[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #1635: LiveTV uses UP to go up the channel list, Guide uses DOWN.

Isaac Richards ijr at case.edu
Wed Apr 5 18:02:00 UTC 2006


On Wednesday 05 April 2006 13:44, Greg Stark wrote:
> "Steven Adeff" <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> writes:
> > Now you've done it. It's not a mistake, its a carefully made decision
> > based on existing interaction patterns. The grid is like looking at a
> > sheet of paper, Western langauges read left to right, top to bottom,
> > so the grid is designed to work like this. While watching TV on the
> > other hand, going up a channel number uses the "up" direction since it
> > is an increase in the number. Your method is backwards my friend ;-)
>
> Ok, you have two different rationales for two different behaviours.
> Normally the best course of action is to pick the one that's the most
> important. Not to make it behave one way sometimes and another way other
> times.

So, using the arrow keys and channel up/down keys for different things in 
separate contexts (channel changing & ui navigation) for separate things 
doesn't make sense?  That's two completely distinct set of actions, using two 
distinct sets of keys (on any non-crappy remote).

Heh.  Try and find _one_ set of english tv listings online where the items are 
sorted from highest channel number to lowest by default.

Should the left + right arrows be flipped for navigating the grid as well?

Isaac


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