[mythtv-users] improve frontend usability: FWD and REW

[Phill Edwards]

> Currently, if you start entering numbers, Mythfrontend thinks that you
> are entering a channel number... not likely if you're watching a
> recorded show. I thought that it would be helpful if I could enter
> 2-4-0-FWD and have it fast forward 240 seconds, or 4 minutes. Same
> thing for reverse. What do you think? Might be less intrusive than a
> menu. The existing functionality of the FFWD key would remain the
> same.

I'm pretty happy with the way it works now, though like this idea more
that the OP's. The original one sounds like more key strokes to me. On
my remote it's one keypress to go fwd and one to go rev. It's only
using 1 extra key. The OSD idea sounds like way too may key presses
just to fwd/rev.

Regards,
Phill