[mythtv-users] LiveTV, browse mode - channel up/down switched

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Tue Sep 5 23:36:24 UTC 2006


On 09/05/2006 01:27 AM, John P Poet wrote:

>On 9/4/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>On 9/4/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>On 9/4/06, Chris Pinkham <cpinkham at bc2va.org> wrote:
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>>>>* On Mon Sep 04, 2006 at 09:25:23PM +0100, Nick wrote:
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>>>>>On 04/09/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>>Is it intentional that CHANNEL-UP actually decreases the channel
>>>>>>number, and CHANNEL-DOWN increases it, when in "browse mode", watching
>>>>>>live tv?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I use "live tv" mode about once a year, so I don't know how long it
>>>>>>has been like this.  Since I don't do this very often, it does not
>>>>>>really matter to me, but it seems really strange for it to work like
>>>>>>this.
>>>>>>            
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>>>>>It's always been this way. The design is such that naviagting down to
>>>>>takes you to the next channel, and up navigates to the previous
>>>>>channel. This is the same was navigating paper US TV listings that
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>If he really means "Browse Mode" and not the guide, then NO, this is not
>>>>intended functionality.  The channel buttons should work the same in
>>>>"Browse Mode" as they do in LiveTV, where channel UP takes you to a
>>>>higher channel number.  In the Guide, then channel up goes up 1 position
>>>>on the screen which normally is a lower channel number.
>>>>
>>>>I just tested "Browse Mode" here and it works correctly, Channel UP
>>>>take me to a higher channel number.  Channel DOWN takes me to a lower
>>>>channel number.
>>>>
>>>>So, I don't see a bug in this, it seems to be working as intended.
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>>>>
>>>Hmm, okay, I will verify my key bindings.
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>>Indeed, for "TV Playback", my CHANNELUP/CHANNELDOWN keybindings were
>>backwards.  Not sure when that happend.
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>>

I've done something similar--only I found out I just picked up the 
remote upside down.  :)

>>Sorry for the noise.
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>Hmmm.  I figured out why I had the UP/DOWN keybinding switched ---
>While watching a recorded show, I use CHANNELUP/CHANNELDOWN to "JUMP"
>forward and backwards.  When used in that manner, the behavior is
>backwards:  CHANNELUP causes a jump BACKWARDS, while CHANNELDOWN
>causes a jump forwards.
>  
>
That's intentional.  Jumps use the "up/down in the document" metaphor 
rather than the "increase/decrease playback position" metaphor.

See the thread at 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/135559#135559 and, 
especially, http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/135574#135574

Mike


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