diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index 37bb151..ee5373f 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     </timers>
 
     <!-- Available Variables lastrecordings: 5 newest recordings
+    {numtimers}                  number of active timers
     {recordings[]}               array with 5 newest recordings
     {recordings[name]}           name of recording
     {recordings[seriesname]}     series name if available
diff --git a/views/displaymenuitemview.c b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
index b9bce04..b1e604e 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuitemview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView::cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView(cTemplateViewList *
                                                              eMenuCategory cat, bool isEpgSearchFav, bool current, bool selectable) 
                                                             : cDisplayMenuItemView(tmplList, current, selectable) {
     this->event = event;
-    esyslog("skindesigner: constructor cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView event %s", event->Title());
     this->channel = channel;
     this->timerMatch = timerMatch;
     this->cat = cat;
@@ -355,7 +354,6 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView::SetTokens(void) {
     }
 
     if (event) {
-        esyslog("skindesigner: setting Tokens for event %s", event->Title());
         if (selectable) {
             stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", event->Title() ? event->Title() : ""));
             stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("shorttext", event->ShortText() ? event->ShortText() : ""));
diff --git a/views/viewhelpers.c b/views/viewhelpers.c
index 47aa83b..8598e7c 100644
--- a/views/viewhelpers.c
+++ b/views/viewhelpers.c
@@ -760,6 +760,11 @@ void cViewHelpers::SetTimers(map<string,int> *intTokens, map<string,string> *str
 
 void cViewHelpers::SetLastRecordings(map<string,int> *intTokens, map<string,string> *stringTokens, vector<stringmap> *lastRecordings) {
 
+    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers;// local and remote timers
+    int numTimers = SortedTimers.Size();
+    //set number of timers so that it is possible to adapt this viewelement accordingly
+    intTokens->insert(pair<string, int>("numtimers", numTimers));
+
     list<cRecording*> orderedRecs;
 
     for (cRecording *recording = Recordings.First(); recording; recording = Recordings.Next(recording)) {