[mythtv] Channel change in EPG question

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Harry Orenstein wrote:

>


> I don't want to eliminate that functionality.  I just want the ability 
> to select
> the channel for live TV to be more intuitive.  I think "P" is a good
> choice not because it is mapped to PAUSE but because, on my remote
> at least, it is mapped to both PAUSE and PLAY.  Correct me if I am
> wrong, but isn't this the normal mapping for most people?

My "P" (pause toggle) is mapped to my pause button..  The PLAY function 
(no default keybinding) is mapped to the play button on my remote.

> I have not tried it and I am not at my Myth box now but, out
> of curiousity, how do you choose to record a program from the EPG
> when accessed via live TV if the option to use SELECT to change the
> channel is enabled?  

You have three choices 1) Press the INFO button.  2) Press SELECT on a 
show that's in the future (the threshold for this is available in the 
guide settings).  3) Press the RECORD button ("R" is the default I believe)

It's important to note that this behavior only applies to the live TV 
EPG.  When using the schedule recordings EPG, SELECT schedules a recording.


> Maybe I am just a bit dense (and unable to play
> with the frontend to test), but I cannot recall a way to select a
> program to record from the EPG other than by selecting it and then
> choosing one of the recording options.

There are a few.


> I'm just trying to smooth out what I see as a side-effect of one of
> the 0.15 changes.  Maybe it grates on me more than others who
> don't use live TV as much (or at all).   ;-)


I watch Live TV quite often, as does my wife.  That's why I added the 
ability for select to change the channel.