[mythtv-users] Simple LiveTV Question

[Ivor Hewitt]

Zach wrote:
> This is one of the things that has been bugging me since I've first
> started working with Myth a few weeks ago.
> 
> When browsing the EPG, intuitively I think ENTER or SELECT should take
> you to the channel that's currently highlighted, and R or RECORD
> should bring up recording options.
> 
> Even more intuitive would be if a show that is showing right now is
> highlighted, then ENTER would change to that channel, but if the show
> is in the future, ENTER would bring up recording options.  Of cource
> the record button would bring up the record menu in all cases.
> 
> As it is, the button that brings up the menu in live TV is the same
> button that changes to the currently highlighted channel in the EPG. 
> To my simple mind, that's not very intuitive.
> 
> I know there are some keybindings that you can change in MythWeb, and
> you can change mappings in lircrc, but
> (1)I can't seem to find keybindings in MythWeb for the EPG
> (2)I certainly don't think it's possible to make one key (ENTER, for
> example) do two different things depending on what's highlighted.
> 
> If I'm missing something or if i'm out on my own in thinking this
> matters, please let me know.  Myth is nearly infinitely configurable
> (the Linux way) so maybe I've just missed a way to fix this.
> 
Yup there's an option in the settings to change to the select changes 
channel behaviour you describe. I'm not in front of the machine so I 
can't tell you exactly where it is, but its in there somewhere! :)


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Ivor
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