2012-03-01, 22:24
I've had my jailbroken ATV2 for a couple of weeks now and I am still struggling with what I think is referred to as the "context" menu.
In short, I'm puzzled by the apparently inconsistent functions of the big centre button (Select button?) and the long press of the Menu button.
What I want to be able to do is, whilst watching a movie, bring up the "info" (oh how I wish there was such a button!) that displays the same information as is displayed when I do a long "select" button press whilst a file name is selected, ie, it brings up the movie sheet with options to view the cast etc. with the movie playing in the background.
What happens for me when I do a long press of the Select button is that it just brings up an icon of the DVD case on the left with a progress bar and some buttons. I can press and hold the Menu button too, which takes me back to the file list and the summary sheet of the movie whilst the movie is still playing (and also causes the movie to stutter), then when I keep pressing Menu to get back out of that I get in a right pickle where I have the movie playing in the background with an overlay giving me all the XBMC options.
I do appreciate by the way that this is not the fault of XBMC, it's because of the stupid lack of buttons on the ATV remote.
In short, I'm puzzled by the apparently inconsistent functions of the big centre button (Select button?) and the long press of the Menu button.
What I want to be able to do is, whilst watching a movie, bring up the "info" (oh how I wish there was such a button!) that displays the same information as is displayed when I do a long "select" button press whilst a file name is selected, ie, it brings up the movie sheet with options to view the cast etc. with the movie playing in the background.
What happens for me when I do a long press of the Select button is that it just brings up an icon of the DVD case on the left with a progress bar and some buttons. I can press and hold the Menu button too, which takes me back to the file list and the summary sheet of the movie whilst the movie is still playing (and also causes the movie to stutter), then when I keep pressing Menu to get back out of that I get in a right pickle where I have the movie playing in the background with an overlay giving me all the XBMC options.
I do appreciate by the way that this is not the fault of XBMC, it's because of the stupid lack of buttons on the ATV remote.