[mythtv-commits] Ticket #407: New feature welcome/status screen

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#407: New feature welcome/status screen
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 Reporter:  Paul         |       Owner:  ijr 
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  0.19
Component:  mythtv       |     Version:  head
 Severity:  medium       |  -------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
 This patch adds another executable called 'mythwelcome' that displays
 a myth themed dialog which shows a welcome/status information screen
 that is designed to be shown whenever the frontend is not running i.e.
 when the computer has been started to record a program or is waiting
 for the backend to shut things down.

 The screen shows a status message line that indicates what the backend
 is currently doing eg idle, recording, comm flagging, transcoding etc.
 Also shows what programs are currently being recorded if any and what the
 next scheduled recording is. There is also a "Start MythTV Frontend" push
 button to start the frontend.

 This is mostly useful if you have a dedicated computer running Myth that
 you don't want to leave running 24/7 but want it to start up automatically
 when a recording is about to start and shutdown when it is idle.

 The patch also adds a new command line utility 'mythshutdown' that is used
 by both mythbackend and by mythwelcome.

 The README file contains a lot more info including some installation
 instructions.

 Paul

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