diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/menuitems.c vdr-1.5.8/menuitems.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/menuitems.c	2007-08-17 09:48:07.000000000 -0400
+++ vdr-1.5.8/menuitems.c	2007-10-01 11:31:17.902274337 -0400
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@
   free(name);
 }
 
-void cMenuEditItem::SetValue(const char *Value)
+void cMenuEditItem::SetValue(const char *Value, bool HasPre, bool HasSucc)
 {
   char *buffer = NULL;
-  asprintf(&buffer, "%s:\t%s", name, Value);
+  const char* fmt;
+  if (HasPre)
+    fmt = HasSucc ? "%s:\t<%s>" : "%s\t<%s";
+  else
+    fmt = HasSucc ? "%s\t%s>" : "%s\t%s";
+
+  asprintf(&buffer, fmt, name, Value);
   SetText(buffer, false);
   cStatus::MsgOsdCurrentItem(buffer);
 }
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@
   else {
      char buf[16];
      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", *value);
-     SetValue(buf);
+     SetValue(buf, (*value > min), (*value < max));
      }
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@
 {
   char buf[16];
   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", *value ? trueString : falseString);
-  SetValue(buf);
+  SetValue(buf, *value, !*value);
 }
 
 // --- cMenuEditBitItem ------------------------------------------------------
@@ -631,7 +637,7 @@
 
 void cMenuEditStraItem::Set(void)
 {
-  SetValue(strings[*value]);
+  SetValue(strings[*value], (*value > min), (*value < max));
 }
 
 // --- cMenuEditChanItem -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -649,7 +655,7 @@
      char buf[255];
      cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByNumber(*value);
      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d %s", *value, channel ? channel->Name() : "");
-     SetValue(buf);
+     SetValue(buf, (*value > 1), (*value < Channels.MaxNumber()));
      }
   else if (noneString)
      SetValue(noneString);
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/menuitems.h vdr-1.5.8/menuitems.h
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/menuitems.h	2007-06-08 07:53:37.000000000 -0400
+++ vdr-1.5.8/menuitems.h	2007-10-01 11:31:17.903274412 -0400
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public:
   cMenuEditItem(const char *Name);
   ~cMenuEditItem();
-  void SetValue(const char *Value);
+  void cMenuEditItem::SetValue(const char *Value, bool HasPre=false, bool HasSucc=false);
   };
 
 class cMenuEditIntItem : public cMenuEditItem {