[mythtv-users] Add menu option to run external command

Donavan Stanley GeckoFiend at gmail.com
Sat Oct 30 19:53:48 UTC 2004


On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:18:22 -0700, Asher Schaffer
<freedenizen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I searched around, but was unable to find an answer to this.
> 
> How do I add a menu option to run an external command?  I want to add
> a menu option to run:  xset dpms force suspend     or force off.  The
> idea being that I can turn off my crt w/o having to get up and turn it
> off, I'm lazy sometimes, or watch tv before going to bed.  I don't
> mind having to hit the keyboard to turn it back on, although pressing
> a key on the remote would be preferable, I don't think that will be an
> option.  Has anyone does this before?

Add a menu option that's action is set to EXEC.


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