[mythtv-users] Does 0.20 take a beefier machine?

F Peeters (MythTV) francesco at fampeeters.com
Mon Oct 9 17:04:19 UTC 2006


On Mon, October 9, 2006 18:53, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Oct 9, 2006, at 9:47 AM, F Peeters (MythTV) wrote:
>
>> On Mon, October 9, 2006 18:40, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>>> On Oct 9, 2006, at 9:29 AM, Chris Moewes-Bystrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> This makes me wonder about the menuns. IIRC, under .19 the menus
>>>> just
>>>> snapped (visually) from one to the next and now there is a fade from
>>>> one to the next. Was this a visual enhancement that is part of .
>>>> 20? Or
>>>> is my memory faulty. What sets that fade time if it is there and can
>>>> it be changed to be like I remember it was?
>>>
>>> It's an enhancement to .20 to optionally use OpenGL transitions
>>> between menus. There will be more OpenGL treats like this in future
>>> versions as more of the GUI is moved over to OpenGL. To enjoy these
>>> new cool effects, get yourself an nvidia card. Search the archives if
>>> you need help deciding which one to get. Out of curiosity, which card
>>> do you currently have? Maybe it's just a matter of getting the right
>>> drivers installed.
>>>
>>
>> Even with the OpenGL working fine, it still takes some seconds from
>> one
>> menu to the other, compared to the instant snap-over behavior of
>> the QT
>> painter. It's a matter of preference, I guess...  ;-)
>
> Takes me maybe 1 second, but I think less. You can also start
> navigating the next menu while waiting for the transition, as well.
>
>
I seem to recall it to be about 2 seconds, but you are correct about the
fact that you can immediately start navigating the next menu...

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F Peeters
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