--- menu.c.position-display	2006-01-08 14:53:54.816253831 +0100
+++ menu.c	2006-01-08 15:11:38.220402594 +0100
@@ -3226,6 +3226,7 @@
             }
     };
   if (!timeout || lastTime.Elapsed() < (uint64)(Setup.ChannelInfoTime * 1000)) {
+     if (lastTime.Elapsed() > DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT) if (cStatus::MsgAlterDisplayChannel(displayChannel)) lastTime.Set(-DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT-1);
      if (Key == kNone && !number && group < 0 && !NewChannel && channel && channel->Number() != cDevice::CurrentChannel()) {
         // makes sure a channel switch through the SVDRP CHAN command is displayed
         channel = Channels.GetByNumber(cDevice::CurrentChannel());
--- status.c.position-display	2005-12-31 16:10:10.000000000 +0100
+++ status.c	2006-01-08 15:10:27.927293862 +0100
@@ -112,3 +112,10 @@
   for (cStatus *sm = statusMonitors.First(); sm; sm = statusMonitors.Next(sm))
       sm->OsdProgramme(PresentTime, PresentTitle, PresentSubtitle, FollowingTime, FollowingTitle, FollowingSubtitle);
 }
+
+bool cStatus::MsgAlterDisplayChannel(cSkinDisplayChannel *displayChannel)
+{
+  for (cStatus *sm = statusMonitors.First(); sm; sm = statusMonitors.Next(sm))
+      if (sm->AlterDisplayChannel(displayChannel)) return true;
+  return false;    
+}
--- status.h.position-display	2005-12-31 16:15:25.000000000 +0100
+++ status.h	2006-01-08 15:10:27.929293439 +0100
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
                // The OSD displays the single line Text with the current channel information.
   virtual void OsdProgramme(time_t PresentTime, const char *PresentTitle, const char *PresentSubtitle, time_t FollowingTime, const char *FollowingTitle, const char *FollowingSubtitle) {}
                // The OSD displays the given programme information.
+  virtual bool AlterDisplayChannel(cSkinDisplayChannel *displayChannel) { return false; }
+               // When channel information is on display the plugin can alter
+               // the display and, by returning true, keep it on screen 
 public:
   cStatus(void);
   virtual ~cStatus();
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@
   static void MsgOsdTextItem(const char *Text,  bool Scroll = false);
   static void MsgOsdChannel(const char *Text);
   static void MsgOsdProgramme(time_t PresentTime, const char *PresentTitle, const char *PresentSubtitle, time_t FollowingTime, const char *FollowingTitle, const char *FollowingSubtitle);
+  static bool MsgAlterDisplayChannel(cSkinDisplayChannel *displayChannel);
   };
 
 #endif //__STATUS_H