The 'event id' in EPG data has been extended to 32 bit

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/vdr.5 b/vdr.5
index 7eed461d..e167965a 100644
--- a/vdr.5
+++ b/vdr.5
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 .\" License as specified in the file COPYING that comes with the
 .\" vdr distribution.
 .\"
-.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.53 2006/02/26 12:01:21 kls Exp $
+.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.54 2006/02/26 14:10:00 kls Exp $
 .\"
 .TH vdr 5 "19 Feb 2006" "1.3.43" "Video Disk Recorder Files"
 .SH NAME
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ tab (@);
 l l.
 <channel id>   @is the "channel ID", made up from the parameters defined in 'channels.conf'
 <channel name> @is the "name" as in 'channels.conf' (for information only, may be left out)
+<event id>     @is a 32 bit unsigned int, uniquely identifying this event
 <start time>   @is the time (as a time_t integer) in UTC when this event starts
 <duration>     @is the time (in seconds) that this event will take
 <table id>     @is a hex number that indicates the table this event is contained in (if this is left empty or 0 this event will not be overwritten or modified by data that comes from the DVB stream)
@@ -648,6 +649,11 @@ l l.
 
 This file will be read at program startup in order to restore the results of
 previous EPG scans.
+
+Note that the \fBevent id\fR that comes from the DVB data stream is actually
+just 16 bit wide. The internal representation in VDR allows for 32 bit to
+be used, so that external tools can generate EPG data that is guaranteed
+not to collide with the ids of existing data.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR vdr (1)
 .SH AUTHOR