[mythtv] Popup choices

[DanM]

I for one would like this.  As long as some of the standard keys don't 
change.  IE R still records, and M (?) still brings up the EPG.  I, like 
you don't have enough buttons on my remote to activate all the functions 
w/in myth.

-dan

Michael Kedl wrote:

>Just something I've been thinking of and thinking of coding.
>
>How does this sound?
>
>Use a button on the remote to bring up a popup menu (slides on nicely or just appears).
>The menu has different choices based on where you are (context sensitive).
>
>In viewing recorded shows it could have: Delete, Rename, etc.
>In live tv mode it could have: Closed captioning on/off, Record Now, EPG, etc.
>In music mode it could have the standard music choices. (appears over the visualizations)
>In slideshow mode it can have the slideshow button, time adjustments, etc.
>
>That way you don't need as menu individual keys for those of us that have run out of keys on their remotes.
>You need one more called "menu" :-) but then you don't need a lot of the others mapped on
>the remote since things will be in the menu.
>
>I've played a bit using a virtual keyboard to do this trying to figure out if it was
>worth it.
>
>What do you guys think?  Is there an easy way to do this system wide?  or is the virtual keyboard
>the best since it will easyish to make it independent of the existing code?
>
>Cheers,
>Mike
>
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