--- menu.c.position-display	2005-02-06 12:33:13.000000000 +0100
+++ menu.c	2005-02-12 18:52:01.603413651 +0100
@@ -2765,6 +2765,7 @@
                      }
     };
   if (lastTime.Elapsed() < (uint64)(Setup.ChannelInfoTime * 1000)) {
+     if (lastTime.Elapsed() > DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT) if (cStatus::MsgAlterDisplayChannel(displayChannel)) lastTime.Set(-DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT-1);
      if (!number && group < 0 && channel && channel->Number() != cDevice::CurrentChannel())
         Refresh(); // makes sure a channel switch through the SVDRP CHAN command is displayed
      DisplayInfo();
--- status.c.position-display	2005-01-09 12:51:04.000000000 +0100
+++ status.c	2005-02-12 18:50:21.373060537 +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	2005-01-09 12:50:21.000000000 +0100
+++ status.h	2005-02-12 18:50:21.387056257 +0100
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
                // 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();
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@
   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