. [[How to start]]<br>
 
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6. [[Keyboard Shortcuts|Keyboard shortcuts]]<br>
 
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7. [[Settings]]<br>
 
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8. [[Available stations|Available TV/radio stations, cinemas and events]]<br>
 
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= Features and Plugins =
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== About TV-Browser == <!-- this section from http://tvbrowser.org/about.php-->
  
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Most features of TV-Browser are realized as a [[Plugin]].
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TV-Browser ...
  
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# [[Blog this!]] - Simply do a Blog entry by one mouse click.
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*...is an Electronic Program Guide (also known as an EPG). That means, it downloads the latest, up-to-date information about television programs from the internet and displays the information in a clear, understandable way - similar to the way that a standard paper TV Guide works. Your internet connection is only in use while downloading information about new programs.  
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# [[Capture Plugin]] - Enables TV-Browser to control external applications or devices e.g. for recording.
 
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# [[Send e-mail]] - Send program info via e-mail.
 
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# [[Reminder]] - To remind on a program, you want to see.
 
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# [[View List]] - Displays the available program data in a list.
 
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# [[Favorite programs]] - Manages your favourite programs.
 
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# [[Calendar Export]] - Exports programs to a scheduler such as "Outlook".
 
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# [[News]] - TV-Browser news.
 
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# [[Showview number calculator]] - To generate the "Showview" numbers.
 
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# [[TV Rater]] - To rate broadcasts and to see reviews from other users.
 
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# [[WebPlugin]] - Hand over broadcastings to web pages (e.g. for searching by [http://www.google.com "Google"])
 
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# [[Clipboard]] - To collect broadcasts and forwards cluster to plugins.
 
  
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*...downloads information for more than [[Available stations|140 different broadcasters]] and this number is not limited. You can even [[Providing TV listings |supply data for other channels]] not currently offered by TV-Browser which other usres can then share.
  
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Descriptions of further functions and Plugins you will find [[Functions|in this overview]].
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*... is totally free. It costs nothing to download the program or the information about TV programs. TV-Browser is not made for financial gain - we just enjoy working on this project in our freetime. TV-Browser also contains no banner advertising or hidden software. We are really not trying to make any money out of this!
  
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= Tutorials and Examples =
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*... is Open Source software. If you're not convinced that TV-Browser contains no hidden software such as spyware, backdoors or viruses - [[TV-Browser Build Guide | download]] the sourcecode and see for yourself!
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# [[Filterrules - Example: Subtitle]]
 
  
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*... is platform independant - it runs on any system for which there is a Java-Runtime environment. This is the case for most modern desktop systems whether Windows, Linux, MacOS or many other systems. All you need is the latest [http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_manual2.jsp Java runtime environment].
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# [[Providing TV listings]]
 
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# [[For Developers|Plugin developers]]
 
  
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*... is fully configurable. There are skins and icons that allow you to change the appearance of TV-Browser to suit your desktop. As well as this, you can add extra functionality to TV-Browser in the form of downloadable [[Plugin|plugins]] a detailled list of which can be found [[http://www.tvbrowser.org/plugins.php|here]].
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TV-Browser was created and is maintained by :
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| Bodo Tasche || Project Lead, Developer || [http://www.tvbrowser.org/email/mailto.php?u=bodo&d=tvbrowser.org Email Bodo]||[http://www.wannawork.de/ Homepage]
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| Nelson Darkwah Oppong || Graphic Artist || [http://www.tvbrowser.org/email/mailto.php?u=spyagent&d=arcor.de Email Nelson]|| [http://www.firepot.de/ Homepage]
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| Til Schneider  || Former Developer || [http://www.tvbrowser.org/email/mailto.php?u=til&d=tvbrowser.org Email Til]|| [http://www.murfman.de/ Homepage]
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= Links =
 
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* [http://forum.tvbrowser.org/index.php TV-Browser forum]
 
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Revision as of 21:56, 23 December 2006


Dieses Handbuch gibt es auch in einer deutschsprachigen Version.

Installation
Installation Instructions
How to install Java
How to start TV-Browser
Using the Setup Assistant
Getting a newer version of TV-Browser
Backing up your settings and data
Configuring firewalls to allow TV-Browser to work correctly
Uninstalling TV-Browser
Configuration
Various program settings
A description of the interface
Adding new channels from an online resource
Information
History of TV-Browser
How TV-Browser compares to the competition
Read the FAQ
A list of keyboard shortcuts
A list of TV stations covered by TV-Browser
Information about the Cinema guide
What's changed in recent versions?
How to fix update problems
Using regular expressions
A note about program data quality
Request a channel that isn't currently provided
List of pages on this wiki
Advanced Topics
How to create your own Filters
Adding new data sources for TV listings
Creating your own plugins
How to activate logging
A description of the Parameter System

Welcome to the TV-Browser English Wiki

Welcome to the Wiki help pages of the TV-Browser project! This wiki aims to provide information about every aspect of TV-Browser. If there is information that has not yet been covered, why not add it to this wiki? Likewise, if you find any section of this wiki that is outdated, is in need of improvement or just needs a touch up in terms of formatting feel free to make the changes and help us out!

If there is any information that you cannot find in this wiki, please visit our forums and ask for further help there.

For further information about what a 'wiki' is visit our wiki description page.

For convenience, this is the TV-Browser home page and this is our English speaking forum.

If you like TV-Browser and wish to advertise us on your website, visit our Banners, logos and other promotion material page.

About TV-Browser

TV-Browser ...

  • ...is an Electronic Program Guide (also known as an EPG). That means, it downloads the latest, up-to-date information about television programs from the internet and displays the information in a clear, understandable way - similar to the way that a standard paper TV Guide works. Your internet connection is only in use while downloading information about new programs.
  • ... is totally free. It costs nothing to download the program or the information about TV programs. TV-Browser is not made for financial gain - we just enjoy working on this project in our freetime. TV-Browser also contains no banner advertising or hidden software. We are really not trying to make any money out of this!
  • ... is Open Source software. If you're not convinced that TV-Browser contains no hidden software such as spyware, backdoors or viruses - download the sourcecode and see for yourself!
  • ... is platform independant - it runs on any system for which there is a Java-Runtime environment. This is the case for most modern desktop systems whether Windows, Linux, MacOS or many other systems. All you need is the latest Java runtime environment.
  • ... is fully configurable. There are skins and icons that allow you to change the appearance of TV-Browser to suit your desktop. As well as this, you can add extra functionality to TV-Browser in the form of downloadable plugins a detailled list of which can be found [[1]].

About the Authors

TV-Browser was created and is maintained by :

Name Role(s) Contact Website
Bodo Tasche Project Lead, Developer Email Bodo Homepage
Martin Oberhauser Release Manager, Developer Email Martin -
René Mach Developer Email Rene -
Björn Balazs Usability Advisor Email Björn -
Nelson Darkwah Oppong Graphic Artist Email Nelson Homepage
Joakim Arborelius Developer, Swedish Translations, Swedish Datasources - -
Til Schneider Former Developer Email Til Homepage

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