[mythtv] Example of overlay for live TV
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Sep 16 23:47:49 UTC 2005
Devan Lippman wrote:
> Could someone point me to a code example for creating an overlay for
> mythtv that would allow me to create a scroller at the top of the
> screen? I'm trying to make something that would allow me to watch
> games while reviewing my fantasy leagues. Basically I was planning a
> background thread that updates a fantasy league table (football for
> now) and then some mechanism for displaying it to the screen. Any
> advice is appreciated.
>
mythtvosd --help
specifically, with the "--template=scroller --scroll_text='Whatever you
want to say.'" options. Note, also, "--template=alert
--alert_text='whatever'" can be a useful display, too.
Mike
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