[mythtv-users] Hot Key to Program Guide

[Steve Daniels]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Nick
> Sent: 06 April 2006 02:55
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Hot Key to Program Guide
> 
> On 06/04/06, Marco Nelissen <marcone at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > >The key bindings editor states that 'S' displays the Guide in the
> > >context of TV Playback, so I opted for an unsed key that works from
> > >anywhere.
> >
> > Apparently in 0.20, F2 is no longer going to be an unused key.
> > (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.20)
> > To avoid cases like that, I was trying to use more obscure keybindings
> > to customize mythtv (like ctrl-shift-L), only to run into a bug in myth
> > that prevents such key-combos from being used for jumppoints...
> 
> Hi Marco,
> 
> Thanks for the heads-up - 0.20 will probably be my next upgrade from
> 0.18 (I seem stick to even numbers) for the DVB radio and subtitles
> support and the lossless MPEG2 transcoding from 0.19. I know there are
> proposed changes to the way remotes interface with MythTV (direct
> input instead of using LIRC I think) so maybe we'll be able to assign
> a button directly to an action, missing out the intermediate step of
> assigning the button to a key.

Which will pave the way for easily setting up multiple Frontend's on single
machines! Whoot!

> 
> Cheers,
> Nick

Steve Daniels