The list of recordings is now read in a separate thread

HISTORY

@@ -3807,7 +3807,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Implemented a hash for the channels to reduce the system load in the EIT scanning
   thread (based on a patch by Georg Acher).
 
-2005-09-18: Version 1.3.33
+2005-09-25: Version 1.3.33
 
 - Fixed two errors in 'newplugin' (thanks to Alexander Rieger).
 - Fixed converting arbitrarily formatted summary.vdr files (thanks to Thomas G<>nther).
@@ -3824,3 +3824,20 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Removed obsolete 'shift' code in device.[hc].
 - The SVDRP command DELR no longer triggers a complete reload of the global Recordings
   list, but rather deletes that particular entry.
+- The list of recordings is now read in a separate thread, resulting in a faster
+  startup if there are a great many of recordings, or the disk(s) have to spin up.
+  If the Recordings menu is opened while the list of recordings is still being read,
+  the menu will be updated accordingly.
+  Plugins that access the global Recordings variable should lock the thread, either
+  by calling
+
+    Recordings.Lock();
+    ...
+    Recordings.Unlock();
+
+  or by putting something like
+
+    cThreadLock RecordingsLock(&Recordings);
+
+  into the respective code block. Thanks to Carsten Koch for his help in testing
+  and debugging this.