[mythtv-users] Keypress to jump to particular recording group

[Dan Wilga]

On 10/12/10 9:37 AM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Dan Wilga 
> <mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu 
> <mailto:mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu>> wrote:
>
>     I'd like to be able to have single remote control keypresses
>     defined that will jump between various recording groups (like the
>     one my wife and I watch from, as opposed to the kids'). I've
>     looked at the available commands on port 6546 and can't find
>     anything applicable. Has anyone come up with a way to do this?
>
>
> No, but you can define menu items on your screen that will jump 
> directly to a recording group.  From there it's pretty easy to script 
> a series of commands to jump to the main menu, walk into Watch 
> Recordings and down to the correct menu item and enter.  Only has to 
> be changed if you change the layout of the menu items.  Here's the 
> changeset that added it with some examples:
>
> http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/16559

Very cool, thanks. Any thoughts on how best to incorporate local changes 
to the menus, in such a way that they won't get blown away the next time 
I "make install"?

-- 
Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."