[mythtv-users] pause screen

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Tue Feb 10 20:32:34 UTC 2009


On Feb 10, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Jay Summet wrote:

> Brent Norris wrote:
>> Tim Shannon wrote:
>>> I've never heard of one, but damn if that isn't a cool feature for a
>>> plugin or future release.  I can just picture a configurable
>>> translucent overlay that pops up when you hit pause.
>>>
>>> It could show info like how much disk space is left, how much space
>>> this recording takes up, or contextual information like  
>>> information on
>>> the show your watching.
>>>
>>> Very cool idea.
>>
>> +1  That would be awesome.  I would put $10 to that bounty.
>>
>
> I agree that a more informative pause screen would be cool. However,  
> it
> should be customizable to some extent, either via a setting or the
> "Menu" key. Many times I pause the TV trying to read fine print, or  
> see
> a background detail more clearly, in which case I'd love the option to
> completely remove all on screen displays from the video display.

That already exists. Press Pause, then press Esc to remove the on  
screen display. I believe all of this would be possible in the new UI.  
All it takes is someone to want it enough to design an OSD theme with  
this stuff in it.


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