I solved the combining of shortdescription and extended-description in python.
I created a new file "EventNameExtra" in /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/ with the following contents:
from Components.Converter.Converter import Converter
from Components.Element import cached
class EventNameExtra(Converter, object):
NAME = 0
SHORT_DESCRIPTION = 1
EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION = 2
FULL_DESCRIPTION = 3
ID = 4
def __init__(self, type):
Converter.__init__(self, type)
if type == "Description":
self.type = self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "ExtendedDescription":
self.type = self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "FullDescription":
self.type = self.FULL_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "ID":
self.type = self.ID
else:
self.type = self.NAME
@cached
def getText(self):
event = self.source.event
if event is None:
return ""
if self.type == self.NAME:
return event.getEventName()
elif self.type == self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION:
return event.getShortDescription()
elif self.type == self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION:
return event.getExtendedDescription()
elif self.type == self.FULL_DESCRIPTION :
desc = event.getShortDescription() or ""
if desc != "":
desc = desc + '\n\n'
desc = desc + event.getExtendedDescription() or ""
return desc
elif self.type == self.ID:
return str(event.getEventId())
text = property(getText)Within the skin I can now use:
<convert type="EventNameExtra">FullDescription</convert>And it works great 
one screenshot please
Nice job!!!
I workarounded with your EventNameExtra.py the problem of TivùSat's EPG. The EPG of this provider is shown only in 'short event description' and 'extended event description' remains empty.
I applied it to:
<screen name="ChannelSelection"
<screen name="EPGSelection"
<screen name="GraphMultiEPG"
It works perfectly The EPG of TivùSat is now displayed on all this screens 
OKA
your way helped me a lot, check my in da mix version
http://www.dream-multimedia-tv…ad&postID=83039#post83039
OKA
Thanx a lot for the "EventNameExtra", it's very helpful.
p.s. I think it will be good if developers include this converter into original image
@DMM.Devs
root@Dream8k_M3:~#
root@Dream8k_M3:~# diff /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/EventName.py_orig /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/
EventName.py_patched
--- /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/EventName.py_orig
+++ /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/EventName.py_patched
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
NAME = 0
SHORT_DESCRIPTION = 1
EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION = 2
- ID = 3
+# - ID = 3
+# +
+ FULL_DESCRIPTION = 3
+ ID = 4
+# + END
def __init__(self, type):
Converter.__init__(self, type)
@@ -13,7 +17,12 @@
self.type = self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "ExtendedDescription":
self.type = self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION
- elif type == "ID":
+# - elif type == "ID":
+# +
+ elif type == "FullDescription":
+ self.type = self.FULL_DESCRIPTION
+ elif type == "ID" :
+# + END
self.type = self.ID
else:
self.type = self.NAME
@@ -25,12 +34,39 @@
return ""
if self.type == self.NAME:
- return event.getEventName()
+# - return event.getEventName()
+# +
+ nstr = event.getEventName()
+ if nstr[0:1] == '\"' and nstr[-1] == '\"':
+ nstr = nstr[1:len(nstr)-1]
+ return nstr
+# + END
elif self.type == self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION:
- return event.getShortDescription()
+# - return event.getShortDescription()
+# +
+ if event.getExtendedDescription() == "":
+ return ""
+ else:
+ return event.getShortDescription()
+# + END
elif self.type == self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION:
- return event.getExtendedDescription()
- elif self.type == self.ID:
+# - return event.getExtendedDescription()
+# +
+ if event.getExtendedDescription() == "":
+ return event.getShortDescription()
+ else:
+ return event.getExtendedDescription()
+# + END
+# - elif self.type == self.ID:
+# +
+ elif self.type == self.FULL_DESCRIPTION:
+ desc = event.getShortDescription() or ""
+ if desc != "":
+ desc = desc + '\n\n'
+ desc = desc + event.getExtendedDescription() or ""
+ return desc
+ elif self.type == self.ID :
+# + END
return str(event.getEventId())
text = property(getText)
root@Dream8k_M3:~#
root@Dream8k_M3:~#
root@Dream8k_M3:~# cat /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Components/Converter/EventName.py_patched
from Components.Converter.Converter import Converter
from Components.Element import cached
class EventName(Converter, object):
NAME = 0
SHORT_DESCRIPTION = 1
EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION = 2
# - ID = 3
# +
FULL_DESCRIPTION = 3
ID = 4
# + END
def __init__(self, type):
Converter.__init__(self, type)
if type == "Description":
self.type = self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "ExtendedDescription":
self.type = self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION
# - elif type == "ID":
# +
elif type == "FullDescription":
self.type = self.FULL_DESCRIPTION
elif type == "ID" :
# + END
self.type = self.ID
else:
self.type = self.NAME
@cached
def getText(self):
event = self.source.event
if event is None:
return ""
if self.type == self.NAME:
# - return event.getEventName()
# +
nstr = event.getEventName()
if nstr[0:1] == '\"' and nstr[-1] == '\"':
nstr = nstr[1:len(nstr)-1]
return nstr
# + END
elif self.type == self.SHORT_DESCRIPTION:
# - return event.getShortDescription()
# +
if event.getExtendedDescription() == "":
return ""
else:
return event.getShortDescription()
# + END
elif self.type == self.EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION:
# - return event.getExtendedDescription()
# +
if event.getExtendedDescription() == "":
return event.getShortDescription()
else:
return event.getExtendedDescription()
# + END
# - elif self.type == self.ID:
# +
elif self.type == self.FULL_DESCRIPTION:
desc = event.getShortDescription() or ""
if desc != "":
desc = desc + '\n\n'
desc = desc + event.getExtendedDescription() or ""
return desc
elif self.type == self.ID :
# + END
return str(event.getEventId())
text = property(getText)
root@Dream8k_M3:~#