[Sideman7]

You can tap on the center of the screen and the bar on the bottom should go away. Also, you can use the hardware keyboard for quite a few functions... you can type in channel numbers, F for fast forward, P for pause, etc... I have a list somewhere...

Here it is:

SlingPlayer Mobile for Pocket PC User Guide 33
Action Keypad Shortcut Notes

— General —
Power O Capital letter “O”
Setup N
Channel Up +
Channel Down -
Clear Q
Guide G
Help ?
Live TV L
Menu M
Num Enter Enter
Cancel or Exit X

— Navigation —
Up Up arrow
Down Down arrow
Left Left arrow
Right Right arrow
Program Up E
Program Down D
Select Spacebar
Last Channel Z Use “Q” on some
remotes

— Playback —
A Button A
B Button B
C Button V
Disk Down >
Disk Up <
Eject J
Fast Forward F
Fast Reverse R
Go to Begin (
Go to End )
Info I
Angle H
List T
Pause U
Play P
Record C
Skip Left (
Skip Right )
Stop S