Tweak WMC Can't Change Guide Time Span

[garyan2]

Is your screen 16x9 or 4x3?

[garyan2]

I am so sorry if this is the case, but it just popped into my head this morning. I think I recall seeing in the resource file that the timespan is limited to 2 hours if not in widescreen format. I'm trying to find that entry again to verify. Also, a simple thing we never tried was to change the timespan to less than 2 hours to see if it changes.

Hmm... a couple hours sleep does do the body good.

[WMCLives]

The working pc is a 1920x1080 TV. The pc with the problem is a multi-screen pc with 1280x1024 monitors. I tried changing size of WMC window and also maximized. The wmc window contents scale as I increase and decrease window size, but the guide never goes over the original 120 minute time span. I dragged the WMC window from monitor to monitor but no change in guide. I can make the window so small the guide looks like a thumbnail but the rows and columns never change. On the working pc I can make the WMC window any size I want and the guide always shows the increased time span, etc.

[garyan2]

Here is the entry in the resource file EPG.MCML

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            <Condition Source="[Environment.IsWidescreen]" SourceValue="true" Target="[Table.VisibleColumnCapacity]" Value="120"/>
            <Default Target="[Table.VisibleColumnCapacity]" Value="90"/>

EPG123 only modifies the value for the widescreen condition, it leaves the default alone.

Try running ehshell with the widescreen switch. " ehshell.exe /widescreen " See if you can see the longer timespan with that.

[WMCLives]

Great minds think alike, or point in the same direction.... this helpful? Should I mod registry? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... 26b2400674

[garyan2]

If you run ehshell.exe with the /widescreen switch, windowed, and the timespan works, then I suppose the registry mod might work? I've never run WMC on a dual monitor system.

[WMCLives]

That did it!!!

[garyan2]

I remember making a conscious decision to leave the default alone when I was doing the tweak form, but I can't remember the reasoning. I can easily change the default at the same time to avoid this confusion ever again.

Again, I am sorry. I should have remembered this and not wasted all this time looking elsewhere.

[WMCLives]

Gary, no need to apologize, it's impossible to keep track of everything. And yes, sleep can be amazing! I'm not sure exactly what I want. Now that I have widescreen I've forgotten how WMC looked like 10 min ago. I guess I'd like the option to keep WMC in any format I'd like with the guide showing 240 minutes.

[WMCLives]

Is there a no widescreen switch? I'm stuck in widescreen and want to go back for testing.

[WMCLives]

My goodness, Google knows all, if you know how to ask. Ctrl + drag on WMC window edge will change from 16:9 to 4:3 and back, and so does the guide time span. And WMC remembers the last aspect ratio.

[Space]

Nice, but did the screen look like it had a 4:3 ratio (black bars on the sides) when it was having the issue? That would have been a clue as to why it was happening.

Before I noticed there was a whole second page to this thread (this forum doesn't make it obvious) I was about to ask you to post a picture of what the screen looks like, that probably would have gotten us to the same conclusion as Gary's revealing rest.

[WMCLives]

Yes black bars, on top, side, or both, depends on WMC screen mode and if source is 4:3 or 16:9. I've got many screens on this pc and when I'm doing real work WMC window can be very small. But now with Ctrl and drag I can make it whatever I want. Even full screen 16:9 I if want to watch some good TV.

Guide time span is not a life changing issue, but it's annoying when something doesn't work they way it's supposed to. Really appreciate the TGB help.

[WMCLives]

Before Gary starts to crank out new versions, I'm very happy with the way it is now. You go 16:9, you get guide with 240 minutes. 4:3, 120 minutes but a big guide grid easier to see. Excellent.

[garyan2]

Which is probably why I left the default of 90 minutes alone. I think what I will do is scale the default to be 3/4 of the tweak setting. I think visually that would be good.