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

[huels@iname.com (Stefan Huelswitt)]

On 06 Sep 2001 Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de> wrote:

>> 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?
> 
> Do you _really_ think all this is worth the effort?
> I mean, how often do you really enter a file name? Most of the
> time using the EPG should be possible, and for those few times
> where you need to enter a name manually, the current solution
> IMHO is completely sufficient.

I don't think that it's uncomon to enter a filename. Most FTA
channels have EPG only for the current day, so programming over
the weekend doesn't works via EPG. Even with EPG I would like to change
the filename often.
I think this is worth _some_ effort.

> The idea of having to use an extra
> sheet of paper to encode the characters sounds pretty funny to me,

As I said this is a drawback and I don't like it too.
Of course the production machine I was talking about has the
matrix displayed on it's screen. But most workers got familiar
with this kind of input and are able to do blind-typing after a
short time.

Any may be we can find a way to display the matrix (or whatever
input help) on OSD.

> and the other suggestion of using a phone-like method (pressing
> the number keys multiple times to get individual characters) would
> require the remote control to have keys like a phone - not very
> common, I guess.

This is one of the reason why I wouldn't like a mobile phone like
entering. And you needs more keypresses to get a character.

Bye.

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


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