[mythtv-users] Flag to allow channel change script to know whether you're watching Live TV?

[Mike Perkins]

On 14/01/11 08:58, Michael PARKER wrote:
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, Virgin Media here in the UK have
> seen fit to produce an OSD that requires different keypresses depending upon
> the onscreen element i.e. there isn't a universal "exit" button. Most screens
> respond to "TV" but others require an "OK" button press. Sending a
> combination of both codes could exit one element only to open another, hence
> my desire to detect what's actually on screen before sending the "correct"
> button press.
>
...and in case anyone suggests it, sending 'TV' when there's no menu or OSD on 
the screen will display the OSD. Yes, this damn button, as well as being a 
sure-fire means of escaping out of any menu, is also a toggle button :(

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Mike Perkins