Feature Request Live TV - Easy navigation

I use XBMC to watch Live TV allot. I think the navigation could be easier if some navigation functions change.

First change:
When you open the EPG timeline (I press the "guide" button on my remotecontrol) it should close when you press the same "guide" button again.

I've solved this for myself by changing the MCE remote setting to send the "tab" keyboard key when I press the "clear" button on my remotecontrol.

Second change:
When choosing a tv channel in the EPG timeline with the "ok" button on my remotecontrol (sends enter/return key) I get a popup with the tv channel info and then I have to choose "switch" to actually change channel.

I don't see the logic in this action.

When I press "info" button on my remote I get the same popup. Why not leave the "info" button as it is and change the "ok" button to change to that channel directly.

Your first is just a personal preference (which I agree with) that they intended to be fixed in the remote.xml file.

Your second change is also possible but is currently a hidden advancedsettings.xml entry.

<pvr>
<showepginfoonselect>false</showepginfoonselect>
</pvr>

I agree that this should be the default action or at the least a more easily accessible option. As long as I have an option I'm ok, though.

Thanx for the information.

First thing I'm going to do when I get home tonight is change the xml file.

Tested it and it worked.

At first it didn't work, but that was because I didn't include <advancedsettings> at the start and </advancedsettings> at the end of the XML file.

Hello All,

Thanks for the above information.

In releation to the requested 1st change - I agree too that if the EPG is already on diplay then pressing the EPG button again should close it - this is the default HCI behaviour of almost all set-top boxes and other HTPC-PVR software.

2nd change - I think that pressing the "OK" button over an EPG entry that is currently playing (i.e. Live), then indeed the default behaviour should switch straight to that channel. However, EPG entries that are not currently playing (i.e. future timeline entries) then the existing behaviour, "Programme Info" pop-up context menu should appear to give the user the option to record this future event.

Many thanks,
Guy

my god I just found this and enabled that in the advance settings, it really was bothering me

but like guyrichie said, for a channel that's currently playing it should switch right away, for something on later it should pop up the info screen. maybe this is why it was left out for now? still needs work?

Either way I personally prefer to have it change channel right away rather than pop up the info screen. I just need to remember to press info for those times i want to schedule a recording is all