Hi all,
A question regarding the color keys functionality in VDR. Some remotes I see in shops don't have the color keys, is there any replacement key for those? Is it possible to map them to 1,2,3,4? Can you think of a scenario both color keys and numbers might be used in the same menu?
Thanks.
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Alex Betis alex.betis@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
A question regarding the color keys functionality in VDR. Some remotes I see in shops don't have the color keys, is there any replacement key for those? Is it possible to map them to 1,2,3,4? Can you think of a scenario both color keys and numbers might be used in the same menu?
You can map any function to any key you want. One example of numbers & colors being used in the same menu is the main menu itself. Numbers take you straight to sub-menus or plugins while the color keys perform functions like start recording or change the audio pid.
My advice, just buy a remote with the color keys and save yourself some hassle!
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM, user. vdr user.vdr@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Alex Betis alex.betis@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
A question regarding the color keys functionality in VDR. Some remotes I see in shops don't have the color keys, is there any replacement key for those? Is it possible to map them to 1,2,3,4? Can you think of a scenario both color keys and numbers might be used in the same menu?
You can map any function to any key you want. One example of numbers & colors being used in the same menu is the main menu itself. Numbers take you straight to sub-menus or plugins while the color keys perform functions like start recording or change the audio pid.
Good point.
My advice, just buy a remote with the color keys and save yourself some hassle!
Yeah, that are my thoughts as well. I just look on the latest products of logitech and see that there are no color buttons.
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:34:24 +0200 "Alex Betis" alex.betis@gmail.com wrote:
A question regarding the color keys functionality in VDR. Some remotes I see in shops don't have the color keys, is there any replacement key for those? Is it possible to map them to 1,2,3,4? Can you think of a scenario both color keys and numbers might be used in the same menu?
I've got a related problem with one of my remotes; the colour keys double up as rec, play, pause and stop.
On 10.01.2009 17:34, Alex Betis wrote:
Is it possible to map them to 1,2,3,4? Can you think of a scenario both color keys and numbers might be used in the same menu?
The recordings menu calls external commands from reccmds.conf with the number keys, and has commands on the color keys.
The channels menu can pick channels by entering their number, and has commands on the color keys.
Cheers,
Udo
Hi! Related question.. Is it possible to change order of those colors (what represent color-keys) at screen? Because my remote have those colors, but two of those are in different order...
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:44 PM, JJussi linux-dvb@jjussi.com wrote:
Hi! Related question.. Is it possible to change order of those colors (what represent color-keys) at screen? Because my remote have those colors, but two of those are in different order...
Take a screwdriver, open the remote and switch the buttons :)
I thought the colors and the order are all the same... Another thing to worry about when buying a remote!
-- JJussi
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On 11.01.2009 20:44, JJussi wrote:
Related question.. Is it possible to change order of those colors (what represent color-keys) at screen? Because my remote have those colors, but two of those are in different order...
Would be a Skin-related issue. Skins get the key description by color name, though the order of the parameters suggest the RGYB order. However, a skin should be free to display them in a different order.
For example, messing with cSkinSTTNGDisplayMenu::SetButtons should do the trick if you re-order the referenced color names in the osd->DrawText calls.
Another way that wouldn't require recompiling is to modify the theme color, so that for example the 'Red' button will be shown as Green in the menus. As long as you know that any manual referring to 'Red' actually means 'Green' on the display and 'Green' on the remote.
Cheers,
Udo
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