diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 5ac68c81..b85938f7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ Rolf Ahrenberg <rahrenbe@cc.hut.fi>
  for adding compiler options "-fPIC -g" to all plugins
  for adding a leading '0' to the day in the DayDateTime() function
  for reporting a crash in the Schedule menu with events that have no title
+ for a patch that was used to implement automatic cursor advance when entering text
+ via the numeric keys
 
 Ralf Klueber <ralf.klueber@vodafone.com>
  for reporting a bug in cutting a recording if there is only a single editing mark
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 3e11c0c5..cf0ff2fa 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -4208,3 +4208,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Updated the Estonian OSD texts (thanks to Arthur Konovalov).
 - Recordings are now only started if there is at least 300MB free disk space
   (suggested by Markus Hahn).
+- When entering text via the numeric keys, the cursor now automatically advances
+  (based on a patch from Rolf Ahrenberg).
diff --git a/menuitems.c b/menuitems.c
index 88e8a50d..455070d1 100644
--- a/menuitems.c
+++ b/menuitems.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menuitems.c 1.29 2006/01/07 15:37:03 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menuitems.c 1.30 2006/01/21 12:27:14 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menuitems.h"
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "skins.h"
 #include "status.h"
 
+#define AUTO_ADVANCE_TIMEOUT  1500 // ms before auto advance when entering characters via numeric keys
+
 const char *FileNameChars = " abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-.#~,/_@";
 
 // --- cMenuEditItem ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -262,6 +264,23 @@ void cMenuEditStrItem::SetHelpKeys(void)
      cSkinDisplay::Current()->SetButtons(NULL);
 }
 
+void cMenuEditStrItem::AdvancePos(void)
+{
+  if (pos < length - 2 && pos < int(strlen(value)) ) {
+     if (++pos >= int(strlen(value))) {
+        if (pos >= 2 && value[pos - 1] == ' ' && value[pos - 2] == ' ')
+           pos--; // allow only two blanks at the end
+        else {
+           value[pos] = ' ';
+           value[pos + 1] = 0;
+           }
+        }
+     }
+  newchar = true;
+  if (!insert && isalpha(value[pos]))
+     uppercase = isupper(value[pos]);
+}
+
 void cMenuEditStrItem::Set(void)
 {
   char buf[1000];
@@ -326,6 +345,13 @@ eOSState cMenuEditStrItem::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
   bool SameKey = Key == lastKey;
   if (Key != kNone)
      lastKey = Key;
+  else if (!newchar && autoAdvanceTimeout.TimedOut()) {
+     AdvancePos();
+     newchar = true;
+     currentChar = NULL;
+     Set();
+     return osContinue;
+     }
   switch (Key) {
     case kRed:   // Switch between upper- and lowercase characters
                  if (InEditMode()) {
@@ -382,19 +408,7 @@ eOSState cMenuEditStrItem::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
                     uppercase = isupper(value[pos]);
                  break;
     case kRight|k_Repeat:
-    case kRight: if (pos < length - 2 && pos < int(strlen(value)) ) {
-                    if (++pos >= int(strlen(value))) {
-                       if (pos >= 2 && value[pos - 1] == ' ' && value[pos - 2] == ' ')
-                          pos--; // allow only two blanks at the end
-                       else {
-                          value[pos] = ' ';
-                          value[pos + 1] = 0;
-                          }
-                       }
-                    }
-                 newchar = true;
-                 if (!insert && isalpha(value[pos]))
-                    uppercase = isupper(value[pos]);
+    case kRight: AdvancePos();
                  if (pos == 0)
                     SetHelpKeys();
                  break;
@@ -413,15 +427,19 @@ eOSState cMenuEditStrItem::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
                        value[pos] = toupper(Inc(tolower(value[pos]), NORMALKEY(Key) == kUp));
                     else
                        value[pos] =         Inc(        value[pos],  NORMALKEY(Key) == kUp);
-                    newchar = false;
+                    newchar = true;
                     }
                  else
                     return cMenuEditItem::ProcessKey(Key);
                  break;
+    case k0|k_Repeat ... k9|k_Repeat:
     case k0 ... k9: {
-                 if (!SameKey)
-                    currentChar = NULL;
                  if (InEditMode()) {
+                    if (!SameKey) {
+                       if (!newchar)
+                          AdvancePos();
+                       currentChar = NULL;
+                       }
                     if (insert && newchar) {
                        // create a new character in insert mode
                        if (int(strlen(value)) < length - 1) {
@@ -445,6 +463,7 @@ eOSState cMenuEditStrItem::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
                        currentChar++;
                        }
                     newchar = false;
+                    autoAdvanceTimeout.Set(AUTO_ADVANCE_TIMEOUT);
                     }
                  else
                     return cMenuEditItem::ProcessKey(Key);
diff --git a/menuitems.h b/menuitems.h
index bfaf4362..ec8e08f1 100644
--- a/menuitems.h
+++ b/menuitems.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menuitems.h 1.15 2006/01/06 15:16:25 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menuitems.h 1.16 2006/01/21 10:45:55 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __MENUITEMS_H
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ private:
   const char *charMap;
   const char *currentChar;
   eKeys lastKey;
+  cTimeMs autoAdvanceTimeout;
   void SetHelpKeys(void);
+  void AdvancePos(void);
   virtual void Set(void);
   char Inc(char c, bool Up);
 protected: