[mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r25409 - in trunk/mythtv by mdean

[mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org]

      Author: mdean
        Date: 2010-07-22 20:12:24 +0000 (Thu, 22 Jul 2010)
New Revision: 25409
   Changeset: http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/25409

Modified:

   trunk/mythtv/keys.txt
   trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.cpp
   trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.h
   trunk/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/globalsettings.cpp

Log:

Remove the "Change channels immediately without select" setting.

Without the setting enabled, MythTV still changes channels without select, the only difference is it waits for the OSD timeout before doing so.  The setting, when enabled, breaks arbitrary seeking in Live TV for certain numeric values, select isn't required whether the setting is enabled or not, and users wanting an immediate channel change can hit select to change the channel immediately once they've typed a sufficiently-unique channel number.  Therefore, the setting causes confusion.

We would like to make the immediate-channel-change functionality available automatically when appropriate without breaking arbitrary seeking.  We are currently trying to come up with a user interface that allows doing so while maintaining consistency of UI between Live TV and recordings playback, does not require additional effort for use of either immediate channel changes or arbitrary seek (i.e. ideally without "mode" buttons), and allowing full access to all supported types of arbitrary seeking (absolute, position-relative, relative to the end of recording).