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speedykevin

Hi all,

After updating to Kodi 19 the osd does not show when I pause the video using my remote.
I've tried searching tons of options. Installed a skin mod. But all to no luck.
How can I get this function back?

Thanks!
Kevin

**jjd-uk** · 2021-09-17, 18:31

if by OSD you mean the screen that shows the Poster & Plot when you need the the action Info, if your remote is a MCE style remote the the Info button should be mapped by default to the action, if you've a more limited remote then you'll need to press OK then select the I button on the OSD menu or if you've any spare buttons not used when playing something you can map it to the Info action.

boardlord · 2021-09-20, 14:23

(2021-09-17, 18:31)jjd-uk Wrote: if by OSD you mean the screen that shows the Poster & Plot when you need the the action Info, if your remote is a MCE style remote the the Info button should be mapped by default to the action, if you've a more limited remote then you'll need to press OK then select the I button on the OSD menu or if you've any spare buttons not used when playing something you can map it to the Info action.

I think I understand where speedykevin comes from, as I've the same problem. It's not that I cannot bring up the info if I pressed Info - that works a-ok. What I'd like is to be able to have the same behavior we had in v18 and earlier.

Namely, when pausing a video, I'd like to be able to set the Estuary OSD to show the same amount of information that v18 and v17 did, by default. Without pressing a button or moving the mouse.

**jjd-uk** · (This post was last modified: 2021-09-20, 14:50 by jjd-uk.)

The only way to do that is use this mod https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=356349

boardlord · 2021-09-21, 10:23

(2021-09-20, 14:50)jjd-uk Wrote: The only way to do that is use this mod https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=356349

Exactly what I needed, thanks!

speedykevin · 2021-09-22, 14:51

(2021-09-20, 14:23)boardlord Wrote:
(2021-09-17, 18:31)jjd-uk Wrote: if by OSD you mean the screen that shows the Poster & Plot when you need the the action Info, if your remote is a MCE style remote the the Info button should be mapped by default to the action, if you've a more limited remote then you'll need to press OK then select the I button on the OSD menu or if you've any spare buttons not used when playing something you can map it to the Info action.
I think I understand where speedykevin comes from, as I've the same problem. It's not that I cannot bring up the info if I pressed Info - that works a-ok. What I'd like is to be able to have the same behavior we had in v18 and earlier.

Namely, when pausing a video, I'd like to be able to set the Estuary OSD to show the same amount of information that v18 and v17 did, by default. Without pressing a button or moving the mouse.

Yes that's exactly what I ment. Guess I wasn't clear enough. Why did this behaviour change?
I'm gonna try installing the recommended mod. Thank you.

**jjd-uk** · 2021-09-22, 15:09

It was changed because it seemed the majority of people don't want the OSD intruding while video is paused, for example it would cover up subs or perhaps they have a plasma/oled screen and wish to minimise chances of burn in. It was therefore felt having a seekbar only overlay as we had with the previous default skin (Confluence) would be for the best, and having the full info accessed with a single button press.

Dumyat · 2021-09-22, 15:21

I must admit, when I first read about this change and saw some screen shots, I wasn't that keen.
But now it's here, I think it's much better than before and really like the feature.....I use it all the time. Smile

speedykevin · 2021-09-22, 15:31

(2021-09-22, 15:09)jjd-uk Wrote: It was changed because it seemed the majority of people don't want the OSD intruding while video is paused, for example it would cover up subs or perhaps they have a plasma/oled screen and wish to minimise chances of burn in. It was therefore felt having a seekbar only overlay as we had with the previous default skin (Confluence) would be for the best, and having the full info accessed with a single button press.

That explains it. I'm not afraid of burn in on my LCD tv and I really liked the info. Thank you.
The recommended mod didn't do it for me, but I found a Estuary Mod V2 Matrix on a German website which did exactly what I want. Problem solved!

**jjd-uk** · 2021-09-22, 15:54

The mod I pointed to will do it, but you need to enable it via skin settings.

boardlord · 2021-09-25, 10:01

(2021-09-22, 15:31)speedykevin Wrote:
(2021-09-22, 15:09)jjd-uk Wrote: It was changed because it seemed the majority of people don't want the OSD intruding while video is paused, for example it would cover up subs or perhaps they have a plasma/oled screen and wish to minimise chances of burn in. It was therefore felt having a seekbar only overlay as we had with the previous default skin (Confluence) would be for the best, and having the full info accessed with a single button press.

That explains it. I'm not afraid of burn in on my LCD tv and I really liked the info. Thank you.
The recommended mod didn't do it for me, but I found a Estuary Mod V2 Matrix on a German website which did exactly what I want. Problem solved!

You have to enable the option "seekbar on the bottom".