[mythtv-users] Having fun with OSD
Brad DerManouelian
myth at dermanouelian.com
Sun Dec 18 23:03:48 EST 2005
On Dec 18, 2005, at 10:17 PM, Support [ Ian Ward ] wrote:
> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>
>> You inspired me. I just wrote this quick script to display my
>> MythNews headlines. Anyone know if it's possible to trigger an
>> external script while watching TV? I set it to run every hour,
>> but I'd much prefer it to run when I hit a button on my remote
>> and feel like being depressed.
>>
> man irexec
>
> Use irexec. Example:
> 1) create /etc/irexec.conf or maybe a local user conf
> 2) put there something like this (just the stuff between the ===):
> ===
> begin
> prog = irexec
> button = NEWS_BUTTON
> config = /usr/local/bin/mynews
> end
> ===
>
> the config = [command] line specifies what [program] to execute
> when you press the button. The button, of course, must have been
> defined in lircd.conf
>
> 3) put in one of your boot scripts this line:
> /usr/bin/irexec -d /etc/irexec.conf
Perfect. Thanks!
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