diff -Nru vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/config.c vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/config.c
--- vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/config.c	2008-02-17 15:39:00.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/config.c	2009-05-11 13:02:58.000000000 +0300
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@
   PrimaryLimit = 0;
   DefaultPriority = 50;
   DefaultLifetime = 99;
+  PauseKeyHandling = 2;
   PausePriority = 10;
   PauseLifetime = 1;
   UseSubtitle = 1;
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "PrimaryLimit"))        PrimaryLimit       = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "DefaultPriority"))     DefaultPriority    = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "DefaultLifetime"))     DefaultLifetime    = atoi(Value);
+  else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "PauseKeyHandling"))    PauseKeyHandling   = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "PausePriority"))       PausePriority      = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "PauseLifetime"))       PauseLifetime      = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UseSubtitle"))         UseSubtitle        = atoi(Value);
@@ -506,6 +508,7 @@
   Store("PrimaryLimit",       PrimaryLimit);
   Store("DefaultPriority",    DefaultPriority);
   Store("DefaultLifetime",    DefaultLifetime);
+  Store("PauseKeyHandling",   PauseKeyHandling);
   Store("PausePriority",      PausePriority);
   Store("PauseLifetime",      PauseLifetime);
   Store("UseSubtitle",        UseSubtitle);
diff -Nru vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/config.h vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/config.h
--- vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/config.h	2009-03-06 11:00:59.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/config.h	2009-05-11 12:40:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
   int ChannelEntryTimeout;
   int PrimaryLimit;
   int DefaultPriority, DefaultLifetime;
-  int PausePriority, PauseLifetime;
+  int PauseKeyHandling, PausePriority, PauseLifetime;
   int UseSubtitle;
   int UseVps;
   int VpsMargin;
diff -Nru vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/menu.c vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/menu.c
--- vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/menu.c	2008-03-16 13:15:28.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/menu.c	2009-05-11 14:35:00.000000000 +0300
@@ -2736,18 +2736,24 @@
 // --- cMenuSetupRecord ------------------------------------------------------
 
 class cMenuSetupRecord : public cMenuSetupBase {
+private:
+  const char *pauseKeyHandlingTexts[3];
 public:
   cMenuSetupRecord(void);
   };
 
 cMenuSetupRecord::cMenuSetupRecord(void)
 {
+  pauseKeyHandlingTexts[0] = tr("do not pause live video");
+  pauseKeyHandlingTexts[1] = tr("confirm pause live video");
+  pauseKeyHandlingTexts[2] = tr("pause live video");
   SetSection(tr("Recording"));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Margin at start (min)"),     &data.MarginStart));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Margin at stop (min)"),      &data.MarginStop));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Primary limit"),             &data.PrimaryLimit, 0, MAXPRIORITY));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Default priority"),          &data.DefaultPriority, 0, MAXPRIORITY));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Default lifetime (d)"),      &data.DefaultLifetime, 0, MAXLIFETIME));
+  Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Pause key handling"),        &data.PauseKeyHandling, 3, pauseKeyHandlingTexts));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Pause priority"),            &data.PausePriority, 0, MAXPRIORITY));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Pause lifetime (d)"),        &data.PauseLifetime, 0, MAXLIFETIME));
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Use episode name"),          &data.UseSubtitle));
diff -Nru vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/po/fi_FI.po vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/po/fi_FI.po
--- vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/po/fi_FI.po	2008-03-23 12:31:29.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/po/fi_FI.po	2009-05-11 18:51:23.000000000 +0300
@@ -716,6 +716,18 @@
 msgid "Setup.Recording$Default lifetime (d)"
 msgstr "Tallenteen oletuselinikä (d)"
 
+msgid "Setup.Recording$Pause key handling"
+msgstr "Taukonäppäimen toiminta"
+
+msgid "do not pause live video"
+msgstr "älä pysäytä lähetystä"
+
+msgid "confirm pause live video"
+msgstr "varmista lähetyksen pysäyttäminen"
+
+msgid "pause live video"
+msgstr "pysäytä lähetys"
+
 msgid "Setup.Recording$Pause priority"
 msgstr "Taukotallenteen prioriteetti"
 
@@ -857,6 +869,9 @@
 msgid "No free DVB device to record!"
 msgstr "Ei vapaata DVB-viritintä tallennukselle!"
 
+msgid "Pause live video?"
+msgstr "Pysäytetäänkö lähetys?"
+
 msgid "Pausing live video..."
 msgstr "Pysäytetään lähetys..."
 
diff -Nru vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/vdr.c vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/vdr.c
--- vdr-1.6.0-2-vanilla/vdr.c	2009-03-06 11:00:59.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.6.0-2-pause-i18n/vdr.c	2009-05-11 13:27:52.000000000 +0300
@@ -1049,8 +1049,12 @@
           case kPause:
                if (!cControl::Control()) {
                   DELETE_MENU;
-                  if (!cRecordControls::PauseLiveVideo())
-                     Skins.Message(mtError, tr("No free DVB device to record!"));
+                  if (Setup.PauseKeyHandling ) {
+                     if (Setup.PauseKeyHandling > 1 || Interface->Confirm(tr("Pause live video?"))) {
+                        if (!cRecordControls::PauseLiveVideo())
+                           Skins.Message(mtError, tr("No free DVB device to record!"));
+                        }
+                     }
                   key = kNone; // nobody else needs to see this key
                   }
                break;