[mythtv-users] Arrow keys and menus

[Robert McNamara]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Richard Parvass
<richardparvass at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I decided to upgrade my Fedora 10 to Fedora 11 to get the latest stable
> mythtv packages. Unfortunately this resulted in stuttery video and sound
> with a pre-buffering pause, so I took the plunge and upgraded to Fedora 12
> Rawhide. This has fixed the video issues, but the arrow keys no longer work
> as expected.
>
> I was used to pressing only arrow keys and Enter/Escape to perform the
> actions I required. However, the arrow keys now only move the focus around.
> When in the media library, for example, pressing the right-arrow key used to
> bring up a menu in the same way that pressing I does. How can I "fix" this,
> bringing it back to its previous operation?
>
> I've seen mention of Arrow Key Accelerators, and I've tried with this both
> on and off, but without luck.
>
> MythFrontend is showing a version of 0.22.20090911-1.
>

As of MythTV .22 (and you are running trunk that will become .22),
arrow key accelerators are no longer used.  There was just no way to
keep a behavior that relies on a vertical-only text menu and still
allow themers to use creative layouts like grids, horizontal lists,
etc.

Robert