[mythtv-users] custom menu and on-screen interface feedback for a user

[Conal Mullan]

hi..

 i am launching an internet video stream from a customised mythtv menu
using mplayer and an 8mb cache with some code like this:

   <button>
       <type>FT_CHANNEL_1</type>
       <text>Channel 1</text>
       <action>EXEC mplayer -fs htp://mystream.com/stream.nsv -cache
8192</action>
    </button>

This all works fine. My problem is a user is left with no on screen
feedback as to whats going on whilst mplayer takes its 30 seconds to
cache the stream..

 Anyone care to offer any idea's as to what i can do to improve the
interaction with the user to let him know to wait whilst the stream is
caching?


 pls & thanks.



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Conal [ ffxxrr at googlemail.com ]