[mythtv-users] channel switch OSD timeout

[Markus Schulz]

Am Freitag, 7. November 2008 schrieb David Brodbeck:
> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> > On Nov 6, 2008, at 3:11 PM, msc at antzsystem.de wrote:
> >> Am Thursday 06 November 2008 schrieb David Brodbeck:
> >>> Markus Schulz wrote:
> >>>> hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> If i'm typing a digit (for example 7) and it was not a unique
> >>>> channel number (7x exists too) myth waits (in my opinion) too
> >>>> long for a second/third digit until he switch's to channel 7.
> >>>
> >>> If you hit ENTER it will switch immediately.
> >>
> >> thats true, but only for non-browse mode. If i'm in browse mode he
> >> switch instantly the channel, where i only want to see the browse
> >> info for the entered channel number. Furthermore my return key is
> >> a bit to far away from the digit-keys on my remote (soundgraph).
> >> It would be nice to reduce only the timeout. Any further hints?
> >
> > I can guarantee the perfect amount of time for you will be wrong
> > for someone else. Hooray for more configuration options! I'm trying
> > to get this thing up to 42 screens by version 1.0. I think we can
> > do it!
>
> You can laugh, but my cable box actually does have a menu setting for
> channel entry delay time.
>
> Probably the only way to edit it in Myth right now is by editing the
> source code.  Unfortunately I don't know the source well enough to
> say where this delay is coded.

ok, i've found the position. It's coupled to OSD fade time, after OSD 
channel_number set was faded away he commit the input previously 
entered and not submitted. I will try to change this to my own needs.

-- 
Markus Schulz

UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are