Remember TVGuide Position/Channel (1 Viewer)

[Junoman]

Started on: 2007-03-12
last update: 2007-??-??

Summary:

Remember where the TV guide was positioned.

Description:

One great feature of MP MyTV is remembering what channel I was last on, and returning me to that same point in the tvguide when entering the tv guide.

The new TVServer always starts me back at channel 2 (the beginning of the tv guide when entering the tv guide). It would be prefered if the guide remembered your last channel position like it does in MP MyTV. [Especially when you have 1000 tv channels]

Like many others, I only ever watch 2 channels and they are at the other end of the guide....takes a while to get to them each time. Not looking to create a group for 2 channels...but simply be back at the last position upon re-entry!

Thanks!

 

[ronsonol]

It still does this. Usually, when I press the guide button, I want to see what on next for the channel I am currently watching. Each time it starts you back at the top of the guide so I have to scroll the pages to find the channel I am watching. This is one suggestion definately worth looking in to.

Actually, I've noticed it keeps the postion in the guide from time to time. Its rather hit and miss...

 

[jdugas]

A lot of us have been asking for this feature... if you search for it... you will find it in past posts... but I guess there hasn't been enough interest. If they implement this, it would save a lot of trouble for those of us that have to scroll through a couple hundred channels to get back to the channel we are on...

 

[ronsonol]

Actually, I should have followed up. For me anyways, in the last week or so of SVN's it has been working really well.

 

[gibman]

I'll look into this

Annoyed by this as well.

/Gibman

 

[ronsonol]

A lot of us have been asking for this feature... if you search for it... you will find it in past posts... but I guess there hasn't been enough interest. If they implement this, it would save a lot of trouble for those of us that have to scroll through a couple hundred channels to get back to the channel we are on...

Of course, if it is still being a problem for some people, instead of scolling over and over - type in the channel number you want and it takes you to that spot - that works well also.

 

[gibman]

It's sorted out now.

check next SVN.

/Gibman

 

[ronsonol]

I tried out your Rev16043, and the guide doesn't remember the position of the current channel. If I revert back to the previous version, Rev16036 it works fine. For me its been working fine in the last week or two of SVN's.

 

[gibman]

For me the tvguide now always puts focus on the channel that is currently tuned.
Isn't this what u wanted ?

The problem was that there was a comparison between a channels name and and channels displayname.
These would often not be the same.

Now the comparison (if statement) is done on display names.

/Gibman

 

[ronsonol]

Hi gibman,

Lets see what others have to say about the newer REV.

When I tried it, it would always open the guide and start at the very top of the list regardless of which channel I was curretnly watching. Yet, the previous SVNs seem to work correctly.

As you said, my channel name and display names are different. I used TVServer setup to rename channels with sid in front of name.