Index: TvNotifyManager.cs
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--- TvNotifyManager.cs	(revision 26803)
+++ TvNotifyManager.cs	(working copy)
@@ -250,12 +250,38 @@
               tvProg.EndTime = program.EndTime;
 
               _notifiesList.Remove(program);
+
+#if DEBUG
+              // new notification code - DEBUG only
+
+              int _notifyTVTimeout = 10;
+              bool _playNotifyBeep = true;
+              using (Settings xmlreader = new MPSettings())
+              {
+                  _notifyTVTimeout = xmlreader.GetValueAsInt("mytv", "notifyTVTimeout", 10);
+                  _playNotifyBeep = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("mytv", "notifybeep", true);
+              }
+
+              TvProgramNotifyDlg dialogNotify2 = new TvProgramNotifyDlg();
+                // (Mediaportal.Dialogs.TvProgramNotifyDlg)GUIWindowManager.GetWindow((int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_DIALOG_YES_NO);
+              dialogNotify2.SetLine(1, tvProg.Title);
+              dialogNotify2.SetLine(2, "Switch to " + tvProg.Channel + " now?");
+              dialogNotify2.TimeOut = _notifyTVTimeout;
+              if (_playNotifyBeep)
+              {
+                  MediaPortal.Util.Utils.PlaySound("notify.wav", false, true);
+              }
+              dialogNotify2.DoModal(GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow);
+
+#else
               Log.Info("send notify");
               GUIMessage msg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_NOTIFY_TV_PROGRAM, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, null);
               msg.Object = tvProg;
               GUIGraphicsContext.SendMessage(msg);
               msg = null;
               Log.Info("send notify done");
+
+#endif
               return;
             }
           }
@@ -435,4 +461,45 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+  class TvProgramNotifyDlg : MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogYesNo
+  {
+    private int timeOutInSeconds = 0;
+    private DateTime timeStart = DateTime.Now;
+
+    public TvProgramNotifyDlg()
+    {
+      }
+
+    public int TimeOut
+    {
+      get { return timeOutInSeconds; }
+      set { timeOutInSeconds = value; }
+    }
+
+    public override bool ProcessDoModal()
+    {
+      base.ProcessDoModal();
+      TimeSpan timeElapsed = DateTime.Now - timeStart;
+      if (TimeOut > 0)
+      {
+        if (timeElapsed.TotalSeconds >= TimeOut)
+        {
+          GUIMessage msgConfirmYes = new GUIMessage();
+          msgConfirmYes.Message = GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_CLICKED;
+          msgConfirmYes.SenderControlId = base.btnYes.GetID;
+          base.OnMessage(msgConfirmYes);
+          // m_bConfirmed = m_DefaultYes;
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    public override void DoModal(int dwParentId)
+    {
+      timeStart = DateTime.Now;
+      base.DoModal(dwParentId);
+    }
+  }