[mythtv-users] GUI Screen size too big.

[Ramon Redondo]

Malcolm wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jim Hribnak" <jim at hribnak.com>
>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:23 PM
>Subject: [mythtv-users] GUI Screen size too big.
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>>I have finally hooked my my frontend/backend to my 61" tv, when I get into
>>the GUI its larger than the screen (even Xwindows is slightly larger as
>>well, I only see half of the menu bar at the bottom)  I am using RH9, I
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>>mythtv .14 and ivtv 0.1.9
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>>I played around with the sizes in Appearances but some areas the buttons
>>still are either half visible or not visible at all. even tweaked X and Y
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>>get it sort of usable but is it necessary to have to tweak these settings
>>for your tv?
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>>I have tried running Xwindows in 640x480, 720x480, and it always looks the
>>same..  I am not at home and do not have access to my Xconfig file.  WHen
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>>was running on the 19" monitor everything looked perfect.
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>>ANy ideas on what I should look at and change?
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>>Jim
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>I'd be interested to know too.  On my monitor mythfrontend looks great but
>on the TV it extends off the edges.  I can't even see the "cancel" or "next"
>buttons when I'm in the setup screens.  Also the OSDs go right off the edges
>of the TV.  This is with 0.14, ivtv 0.1.9 and a 350 using TV out.
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You should be able to resolve all this by changing GUI Width and X and Y 
offsets in the appearances settings you mentioned above.