[mythtv] MePo-wide. A New Mythtv Theme now available for downlaod.

[Zdzislaw Gorlicki]

Jack Perveiler wrote:
>>>> Cool. The only issue I've seen within the core myth stuff is the  
>>>> thumbnail on the watch recordings not changing when selecting a new  
>>>> video. I don't have video previews on and I view with group  
>>>> information on. It changes when I hit a new group, but not once I  
>>>> enter the group and scroll through the videos.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> There's also a problem with mixed aspect ratio preview images.  If a 4:3
>>> preview image is shown, and then a 16:9, the 16:9 is drawn on top of the
>>>       
>> old
>>     
>>> 4:3 and the result is you can see the bottom of the previous 4:3 preview
>>> thumbnail (because the 16:9 thumbnail has less height).  It appears that
>>>       
>> maybe
>>     
>>> the preview thumbnail area isn't being redrawn with the background
>>>       
>> color/image
>>     
>>> before the new image is drawn in it's place?
>>>
>>> I'm using an older svn version (r11369), so I guess that could be the
>>>       
>> problem,
>>     
>>> but it works for Retro so I thought it might be theme-related.
>>>
>>> --Jack
>>>   
>>>       
>
>   
>> thnax guys, keep 'em coming. Right now I'm still focusing mostly on 
>> completing the theme but I will certainly look at these issues as I near 
>> completion
>>     
>
> So I spent some time troubleshooting these issues (I updated to r12418) and
> this is what I've found:
>
> 1) The repaint event is indeed being generated
> 2) The event does indeed intersect with the PlaybackBox::drawVideoBounds, and
> PlaybackBox::updateVideo does get called
> 3) The line in updateVideo that draws the pixmap
> (p->drawPixmap(drawVideoBounds.x(), drawVideoBounds.y(), temp) appears to get
> called (at least I verified that temp.width() > 0, which is the condition on
> the drawPixmap line).
> 4) PlaybackBox::curitem points the new new item (i.e. it isn't a case of "yes,
> we're drawing, but it's the old item getting drawn again")
> 5) If I try to draw the pixmap over the left or right panes of the
> recording/group lists both the aspect ratio and the not-getting-update issues
> go away.
>
> So as best as I can tell, we're trying to paint the right thing at the right
> place at the right time, and the QPainter just isn't getting it done.  Also, I
> don't see the theme's draworder being used anyplace in PlaybackBox.  Is that
> right?
>
> I have a couple of other things I still have to try (I'd like to take the
> pixmap out of the picture and alternate drawing black/white boxes so I know it
> really isn't getting redrawn, maybe draw the same pixmap twice... once where it
> isn't working, once in the region where it is, etc).  But if someone out there
> understands QT painting better than I do (I just started reading the online
> docs last night) than I'm all ears...
>
> --Jack
>
>
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you're talking about the preiews in "watch recordings" screen. correct? 
If so, I am unable to reproduce the issue. for me, both 4:3 and 16:9 
have the same size and preview just fine.