Implemented gaps in channel numbering

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/vdr.5 b/vdr.5
index ccb7b924..1d4e25ad 100644
--- a/vdr.5
+++ b/vdr.5
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 .\" License as specified in the file COPYING that comes with the
 .\" vdr distribution.
 .\"
-.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.8 2002/10/13 12:14:49 kls Exp $
+.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.9 2002/10/19 12:45:23 kls Exp $
 .\"
-.TH vdr 5 "7 Sep 2002" "1.2.0" "Video Disk Recorder Files"
+.TH vdr 5 "7 Oct 2002" "1.2.0" "Video Disk Recorder Files"
 .SH NAME
 vdr file formats - the Video Disk Recorder Files
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -26,12 +26,22 @@ character, followed by arbitrary text. Example:
 
 \fB:First group\fR
 
+Group delimiters may also be used to specify the number of the next channel.
+To do this, the character '@' and a number must immediately follow the ':',
+as in
+
+\fB:@201 First group\fR
+
+The given number must be larger than the number of any previous channel
+(otherwise it is silently ignored).
+
 A \fBchannel definition\fR is a line with channel data, where the fields
 are separated by ':' characters. Example:
 
 \fBRTL:12188:h:S19.2E:27500:163:104:105:0:12003\fR
 
-The line number of a channel definition (not counting group separators!)
+The line number of a channel definition (not counting group separators,
+and based on a possible previous '@...' parameter)
 defines the channel's number in OSD menus and the \fItimers.conf\fR file.
 
 The fields in a channel definition have the following meaning (from left