[mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv

[Jared Verdi]

Wow, I had overlooked myth's ability to run external programs that way.
Maybe that should be more of a publicized feature..

Unfortunately, I am having the losing focus problem again.  My window
manager is set to click to focus though.. It's kde 3.12.  I would hate
to have this problem in the car just because I don't have a mouse handy.
It's definitely a focus issue, all I need to do is click the mouse and
I've got control back, but I wont be able to do that when its installed.
:(

Also.. ESC takes you back to the previous menu, but it doesn't quit when
you get to the main menu?  Is that normal or did I break something?

Finally.. Are there any scripts to get mythfrontend running at start up?
I have heard of ones to run the backend, but what about the front end?
I'm running gentoo.

Thanks all,
Jared

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Isaac Richards
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:10 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv

On Friday 27 June 2003 09:36 am, Jared Verdi wrote:
> First, I just wanna say I love what I see already, and I'm just
getting
> started.  The GUI is far better than any similar software I've seen
for
> linux or windows.  Now, I am putting a computer in my car, and I would
> like to use mythtv for controlling mp3s, movies, and weather, but I
> don't want to watch tv or run the backend at all.  I have commented
out
> the three server connection lines in mythfrontend/main.cpp, and I'm
> getting it to run, but after exiting any of the modules, the computer
> freezes/doesn't accept keyboard input.  Anyone wanna help me out?

Focus issue.  Switching your window manager to click to focus generally
fixes 
that.

> Another question:  Would it be possible to have an auxiliary module
> added to mythtv that just spawns another outside program from an
> accepted command?  I would love to be able to grab gpsdrive for
driving
> directions and such straight from mythtv.  Im sure others would have
> different uses for being able to run an outside program on top of
> mythtv.

You can create additional menus / spawn any program you want just by
adding 
new stuff to the menu .xml files.  mainmenu.xml should be fairly self 
explanatory on the format to use.

Isaac
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