[mythtv-users] Final setup questions

[Darryl Hirschler]

My apologies.  I meant to give more info in my last email.  I am running
Ubuntu Linux 7.10, and I am a North America TV viewer.  

I guarantee I haven't yet installed the mstcorefonts.  I completely
forgot to do that.  Thanks for the tip.  I am sure that will fix me up.
Really, I am surprised no guides have mentioned this tidbit of info.
And that reminds me, I have not yet installed the mpeg codecs and css
for Ubuntu either.

I am using Schedules Direct for EPG data.  So far, the only channels
that have names are the digital ones and they got their names when
scanning, not through the EPG.

As far as channel browsing goes, it seems a waste to have the up/down
arrows do the same thing as the ch+/ch- buttons.  I thought it'd be nice
to have the option of both types of navigation.  The arrows show the
description and expect OK/Enter to change to it; ch+/ch- would change
channels instantly.

As for channel browsing, have any of you here seen how Dscaler (Windows
only I think) does it?  It brings up a screen with about 25 thumbnails
of all the channels.  You can navigate from thumb to thumb and select it
to go full screen.  I don't suppose Myth has anything like that?


Darryl

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brad DerManouelian
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:05 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Final setup questions

Darryl Hirschler wrote:

> I am just about finished setup up my MythTV box.  It's a combined
> frontend/backend with a Dvico FusionHDTV3 QAM and Hauppauge PVR-500.
I
> am running MythTV .21.  It's almost perfect.
>
> But I have a smattering of small issues that I want to get resolved
> before I put it into full-time service.  I would like to call upon the
> Myth community to help me.
>
> 1. Channel logos - Is there a tool that will install the channel
logos?
> For that matter, I think I need the names for the channels too.  I
> thought they would come over along with the EPG data.
>   
You can use the icon downloader built into mythtv-setup. Channel names
would come from your data source. You haven't said where you got your
channel data, so I can't help you further with that.

> 2. Start channel browsing from last channel - When I go to watch TV,
is
> there a way to have it come up with the last channel I was watching?
Or
> can I at least set it to a certain channel?
>   
Not currently implemented as far as I'm aware.

> 3. Font size in OSD theme - I installed the "Gray" OSD theme.  I like
> the look of it but the fonts are sized wrong.  The letters look like
> they are overlapping each other, and things don't seem to fit where
they
> should.  Is there a way to reset it, or customize the fonts and sizes?
>   
Install msttcorefonts package and your text will be much happier. Not
sure what distribution you're using so I can't point you to the package
specifically.

> 4. Channel +/- buttons - On the remote, I like to use the ch+/ch-
> buttons which are currently mapped to PgUp/PgDn (I think).  Anyways,
I'd
> like to make them change channels instantly.  I can use the up/down
> arrows to browse channel descriptions and press OK to actually change
> the channel.  But for the ch+/- buttons I'd like them to go instantly
> without the need to press OK or Enter.  Can you program a button to
send
> two keys to MythTV?
>   
You think you want to do that, but you really don't. Leave it on
browsing channels and only switching to the channel when you see
something you really want to watch. You will be much happier with LiveTV
this way. You will be much happier with MythTV when you get yourself out
of the habit of watching LiveTV at all. (Hint... whenever you are
watching LiveTV right now, schedule the program to record so you don't
have to catch it on LiveTV next time. Do this long enough and you'll
never watch LiveTV again. I promise.)

Apologies if this msg is f'ed up. Trying a new mail client and not sure
how this will send to the list.

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