[mythtv-users] MythTV Sidebar App

[Jeff Jensen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Robert Longbottom
> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:56 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Sidebar App
> 
> On 20/12/2009 13:11, Mike Dent wrote:
> > 2009/12/20 Robert Longbottom<RobertCL at iname.com>:
> >
> >> On 20/12/2009 11:25, Mike Dent wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2009/12/18 Mitch Gore<mitchell.gore at gmail.com>:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Now that I have Windows 7 on my PC i wanted to try the MythTV sidbar
> app:
> >>>> http://mythtvsidebargadget.codeplex.com
> >>>>
> >>>> It needs to connect to the backend on 6544.  So this works from the
> web
> >>>> is
> >>>> it ok to open that port to the internet?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Did you get this working BTW? I just tried it on Windows 7 and it
> >>> seems to connect but does not show any data in the sidebar?
> >>>
> >>> M
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Odd, it works for me on Windows 7.
> >>
> >> Do you see anything at all?  Like encoder status, etc. or is it just
> >> completely blank?
> >> What have you put in the settings for mythtv status url?
> >>
> >> Robert. (gadget author)
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for your reply Robert.
> > I can access my myth status from the same PC with
> > http://192.168.1.6:6544 in a web browser.
> > I put the following line in your plugin status http://192.168.1.6:6544
> > I then see
> >
> > Enc:
> > Guide:
> > Result:
> > Disk:
> >
> > Upcoming
> >
> > but nothing after the titles.
> >
> > I'm running Windows 7 x64 if it makes a difference, and Mythtv 0.22
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike
> >
> That all sounds ok - I've not tried it on a 64bit os, though I can't see
> why that should be a problem.
> 
> Can you send me the xml that gets returned from
> http://192.168.1.6:6544/xml and I'll see if I can work out what is going
> wrong.
> 
> Robert.

I'm running Win 7 64 bit, and it WFFM.  The difference is I am on Myth .21.

My only issue is the text display.  Because of the screen's high resolution,
I have set the OS text size to "Medium - 125%".  This causes the formatting
of the box to "not look so good" (the frame is not wide enough), which is
fine, but the disappointing part is it only shows 1 to 1.5 (almost 2 at
times) of the next shows (the frame is not tall enough).

Are a gadgets dimensions always fixed, or are there code-settings to enable
resizing?  Does a gadget set its own dimensions, or is it possible to add
height & width pixel settings?