[mythtv-users] Hot Key to Program Guide

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Wed Apr 5 20:42:59 UTC 2006


On 4/5/06, Jeff Simpson <jeffsimpson at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
> On 4/3/06, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:37 PM, Tom Greer wrote:
> > Her biggest complaint surrounds accessing the program guide.  On the
> > DCT-6212, she simply pushed the "guide" button on the remote.  I mapped the
> > "Guide" button to the "M" key.   According to the mythtv.org how-to
> > document, this should invoke the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
>
> Looks like an error on the Wiki:
>
> The keybindings page
> (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Keybindings) is riddled with
> errors, I don't even want to begin to pretend that I know enough about
> the current keybindings to correct it. Some examples: "M brings up the
> electronic program guide (Grid) -- see the EPG section" (M actually
> brings up the OSD menu), "Left (if a jump amount is entered) to jump
> back that amount" "Left (if a jump amount is entered) to jump back
> that amount" "Left starts rewind mode" "Left/Right increases the
> ff/rew speed". I think there are some formatting issues that make it
> hard to read, but I believe the default option is to enter rewind/ff
> mode, and there is no Sticky Keys option anymore (or if there is, can
> somebody tell me where to find it? I want to make FF/RW work the way
> they used to)
>
> The Use Guide (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User_Manual:Daily_Use)
> says that M brings up the Menu, like it does.
>
> > You have two choices:
> > 1. Use the key mapper to map a key directly to the EPG and map the remote to
> > that key
>
> Can somebody point me to how to find/use the keymapper? I can't find
> any reference to it on the wiki, except in the general use of "use a
> keymapper". I assume that there is a myth-specific thing?
>
>  - Jeff

MythControl plugin, I know its in SVN, I believe it is in 0.19.

--
Steve


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