[mythtv-users] [Bulk] enter keypress after pin entry

mythtv at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk mythtv at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk
Mon Oct 19 13:10:10 UTC 2015


Quoting Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com>:

> On 18/10/15 11:29, mythtv at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>
>> The easiest solution from a users perspective is a PIN widget that  
>> only takes in numbers (that's what the N stands for) and passes on  
>> the enter key. Might not be the easiest for the devs.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tim.
>
> Nothing is ever that straight forward - what about those silly Apple  
> remotes that only have about six buttons and don't have numbers on  
> them :)
>
> Our edit does have a numbers only mode so that would be no problem  
> but I believe we usually ask for a password not just a pin.
>
> Paul H.

How about if the first keypress is not <enter> it disables edit mode  
and passes on the next enter? I've no idea how hard that would be but  
it is fiddly when changing parental level in mythvideo and the reason  
I haven't yet put protection on some of my recording groups.

Cheers,
Tim.




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