[mythtv] Proposed Feature: Channel Description Scrolling

[Doug Haber]

Sure - I'd love to take a look at it.
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--- Alex Wilbur <alex at neuon.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 16:18, Chris Palmer wrote:
> > Doug Haber wrote
> > > Feature:
> > > My favorite feature on my current cable box is that I can view a channel
> and
> > > scroll up and down through the channel descriptions (via an OSD) of what
> is on
> > > other channels (now and in the future).  Then when I find what else I
> want to
> > > watch I can press enter and go to that channel.
> > > 
> > > Patch:
> > > Alter the GET_PROGRAM_INFO call to take two optional parameters "channel"
> and
> > > "time", that will return info for a specified channel and time or the
> current
> > > channel and time if neither is specified.  It would also require some new
> keys
> > > - I'm proposing "y" (channel up), "b" (channel down), "g" (previous time
> > > period), "h" (next time period).  For now I'm gonna assume that the time
> period
> > > increments are 1/2 hours.
> > 
> > I'd have to agree with Bruce, that the EPG is probably the right place to
> add
> > enhancements, if desired.  No need to re-invent it.  And there are already
> > standards for the up/down/left/right navigation keys.  It would be a
> step-back
> > to add new navigation keys, since those of us with remotes may already not
> have
> > enough buttons to control everything about MythTV that we want to control.
> > 
> > Perhaps...  an "alternate-alternate-EPG".  Best yet: "EPG theme support"
> that
> > lets you define the screen and guide data locations (possibly even allowing
> > overlaying the guide on a full-screen tv picture?)
> 
> I'm about 60-70% through a complete overhaul of the existing EPG code to
> objectize it so that new layouts and designs can be slotted into an EPG
> factory.
> 
> If anybody wants a peek at this code, I'll be able to send something by
> the end of the week, all being well...
> 
> Maybe this will help you guys. I am doing it since I have another EPG
> style I'd like to add, but didn't fancy trying to fit it into the
> existing EPG code.
> 
> Alex
> 
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