    This is a "plugin" for the Video Disk Recorder (VDR).

    Written by:                  Olivier JACQUES

    Project's homepage:          http://famillejacques.free.fr/vdr/pilot/

    See the file COPYING for license information.

    Description:
    -----------
    Pilot is a plugin for VDR that brings the ability to fastly browse
    the EPG information (Extended Program Guide) without being forced
    to switch to a channel.
    It makes it easy to see what is going on on other channels while still
    looking at the current channel.

    Installation:
    ------------
    - Type "make plugins" at VDR directory level
    - Edit the keymacros.conf file:
      cd "VDR_CONFIG_DIR"
      vi keymacros.conf
    ----------------keymacros.conf
    Blue      Timers
    Red       @pilot
    ----------------
      Please check VDR manual (man 5 vdr) for more informations on keymacros.conf

    Customization:
    -------------
    Pilot plugin can be tuned to your own preferences.
    Go in Configuration/Plugins/pilot/ to access the setup menu.
    Origin X   : X coordinate of the menu
    Origin Y   : Y coordinate of the menu
    Width      : Width of the menu
    Red        : Change this to change appearance of the menu (default is blue menu)
    Green      :
    Blue       :
    Background opacity      : Background's window opacity
    Text opacity            : Text's opacity
    Border opacity          : Border's opacity
    Close on OK             : Close the Pilot plugin when pressing OK button (in addition to
                              switch to the selected channel).
    			  Otherwise, switch to the channel but keep the pilot opened.

    Usage:
    -----
    UP  : go one channel up
    DOWN: go one channel down
    OK  : switch to the selected channel
    BACK: exit Pilot plugin

    Files:
    -----
    Configuration settings (color) are stored in VDR's setup.conf

    VDR Plugin 'pilot' Revision History
    -----------------------------------
    2006-05-04: Version 0.0.9
      - Maintenance release for vdr-1.4.0
        Provided by Ronny Kornexl

    2005-01-17: Version 0.0.8
      - Maintenance release for vdr-1.3.18 (and up?)
        Provided by free-x and Thomas Gunther

    2004-11-16: Version 0.0.7
      - Maintenance release for vdr-1.3.{8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16}
        From ThomasD on vdrportal. Note tha version below 1.3.8
        are no more supported starting from this release.
      - Fixed color issues with previous patch
      - Still transparency issues (will check that later)

    2004-03-17: Version 0.0.6
      - Added support to vdr-1.3.6. Should still work with 1.2.6
        and up (not tested). Thanks to the guys at vdrportal.de

    2004-01-20: Version 0.0.5
      - vdr-1.3.x and vdr-1.2.x compliant, using VDRVERSNUM define
      - Finish translation by Rolf Ahrenberg
      - Added missing languages in i18n.h (vdr-1.3.2): to be filled!

    2004-01-07: Version 0.0.4
      - EPG browsing is no more limited to current and next event. You
        can scroll through all the existing EPG of a channel.
        Yellow: scroll back in time
        Blue: scroll to the future
      - Fixed a crash when several adjascent groups where presents in
        channels.conf. Thanks to Sebastian Kemper for reporting this.

    2003-07-01: Version 0.0.3c
      - Changed the way red/green buttons are displayed for DXR3 users.
        They should now be displayed properly, on the upper left of the
        pilot OSD. Thanks to Frank Scherthan for providing a patch.

    2003-06-30: Version 0.0.3b
      - Fixed several DXR3's color (thanks to Frank Scherthan for reporting
        this). Needs testing.
      - Fixed a continuus channel switching bug when using Ch+/Ch- keys
        (reported by Christian Jacobsen).

    2003-06-26: Version 0.0.3
      - Added a limited color version for DXR3 users (accessible from setup
        menu). Thanks to Frank Scherthan for providing a patch.
      - Added detailed info for current program (Red key) and following program
        (Green key). Those keys are visible only if the information is
        present. The detailed info can be scrolled up/down and closed with
        the Red or Back keys.
      - On channel group change (left/right keys), group + first channel of
        the group is displayed, instead of having to actually switch to the
        group.

    2003-06-17: Version 0.0.2
      - Added direct channel selection with 0-9 keys
      - Added possibility to choose channel group with left/right keys
      - Fix a bug when switching one channel down while being on the first channel

    2003-06-16: Version 0.0.1 - Initial release

    To do:
    -----
    - Provide complete information on one program (current and following)

    Contact:
    -------
    I am watching VDR's mailing list
    (http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/vdr/), so you can always contact
    me there. I also try to look at http://www.vdrportal.de on a regular
    basis and understand the german posts :) But I'll answer in english!