[mythtv-users] [Request] Channel guide behavior while watching TV

[Isaac Richards]

On Wednesday 25 August 2004 02:20 pm, James Armstrong wrote:
> Isaac Richards wrote:
> >On Wednesday 25 August 2004 12:34 pm, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> >>On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:10:57PM -0400, James Armstrong wrote:
> >>>Isn't there already something that says tuner #1 svideo0 is on
> >>>/dev/video1 and uses Source #3 where Source #3 is Dishnetwork (from
> >>>datadirect). Can't we just use that.?
> >>
> >>I believe the problem, James, is this:
> >>
> >>You may have two different lineups (which Myth calls Video Sources --
> >>in my case "Bright House Cable - North Pinellas") which *carry the same
> >>channels*.
> >>
> >>Since they're from different Video Sources, Myth won't assume they're
> >>the same channel.
> >>
> >>I *think* this is the problem the original poster is having, from his
> >>description, and my understanding of how Myth numbers channels
> >>internally... but I'm sure if I'm wrong, Bruce will correct me.  :-)
> >
> >It automatically groups channels that have the same callsign information,
> >regardless of which video source they're on.
> >
> Even if they are grouped by callsign wouldn't it still make sense to
> find the first available card input has that callsign / channel on its
> source and change to it instead of just returning to the same channel
> currently being viewed if the channel selected is not on the current
> tuner? If I have one tuner on broadcast channels, and two with
> dishnetwork, and I watch live tv it defaults to the broadcast channels
> tuner (#1). I usually want to watch scifi or something not on my
> broadcast only source, so I display the EPG and go to the Scifi channel
> and press select which does nothing. Mythtv is great for recording
> shows, but this is the one bug? that keeps livetv from working good for
> me (and others).

Use 'y' to switch cards.  <shrug>  It's not that big of a deal for me, so I 
won't be spending time on this anytime soon, but I'd be happy to accept a 
patch that implements it.

Isaac