# plain search request for videos        
        if search is not None:
            for row in self.api("search", type="video", regionCode=conf.youtube_region, q=search):
                entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": ""}) )

        # Most Popular
        elif cat == "mostPopular":
            #for row in self.api("feeds/api/standardfeeds/%s/most_popular"%conf.youtube_region, ver=2):
            #    entries.append(self.wrap2(row))
            for row in self.api("videos", chart="mostPopular", regionCode=conf.youtube_region):
                entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": "mostPopular"}) )

        # Categories
        elif cat in self.videocat_id:
            for row in self.api("search", chart="mostPopular", videoCategoryId=self.videocat_id[cat], order="date", type="video"):
                entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": cat}) )

        # Topics

                self.update_streams_partially_done(entries)
                self.parent.status(i / 15.0)
            
        
        # empty entries
        else:
            entries = [dict(title="Placeholder for subcategories", genre="./.", playing="./.", url="http://youtube.com/")]
 
        # done    
        return entries
        

    
    # Search for channel name: