EPG help

[vaderag]

I've pretty much sorted my EPG, although the problem is that once you've got the epg selected, you cant get out of it using standard keys... SO... i want to create buttons to navigate the epg, but as standard there are only button to go page fwd and back, but i want item fwd and back. I cant find any way to create commands, so could anyone help me with this?!

[art]

Instead of trying to create nav buttons for epg, why don't you create overlay that will open on epg on "enter" and will have whatever events you'll need like "close overlay and exit epg screen" or "close overlay and select whatever button outside of epg area" etc.

[vaderag]

The problem is that if i open the screen with the EPG selected, then left right up down all scroll around the EPG, an therefore without using the mouse you cant get out of it.
I'm going to be using a remote and want to stick with the arrow keys and enter as much as possible.

Edit. slightly misinterpreted what you said... i still want to be able to scroll around the epg, so if i have an overlay, i'm left with the same problem

[dgemily]

as rika said :

why don't you create overlay that will open on epg on "enter" and will have whatever events you'll need like "close overlay and exit epg screen" or "close overlay and select whatever button outside of epg area" etc.

in the event to close this overlay, you can add a command "xlobby:button select" so when you will close this overlay, you will go back to the epg screen and the button that you want will be selected....

but me too I use also nav buttons for epg, just to be able to navigate in the epg using touchscreen ...

look at this screenshot:



what I did is: give an ID to the epg zone, then create an event for every nav buttons with the commands:
"xlobby:button select" (in the aim of select the epg zone)
+ a command "navigation:up" or "down" etc...

but this will not working with a remote... but maybe you can add another command in these events to select back your nav buttons...

[vaderag]

as rika said :

why don't you create overlay that will open on epg on "enter" and will have whatever events you'll need like "close overlay and exit epg screen" or "close overlay and select whatever button outside of epg area" etc.

in the event to close this overlay, you can add a command "xlobby:button select" so when you will close this overlay, you will go back to the epg screen and the button that you want will be selected....

I think i'm getting confused somwhere here... If the EPG opens as an overlay, then that is going to take focus and i'm going to have to navigate that in the same way (arrow keys) with no way to get out?
If the buttons are the overlay, then i'm going to be unable to navigate the EPG without having some buttons which navigate the EPG!?!

but me too I use also nav buttons for epg, just to be able to navigate in the epg using touchscreen ...

look at this screenshot:



what I did is: give an ID to the epg zone, then create an event for every nav buttons with the commands:
"xlobby:button select" (in the aim of select the epg zone)
+ a command "navigation:up" or "down" etc...

but this will not working with a remote... but maybe you can add another command in these events to select back your nav buttons...

Thats exactly what i'm trying to do. Why will this not work with a remote?

[dgemily]

Thats exactly what i'm trying to do. Why will this not work with a remote?

as I tell you, that rika said, should be a good solution using a remote, and maybe a better solution that the second one....

but for the second solution :
when I press the nav button "up": the epg zone will be selected then the nav up will be executed in this zone, but you still in this the epg zone... so you will have the same problem to get out of it...
but if you add a command to select back the nav button , this can maybe works.... I didn't try it... I'm only using these nav buttons with a touchscreen. for remote control I'm using the first solution.....

later

[art]

as rika said :

Where is rika?

I think i'm getting confused somwhere here...

Why don't you download few skins that have EPG and see how other peoplle do it. That should help you understand what I was trying to tell you.

[dgemily]

as rika said :

Where is rika?

sorry, I'm so confused ...... don't know why I said rika...... sorry about that art

I think i'm getting confused somwhere here... If the EPG opens as an overlay, then that is going to take focus and i'm going to have to navigate that in the same way (arrow keys) with no way to get out?

I wasn't speaking about an overlay that contains the epg... I was speaking about an overlay that is will appear when you click on the epg, and ask you for example if you want zap to this channel, or record this program or wahtever you want and a button to close this overlay ( with the command that I said in my last post ... :to go back on the epg screen with the focus on the button that you want....)

and yes, try with a skin to understand what we said

later.

[vaderag]

okay, i'll check out a few other skins. Trouble is, they are all way more complicated than i need, as i only want the EPG, not any of the channel linking stuff! (i dont have a tuner on my box)

[dgemily]

okay, i'll check out a few other skins. Trouble is, they are all way more complicated than i need, as i only want the EPG, not any of the channel linking stuff! (i dont have a tuner on my box)

so assign to your epg zone, an event with the command "xlobby:button select" then when will you click on the epg ( via your remote) you will give the focus on the button that you want.... but with this solution, you will not be able tu display, for example, a screen of the program detail by clicking on the epg zone.....

[art]

try downloading this "skin" - it's just a 3 screens with few buttons and epg that should show you what can you do with overlay on epg, it's as simple as it gets - your file with listings should be called "xmltv.xml", just unzip it and place it in your "skins" folder

[vaderag]

Cheers art - your buttons didnt actually do anything (you'd forgotten to assign the events), but i totally see what you're trying to get at! Makes alot of sense now - was just being slow!!