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It seems like the default small skip/large skip direction pad behavior is vestigial from XBMC's XBOX roots, where this was a logical use of the analog pad. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't think of any consumer electronic device where the arrow pad is used this way. Up/Down working as they do only makes sense because there is nothing else for them to do in most current full screen video views.
Like others, I'm a long term XBMC user, and I've gotten used to this behavior on my Harmony and come to expect it. However, I've never seen anyone else intuitively use my remote this way, and (even after years with XBMC) my wife still uses the Fast Forward/Rew keys to move forward and backwards in the stream. I doubt many users find this functionality right away.
Most PVRs I've used use Up/Down to bring up a navigation mode, where the user can browse what is on other channels without bringing up a full screen guide. If you want the PVR functionality to be intuitive to users familiar with other PVRs, this is probably the best way to implement it. If, instead, you want it to be intuitive to the smaller number of users with a long history with XBMC, I would move keep the skip functionality and map channel browsing to Channel Up/Channel Down.
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I´ve configured skip next and previous tracks as "small skip" -buttons for my Humax PVR on Harmony remote. It´s very handy when jumping over commercials etc. I don´t know why this wouldn´t work also in XBMC? You don´t have any use for skip -buttons when watching TV anyway?
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I used to have my skips setup to 30 seconds foward and 8 seconds back. Perfect for correcting that "oops, I skipped too far but I don't need to go a full 30 seconds in reverse". I need to dig out my config files and find that again.
You know, maybe I should start a thread where we can post our PVR related keybord/remote.xml files. I heard someone got the record button working while watching LiveTV.
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2012-11-24, 11:33
(This post was last modified: 2012-11-24, 11:38 by User 108719.)
I would prefer this:
UP = Bring up channellist and select previous channel in the list, other presses will go up in the list, eg from channel 9 to 8
DOWN = Bring up channellist and select next channel in the list, other presses will go down in the list, eg from channel 9 to 10
LEFT = Change channel group while in channellist
RIGHT = Change channel group while in channellist
(NOT 100% sure on this one)
LEFT = Display OSD from previous channel and when pressing OK go to that channel, you can browse the channels without channellist open, multiple presses goes back in the channels
RIGHT = Display OSD from next channel and when pressing OK go to that channel, you can browse the channels without channellist open, multiple presses goes forward in the channels
CHAN + = Go directly to next channel
CHAN - = Go directly to previous channel
GUIDE = Show some sort of guide, full or mini, i prefer mini
1,4,7 = Skip back according to their values, eg 5sec, 60sec, 5min, but user definable
3,6,9 = Skip forward according to their values, eg 5sec, 60sec, 5min, but user definable
>> = Fast forward
<< = Rewind
>>| = Skip to next marker
|<< = Skip to previous marker
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my vote is to keep it consistent with the rest of xbmc. I feel this is a must, having it different in some areas to other areas is just a user nightmare.
so
left/right = small skips (if doesnt support time shift, then dont do anything)
up/down = large skips (if doesnt support time shift, then dont do anything)
ok = bring up osd as standard
channel up down - change channel honouring the delay you can set, so can press channel up 5 times and after "configured delay" (i set mine to 2000ms) change channel
guide button - bring up the mini guide where you can use left/right to change channel groups.
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My 2 cents :
- please keep the number buttons to change channel. By the way, the actual behavior is to valid a change of channel with number button by pressing enter/ok/select button. Is it possible to do it automatically ?
- for the rest as i dont use timeshift cant really say anything.
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I also just wanted to add to this thread - why is the programme info popup the default action on the EPG timeline? If I hit OK, I'm asking for action, and I'd think the default action would be play/switch, not programme info. We already have Menu/Info (and the latter also pops the programme info), so requiring an extra button press for switch is inconsistent with XBMC conventions.
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2013-01-07, 19:47
(This post was last modified: 2013-01-07, 19:51 by aceman118.)
I tried to set it up like a typical cable PVR remote. I know that isn't very practical for defaults given that a lot of xbmc remotes will not have the same amount of buttons. I use up/down to bring up the EPG timeline over the currently playing show. I would prefer a smaller version but the OSD guide is rather lacking currently. 'Back' also bring up the same timeline since I ALWAYS start watching TV from the EPG timeline so in my case it makes sense. Right brings up the OSD channel list. since it shows up on the right side of the screen I figured this made sense. I use Aeon-Nox so I'm not sure if that is skin specific. I also have dedicated skip buttons for timeshift.
Also, am I missing something or is there currently no way to map anything to the "previous channel" (not one channel down but last watched channel)? For example: I'm watching a show on ABC and during commercials I switch to ESPN. This is something that really holds back the WAF if you ask me. After remapping a lot of the stuff in this is the only thing I still get complaints about.
I would think my case isn't that atypical but I guess the defaults need to be tailored to the lowest common denominator. I guess my vote for defaults would just be to keep it as consistent with the rest of xbmc as possible. The best part is that with the ability to remap everything to exactly how you see fit it can be whatever the end user thinks is best.