Hi all, I see exactly this too...you can end up with a stack of running live instant recordings without realising it. I think its an area that needs some improvement.
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Malcolm Caldwell < malcolm.caldw...@cdu.edu.au> wrote: > On Thu, 2009-05-07 at 09:39 +0200, Frank Scherthan wrote: > > Hi Theunis, Hi list, > > I have read the manual. I understand how vdr works. > > I don't like finding 4 instant recordings going, using up disk space and > 10 old instant recordings that no one actually wanted. > > IMHO: it is too easy to 'accidentally' bump the pause key. I have done > it, my wife has done and my kids do it. I could re-read the manual but > my opinion won't change. :) > > > Theunis Potgieter schrieb: > > > Well honestly I'm confused. I use vdr 1.6 and when I press down or up > > > it changes channel only. My vdr never pauses live tv. Mind you I don't > > > have a pause key either and neither defined. So perhaps this is the > > > way to for him. > > > > Why didn't you just read the manual? > > It is all there! :) It is really great! > > > > The point is: keys do different things in differnet environments. > > > > In liveview, the "down"- key decreases channel by 1 > > in replay-mode the "down"-key pauses the recording. > > > > If you define a pause-key, than this key pauses in replay-mode. > > In live-view it creates an instant-recording, that is replayed and > paused. > > > > Before anyone posts to this topic, would you please read the manual? > > > > > > I think this whole thread would not exist, if anyone would have read the > > manual ;) > > > > btw. the manual comes with every copy of VDR and can be read via web in > > the WIKI: > > http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/VDR_User's_Manual > > > > Frank, who read the manual ;) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vdr mailing list > > vdr@linuxtv.org > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > -- Convergent Home Technologies Ltd www.dianemo.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 330101 Fax: +44 (0)1245 263916 Unit 205 Waterhouse Business Centre Cromar Way Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QE UK Watch Dianemo Videos here; http://www.dianemo.co.uk/index.php/your-home/overview-videos/8-your-home/31-dianemo-overview-videos
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