[mythtv] [PATCH] Option to always use full screen for TV

[Michael Greb]

On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 03:18:13PM -0500, Doug Larrick wrote:
> The attached small patch adds an option ("Use GUI size for TV  
> playback") to the Setup->Appearance->Screen Settings screen  to either  
> use the GUI dimensions for TV playback (the default, and the way it's  
> done today), or to use the GUI dimensions for the GUI only, using the  
> full X desktop for TV playback.
> 
> This patch is helpful for those of us whose output device's overscan  
> settings cause the edges of the GUI to be chopped off: set the GUI size  
> & position so you can see it all, but still have proper, overscanned  
> video.
> 
> Note that this change does nothing for OSD themes that place their  
> elements too close to the edge of the screen.
> 
> -Doug

Is the current mechanism for this not good enough?  There are settings
for overscan that will cause the tv playback picture to go past the sides
of the space used by the gui.  I've been using this to get perfect overscan
for gui and video.

Michael
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