30 files changed, 1188 insertions, 681 deletions
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 0192557..c635020 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -229,4 +229,8 @@ Version 0.3.1
 Version 0.3.2
 
 - fixed crash if number of dvb devices changes
+- added possibility to detach dedicated viewelements in displaychannel
+  and displaymenumain that they start in an own thread
+- introduced background="true" attribute in viewelements. These areas
+  will only be drawn once.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66a89d4..837608c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ OBJS = $(PLUGIN).o \
        views/view.o \
        views/viewgrid.o \
        views/viewhelpers.o \
+       views/displayviewelements.o \
        views/displaychannelview.o \
-       views/displaychannelviewelements.o \
        views/displaymenurootview.o \
        views/displaymenuview.o \
        views/displaymenulistview.o \
diff --git a/displaychannel.c b/displaychannel.c
index bb447d3..711f05a 100644
--- a/displaychannel.c
+++ b/displaychannel.c
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ cSDDisplayChannel::cSDDisplayChannel(cTemplate *channelTemplate, bool WithInfo)
         doOutput = false;
         return;
     }
-    esyslog("skindesigner: displaychannel opened");
 }
 
 cSDDisplayChannel::~cSDDisplayChannel() {
     if (channelView)
         delete channelView;
-    esyslog("skindesigner: displaychannel closed");
 }
 
 void cSDDisplayChannel::SetChannel(const cChannel *Channel, int Number) {
diff --git a/dtd/displaychannel.dtd b/dtd/displaychannel.dtd
index cb86725..bb440a6 100644
--- a/dtd/displaychannel.dtd
+++ b/dtd/displaychannel.dtd
@@ -95,24 +95,36 @@
 
 <!ELEMENT currentweather (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST currentweather
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT scrapercontent (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST scrapercontent
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT datetime (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST datetime
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT time (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST time
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
@@ -125,6 +137,9 @@
 
 <!ELEMENT customtokens (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST customtokens
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
diff --git a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
index 63baaae..4b6d248 100644
--- a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
+++ b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
@@ -53,54 +53,81 @@
 
 <!ELEMENT timers (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST timers
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT discusage (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST discusage
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT devices (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST devices
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT systemload (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST systemload
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT systemmemory (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST systemmemory
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT temperatures (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST temperatures
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT currentschedule (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST currentschedule
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT currentweather (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST currentweather
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT customtokens (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST customtokens
+  detached CDATA #IMPLIED
+  delay CDATA #IMPLIED
+  fadetime CDATA #IMPLIED
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
diff --git a/dtd/functions.dtd b/dtd/functions.dtd
index 5d6e782..ce80a54 100644
--- a/dtd/functions.dtd
+++ b/dtd/functions.dtd
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   layer CDATA #REQUIRED
   transparency CDATA #IMPLIED
   condition CDATA #IMPLIED
+  background (true|false) #IMPLIED
   debug (true|false) #IMPLIED
 >
 
diff --git a/libtemplate/templatefunction.c b/libtemplate/templatefunction.c
index 8ea8917..5e72948 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templatefunction.c
+++ b/libtemplate/templatefunction.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ void cTemplateFunction::SetParameters(vector<pair<string, string> > params) {
             p.first = ptLayer;
         } else if (!name.compare("transparency")) {
             p.first = ptTransparency;
+        } else if (!name.compare("background")) {
+            p.first = ptBackground;
         } else if (!name.compare("quadrant")) {
             p.first = ptQuadrant;
         } else if (!name.compare("type")) {
@@ -271,6 +273,9 @@ bool cTemplateFunction::CalculateParameters(void) {
             case ptDetached:
                 paramValid = SetDetached(value);
                 break;
+            case ptBackground:
+                paramValid = SetBackground(value);
+                break;
             default:
                 paramValid = true;
                 break;
@@ -413,6 +418,8 @@ int cTemplateFunction::GetNumericParameter(eParamType type) {
             return 0;
         else if (type == ptDetached)
             return 0;
+        else if (type == ptBackground)
+            return 0;
         return -1;
     }
     return hit->second;
@@ -1077,6 +1084,14 @@ bool cTemplateFunction::SetDetached(string value) {
     return true;    
 }
 
+bool cTemplateFunction::SetBackground(string value) {
+    int back = 0;
+    if (!value.compare("true"))
+        back = 1;
+    numericParameters.insert(pair<eParamType, int>(ptBackground, back));
+    return true;    
+}
+
 void cTemplateFunction::ParseStringParameters(void) {
     //first replace stringtokens in Text (drawText)
     stringstream text;
diff --git a/libtemplate/templatefunction.h b/libtemplate/templatefunction.h
index e53dbda..a862aa7 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templatefunction.h
+++ b/libtemplate/templatefunction.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum eParamType {
     ptText,
     ptLayer,
     ptTransparency,
+    ptBackground,
     ptQuadrant,
     ptType,
     ptAlign,
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ protected:
     bool SetOverflow(string value);
     bool SetHideRoot(string value);
     bool SetDetached(string value);
+    bool SetBackground(string value);
     void ParseStringParameters(void);
     void ParseNumericalParameters(void);
     void CalculateAlign(int elementWidth, int elementHeight);
diff --git a/libtemplate/templatepixmap.c b/libtemplate/templatepixmap.c
index 52ae63f..1490236 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templatepixmap.c
+++ b/libtemplate/templatepixmap.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cTemplatePixmap::cTemplatePixmap(void) {
     containerHeight = 0;
     globals = NULL;
     scrolling = false;
+    background = false;
 }
 
 cTemplatePixmap::~cTemplatePixmap() {
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ bool cTemplatePixmap::CalculateParameters(void) {
         }
     }
 
+    background = parameters->GetNumericParameter(ptBackground);
+
     return paramsValid;
 }
 
diff --git a/libtemplate/templatepixmap.h b/libtemplate/templatepixmap.h
index 17bf7d3..a5d8f83 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templatepixmap.h
+++ b/libtemplate/templatepixmap.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using namespace std;
 class cTemplatePixmap {
 protected:
     bool scrolling;
+    bool background;
     cTemplateFunction *parameters;
     vector<cTemplateFunction*> functions;
     vector<cTemplateFunction*>::iterator funcIt;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     bool DoExecute(void) { return parameters->DoExecute(); };
     bool DoDebug(void) { return parameters->DoDebug(); };
     bool Ready(void);
+    bool BackgroundArea(void) { return background; };
     //Traverse Functions
     void InitIterator(void);
     cTemplateFunction *GetNextFunction(void);
diff --git a/libtemplate/templateview.c b/libtemplate/templateview.c
index 5677a31..1383ed2 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templateview.c
+++ b/libtemplate/templateview.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ void cTemplateView::SetFunctionDefinitions(void) {
     attributes.insert("height");
     attributes.insert("layer");
     attributes.insert("transparency");
+    attributes.insert("background");
     funcsAllowed.insert(pair< string, set<string> >(name, attributes));
 
     name = "areascroll";
diff --git a/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index abf6bcc..c82faf9 100644
--- a/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         </area>
     </scrollbar>
 
-    <currentweather>
+    <currentweather detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="40%" y="0" width="15%" height="8%" layer="3">
             <drawimage name="weathericon" imagetype="icon" path="{icon}" align="right" valign="center" width="{areaheight}*0.8" height="{areaheight}*0.8"/>
             <drawtext name="temperature" x="{areawidth} - {width(weathericon)} - {width(temperature)} - 10" valign="center" font="{light}" fontsize="80%" color="{clrWhite}" text="{temperature}°C" />
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     {timers[channelid]}          ChannelID of channel
     {timers[channellogoexists]}  true if channel logo exists
     -->
-    <timers>
+    <timers detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area condition="not{numtimers}" x="55%" y="71%" width="44%" height="19%" layer="2">
             <drawtext align="center" valign="center" font="{semibold}" fontsize="40%" color="{clrWhite}" text="{tr(noactivetimers)}" />
         </area>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     {discalert}               true if disc usage is > 95%
     {vdrusagestring}          localized VDR internal usage string
     -->
-    <discusage>
+    <discusage detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="55%" y="51%" width="44%" height="19%" layer="5">
             <drawimage imagetype="skinpart" path="tachohands/perc_{usedpercent}" x="{areawidth}*0.025" y="5%" width="20%" height="{areawidth}*0.20"/>
         </area>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     {load}                      current system load
     {loadhand}                  system load for tacho hand (between 0 and 2.5 in 0.025 steps multiplied by 1000, >2.5 is always 2525)
     -->
-    <systemload>
+    <systemload detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="55%" y="51%" width="44%" height="19%" layer="5">
             <drawimage imagetype="skinpart" path="tachohands/load_{loadhand}" x="{areawidth}*0.28" y="5%" width="20%" height="{areawidth}*0.20"/>
         </area>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     {cputemp}                  current cpu temperature in °C
     {gputemp}                  current gpu temperature in °C
     -->
-    <temperatures>
+    <temperatures detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="55%" y="51%" width="44%" height="19%" layer="5">
             <drawimage condition="gt({cputemp}, 80)" imagetype="skinpart" path="tachohands/temp_81"        x="{areawidth}*0.53" y="5%" width="20%" height="{areawidth}*0.2"/>
             <drawimage condition="lt({cputemp}, 81)" imagetype="skinpart" path="tachohands/temp_{cputemp}" x="{areawidth}*0.53" y="5%" width="20%" height="{areawidth}*0.2"/>
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index d6c201b..6851c6c 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@
         <area x="0" y="80%" width="100%" height="20%" layer="1">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
         </area>
-        <!-- background datetime -->
-        <area x="70%" y="0" width="30%" height="13%" layer="1">
-            <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
-            <drawrectangle x="0" y="0" width="45%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
-        </area>
-        <!-- background weather -->
-        <area x="70%" y="15%" width="30%" height="13%" layer="1">
-            <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
-            <drawrectangle x="0" y="0" width="45%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
-        </area>
         <!-- background channellogo -->
         <area x="0" y="80%" width="20%" height="20%" layer="2">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
@@ -196,11 +186,11 @@
     {devices[channelid]}        ID of the currently tuned channel
     {devices[source]}           source of the currently tuned channel
     -->
-    <devices detached="true" delay="500" fadetime="500">
-        <area condition="{showdevices}" x="70%" y="30%" width="30%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="1">
+    <devices condition="{showdevices}" detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="{fadetime}">
+        <area x="70%" y="30%" width="30%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="1" background="true">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlack}"/>
         </area>
-        <area condition="{showdevices}" x="70%" y="30%" width="30%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="2">
+        <area x="70%" y="30%" width="30%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="2">
             <loop name="devices" x="0" y="0" orientation="vertical" columnwidth="{areawidth}" rowheight="{areaheight} / {numdevices}" overflow="cut">
                 <drawtext name="label" x="5" y="0" font="{light}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.35" color="{clrWhite}" text="{devices[num]}: {devices[type]}" />
                 <drawtext condition="{devices[hascam]}" x="{width(label)} + 15" y="0" font="{light}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.35" color="{clrWhite}" text="(CAM {devices[cam]})" />
@@ -235,6 +225,10 @@
     {ozone}                     ozone value in DU
     -->
     <currentweather>
+        <area background="true" x="70%" y="15%" width="30%" height="13%" layer="1">
+            <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
+            <drawrectangle x="0" y="0" width="45%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
+        </area>
         <area x="70%" y="15%" width="13%" height="13%" layer="2">
             <drawimage imagetype="icon" path="{icon}" align="center" valign="center" width="{areaheight}*0.8" height="{areaheight}*0.8"/>
         </area>
@@ -284,6 +278,10 @@
     {year}                              year in yyyy
     -->
     <datetime>
+        <area background="true" x="70%" y="0" width="30%" height="13%" layer="1">
+            <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
+            <drawrectangle x="0" y="0" width="45%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
+        </area>
         <area x="70%" y="0" width="13%" height="13%" layer="2">
             <drawtext align="right" y="0" font="{light}" fontsize="50%" color="{clrWhite}" text="{dayname}" />
             <drawtext align="right" y="48%" font="{light}" fontsize="50%" color="{clrWhite}" text="{day}. {monthnameshort}" />
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index ef588a6..d755f71 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     {timers[channelid]}          ChannelID of channel
     {timers[channellogoexists]}  true if channel logo exists
     -->
-    <timers>
+    <timers detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="0" y="75%" width="{areawidth}/8 - 5" height="25%" layer="1">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlack}" />
         </area>
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
     {discalert}               true if disc usage is > 95%
     {vdrusagestring}          localized VDR internal usage string
     -->
-    <discusage>
-        <area x="75%" y="26%" width="25%" height="10%" layer="1">
+    <discusage detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
+        <area background="true" x="75%" y="26%" width="25%" height="10%" layer="1">
             <fill condition="not{discalert}" color="{clrTransBlack}"/>
             <fill condition="{discalert}" color="{clrRed}"/>
         </area>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     {pressure}                  pressure in HPo
     {ozone}                     ozone value in DU
     -->
-    <currentweather>
+    <currentweather detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="75%" y="13%" width="25%" height="10%" layer="2">
             <drawrectangle x="0" y="0" width="53%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlueLight}" />
             <drawrectangle x="53%" y="0" width="47%" height="100%" color="{clrTransBlack}" />
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
     {devices[channelid]}        ID of the currently tuned channel
     {devices[source]}           source of the currently tuned channel
     -->
-    <devices>
-        <area x="75%" y="48%" width="25%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="1">
+    <devices detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
+        <area background="true" x="75%" y="48%" width="25%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="1">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlack}"/>
         </area>
         <area x="75%" y="48%" width="25%" height="{areaheight}/12 * {numdevices}" layer="2">
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@
     <!-- Available Variables systemload:
     {load}                      current system load
     -->
-    <systemload>
-        <area x="75%" y="40%" width="25%" height="5%" layer="1">
+    <systemload detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
+        <area background="true" x="75%" y="40%" width="25%" height="5%" layer="1">
             <fill color="{clrTransBlack}"/>
         </area>
         <area x="75%" y="40%" width="25%" height="5%" layer="2">
diff --git a/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index 5af1bc9..cfcc631 100644
--- a/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skins/nopacity/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {timers[channelid]}          ChannelID of channel
     {timers[channellogoexists]}  true if channel logo exists
     -->
-    <timers>
+    <timers detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
         <area x="85%" y="28%" width="14%" height="60%" layer="1">
             <drawrectangle condition="gt({numtimers}, 0)" x="0" y="0" width="{areawidth}" height="{areaheight} / 4 * 99 / 100" color="{clrTransBlack}" />
             <drawrectangle condition="gt({numtimers}, 1)" x="0" y="{areaheight} / 4" width="{areawidth}" height="{areaheight} / 4 * 99 / 100" color="{clrTransBlack}" />
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
     {discalert}               true if disc usage is > 95%
     {vdrusagestring}          localized VDR internal usage string
     -->
-    <discusage>
-        <area x="89%" y="11%" width="10%" height="16%" layer="1">
+    <discusage detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
+        <area background="true" x="89%" y="11%" width="10%" height="16%" layer="1">
             <fill condition="lt({freepercent}, 6)" color="{clrTransRed}" />
             <fill condition="gt({freepercent}, 5)" color="{clrBackground}" />
             <drawimage imagetype="skinpart" path="discpercent" x="0" y="82%" width="{areawidth}" height="18%"/>
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
         </area>        
     </discusage>
 
-    <currentweather>
-        <area x="63%" y="11%" width="25%" height="16%" layer="1">
+    <currentweather detached="true" delay="100" fadetime="0">
+        <area background="true" x="63%" y="11%" width="25%" height="16%" layer="1">
             <fill color="{clrBackground}"/>
         </area>
         <area x="63%" y="11%" width="25%" height="16%" layer="2">
diff --git a/views/displaychannelview.c b/views/displaychannelview.c
index 314cfba..51bfa6b 100644
--- a/views/displaychannelview.c
+++ b/views/displaychannelview.c
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
 #include <vdr/menu.h>
 #include "../services/scraper2vdr.h"
 #include "displaychannelview.h"
-#include "displaychannelviewelements.h"
+#include "displayviewelements.h"
 #include "../libcore/timers.h"
 #include "../libcore/helpers.h"
 
 cDisplayChannelView::cDisplayChannelView(cTemplateView *tmplView) : cView(tmplView) {
     lastScreenWidth = 0;
     lastScreenHeight = 0;
-    lastSignalDisplay = 0;
-    lastSignalStrength = 0;
-    lastSignalQuality = 0;
     lastNumAudioTracks = 0;
     lastAudioChannel = -1;
     lastTracDesc = "";
@@ -65,15 +62,27 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawDate(void) {
         return;
     }
 
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-    
-    if (!SetDate(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
-        return;
-    }
+    if (DetachViewElement(veDateTime)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veDateTime);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementDate(tmplView->GetViewElement(veDateTime));
+            AddViewElement(veDateTime, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        
+        if (!SetDate(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
+            return;
+        }
 
-    ClearViewElement(veDateTime);
-    DrawViewElement(veDateTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+        ClearViewElement(veDateTime);
+        DrawViewElement(veDateTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    }
 }
 
 void cDisplayChannelView::DrawTime(void) {
@@ -81,14 +90,26 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawTime(void) {
         return;
     }
 
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
+    if (DetachViewElement(veTime)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veTime);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementTime(tmplView->GetViewElement(veTime));
+            AddViewElement(veTime, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
 
-    if (!SetTime(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
-        return;
-    }    
-    ClearViewElement(veTime);
-    DrawViewElement(veTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+        if (!SetTime(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
+            return;
+        }    
+        ClearViewElement(veTime);
+        DrawViewElement(veTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    }
 }
 
 void cDisplayChannelView::DrawProgressBar(cString &start, cString &stop, int Current, int Total) {
@@ -316,72 +337,22 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawScraperContent(const cEvent *event) {
         return;
     }
 
-    static cPlugin *pScraper = GetScraperPlugin();
-    if (!pScraper) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ScraperGetPosterBanner call;
-    call.event = event;
-    if (pScraper->Service("GetPosterBanner", &call)) {
-        int mediaWidth = 0;
-        int mediaHeight = 0;
-        string mediaPath = "";
-        bool isBanner = false;
-        int posterWidth = 0;
-        int posterHeight = 0;
-        string posterPath = "";
-        bool hasPoster = false;
-        int bannerWidth = 0;
-        int bannerHeight = 0;
-        string bannerPath = "";
-        bool hasBanner = false;
-
-        if ((call.type == tSeries) && call.banner.path.size() > 0) {
-            mediaWidth = call.banner.width;
-            mediaHeight = call.banner.height;
-            mediaPath = call.banner.path;
-            isBanner = true;
-            bannerWidth = mediaWidth;
-            bannerHeight = mediaHeight;
-            bannerPath = mediaPath;
-            hasBanner = true;
-
-            ScraperGetPoster callPoster;
-            callPoster.event = event;
-            callPoster.recording = NULL;
-            if (pScraper->Service("GetPoster", &callPoster)) {
-                posterWidth = callPoster.poster.width;
-                posterHeight = callPoster.poster.height;
-                posterPath = callPoster.poster.path;
-                hasPoster = true;
-            }
-        } else if (call.type == tMovie && call.poster.path.size() > 0 && call.poster.height > 0) {
-            mediaWidth = call.poster.width;
-            mediaHeight = call.poster.height;
-            mediaPath = call.poster.path;
-            posterWidth = call.poster.width;
-            posterHeight = call.poster.height;
-            posterPath = call.poster.path;
-            hasPoster = true;
-        } else
-            return;
-
-        map < string, int > intTokens;
+    if (DetachViewElement(veScraperContent)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veScraperContent);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementScraperContent(event, ctPosterBanner, tmplView->GetViewElement(veScraperContent));
+            AddViewElement(veScraperContent, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
         map < string, string > stringTokens;
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediawidth", mediaWidth));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediaheight", mediaHeight));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isbanner", isBanner));
-        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("mediapath", mediaPath));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterwidth", posterWidth));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterheight", posterHeight));
-        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("posterpath", posterPath));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasposter", hasPoster));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerwidth", bannerWidth));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerheight", bannerHeight));
-        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("bannerpath", bannerPath));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasbanner", hasBanner));
-        ClearViewElement(veScraperContent);
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+
+        SetPosterBanner(event, stringTokens, intTokens);
+        ClearScraperContent();
         DrawViewElement(veScraperContent, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     }
 }
@@ -395,25 +366,26 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawSignal(void) {
         return;
     }
 
-    time_t Now = time(NULL);
-    if (Now != lastSignalDisplay) {
-        int SignalStrength = cDevice::ActualDevice()->SignalStrength();
-        int SignalQuality = cDevice::ActualDevice()->SignalQuality();
-        if (SignalStrength < 0) SignalStrength = 0;
-        if (SignalQuality < 0) SignalQuality = 0;
-        if ((SignalStrength == 0)&&(SignalQuality==0))
-            return;
-        if ((lastSignalStrength != SignalStrength) || (lastSignalQuality != SignalQuality)) {
-            map < string, int > intTokens;
-            map < string, string > stringTokens;
-            intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("signalstrength", SignalStrength));
-            intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("signalquality", SignalQuality));
-            ClearViewElement(veSignalQuality);
-            DrawViewElement(veSignalQuality, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    if (DetachViewElement(veSignalQuality)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veSignalQuality);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementSignal(tmplView->GetViewElement(veSignalQuality));
+            AddViewElement(veSignalQuality, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
         }
-        lastSignalStrength = SignalStrength;
-        lastSignalQuality = SignalQuality;
-        lastSignalDisplay = Now;
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+
+        bool changed = SetSignal(intTokens);
+        if (!changed)
+            return;
+
+        ClearSignal();
+        DrawViewElement(veSignalQuality, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     }
 }
 
@@ -445,7 +417,8 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawDevices(bool initial) {
             AddViewElement(veDevices, viewElement);
             viewElement->Start();
         } else {
-            viewElement->Render();
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
         }
     } else {
         map < string, string > stringTokens;
@@ -459,10 +432,9 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawDevices(bool initial) {
 
         deviceLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("devices", devices));
         
-        ClearViewElement(veDevices);
+        ClearDevices();
         DrawViewElement(veDevices, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &deviceLoopTokens);        
     }
-
 }
 
 void cDisplayChannelView::ClearDevices(void) {
@@ -477,8 +449,8 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawChannelGroups(const cChannel *Channel, cString Cha
     bool separatorExists = imgCache->SeparatorLogoExists(*ChannelName);
     string separatorPath = separatorExists ? *ChannelName : "";
 
-    std::string prevChannelSep = GetChannelSep(Channel, true);
-    std::string nextChannelSep = GetChannelSep(Channel, false);
+    string prevChannelSep = GetChannelSep(Channel, true);
+    string nextChannelSep = GetChannelSep(Channel, false);
     bool prevAvailable = (prevChannelSep.size() > 0)?true:false;
     bool nextAvailable = (nextChannelSep.size() > 0)?true:false;
 
@@ -502,7 +474,7 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::ClearChannelGroups(void) {
 }
 
 string cDisplayChannelView::GetChannelSep(const cChannel *channel, bool prev) {
-    std::string sepName = "";
+    string sepName = "";
     const cChannel *sep = prev ? Channels.Prev(channel) :
                                  Channels.Next(channel);
     for (; sep; (prev)?(sep = Channels.Prev(sep)):(sep = Channels.Next(sep))) {
@@ -540,24 +512,49 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawCustomTokens(void) {
     }
     if (!tmplView)
         return;
-    map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
-    map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
-    DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    
+    if (DetachViewElement(veCustomTokens)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veCustomTokens);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementCustomTokens(tmplView->GetViewElement(veCustomTokens), tmplView);
+            AddViewElement(veCustomTokens, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
+        map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
+        DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    }
 }
 
 void cDisplayChannelView::DrawCurrentWeather(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veCurrentWeather)) {
         return;
     }
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-    if (!SetCurrentWeatherTokens(stringTokens, intTokens)){
+
+    if (DetachViewElement(veCurrentWeather)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementWeather(tmplView->GetViewElement(veCurrentWeather));
+            AddViewElement(veCurrentWeather, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        if (!SetCurrentWeatherTokens(stringTokens, intTokens)){
+            ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+            return;
+        }
         ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
-        return;
+        DrawViewElement(veCurrentWeather, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     }
-    
-    ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
-    DrawViewElement(veCurrentWeather, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/views/displaychannelview.h b/views/displaychannelview.h
index 5990232..e3f33c3 100644
--- a/views/displaychannelview.h
+++ b/views/displaychannelview.h
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ class cDisplayChannelView : public cView, public cViewHelpers {
 private:
     int lastScreenWidth;
     int lastScreenHeight;
-    int lastSignalDisplay;
-    int lastSignalStrength;
-    int lastSignalQuality;
     int lastNumAudioTracks;
     int lastAudioChannel;
     string lastTracDesc;
diff --git a/views/displaychannelviewelements.c b/views/displaychannelviewelements.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7709b94..0000000
--- a/views/displaychannelviewelements.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#include "displaychannelviewelements.h"
-
-cViewElementDevices::cViewElementDevices(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
-    init = true;
-}
-
-void cViewElementDevices::Render(void) {
-    map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > deviceLoopTokens;
-    vector< map< string, string > > devices;
-
-    if (init)
-        InitDevices();
-    bool changed = SetDevices(init, &intTokens, &devices);
-    init = false;
-    
-    if (!changed)
-        return;
-
-    deviceLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("devices", devices));
-    
-    Clear();
-    Draw(&deviceLoopTokens);
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/displaychannelviewelements.h b/views/displaychannelviewelements.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d45c9..0000000
--- a/views/displaychannelviewelements.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
-#define __DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
-
-#include "../libtemplate/template.h"
-#include "view.h"
-#include "viewhelpers.h"
-
-class cViewElementDevices : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
-private:
-    bool init;
-public:
-    cViewElementDevices(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
-    virtual ~cViewElementDevices() {};
-    void Render(void);
-};
-
-#endif //__DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
-\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.c b/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.c
index 48f1459..6a88067 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.c
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView(cTemplateViewEl
     this->icon = icon;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView::Render(void) {
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("number", number));
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("label", label));
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("icon", icon));
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
 }
 
 /*************************************************************
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView(cTemp
     this->isEpgSearchFav = isEpgSearchFav;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView::Render(void) {
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("whatson", (cat == mcSchedule)&&(!isEpgSearchFav) ? true: false));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("whatsonnow", (cat == mcScheduleNow) ? true: false));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("whatsonnext", (cat == mcScheduleNext) ? true: false));
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView::Render(void) {
     loopTokens.insert(pair<string, vector< map< string, string > > >("schedule", schedulesTokens));
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &loopTokens);
+    return true;
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView::ReadSchedules(vector< map<string,string> > *schedulesTokens) {
@@ -179,9 +181,9 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView(cTemplate
     this->channel = channel;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView::Render(void) {
     if (!channel)
-        return;
+        return false;
     //general channel information
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("number", channel->Number()));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("transponder", channel->Transponder()));
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView::Render(void) {
     loopTokens.insert(pair<string, vector< map< string, string > > >("schedule", schedulesTokens));
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &loopTokens);
+    return true;
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView::ReadSchedules(vector< map<string,string> > *schedulesTokens) {
@@ -314,9 +317,9 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView(cTemplateView
     this->timer = timer;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView::Render(void) {
     if (!timer)
-        return;
+        return false;
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("flagactive", timer->HasFlags(tfActive)));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("flaginstant", timer->HasFlags(tfInstant)));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("flagvps", timer->HasFlags(tfVps)));
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView::Render(void) {
     }
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
 }
 
 /*************************************************************
@@ -412,9 +416,9 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView(cTemp
     this->newRecs = newRecs;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::Render(void) {
     if (!recording)
-        return;
+        return false;
     map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > loopTokens;
 
     bool isFolder = (total > 0) ? true : false;
@@ -468,7 +472,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::Render(void) {
 
 
     const cRecordingInfo *info = usedRecording->Info();
-    if (!info) return;
+    if (!info) return true;
 
     bool extRecinfoAvailable = false;    
     if (info->Aux()) {
@@ -509,7 +513,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::Render(void) {
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("description", info->Description() ? info->Description() : ""));
     
     const cEvent *event = info->GetEvent();
-    if (!event) return;
+    if (!event) return true;
 
     string recDate = *(event->GetDateString());
     string recTime = *(event->GetTimeString());
@@ -538,6 +542,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView::Render(void) {
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("durationeventminutes", *cString::sprintf("%.2d", duration%60)));
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &loopTokens);
+    return true;
 }
 
 /*************************************************************
@@ -553,7 +558,8 @@ cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView::cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView(cTemplateVi
     loopTokens = pluginLoopTokens;
 }
 
-void cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView::Render(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView::Render(void) {
     SetTokensPosMenuItem();
     DrawViewElement(veMenuCurrentItemDetail, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &loopTokens);
+    return true;
 }
diff --git a/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.h b/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.h
index c925ffa..810355d 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.h
+++ b/views/displaymenuitemcurrentview.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, string number, string label, string icon);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentMainView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 class cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView: public cDisplayMenuItemCurrentView {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, const cEvent *event, const cChannel *channel, eTimerMatch timerMatch, eMenuCategory cat, bool isEpgSearchFav);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentSchedulesView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 class cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView: public cDisplayMenuItemCurrentView {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, const cChannel *channel);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentChannelView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 class cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView: public cDisplayMenuItemCurrentView {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, const cTimer *timer);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentTimerView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 class cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView: public cDisplayMenuItemCurrentView {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, const cRecording *recording, int level, int total, int newRecs);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentRecordingView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 class cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView: public cDisplayMenuItemCurrentView {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ private:
 public:
     cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView(cTemplateViewElement *tmplCurrent, map <string,string> &plugStringTokens, map <string,int> &plugIntTokens, map<string,vector<map<string,string> > > &pluginLoopTokens);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuItemCurrentPluginView() {};
-    void Render(void);
+    bool Render(void);
 };
 
 #endif //__DISPLAYMENUITEMCURRENTVIEW_H
diff --git a/views/displaymenurootview.c b/views/displaymenurootview.c
index aaef353..efe7816 100644
--- a/views/displaymenurootview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenurootview.c
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #define __STL_CONFIG_H
 #include <vdr/menu.h>
-#include <vdr/videodir.h>
 #include "displaymenurootview.h"
+#include "displayviewelements.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../libcore/helpers.h"
 
 cDisplayMenuRootView::cDisplayMenuRootView(cTemplateView *rootView) : cView(rootView) {
     cat = mcUndefined;
+    menuTitle = "";
     viewType = svUndefined;
     subView = NULL;
     subViewAvailable = false;
@@ -479,37 +480,9 @@ void cDisplayMenuRootView::DrawHeader(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veHeader)) {
         return;
     }
-
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", menuTitle));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrversion", VDRVERSION));
-
-    //check for standard menu entries
-    bool hasIcon = false;
-
-    string icon = imgCache->GetIconName(menuTitle, cat);
-    if (imgCache->MenuIconExists(icon))
-        hasIcon = true;
-
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("icon", icon));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasicon", hasIcon));
-
-    //Disc Usage
-    string vdrUsageString = *cVideoDiskUsage::String();
-    int discUsage = cVideoDiskUsage::UsedPercent();
-    bool discAlert = (discUsage > 95) ? true : false;
-    string freeTime = *cString::sprintf("%02d:%02d", cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() / 60, cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() % 60);
-    int freeGB = cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMB() / 1024;
-
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("usedpercent", discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freepercent", 100-discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("discalert", discAlert));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freegb", freeGB));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("freetime", freeTime));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrusagestring", vdrUsageString));
-
+    SetMenuHeader(cat, menuTitle, stringTokens, intTokens);
     ClearViewElement(veHeader);
     DrawViewElement(veHeader, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.c b/views/displaymenuview.c
index 22b6084..4e7b0d5 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.c
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #define __STL_CONFIG_H
-#include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <vdr/menu.h>
 #include <vdr/videodir.h>
 #include "displaymenuview.h"
+#include "displayviewelements.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../libcore/helpers.h"
-#include "../libcore/timers.h"
 #include "../services/scraper2vdr.h"
 
 cDisplayMenuView::cDisplayMenuView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit) : cView(tmplView) {
@@ -39,35 +36,9 @@ bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawHeader(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veHeader)) {
         return false;
     }
-
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", menuTitle));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrversion", VDRVERSION));
-
-    //check for standard menu entries
-    bool hasIcon = false;
-    string icon = imgCache->GetIconName(menuTitle, cat);
-    if (imgCache->MenuIconExists(icon))
-        hasIcon = true;
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("icon", icon));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasicon", hasIcon));
-
-    //Disc Usage
-    string vdrUsageString = *cVideoDiskUsage::String();
-    int discUsage = cVideoDiskUsage::UsedPercent();
-    bool discAlert = (discUsage > 95) ? true : false;
-    string freeTime = *cString::sprintf("%02d:%02d", cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() / 60, cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() % 60);
-    int freeGB = cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMB() / 1024;
-
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("usedpercent", discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freepercent", 100-discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("discalert", discAlert));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freegb", freeGB));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("freetime", freeTime));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrusagestring", vdrUsageString));
-
+    SetMenuHeader(cat, menuTitle, stringTokens, intTokens);
     ClearViewElement(veHeader);
     DrawViewElement(veHeader, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     return true;
@@ -224,8 +195,6 @@ void cDisplayMenuView::Action(void) {
 
 cDisplayMenuMainView::cDisplayMenuMainView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit) : cDisplayMenuView(tmplView, menuInit) {
     initial = true;
-    lastSystemLoad = 0.0;
-    lastMemUsage = -1;
     InitDevices();
 }
 
@@ -256,382 +225,215 @@ void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawTimers(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veTimers)) {
         return;
     }
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > timerLoopTokens;
-    vector< map< string, string > > timers;
-
-    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers;// local and remote timers
-    int numTimers = SortedTimers.Size();
-
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("numtimers", numTimers));
-
-    int numTimerConflicts = SortedTimers.NumTimerConfilicts();
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("numtimerconflicts", numTimerConflicts));
-
-    for (int i=0; i<15; i++) {
-        stringstream name;
-        name << "timer" << i+1 << "exists";
-        if (i < numTimers) {
-            intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>(name.str(), true));
-        } else {
-            intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>(name.str(), false));
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < numTimers; i++) {
-        if (i >=15)
-            break;
-        map< string, string > timerVals;
-        const cTimer *Timer = SortedTimers[i];
-        const cEvent *event = Timer->Event();
-        if (event) {
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[title]", event->Title()));
-        } else {
-            const char *File = Setup.FoldersInTimerMenu ? NULL : strrchr(Timer->File(), FOLDERDELIMCHAR);
-            if (File && strcmp(File + 1, TIMERMACRO_TITLE) && strcmp(File + 1, TIMERMACRO_EPISODE))
-                File++;
-            else
-                File = Timer->File();
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[title]", File));            
-        }
-        const cChannel *channel = Timer->Channel();
-        if (channel) {
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelname]", channel->Name()));
-            stringstream chanNum;
-            chanNum << channel->Number();
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelnumber]", chanNum.str()));
-            string channelID = *(channel->GetChannelID().ToString());
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelid]", channelID));
-            bool logoExists = imgCache->LogoExists(channelID);
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channellogoexists]", logoExists ? "1" : "0"));
-        } else {
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelname]", ""));
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelnumber]", "0"));
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelid]", ""));  
-            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channellogoexists]", "0"));
-        }
-        
-        timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[recording]", Timer->Recording() ? "1" : "0"));
-
-        cString timerDate("");
-        if (Timer->Recording()) {
-            timerDate = cString::sprintf("-%s", *TimeString(Timer->StopTime()));
+    if (DetachViewElement(veTimers)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veTimers);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementTimers(tmplView->GetViewElement(veTimers));
+            AddViewElement(veTimers, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
         } else {
-            time_t Now = time(NULL);
-            cString Today = WeekDayName(Now);
-            cString Time = TimeString(Timer->StartTime());
-            cString Day = WeekDayName(Timer->StartTime());
-            if (Timer->StartTime() > Now + 6 * SECSINDAY) {
-                time_t ttm = Timer->StartTime();
-                struct tm * timerTime = localtime(&ttm);
-                timerDate = cString::sprintf("%02d.%02d %s", timerTime->tm_mday, timerTime->tm_mon + 1, *Time);
-            } else if (strcmp(Day, Today) != 0)
-                timerDate = cString::sprintf("%s %s", *Day, *Time);
-            else
-                timerDate = Time;
-            if (Timer->Flags() & tfVps)
-                timerDate = cString::sprintf("VPS %s", *timerDate);
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
         }
-        timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[datetime]", *timerDate));
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > timerLoopTokens;
+        vector< map< string, string > > timers;
 
-        timers.push_back(timerVals);
-    }
+        SetTimers(&intTokens, &stringTokens, &timers);
 
-    timerLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("timers", timers));
+        timerLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("timers", timers));
 
-    ClearViewElement(veTimers);
-    DrawViewElement(veTimers, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &timerLoopTokens);
+        ClearViewElement(veTimers);
+        DrawViewElement(veTimers, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &timerLoopTokens);
+    }    
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawDiscUsage(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veDiscUsage)) {
         return;
     }
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    string vdrUsageString = *cVideoDiskUsage::String();
-    int discUsage = cVideoDiskUsage::UsedPercent();
-    bool discAlert = (discUsage > 95) ? true : false;
-    string freeTime = *cString::sprintf("%02d:%02d", cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() / 60, cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() % 60);
-    int freeGB = cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMB() / 1024;
-
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("usedpercent", discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freepercent", 100-discUsage));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("discalert", discAlert));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freegb", freeGB));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("freetime", freeTime));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrusagestring", vdrUsageString));
-
-    ClearViewElement(veDiscUsage);
-    DrawViewElement(veDiscUsage, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    if (DetachViewElement(veDiscUsage)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veDiscUsage);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementDiscUsage(tmplView->GetViewElement(veDiscUsage));
+            AddViewElement(veDiscUsage, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        SetDiscUsage(stringTokens, intTokens);
+        ClearViewElement(veDiscUsage);
+        DrawViewElement(veDiscUsage, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    }
 }
 
 bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawLoad(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veSystemLoad)) {
         return false;
     }
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    double systemLoad;
-    if (getloadavg(&systemLoad, 1) > 0) {
-        if (lastSystemLoad == systemLoad) {
-            return false;
+    bool changed = false;
+    if (DetachViewElement(veSystemLoad)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veSystemLoad);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementSystemLoad(tmplView->GetViewElement(veSystemLoad));
+            AddViewElement(veSystemLoad, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+            changed = true;
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                changed = viewElement->Render();
         }
-        string load = *cString::sprintf("%.2f", systemLoad);
-        int loadHand = systemLoad * 1000;
-        int loadHandValue = 0;
-        if (loadHand > 2500)
-            loadHandValue = 2525;
-        else {
-
-            int loadHandDec = loadHand - (loadHand / 100) * 100;
-
-            if (loadHandDec <= 12)
-                loadHandDec = 0;
-            else if (loadHandDec <= 37)
-                loadHandDec = 25;
-            else if (loadHandDec <= 62)
-                loadHandDec = 50;
-            else if (loadHandDec <= 87)
-                loadHandDec = 75;
-            else
-                loadHandDec = 0;
-
-            loadHandValue = loadHand / 100 * 100 + loadHandDec;
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        changed = SetSystemLoad(stringTokens, intTokens);
+        if (changed) {
+            ClearViewElement(veSystemLoad);
+            DrawViewElement(veSystemLoad, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
         }
-
-        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("load", load));
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("loadhand", loadHandValue));
-        lastSystemLoad = systemLoad;
     }
-
-    ClearViewElement(veSystemLoad);
-    DrawViewElement(veSystemLoad, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
-
-    return true;
+    return changed;
 }
 
 bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawMemory(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veSystemMemory)) {
         return false;
     }
-    struct sysinfo memInfo;
-    sysinfo (&memInfo);
-    
-    long long totalMem = memInfo.totalram;
-    totalMem += memInfo.totalswap;
-    totalMem *= memInfo.mem_unit;
-    int totalMemMB = totalMem / 1024 / 1024;
-
-    long long usedMem = memInfo.totalram - memInfo.freeram;
-    usedMem += memInfo.totalswap - memInfo.freeswap;
-    usedMem *= memInfo.mem_unit;
-    int usedMemMB = usedMem / 1024 / 1024;
-
-    if (lastMemUsage == usedMemMB) {
-        return false;
+    bool changed = false;
+    if (DetachViewElement(veSystemMemory)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veSystemMemory);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementSystemMemory(tmplView->GetViewElement(veSystemMemory));
+            AddViewElement(veSystemMemory, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+            changed = true;
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                changed = viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        changed = SetSystemMemory(stringTokens, intTokens);
+        if (changed) {
+            ClearViewElement(veSystemMemory);
+            DrawViewElement(veSystemMemory, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+        }
     }
-    lastMemUsage = usedMemMB;
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("totalmem", totalMemMB));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("usedmem", usedMemMB));
-    if (totalMemMB > 0)
-        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("usedmempercent", usedMemMB * 100 / totalMemMB));
-
-    ClearViewElement(veSystemMemory);
-    DrawViewElement(veSystemMemory, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
-
-    return true;
+    return changed;
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawTemperatures(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veTemperatures)) {
         return;
     }
-    cString execCommand = cString::sprintf("cd \"%s/\"; \"%s/temperatures\"", SCRIPTFOLDER, SCRIPTFOLDER);
-    system(*execCommand);
-
-    string tempCPU, tempGPU;
-    int cpu, gpu;
-
-    cString itemFilename = cString::sprintf("%s/cpu", SCRIPTOUTPUTPATH );
-    ifstream file(*itemFilename, ifstream::in);
-    if( file.is_open() ) {
-        std::getline(file, tempCPU);
-        if (tempCPU.size() > 2) {
-            cpu = atoi(tempCPU.substr(0,2).c_str());
-        } else
-            cpu = 0;
-        file.close();
-    } else {
-        tempCPU = "0°C";
-        cpu = 0;
-    }
-
-    itemFilename = cString::sprintf("%s/gpu", SCRIPTOUTPUTPATH );
-    ifstream file2(*itemFilename, ifstream::in);
-    if( file2.is_open() ) {
-        std::getline(file2, tempGPU);
-        if (tempGPU.size() > 2) {
-            gpu = atoi(tempGPU.substr(0,2).c_str());
-        } else
-            gpu = 0;
-        file2.close();
+    if (DetachViewElement(veTemperatures)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veTemperatures);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementTemperature(tmplView->GetViewElement(veTemperatures));
+            AddViewElement(veTemperatures, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
     } else {
-        tempGPU = "0°C";
-        gpu = 0;
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        bool changed = SetSystemTemperatures(stringTokens, intTokens);
+        if (changed) {
+            ClearViewElement(veTemperatures);
+            DrawViewElement(veTemperatures, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+        }
     }
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("cputemp", cpu));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("gputemp", gpu));
-
-    ClearViewElement(veTemperatures);
-    DrawViewElement(veTemperatures, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
 bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawDevices(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veDevices)) {
         return false;
     }
+    bool changed = false;
+    if (DetachViewElement(veDevices)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veDevices);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementDevices(tmplView->GetViewElement(veDevices));
+            AddViewElement(veDevices, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+            changed = true;
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                changed = viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > deviceLoopTokens;
+        vector< map< string, string > > devices;
 
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-    map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > deviceLoopTokens;
-    vector< map< string, string > > devices;
-
-    bool changed = SetDevices(initial, &intTokens, &devices);
-    if (!changed)
-        return false;
+        changed = SetDevices(initial, &intTokens, &devices);
+        if (!changed)
+            return false;
 
-    deviceLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("devices", devices));
-    
-    ClearViewElement(veDevices);
-    DrawViewElement(veDevices, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &deviceLoopTokens);
-    return true;
+        deviceLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("devices", devices));
+        ClearViewElement(veDevices);
+        DrawViewElement(veDevices, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &deviceLoopTokens);        
+    }
+    return changed;
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCurrentSchedule(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veCurrentSchedule)) {
         return;
     }
-
-    cDevice *device = cDevice::PrimaryDevice();
-    const cChannel *channel = NULL;
-    if (!device->Replaying() || device->Transferring()) {
-        channel = Channels.GetByNumber(device->CurrentChannel());
-    }
-    if (!channel)
-        return;
-
-    const cEvent *event = NULL;
-    cSchedulesLock SchedulesLock;
-    if (const cSchedules *Schedules = cSchedules::Schedules(SchedulesLock))
-        if (const cSchedule *Schedule = Schedules->GetSchedule(channel))
-            event = Schedule->GetPresentEvent();
-    if (!event)
-        return;
-
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", (event->Title())?event->Title():""));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("subtitle", (event->ShortText())?event->ShortText():""));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("start", *event->GetTimeString()));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("stop", *event->GetEndTimeString()));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("duration", event->Duration() / 60));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("durationhours", event->Duration() / 3600));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("durationminutes", *cString::sprintf("%.2d", (event->Duration() / 60)%60)));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", (int)round((time(NULL) - event->StartTime())/60)));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("remaining", (int)round((event->EndTime() - time(NULL))/60)));
-
-    int mediaWidth = 0;
-    int mediaHeight = 0;
-    string mediaPath = "";
-    bool isBanner = false;
-    int posterWidth = 0;
-    int posterHeight = 0;
-    string posterPath = "";
-    bool hasPoster = false;
-    int bannerWidth = 0;
-    int bannerHeight = 0;
-    string bannerPath = "";
-    bool hasBanner = false;
-    static cPlugin *pScraper = GetScraperPlugin();
-    if (pScraper) {
-        ScraperGetPosterBanner call;
-        call.event = event;
-        if (pScraper->Service("GetPosterBanner", &call)) {
-            if ((call.type == tSeries) && call.banner.path.size() > 0) {
-                mediaWidth = call.banner.width;
-                mediaHeight = call.banner.height;
-                mediaPath = call.banner.path;
-                isBanner = true;
-                bannerWidth = mediaWidth;
-                bannerHeight = mediaHeight;
-                bannerPath = mediaPath;
-                hasBanner = true;
-                ScraperGetPoster callPoster;
-                callPoster.event = event;
-                callPoster.recording = NULL;
-                if (pScraper->Service("GetPoster", &callPoster)) {
-                    posterWidth = callPoster.poster.width;
-                    posterHeight = callPoster.poster.height;
-                    posterPath = callPoster.poster.path;
-                    hasPoster = true;
-                }
-            } else if (call.type == tMovie && call.poster.path.size() > 0 && call.poster.height > 0) {
-                mediaWidth = call.poster.width;
-                mediaHeight = call.poster.height;
-                mediaPath = call.poster.path;
-                posterWidth = call.poster.width;
-                posterHeight = call.poster.height;
-                posterPath = call.poster.path;
-                hasPoster = true;
-            }
+    if (DetachViewElement(veCurrentSchedule)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veCurrentSchedule);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementCurrentSchedule(tmplView->GetViewElement(veCurrentSchedule));
+            AddViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
         }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        SetCurrentSchedule(stringTokens, intTokens);
+        ClearViewElement(veCurrentSchedule);
+        DrawViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     }
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediawidth", mediaWidth));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediaheight", mediaHeight));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isbanner", isBanner));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("mediapath", mediaPath));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterwidth", posterWidth));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterheight", posterHeight));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("posterpath", posterPath));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasposter", hasPoster));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerwidth", bannerWidth));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerheight", bannerHeight));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("bannerpath", bannerPath));
-    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasbanner", hasBanner));
-
-    ClearViewElement(veCurrentSchedule);
-    DrawViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCurrentWeather(void) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veCurrentWeather)) {
         return;
     }
-    map < string, string > stringTokens;
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
-    if (!SetCurrentWeatherTokens(stringTokens, intTokens)){
+    if (DetachViewElement(veCurrentWeather)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementWeather(tmplView->GetViewElement(veCurrentWeather));
+            AddViewElement(veCurrentWeather, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens;
+        map < string, int > intTokens;
+        if (!SetCurrentWeatherTokens(stringTokens, intTokens)){
+            ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+            return;
+        }
         ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
-        return;
+        DrawViewElement(veCurrentWeather, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
     }
-    
-    ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
-    DrawViewElement(veCurrentWeather, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCustomTokens(void) {
@@ -640,9 +442,22 @@ void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCustomTokens(void) {
     }
     if (!tmplView)
         return;
-    map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
-    map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
-    DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+
+    if (DetachViewElement(veCustomTokens)) {
+        cViewElement *viewElement = GetViewElement(veCustomTokens);
+        if (!viewElement) {
+            viewElement = new cViewElementCustomTokens(tmplView->GetViewElement(veCustomTokens), tmplView);
+            AddViewElement(veCustomTokens, viewElement);
+            viewElement->Start();
+        } else {
+            if (!viewElement->Starting())
+                viewElement->Render();
+        }
+    } else {
+        map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
+        map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
+        DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    }
 }
 
 /************************************************************************
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.h b/views/displaymenuview.h
index 3bc64b8..dbf8acf 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.h
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ public:
 class cDisplayMenuMainView : public cDisplayMenuView {
 private:
     bool initial;
-    double lastSystemLoad;
-    int lastMemUsage;
     void DrawTimers(void);
     void DrawDiscUsage(void);
     bool DrawLoad(void);
diff --git a/views/displayviewelements.c b/views/displayviewelements.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61760df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/displayviewelements.c
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+#include "displayviewelements.h"
+
+cViewElementDevices::cViewElementDevices(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+    init = true;
+}
+
+bool cViewElementDevices::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > deviceLoopTokens;
+    vector< map< string, string > > devices;
+
+    if (init)
+        InitDevices();
+    bool changed = SetDevices(init, &intTokens, &devices);
+    init = false;
+    
+    if (!changed)
+        return false;
+
+    deviceLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("devices", devices));
+    
+    ClearViewElement(veDevices);
+    DrawViewElement(veDevices, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &deviceLoopTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementSignal::cViewElementSignal(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementSignal::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    bool changed = SetSignal(intTokens);
+    if (!changed)
+        return false;
+    ClearViewElement(veSignalQuality);
+    DrawViewElement(veSignalQuality, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementWeather::cViewElementWeather(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementWeather::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetCurrentWeatherTokens(stringTokens, intTokens)){
+        ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+        return false;
+    }
+    ClearViewElement(veCurrentWeather);
+    DrawViewElement(veCurrentWeather, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementDate::cViewElementDate(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementDate::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetDate(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    ClearViewElement(veDateTime);
+    DrawViewElement(veDateTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementTime::cViewElementTime(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementTime::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetTime(stringTokens, intTokens)) {
+        return false;
+    }    
+    ClearViewElement(veTime);
+    DrawViewElement(veTime, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementScraperContent::cViewElementScraperContent(const cEvent *event, ScraperContentType type, cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+    this->event = event;
+    this->type = type;
+}
+
+bool cViewElementScraperContent::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    SetPosterBanner(event, stringTokens, intTokens);
+    ClearViewElement(veScraperContent);
+    DrawViewElement(veScraperContent, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementCustomTokens::cViewElementCustomTokens(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement, cTemplateView *tmplView) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+    this->tmplView = tmplView;
+}
+
+bool cViewElementCustomTokens::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!tmplView)
+        return false;
+    stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
+    intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
+
+    ClearViewElement(veCustomTokens);
+    DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementTimers::cViewElementTimers(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementTimers::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > timerLoopTokens;
+    vector< map< string, string > > timers;
+
+    SetTimers(&intTokens, &stringTokens, &timers);
+
+    timerLoopTokens.insert(pair< string, vector< map< string, string > > >("timers", timers));
+
+    ClearViewElement(veTimers);
+    DrawViewElement(veTimers, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &timerLoopTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementDiscUsage::cViewElementDiscUsage(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementDiscUsage::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    SetDiscUsage(stringTokens, intTokens);
+
+    ClearViewElement(veDiscUsage);
+    DrawViewElement(veDiscUsage, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementSystemLoad::cViewElementSystemLoad(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementSystemLoad::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetSystemLoad(stringTokens, intTokens))
+        return false;
+    ClearViewElement(veSystemLoad);
+    DrawViewElement(veSystemLoad, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementSystemMemory::cViewElementSystemMemory(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementSystemMemory::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetSystemMemory(stringTokens, intTokens))
+        return false;
+    ClearViewElement(veSystemMemory);
+    DrawViewElement(veSystemMemory, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementTemperature::cViewElementTemperature(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementTemperature::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    if (!SetSystemTemperatures(stringTokens, intTokens))
+        return false;
+    ClearViewElement(veTemperatures);
+    DrawViewElement(veTemperatures, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************************************************************/
+
+cViewElementCurrentSchedule::cViewElementCurrentSchedule(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cViewElement(tmplViewElement) {
+}
+
+bool cViewElementCurrentSchedule::Render(void) {
+    ClearTokens();
+    SetCurrentSchedule(stringTokens, intTokens);
+    ClearViewElement(veCurrentSchedule);
+    DrawViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/views/displayviewelements.h b/views/displayviewelements.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46492f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/displayviewelements.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#ifndef __DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
+#define __DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
+
+#include "../libtemplate/template.h"
+#include "view.h"
+#include "viewhelpers.h"
+
+class cViewElementDevices : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+    bool init;
+public:
+    cViewElementDevices(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementDevices() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementSignal : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementSignal(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementSignal() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementWeather : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementWeather(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementWeather() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementDate : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementDate(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementDate() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementTime : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementTime(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementTime() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+enum ScraperContentType {
+    ctPosterBanner,
+    ctFull
+};
+
+class cViewElementScraperContent : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+    ScraperContentType type;
+    const cEvent *event;
+public:
+    cViewElementScraperContent(const cEvent *event, ScraperContentType type, cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementScraperContent() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementCustomTokens : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+    cTemplateView *tmplView;
+public:
+    cViewElementCustomTokens(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement, cTemplateView *tmplView);
+    virtual ~cViewElementCustomTokens() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementTimers : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementTimers(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementTimers() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementDiscUsage : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementDiscUsage(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementDiscUsage() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementSystemLoad : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementSystemLoad(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementSystemLoad() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementSystemMemory : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementSystemMemory(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementSystemMemory() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementTemperature : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementTemperature(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementTemperature() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+class cViewElementCurrentSchedule : public cViewElement, public cViewHelpers {
+private:
+public:
+    cViewElementCurrentSchedule(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
+    virtual ~cViewElementCurrentSchedule() {};
+    bool Render(void);
+};
+
+#endif //__DISPLAYCHANNELVIEWELEMENTS_H
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/view.c b/views/view.c
index 3bebde7..a76c48a 100644
--- a/views/view.c
+++ b/views/view.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ cView::~cView() {
         cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->ScaleVideo(cRect::Null);
     }
     for (map<eViewElement,cViewElement*>::iterator dVeIt = detachedViewElements.begin(); dVeIt != detachedViewElements.end(); dVeIt++) {
-        delete dVeIt->second;
+        cViewElement *ve = dVeIt->second;
+        delete ve;
     }
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ void cView::DrawViewElement(eViewElement ve, map <string,string> *stringTokens,
     viewElement->InitIterator();
     cTemplatePixmap *pix = NULL;
     while(pix = viewElement->GetNextPixmap()) {
+        //check if already drawn background area, this can be skipped
+        if (PixmapExists(pixCurrent) && pix->BackgroundArea()) {
+            pixCurrent++;
+            continue;
+        }
         //reset Template 
         pix->ClearDynamicParameters();
         //create Pixmap if already fully parsed
@@ -151,9 +157,12 @@ void cView::DrawViewElement(eViewElement ve, map <string,string> *stringTokens,
 }
 
 void cView::ClearViewElement(eViewElement ve) {
-    if (!tmplView)
-        return;
-    cTemplateViewElement *viewElement = tmplView->GetViewElement(ve);
+    cTemplateViewElement *viewElement = NULL;
+    if (tmplViewElement) {
+        viewElement = tmplViewElement;
+    } else if (tmplView) {
+        viewElement = tmplView->GetViewElement(ve);
+    }
     if (!viewElement)
         return;
     int pixCurrent = viewElement->GetPixOffset();
@@ -162,7 +171,9 @@ void cView::ClearViewElement(eViewElement ve) {
     cTemplatePixmap *pix = NULL;
     viewElement->InitIterator();
     while(pix = viewElement->GetNextPixmap()) {
-        Fill(pixCurrent, clrTransparent);
+        if (!pix->BackgroundArea()) {
+            Fill(pixCurrent, clrTransparent);
+        }
         pixCurrent++; 
     }
 }
@@ -834,6 +845,7 @@ void cView::DoDrawImage(int num, cTemplateFunction *func, int x0, int y0) {
 ************************************************************************/
 
 cViewElement::cViewElement(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement) : cView(tmplViewElement) {
+    tmplViewElement->SetPixOffset(0);
     delay = tmplViewElement->GetNumericParameter(ptDelay);
     SetFadeTime(tmplViewElement->GetNumericParameter(ptFadeTime));
 }
@@ -858,82 +870,11 @@ void cViewElement::Action(void) {
     }
 }
 
-void cViewElement::Draw(map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > *loopTokens) {
-    if (!tmplViewElement)
-        return;
-
-    if (tmplViewElement->DebugTokens()) {
-        DebugTokens("viewelement", &stringTokens, &intTokens, loopTokens);
-    }
-    //iterate through pixmaps of viewelement
-    int pixCurrent = 0;
-    tmplViewElement->InitIterator();
-    cTemplatePixmap *pix = NULL;
-    while(pix = tmplViewElement->GetNextPixmap()) {
-        //reset Template 
-        pix->ClearDynamicParameters();
-        //create Pixmap if already fully parsed
-        if (!PixmapExists(pixCurrent) && pix->Ready() && pix->DoExecute() && !pix->Scrolling()) {
-            CreateViewPixmap(pixCurrent, pix);
-        }
-        //check if pixmap needs dynamic parameters  
-        if ((!pix->Ready() || !pix->DoExecute()) && !pix->Scrolling()) {
-            //parse dynamic parameters and initiate functions
-            pix->ParseDynamicParameters(&intTokens, true);
-            if (pix->Ready() && pix->DoExecute()) {
-                CreateViewPixmap(pixCurrent, pix);
-            }
-        } else {
-            //parse dynamic parameters but not initiate functions
-            pix->ParseDynamicParameters(&intTokens, false);
-        }
-        //if pixmap still not valid, skip
-        if (!pix->Ready() && !pix->Scrolling()) {
-            pixCurrent++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        //if condition for pixmap set, check if cond is true 
-        if (!pix->DoExecute()) {
-            pixCurrent++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        //parse dynamic tokens of pixmap functions
-        pix->ClearDynamicFunctionParameters();
-        pix->ParseDynamicFunctionParameters(&stringTokens, &intTokens);
-
-        if (!PixmapExists(pixCurrent) && pix->Scrolling()) {
-            cSize drawportSize;
-            scrolling = pix->CalculateDrawPortSize(drawportSize, loopTokens);
-            if (scrolling) {
-                /*
-                CreateScrollingPixmap(pixCurrent, pix, drawportSize);
-                pix->SetScrollingTextWidth();
-                veScroll = ve;
-                scrollingPix = pixCurrent;
-                scrollOrientation = pix->GetNumericParameter(ptOrientation); 
-                scrollMode = pix->GetNumericParameter(ptScrollMode);
-                scrollDelay = pix->GetNumericParameter(ptDelay);
-                scrollSpeed = pix->GetNumericParameter(ptScrollSpeed);
-                */
-            } else {
-                CreateViewPixmap(pixCurrent, pix);              
-            }
-        }
-        if (pix->DoDebug()) {
-            pix->Debug();
-        }
-        
-        DrawPixmap(pixCurrent, pix, loopTokens);
-        pixCurrent++; 
-    }
+void cViewElement::ClearTokens(void) {
+    stringTokens.clear();
+    intTokens.clear();
 }
 
-void cViewElement::Clear(void) {
-    int pixMax = NumPixmaps();
-    for (int pixCurrent = 0; pixCurrent < pixMax; pixCurrent++) {
-        Fill(pixCurrent, clrTransparent);
-    }
-}
 
 /***********************************************************************
 * cViewListItem
diff --git a/views/view.h b/views/view.h
index ab11717..f81885f 100644
--- a/views/view.h
+++ b/views/view.h
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ protected:
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
     void Action(void);
-    void Draw(map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > *loopTokens = NULL);
+    void ClearTokens(void);
 public:
     cViewElement(cTemplateViewElement *tmplViewElement);
     virtual ~cViewElement();
-    virtual void Render(void) {};
-    void Clear(void);
+    virtual bool Render(void) { return false; };
+    bool Starting(void) { return Running(); };
 };
 
 class cViewListItem : public cView {
diff --git a/views/viewhelpers.c b/views/viewhelpers.c
index 3ec8847..5c6d4ed 100644
--- a/views/viewhelpers.c
+++ b/views/viewhelpers.c
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <vdr/menu.h>
+#include <vdr/videodir.h>
+#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include "../services/scraper2vdr.h"
 #include "../services/weatherforecast.h"
 #include "../config.h"
+#include "../libcore/timers.h"
 #include "../libcore/helpers.h"
 #include "viewhelpers.h"
 
 cViewHelpers::cViewHelpers(void) {
     numDevices = 0;
     devicesInit = false;
+    lSignalDisplay = 0;
+    lSignalStrength = 0;
+    lSignalQuality = 0;
     lastSecond = -1;
     lastMinute = -1;
+    lastSystemLoad = 0.0;
+    lastMemUsage = -1;
 }
 
 cViewHelpers::~cViewHelpers() {
@@ -141,6 +151,28 @@ bool cViewHelpers::SetDevices(bool initial, map<string,int> *intTokens, vector<m
     return true;
 }
 
+bool cViewHelpers::SetSignal(map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    bool done = false;
+    time_t Now = time(NULL);
+    if (Now != lSignalDisplay) {
+        int SignalStrength = cDevice::ActualDevice()->SignalStrength();
+        int SignalQuality = cDevice::ActualDevice()->SignalQuality();
+        if (SignalStrength < 0) SignalStrength = 0;
+        if (SignalQuality < 0) SignalQuality = 0;
+        if ((SignalStrength == 0)&&(SignalQuality==0))
+            return done;
+        if ((lSignalStrength != SignalStrength) || (lSignalQuality != SignalQuality)) {
+            intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("signalstrength", SignalStrength));
+            intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("signalquality", SignalQuality));
+            lSignalStrength = SignalStrength;
+            lSignalQuality = SignalQuality;
+            done = true;
+        }
+        lSignalDisplay = Now;
+    }
+    return done;
+}
+
 bool cViewHelpers::CheckNewMails(void) {
     static cPlugin *pMailbox = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("mailbox");
     if (!pMailbox) {
@@ -359,13 +391,80 @@ void cViewHelpers::SetScraperTokens(const cEvent *event, const cRecording *recor
 
 }
 
+void cViewHelpers::SetPosterBanner(const cEvent *event, map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    static cPlugin *pScraper = GetScraperPlugin();
+    if (!pScraper) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ScraperGetPosterBanner call;
+    call.event = event;
+    if (pScraper->Service("GetPosterBanner", &call)) {
+        int mediaWidth = 0;
+        int mediaHeight = 0;
+        string mediaPath = "";
+        bool isBanner = false;
+        int posterWidth = 0;
+        int posterHeight = 0;
+        string posterPath = "";
+        bool hasPoster = false;
+        int bannerWidth = 0;
+        int bannerHeight = 0;
+        string bannerPath = "";
+        bool hasBanner = false;
+
+        if ((call.type == tSeries) && call.banner.path.size() > 0) {
+            mediaWidth = call.banner.width;
+            mediaHeight = call.banner.height;
+            mediaPath = call.banner.path;
+            isBanner = true;
+            bannerWidth = mediaWidth;
+            bannerHeight = mediaHeight;
+            bannerPath = mediaPath;
+            hasBanner = true;
+
+            ScraperGetPoster callPoster;
+            callPoster.event = event;
+            callPoster.recording = NULL;
+            if (pScraper->Service("GetPoster", &callPoster)) {
+                posterWidth = callPoster.poster.width;
+                posterHeight = callPoster.poster.height;
+                posterPath = callPoster.poster.path;
+                hasPoster = true;
+            }
+        } else if (call.type == tMovie && call.poster.path.size() > 0 && call.poster.height > 0) {
+            mediaWidth = call.poster.width;
+            mediaHeight = call.poster.height;
+            mediaPath = call.poster.path;
+            posterWidth = call.poster.width;
+            posterHeight = call.poster.height;
+            posterPath = call.poster.path;
+            hasPoster = true;
+        } else
+            return;
+
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediawidth", mediaWidth));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediaheight", mediaHeight));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isbanner", isBanner));
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("mediapath", mediaPath));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterwidth", posterWidth));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterheight", posterHeight));
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("posterpath", posterPath));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasposter", hasPoster));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerwidth", bannerWidth));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerheight", bannerHeight));
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("bannerpath", bannerPath));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasbanner", hasBanner));
+    }
+}
+
 bool cViewHelpers::SetTime(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
     time_t t = time(0);   // get time now
     struct tm * now = localtime(&t);
     int sec = now->tm_sec;
-    if (sec == lastSecond)
+    if (sec == lastSecond) {
         return false;
-
+    }
     int min = now->tm_min;
     int hour = now->tm_hour;
     int hourMinutes = hour%12 * 5 + min / 12;
@@ -433,3 +532,316 @@ bool cViewHelpers::SetCurrentWeatherTokens(map < string, string > &stringTokens,
     stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("ozone", currentWeather.ozone));
     return true;
 }
+
+void cViewHelpers::SetTimers(map<string,int> *intTokens, map<string,string> *stringTokens, vector<map<string,string> > *timers) {
+    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers;// local and remote timers
+    int numTimers = SortedTimers.Size();
+
+    intTokens->insert(pair<string, int>("numtimers", numTimers));
+
+    int numTimerConflicts = SortedTimers.NumTimerConfilicts();
+    intTokens->insert(pair<string, int>("numtimerconflicts", numTimerConflicts));
+
+    for (int i=0; i<15; i++) {
+        stringstream name;
+        name << "timer" << i+1 << "exists";
+        if (i < numTimers) {
+            intTokens->insert(pair<string, int>(name.str(), true));
+        } else {
+            intTokens->insert(pair<string, int>(name.str(), false));
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numTimers; i++) {
+        if (i >=15)
+            break;
+        map< string, string > timerVals;
+        const cTimer *Timer = SortedTimers[i];
+        const cEvent *event = Timer->Event();
+        if (event) {
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[title]", event->Title()));
+        } else {
+            const char *File = Setup.FoldersInTimerMenu ? NULL : strrchr(Timer->File(), FOLDERDELIMCHAR);
+            if (File && strcmp(File + 1, TIMERMACRO_TITLE) && strcmp(File + 1, TIMERMACRO_EPISODE))
+                File++;
+            else
+                File = Timer->File();
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[title]", File));            
+        }
+        const cChannel *channel = Timer->Channel();
+        if (channel) {
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelname]", channel->Name()));
+            stringstream chanNum;
+            chanNum << channel->Number();
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelnumber]", chanNum.str()));
+            string channelID = *(channel->GetChannelID().ToString());
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelid]", channelID));
+            bool logoExists = imgCache->LogoExists(channelID);
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channellogoexists]", logoExists ? "1" : "0"));
+        } else {
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelname]", ""));
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelnumber]", "0"));
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channelid]", ""));  
+            timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[channellogoexists]", "0"));
+        }
+        
+        timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[recording]", Timer->Recording() ? "1" : "0"));
+
+        cString timerDate("");
+        if (Timer->Recording()) {
+            timerDate = cString::sprintf("-%s", *TimeString(Timer->StopTime()));
+        } else {
+            time_t Now = time(NULL);
+            cString Today = WeekDayName(Now);
+            cString Time = TimeString(Timer->StartTime());
+            cString Day = WeekDayName(Timer->StartTime());
+            if (Timer->StartTime() > Now + 6 * SECSINDAY) {
+                time_t ttm = Timer->StartTime();
+                struct tm * timerTime = localtime(&ttm);
+                timerDate = cString::sprintf("%02d.%02d %s", timerTime->tm_mday, timerTime->tm_mon + 1, *Time);
+            } else if (strcmp(Day, Today) != 0)
+                timerDate = cString::sprintf("%s %s", *Day, *Time);
+            else
+                timerDate = Time;
+            if (Timer->Flags() & tfVps)
+                timerDate = cString::sprintf("VPS %s", *timerDate);
+        }
+        timerVals.insert(pair< string, string >("timers[datetime]", *timerDate));
+
+        timers->push_back(timerVals);
+    }
+}
+
+void cViewHelpers::SetMenuHeader(eMenuCategory cat, string menuTitle, map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", menuTitle));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrversion", VDRVERSION));
+
+    //check for standard menu entries
+    bool hasIcon = false;
+
+    string icon = imgCache->GetIconName(menuTitle, cat);
+    if (imgCache->MenuIconExists(icon))
+        hasIcon = true;
+
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("icon", icon));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasicon", hasIcon));
+
+    //Disc Usage
+    string vdrUsageString = *cVideoDiskUsage::String();
+    int discUsage = cVideoDiskUsage::UsedPercent();
+    bool discAlert = (discUsage > 95) ? true : false;
+    string freeTime = *cString::sprintf("%02d:%02d", cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() / 60, cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() % 60);
+    int freeGB = cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMB() / 1024;
+
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("usedpercent", discUsage));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freepercent", 100-discUsage));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("discalert", discAlert));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freegb", freeGB));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("freetime", freeTime));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrusagestring", vdrUsageString));
+}
+
+void cViewHelpers::SetDiscUsage(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    string vdrUsageString = *cVideoDiskUsage::String();
+    int discUsage = cVideoDiskUsage::UsedPercent();
+    bool discAlert = (discUsage > 95) ? true : false;
+    string freeTime = *cString::sprintf("%02d:%02d", cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() / 60, cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMinutes() % 60);
+    int freeGB = cVideoDiskUsage::FreeMB() / 1024;
+
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("usedpercent", discUsage));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freepercent", 100-discUsage));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("discalert", discAlert));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("freegb", freeGB));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("freetime", freeTime));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("vdrusagestring", vdrUsageString));
+}
+
+bool cViewHelpers::SetSystemLoad(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    double systemLoad;
+    if (getloadavg(&systemLoad, 1) > 0) {
+        if (lastSystemLoad == systemLoad) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        string load = *cString::sprintf("%.2f", systemLoad);
+        int loadHand = systemLoad * 1000;
+        int loadHandValue = 0;
+        if (loadHand > 2500)
+            loadHandValue = 2525;
+        else {
+
+            int loadHandDec = loadHand - (loadHand / 100) * 100;
+
+            if (loadHandDec <= 12)
+                loadHandDec = 0;
+            else if (loadHandDec <= 37)
+                loadHandDec = 25;
+            else if (loadHandDec <= 62)
+                loadHandDec = 50;
+            else if (loadHandDec <= 87)
+                loadHandDec = 75;
+            else
+                loadHandDec = 0;
+
+            loadHandValue = loadHand / 100 * 100 + loadHandDec;
+        }
+        stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("load", load));
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("loadhand", loadHandValue));
+        lastSystemLoad = systemLoad;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool cViewHelpers::SetSystemMemory(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    struct sysinfo memInfo;
+    sysinfo (&memInfo);
+    
+    long long totalMem = memInfo.totalram;
+    totalMem += memInfo.totalswap;
+    totalMem *= memInfo.mem_unit;
+    int totalMemMB = totalMem / 1024 / 1024;
+
+    long long usedMem = memInfo.totalram - memInfo.freeram;
+    usedMem += memInfo.totalswap - memInfo.freeswap;
+    usedMem *= memInfo.mem_unit;
+    int usedMemMB = usedMem / 1024 / 1024;
+
+    if (lastMemUsage == usedMemMB) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    lastMemUsage = usedMemMB;
+
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("totalmem", totalMemMB));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("usedmem", usedMemMB));
+    if (totalMemMB > 0)
+        intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("usedmempercent", usedMemMB * 100 / totalMemMB));
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool cViewHelpers::SetSystemTemperatures(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    cString execCommand = cString::sprintf("cd \"%s/\"; \"%s/temperatures\"", SCRIPTFOLDER, SCRIPTFOLDER);
+    system(*execCommand);
+
+    string tempCPU, tempGPU;
+    int cpu, gpu;
+
+    cString itemFilename = cString::sprintf("%s/cpu", SCRIPTOUTPUTPATH );
+    ifstream file(*itemFilename, ifstream::in);
+    if( file.is_open() ) {
+        std::getline(file, tempCPU);
+        if (tempCPU.size() > 2) {
+            cpu = atoi(tempCPU.substr(0,2).c_str());
+        } else
+            cpu = 0;
+        file.close();
+    } else {
+        tempCPU = "0°C";
+        cpu = 0;
+    }
+
+    itemFilename = cString::sprintf("%s/gpu", SCRIPTOUTPUTPATH );
+    ifstream file2(*itemFilename, ifstream::in);
+    if( file2.is_open() ) {
+        std::getline(file2, tempGPU);
+        if (tempGPU.size() > 2) {
+            gpu = atoi(tempGPU.substr(0,2).c_str());
+        } else
+            gpu = 0;
+        file2.close();
+    } else {
+        tempGPU = "0°C";
+        gpu = 0;
+    }
+
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("cputemp", cpu));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("gputemp", gpu));
+    return true;
+}
+
+void cViewHelpers::SetCurrentSchedule(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens) {
+    cDevice *device = cDevice::PrimaryDevice();
+    const cChannel *channel = NULL;
+    if (!device->Replaying() || device->Transferring()) {
+        channel = Channels.GetByNumber(device->CurrentChannel());
+    }
+    if (!channel)
+        return;
+
+    const cEvent *event = NULL;
+    cSchedulesLock SchedulesLock;
+    if (const cSchedules *Schedules = cSchedules::Schedules(SchedulesLock))
+        if (const cSchedule *Schedule = Schedules->GetSchedule(channel))
+            event = Schedule->GetPresentEvent();
+    if (!event)
+        return;
+
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", (event->Title())?event->Title():""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("subtitle", (event->ShortText())?event->ShortText():""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("start", *event->GetTimeString()));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("stop", *event->GetEndTimeString()));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("duration", event->Duration() / 60));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("durationhours", event->Duration() / 3600));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("durationminutes", *cString::sprintf("%.2d", (event->Duration() / 60)%60)));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", (int)round((time(NULL) - event->StartTime())/60)));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("remaining", (int)round((event->EndTime() - time(NULL))/60)));
+
+    int mediaWidth = 0;
+    int mediaHeight = 0;
+    string mediaPath = "";
+    bool isBanner = false;
+    int posterWidth = 0;
+    int posterHeight = 0;
+    string posterPath = "";
+    bool hasPoster = false;
+    int bannerWidth = 0;
+    int bannerHeight = 0;
+    string bannerPath = "";
+    bool hasBanner = false;
+    static cPlugin *pScraper = GetScraperPlugin();
+    if (pScraper) {
+        ScraperGetPosterBanner call;
+        call.event = event;
+        if (pScraper->Service("GetPosterBanner", &call)) {
+            if ((call.type == tSeries) && call.banner.path.size() > 0) {
+                mediaWidth = call.banner.width;
+                mediaHeight = call.banner.height;
+                mediaPath = call.banner.path;
+                isBanner = true;
+                bannerWidth = mediaWidth;
+                bannerHeight = mediaHeight;
+                bannerPath = mediaPath;
+                hasBanner = true;
+                ScraperGetPoster callPoster;
+                callPoster.event = event;
+                callPoster.recording = NULL;
+                if (pScraper->Service("GetPoster", &callPoster)) {
+                    posterWidth = callPoster.poster.width;
+                    posterHeight = callPoster.poster.height;
+                    posterPath = callPoster.poster.path;
+                    hasPoster = true;
+                }
+            } else if (call.type == tMovie && call.poster.path.size() > 0 && call.poster.height > 0) {
+                mediaWidth = call.poster.width;
+                mediaHeight = call.poster.height;
+                mediaPath = call.poster.path;
+                posterWidth = call.poster.width;
+                posterHeight = call.poster.height;
+                posterPath = call.poster.path;
+                hasPoster = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediawidth", mediaWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediaheight", mediaHeight));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isbanner", isBanner));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("mediapath", mediaPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterwidth", posterWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterheight", posterHeight));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("posterpath", posterPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasposter", hasPoster));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerwidth", bannerWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerheight", bannerHeight));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("bannerpath", bannerPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasbanner", hasBanner));
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/viewhelpers.h b/views/viewhelpers.h
index 53209b4..4d54677 100644
--- a/views/viewhelpers.h
+++ b/views/viewhelpers.h
@@ -8,16 +8,30 @@ private:
     int* lastSignalStrength;
     int* lastSignalQuality;
     bool* recDevices;
+    int lSignalDisplay;
+    int lSignalStrength;
+    int lSignalQuality;
     int lastSecond;
     int lastMinute;
+    double lastSystemLoad;
+    int lastMemUsage;
 protected:
     void InitDevices(void);
     bool SetDevices(bool initial, map<string,int> *intTokens, vector<map<string,string> > *devices);
+    bool SetSignal(map < string, int > &intTokens);
     bool CheckNewMails(void);
     void SetScraperTokens(const cEvent *event, const cRecording *recording, map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens, map < string, vector< map< string, string > > > &loopTokens);
+    void SetPosterBanner(const cEvent *event, map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
     bool SetTime(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
     bool SetDate(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
     bool SetCurrentWeatherTokens(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    void SetTimers(map<string,int> *intTokens, map<string,string> *stringTokens, vector<map<string,string> > *timers);
+    void SetMenuHeader(eMenuCategory cat, string menuTitle, map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    void SetDiscUsage(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    bool SetSystemLoad(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    bool SetSystemMemory(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    bool SetSystemTemperatures(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
+    void SetCurrentSchedule(map < string, string > &stringTokens, map < string, int > &intTokens);
 public:
     cViewHelpers(void);
     virtual ~cViewHelpers(void);