[Swifty]

some users use the EPG as channel osd replacement and they would say the opposite, because if you don't stay on a aired program you get the info instead of switching to the channel.

But that's exactly what I mean, those guys would just set the 'default' action to switch channel.
Then current and future programs would both start/switch channel.
Us guys that don't use EPG as replacement Channel OSD would configure the default action to popup info. Then current programs would switch channel and future programs would display the popup.. (If the default setting was changed to only affect future programs)

Unless I'm missing something?

[scarecrow420]

Or you could split the setting into two - default action for currently airing program and default action for future program then anyone/everyone can set it however they wish

[xhaggi]

IMO introducing a new setting would be too much. we should add a new option "Switch to channel/Show information" which does the magic.

[produno]

But that's exactly what I mean, those guys would just set the 'default' action to switch channel.
Then current and future programs would both start/switch channel.
Us guys that don't use EPG as replacement Channel OSD would configure the default action to popup info. Then current programs would switch channel and future programs would display the popup.. (If the default setting was changed to only affect future programs)

Unless I'm missing something?

This too gets my vote. Any other EPG guide ive used works this way and im forever forgetting not to press enter on future programs .


Also, while im here. Is there a setting that allows me to enable my controls to continue to cycle upon holding the arrow keys within the EPG? For instance if I press down it will only scroll down once. I then have to keep clicking to get to the next channel below it. It would be nice if I could hold the button down and for it to keep scrolling.
Or do we already have a setting for this/skin setting?


One more thing, which may have been changed, I don't know. (ive been away from the xbmc scene a while, so havnt kept upto date)
Currently if I want to change my channel group it cant be done within the EPG screen. I have to goto the TV Channels screen, change the Channel Group, then go back to the EPG screen for it to display the selected group. Is it at all possible to change the Channel Group now within the EPG menu screen, either through adding a button to the menu via editing the skin or through a button press?

Cheers.

[negge]

Also, while im here. Is there a setting that allows me to enable my controls to continue to cycle upon holding the arrow keys within the EPG? For instance if I press down it will only scroll down once. I then have to keep clicking to get to the next channel below it. It would be nice if I could hold the button down and for it to keep scrolling.
Or do we already have a setting for this/skin setting?

I can't say I've tried lately but I believe it keeps scrolling for me. Are you using a remote or a keyboard?

One more thing, which may have been changed, I don't know. (ive been away from the xbmc scene a while, so havnt kept upto date)
Currently if I want to change my channel group it cant be done within the EPG screen. I have to goto the TV Channels screen, change the Channel Group, then go back to the EPG screen for it to display the selected group. Is it at all possible to change the Channel Group now within the EPG menu screen, either through adding a button to the menu via editing the skin or through a button press?

This is possible in the master branch.

[produno]

Master branch?

Im using an all in one remote.

[Jönke]

@xhaggi still missing contextmeny on channel epg
Discussed here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1621871

---

Where do i find what mappings to use with my mce remote to open ( from home meny, with no tv running ) ?
-timeline epg
-recordings

Tested with <guide>ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</guide> but it will only work when i have live tv running

[xhaggi]

@xhaggi still missing contextmeny on channel epg
Discussed here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1621871

we should add the missing button "Find similar" to the DialogPVRGuideInfo as it's also used in the guide window.
IMO we should rewrite the whole dialog and do something like put the guide list on the left and the plot/genre etc on the right with the control buttons record, find similar and close at the bottom.

Where do i find what mappings to use with my mce remote to open ( from home meny, with no tv running ) ?
-timeline epg
-recordings

Tested with <guide>ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</guide> but it will only work when i have live tv running

you don't need to playback a tv channel to access the guide window. you have to place the mapping inside the <globals> element.
Take a look at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master...te.xml#L71

[Jönke]

Ok started with fresh remote.xml from here https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master...te.xml#L71 and <guide>ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</guide> opens channel epg when live tv is running.

But from home meny ( with no live tv running) it doesn´t open epg timeline. Only live tv menu.

If XBMC.ActivateWindow(PVROSDGuide) is now replaced by ActivateWindow(TVGuide)
what is XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 31,0, 10,0) replaced with now ?

[xhaggi]

If XBMC.ActivateWindow(PVROSDGuide) is now replaced by ActivateWindow(TVGuide)
what is XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 31,0, 10,0) replaced with now ?

noooo the dialogs were not changed and the ActivateWindow(PVROSDGuide) should still be used.

take a look at the commit which changed the key mappings https://github.com/xhaggi/xbmc/commit/39...5f2419d4cd

[RockerC]

we should add the missing button "Find similar" to the DialogPVRGuideInfo as it's also used in the guide window.
IMO we should rewrite the whole dialog and do something like put the guide list on the left and the plot/genre etc on the right with the control buttons record, find similar and close at the bottom.

Could you make a "Find Similar" button/window use a web scraper to scrape metadata from websites or use external APIs?

If you could make it use sources like http://www.similarkind.com for more context to add similar recommendations. There are also many other sites that offer recommendations for similar programs, including http://www.imdb.com

Examples:
http://www.similarkind.com/entity/81845/...ythbusters
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383126/ ("People who liked this also liked...")

That could also make a such "Find Similar" button and search reusable for adding recommendation under the movies, tv shows, and music libraries in XBMC outside of the PVR section as well.

[xhaggi]

Sorry, but your suggestion has nothing to do with what we do here. We do a search for similar programs in our EPG database, for example if you missed a show and you want to check if this show will be aired again.

[Jönke]

@xhaggi please add a notification pop up in live tv on second press on mce record button, telling that recording has been stopped.
Just like the pop up we all ready have that telling that recording has started ( on first press on mce record button)

[Jönke]

@xhaggi can you please test that <guide>XBMC.ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</guide> really works for you from home menu with mce remote ?

Not working here with clean remote.xml from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xbmc/x...remote.xml
Using http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1760536

Pressing "e" works but not guide button on mce remote

[xhaggi]

@xhaggi can you please test that <guide>XBMC.ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</guide> really works for you from home menu with mce remote ?

Not working here with clean remote.xml from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xbmc/x...remote.xml
Using http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1760536

are you sure that the PVR window rewrite stuff is part of this openelec build?