[mythtv-users] Slimserver, SoftSqueeze & MythTV

[Bruce Nordstrand]

Peter Watkins wrote:
> a web search turns up this:
>   http://willy.boerland.com/myblog/useful_mythtv_links
> which links to a cache of
>   http://www.bricoleur.org/archives/000254.html
> which says
>
> "Change your mythtv menu structure to accomodate SoftSqueeze. For me, I added the following to the file /usr/share/mythtv/mainmenu.xml:
> <button>
>  <type>PLAY_MUSIC</type>
>  <text>Play Music</text>
>  <action>EXEC /usr/bin/java -jar /home/mythtv/SoftSqueeze/SoftSqueeze.jar</action>
> </button>
> "
>
> searching also turns up this page about SoftSqueeze on the Xbox, with some 
> info about setting up a minimal LIRC config. I say minimal because, as a
> Squeeezebox user, I can't imagine giving up any of the keys, especially
> numeric keys for Favorites, and the Now Playing key
>  http://matt.atomicllama.com/blog/?p=19
>
> Please do create a Wiki if you get this working; that would be good.
>
> -Peter
>
> P.S. It's not remote-control friendly, but the Slimserver web interface
> is very nice, too. Like the MythWeb interface, some tasks are more easily
> accomplished through the web interface.
>   
Thanks Peter

This has got me started very nicely.

Cheers
Bruce