[mythtv-users] quickly switching between 4:3 and Fill

[Dan Christensen]

Ron Garrison <ron.garrison at gmail.com> writes:

> On 11/29/07, Dan Christensen <jdc at uwo.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I have a 16:9 display and I'd like to program two keys on my remote so
>> one of them switches myth to 4:3 mode and the other to Fill mode (for
>> playing back letterboxed movies).  The W key switches between modes, but
>> you have to pass through some modes that I don't use, and I was hoping to
>> be able to switch directly between the two modes I do use.
>
> I was just about to post something similar.  I haven't checked the source
> code yet, but it would be nice if we could somehow discretely select the
> different modes.  I often use the 4:3 zoom for 16:9 broadcasts on SD/NTSC.

One idea is to allow the user to enter a digit followed by W to select a
particular aspect ratio/scaling.  Can lirc take one event and send two
keystrokes to the application?

Dan