3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index c91c8dcc..f0010f55 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9415,3 +9415,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed inconsistent behavior in case only certain devices are used (selected by the '-D'
   option).
 - Fixed a wrong variable name in cFileName::cFileName().
+- If cSkins::Message() is called from a background thread and Type is not mtStatus,
+  the call is now automatically forwarded to QueueMessage().
diff --git a/skins.c b/skins.c
index b5c447b0..47b330e2 100644
--- a/skins.c
+++ b/skins.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skins.c 4.1 2018/04/28 12:13:01 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skins.c 4.2 2019/05/29 16:43:09 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "skins.h"
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ bool cSkins::SetCurrent(const char *Name)
 eKeys cSkins::Message(eMessageType Type, const char *s, int Seconds)
 {
   if (!cThread::IsMainThread()) {
-     dsyslog("cSkins::Message() called from background thread - ignored! (Use cSkins::QueueMessage() instead)");
+     if (Type != mtStatus)
+        QueueMessage(Type, s, Seconds);
+     else
+        dsyslog("cSkins::Message(%d, \"%s\", %d) called from background thread - ignored! (Use cSkins::QueueMessage() instead)", Type, s, Seconds);
      return kNone;
      }
   switch (Type) {
diff --git a/skins.h b/skins.h
index bd8e15d1..ef27e825 100644
--- a/skins.h
+++ b/skins.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skins.h 4.5 2017/11/02 15:04:56 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skins.h 4.6 2019/05/29 16:36:41 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __SKINS_H
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ public:
        ///< has been received within Seconds (the default value of 0 results
        ///< in the value defined for "Message time" in the setup), kNone
        ///< will be returned.
+       ///< If Message() is called from a background thread and Type is not
+       ///< mtStatus, the call will be automatically forwarded to QueueMessage().
   int QueueMessage(eMessageType Type, const char *s, int Seconds = 0, int Timeout = 0);
        ///< Like Message(), but this function may be called from a background
        ///< thread. The given message is put into a queue and the main program