[mythtv] FF/REW key binding confusion

[Brett Profitt]

Maybe I'm being stupid, but would making shift + left rewind no matter
what, then left be rewind if in play, and slow the FF if in FF be a bad
idea?  Same with FF...

Brett

On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 15:45, David George wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> 
> > > This keeps the previous behavior where repeatedly pressing the rew/ff
> > > key increases the speed until it wraps and pressing the opposite key
> > > switches to the normal speed in the other direction.  Would anyone
> > > object to me changing this so pressing the opposite key decreases the
> > > speed without changing the direction?
> > 
> > Yes, I would object... I'd find that behavior completely counter-intuitive.
> > Neither my VCR nor my DVD player work that way; why should Myth?  If you
> > like, add additional keybindings for this behavior, or patch only your local
> > tree.
> 
> I wouldn't find it counter-intuitive at all.  I think pressing rewind 
> while fast-forwarding should slow down the fast-forward (until it 
> wraps).  First, many times while fast-forwarding I do want to slow the 
> fast-forwarding down.  Second, how hard is it, while fast-forwarding, to 
> press play then rewind to change directions?  Makes sense to me, but then 
> again I am a geek.  At least this gives us the option of slowing down the 
> fast-forward at the expense of having to press play before rewind to 
> reverse direction.
> 
> I think we definitely need the auto-backup when coming out of multiple 
> fast-forward (like the Tivo).  In case you are wondering, the Tivo has 
> three fast-forward speeds 3x, 18x, and 60x.  When pressing play from 18x 
> or 60x, the Tivo automatically rewinds the recording 10 seconds before 
> starting playback.
> 
> It seems as there are people that feel strongly about both options, so in 
> typical programmer fashion, I'll ask "can we make it configurable?"
> 
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