SkipFwd and Backward

[wayner]

SageTV has both SkipFwd and SkipFwd2 commands. Is there any reason why there couldn't be SkipFwd3,4,5,6, etc commands? Sure the Sage remote doesn't have buttons for these but they could be mapped to buttons on a Harmony remote or made available in the web remote, etc.

It would be great to have longer skips, like 10 mins, for quickly getting to the end of long shows, and to also have shorter skips.

I believe you can change the defaults but I want more than that.

[gplasky]

I believe there is a time scroll command. Map a remote button to that command. From the manual:

One command that is not listed in the playback sections below, because it is not assigned to a keystroke by default, is the Time Scroll command, which offers another way to jump forward or backward while playing media, in addition to the Skip Forward, Skip Bkwd, Skip Fwd #2, and Skip Bkwd #2 commands. It operates quite differently from those commands, however.

The first use of the Time Scroll command enters time scroll mode. If playback has not been paused, playback will continue while the time indicator will change color. While in this mode, you may:

Use the Skip Forward and Skip Bkwd commands to move the time indicator icon
forward/backward 2 minutes 30 seconds for each time one of these commands is used.
(This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.) For now, playback
will continue at the current time; only the time indicator will move.

Use the Skip Fwd #2 and Skip Bkwd #2 commands to move the time indicator icon
directly to the end or beginning of the media, respectively. For now, playback will
continue at the current time; only the time indicator will move.

To exit time scroll mode:
Use the Time Scroll command a second time to exit time scroll mode and begin playback
at the time indicator icon’s current location. If you have jumped to the end of the media,
playback of that media will end. If playback was paused, it will still remain paused after
exiting time scroll mode. Note: the time indicator icon does not move on its own while in
time scroll mode; if you let playback continue for a short period without using any FF or
REW commands and then exit time scroll mode using the command a second time,
playback will jump back to where the indicator was.
Do nothing for a short delay period, or use commands such as Pause, Play, or Play/Pause, to cancel time scroll mode and continue playback at the current playback location, regardless of where the time indicator icon is currently shown.
If you wish to make use of the time scroll mode functionality, you will need to assign a key or remote control IR code to it. See the Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command option in Detailed Setup.

This could work for you.

Gerry