[mythtv-users] Very simple user guide for Myth?

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Tue Jan 13 19:01:26 UTC 2009


On Jan 13, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Mike Dent wrote:

> 2009/1/13 Michael Lynch <lynchmv at gmail.com>:
>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Richard Thomas <rich at dicksonlife.com 
>> >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was thinking something very skeleton based on the core functions  
>>> and
>>> with a fairly default setup. Cover the basic stuff that people  
>>> will want
>>> to do, that being record shows, watch shows and watch live TV.  
>>> Perhaps a
>>> couple of other sections for commonly used features and then a  
>>> section
>>> merely listing more esoteric features. Keep it short and non- 
>>> technical.
>>>
>>> Rich
>>
>> I'm not volunteering for this, but an idea would maybe be to take a  
>> manual
>> from one of the cable company PVR's and build one for MythTV based  
>> around
>> that layout.
>>
>>
>
> Yes good idea. Or how about an emulation mode where mythtv could be
> set to emulate popular PVR's
> Like Sky+ or Tivo?

You can switch to DVR menus. It doesn't "emulate" something that  
sucks, but it organizes the menus differently to navigate more like a  
commercial PVR.

-Brad



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