[mythtv-users] Watch recordings screen in Mythbuntu theme slow

[Paul Clark]

That worked perfectly.  Thanks so much.

It does make me wonder why the theme developer added the fanart
functionality when it has such a dramatic impact on performance.

Cheers, Paul



2010/1/17 MythTV <mythtv at ncc1701.serveftp.net>

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Paul Clark
> > Sent: Sunday, 17 January 2010 9:46 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] Watch recordings screen in Mythbuntu theme slow
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I've got Myth 0.22 running on Ubuntu 9.10.  Everything is working great
> > - thanks to all the devs for their efforts - the only thing I can't get
> > working is the performance of the Mythbuntu theme in the Watch
> > Recordings screen.  I get a 2 second lag when navigating through either
> > the pane of the screen.  Watching top as I stack up keypresses I can
> > see the mythbackend process shoot up to nearly 100% CPU.
>
>
> This is correct.  The CPU lag is mythfrontend searching for "Fanart".
>
> > If I change the theme to Mythcenter-Wide then no lag.  I'm happy using
> > Mythcenter-wide but I'd prefer the Mythbuntu theme.
>
> Mythcenter theme doesn't support "Fanart".  Mythbuntu theme does
>
> >
> > Any suggestions for speeding up the Watch Recordings screen in the
> > Mythbuntu theme?
>
> Edit /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/recordings-ui.xml
>
> Locate the 'Fanart' block and either comment it out (using <!-- and -->) or
> just delete it.
>
> <!--
>        <imagetype name="fanart">
>            <filename>background.png</filename>
>            <area>0,0,1280,720</area>
>            <preserveaspect>yes</preserveaspect>
>        </imagetype>
> -->
>
> Reload mythfrontend, and the LAG should disappear.  (As will the Fanart
> support, which
> I guarantee you won't miss).
>
>
> >
> > Thanks, Paul
> >
>
> HTH.
>
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