[mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv

[Jared Verdi]

I've sort of isolated the problem.  It seems to happen only coming back
from mythmusic, mythvideo, and mythgames and only if you press ESC
immediately after entering one of the modules on their first screen.  If
you go to say, play music after entering mythmusic's menu, then there is
no problem.

Jared

-----Original Message-----
From: Jared Verdi [mailto:jnverdi at optonline.net] 
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:40 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv

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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