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**negge** · 2014-04-30, 16:06

I started working on displaying the EPG information in the OSD, I got it to work but my skinning skills suck too much for it be publishable.

moronim · 2014-04-30, 17:35

(2014-04-30, 15:25)Talguy Wrote:
(2014-04-30, 15:06)xhaggi Wrote: you can't do this in any of the pvr views except in fullscreen while watching a channel. so the only way to jump to your channels is using the (page) up/down keys.

Is this a limitation with how the current PVR code is laid out or is it a limitation with the skinning engine used in XBMC? I've been asking for this functionality for some time as it'll allows me to quickly navigate through my EPG of 600+ channels (why do the cable companys in the US require to have so many channels). Channel groups will work but the currrent skin I am using does not have the channel group views coded yet.

I think this is a basic function implemented in all industry cable boxes that is missing in XBMC

@Talguy: Couldn't agree with you more. Being able to quickly navigate to a channel in the EPG is a key usability function in all cable boxes and other PVR front-ends I've tried out (like MediaPortal) but is missing from XBMC. I'm personally trying to ditch my cable boxes all together and move to an XBMC-based. However, having a channel list of 500+ items makes it a bear to navigate thru within XBMC using only the page up/down and arrow keys.

**xhaggi** · 2014-04-30, 17:42

(2014-04-30, 15:25)Talguy Wrote: Is this a limitation with how the current PVR code is laid out or is it a limitation with the skinning engine used in XBMC? I've been asking for this functionality for some time as it'll allows me to quickly navigate through my EPG of 600+ channels (why do the cable companys in the US require to have so many channels). Channel groups will work but the currrent skin I am using does not have the channel group views coded yet.

I think this is a basic function implemented in all industry cable boxes that is missing in XBMC

it's an unimplemented feature.

**xhaggi** · 2014-04-30, 17:45

(2014-04-30, 16:06)negge Wrote: I started working on displaying the EPG information in the OSD, I got it to work but my skinning skills suck too much for it be publishable.

do you mean displaying the current epg/movie plot in the video osd, like other skins do?

moronim · 2014-04-30, 17:45

Is there a plan to implement this feature in the future? I'd be interested to know how we could get it prioritized.

**xhaggi** · 2014-04-30, 17:55

(2014-04-30, 17:45)moronim Wrote: Is there a plan to implement this feature in the future? I'd be interested to know how we could get it prioritized.

it would be great if you could create an issue ( http://trac.xbmc.org ), so it is not lost.

Ed76 · 2014-04-30, 19:15

@negge
maybe you can provide your work here and maybe someone with better skinning skills will jump in and can do the rest?

moronim · 2014-04-30, 21:31

(2014-04-30, 17:55)xhaggi Wrote:
(2014-04-30, 17:45)moronim Wrote: Is there a plan to implement this feature in the future? I'd be interested to know how we could get it prioritized.

it would be great if you could create an issue ( http://trac.xbmc.org ), so it is not lost.

Thanks xhaggi - I submitted ticket #15169 into trac.

**QueK9** · 2014-05-01, 03:11

(2014-04-30, 21:31)moronim Wrote:
(2014-04-30, 17:55)xhaggi Wrote:
(2014-04-30, 17:45)moronim Wrote: Is there a plan to implement this feature in the future? I'd be interested to know how we could get it prioritized.

it would be great if you could create an issue ( http://trac.xbmc.org ), so it is not lost.

Thanks xhaggi - I submitted ticket #15169 into trac.

Awesome, thanks for submitting the ticket.

Talguy · (This post was last modified: 2014-05-01, 15:03 by Talguy.)

(2014-04-30, 17:42)xhaggi Wrote: it's an unimplemented feature.

I guess it is time to dust off my old c++ skills and learn how to work with an open source project.

Edit: I also noticed last night that if I hit the guide button on my remote of the 'e' key on my keyboard while I have a video play in fullscreen mode the EPG will not appear. if I have video play in the background while navigating my library and I hit either of those buttons the EPG will be displayed.

Maniac · 2014-05-01, 15:10

(2014-04-30, 19:15)Ed76 Wrote: @negge
maybe you can provide your work here and maybe someone with better skinning skills will jump in and can do the rest?

I do have plans to create a similar mod for Confluence as well Wink

Just need to finish the one for Aeon-Nox 5.

Ed76 · 2014-05-01, 17:06

(2014-05-01, 15:10)Maniac Wrote:
(2014-04-30, 19:15)Ed76 Wrote: @negge
maybe you can provide your work here and maybe someone with better skinning skills will jump in and can do the rest?

I do have plans to create a similar mod for Confluence as well Just need to finish the one for Aeon-Nox 5.

great news maniac!!!
thank you very much in advance!!!!

NatroN · 2014-05-02, 10:58

I always use the OSD to switch channels or see whats currently playing, but it would be great it doesn't change channels automatically when i zap through the OSD menu. - I just want to switch channels when I press OK (like most hardwaretuners or DVBViewer do)

Is this possible?

**da-anda** · 2014-05-02, 13:15

@NatroN check PVR settings, there you can configure your desired behavior (either using a delay or only switch on pressing "select/enter")

xxxnelly · 2014-05-03, 17:37

(2014-05-02, 13:15)da-anda Wrote: @NatroN check PVR settings, there you can configure your desired behavior (either using a delay or only switch on pressing "select/enter")

Thats not quite true.

The switch on pressing select/enter only works when manually entering numeric keys.

The delay works, but you like NatroN I would prefer it was on selecting the channel that it changed.