[mythtv-users] text input without keyboard?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Trey Ethridge
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:58 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] text input without keyboard?
>
>
>
> I'm playing with the dvd module that does the ripping.  I've
> noticed that it allows you to specify the name of the file that
> the movie gets backed up to.  How are you supposed to do this
> without a keyboard?
>
> Tivo does text entry using the ol' "high score" grid with
> letters.  Does myth have this?  It seems it would be nice to add
> this so that it can be used across several modules.  I have about
> 5,000 mp3s in myth music and it is slow as crap.  This would be a
> great addition there too.  As you type the name of the
> song/group/album, it filters the list.

Myth has a "MythRemoteLineEdit" widget that does cell phone-like number-key
text entry.  Don't know if MythDVD uses it, though.

-JAC