[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

[huels@iname.com (Stefan Huelswitt)]

On 05 Sep 2001 "Jens Hauser" <hauser@jam-gmbh.de> wrote:

> My fingertips are almost bleeding because of typing filenames with the up and
> down keys ... If I want to program something i.e. for three days in the
> future, there is no "program" available for that. 
> What about a feature like on mobile phones. Pressing "2" once brings up an
> "A", once again changes to "B" and so on.

I was thinking about entering text in vdr recently, too.

>From one production machine at work I know a different entering
sheme which may be suitable for vdr:

Imagine you have a matrix like this:

 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
0| a | h | o | v |   |   |   
1| b | i | p | w |   |   |   
2| c | j | q | x |   |   |   
3| d | k | r | y |   |   |   
4| e | l | s | z |   |   |   
5| f | m | t |   |   |   |   
6| g | n | u |   |   |   |   

For entering 'l' you would press 1-4, for a 'p' 2-1 ...
You can enter every letter with two keypress.
Of course this could be extended for upper/lower case, numbers,
extra symbols (with a 10x10 matrix max. 100 symbols are possible).

Only drawback is that we cannot simply display the matrix on OSD,
so you would have to make a printed version and store it near
your remote control.

What dou you think?

-- 
Stefan Huelswitt
huels@iname.com  | http://home.pages.de/~nathan


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