MacProgramGuide User Interface

Main Window
Toolbar
Navigation Control
The navigation control is the primary tool for selecting what schedule data is displayed in the schedule view. The navigation control consists of forward or back buttons which move the schedule display ahead or back 1 hour at a time. The Navigation Control also consists of Day and Time Navigation Buttons.The Day Navigation Button serves 2 purposes, first allows you to jump to any days schedule data that is loaded locally. Second, it indicates the number of days of schedule data that is downloaded locally in the menu. The Day Navigation Button is shown below.
The Time Navigation Button allows you to jump to a specific time The Time Navigation Button is shown below.
Download Control
The Download Control initiates the download of 1 days worth of schedule data. This control can be used multiple times to load data locally. The number of days worth of data that can be downloaded is limited by the value set in the preferences.
View Selection Control
The view selection control is used to switch between the schedule view and the search view.
Search Control
The Search Control holds the text used for search functions. The search function locates programs with the search term anywhere in the title.
Program Info Panel and Status Bar
Status Text
This area contains the status of the most recently performed function.
Current Time
Contains the current time, clicking on this will change the schedule view to the current time.
Program Information
The program Information area displays details of the currently selected program, see the part descriptions below.
Broadcast Features
This area contains icons for broadcast features of the currently selected programs, these include the TV Rating, if Closed Captioning is available, if the program is broadcast in stereo or if the program is High Definition.
Crew Icon
This icon indicates if crew data is present, clicking on the icon will display the crew information. See below.
Action Commands
This control contains operations that can be performed on the currently selected program. The current version of the software contains four built-in operations plus the ability to extend these commands by adding your own scripts. The following commands are built-in:
Add selection to iCal. Adds the selected program event to the iCal Calendar MacProgramGuide.
Schedule Recording in EyeTV or TheTube. This schedules a recording that includes the Program and Episode information.
Lookup on Amazon. Find on Amazon does a search on Amazon for DVDs matching the program title. The results are displayed as shown below.
Google Selection
Scripts Menu
The scripts menu is shown below:
Search View
The search view is shown below.
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