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[vdr] Re: Enhancing vdr UI usability
On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 08:46:18PM +0200, bernd_muc@gmx.de wrote:
> Personally, I think using the color keys on the remote is a good idea
> as it saves a lot of unnecessary keystrokes.
Just curious, but do remotes in Europe have coloured buttons on them
like this? Here in North America, they do not. I am just curious to
know where this concept of coloured "action" buttons came from.
> Actually I think pressing "OK" to get a menu to select something is
> more "computer person like" than Klaus's.
As an example, with my Star Choice (Canadian DBS) satellite receiver
(manufacturer by Motorola), if I bring up the IPG, I move the highlight
to a program and hit Enter/Ok and it brings up a new screen asking me if
I want to record the show, etc. That's the sort of thing I would like
to see in vdr.
It looks like I am alone in my thinking, though. Had I expected such
resistance when speaking on this topic, I would not have bothered with
my original post.
> Why? Just hit the green button and then again and you see what's on all
> channels.
But then I have to select a channel and hit another button (yellow, I
think) to display the programming on that specific channel. Compared to
a scrollable grid like most STBs have, it's awkward.
> I recently used a Sat DTB and the interface for the guide was about
> the same (without the green key). But Klaus mentioned the calendar
> plug-in - it might be worth a try.
Ok, now we are getting somewhere... perhaps the STBs that I am used to
are very different in operation from the STBs you guys are used to?
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