[mythtv-users] theme problem--words get cut off; plus, a long and slightly OT PS

[Dan Smith]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:49 PM, James Miller <gajs-f0el at dea.spamcon.org> wrote:
> I've had a particular problem with myth themes for some time but am only now
> getting around to posting about it. This is in reference, by the way, to a
> mythbuntu 10.04.1 system that really only displays in SD owing to the
> monitor in use--a 31" Gateway 2000 Destination that is only capable of
> 800x600 resolution (a resolution I'm fine with, by the way). The problem is
> as follows.
>
> I use the Mythcenter (non-widescreen) theme because that looks best on this
> monitor. While it's generally serviceable, there are some instances in which
> it presents a serious problem--namely, when editing an intended recording's
> options ("record only this showing" etc). The problem is that some of the
> longer phrases get cut off: "record one showing of this title every week"
> gets truncated, for example, to "record one showing of this titl..." Thus,
> there are two options that look exactly the same if you cannot see the final
> words ("every week" or "every day").
>
> I have not yet found a way to display all the text in the field in question
> though it seems I should be able to do so. Perhaps the problem is that I'm
> interacting with my mythbox via a keyboard rather than via remote? I'm using
> a keyboard, by the way, because I don't want to take on the additional
> headache of getting a remote to work with this system.
>
> What I've been doing when I confront this problem is to temporarily switch
> to one of the widescreen themes--all of which do not look good on this
> monitor, and most of which manifest the same problem as Mythcenter
> non-widescreen anyway--and to set the option there. Then I have to go back
> and switch themes again to a more sane-looking one. This, as should be
> evident, is not a very desirable workaround.
>
> So, does anyone have an suggestion for fixing this problem, i.e., making the
> Mythcenter theme display all the text in the option box rather than
> truncating it with ellipsis in instances where the text occupies more
> horizontal space than the box allows? I've tried fiddling with font size but
> that seems not to have given the desired effect. Is there, perhaps, some
> other non-widescreen theme I might use that could address this?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
> PS On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 Nick Rout wrote:
>
> (in the thread [mythtv-users] ongoing mythtv migration problems: how can I
> view my recordings?)
>
>> James, I don't know why this is happening, or if you are aware of it,
>> but in gmail, everytime you post to the list (ie when replying to
>> another message) it starts a new thread (or conversation in
>> gmail-speak), although it doesn't seem to in the gossamer archives.
>>
>> I don't know if there is anything you could or should change in your
>> email client, but if there is, it would be nice for us gmail users.
>
> One likely reason for this is that I don't actually get any e-mails from the
> list and so, when I am writing a response, I simply copy and paste text and
> subject into my client (Alpine) and sort of disguise it as a reply that way.
> I'm not sure if that problem would obtain or not if I were actually replying
> from within my mail client, i.e., whether, as Nick Morrott has suggested,
> the client would provide the "In Reply To" and "References" headers gmail's
> threading function expects. Anyone else know?
>
> In any case, I'm not sure that would prove the best resolution to the issue.
> You see, the reason I do not receive e-mails from the list is because a)
> this list generates way too much traffic for me; and b) I only post to, and
> thus need to consult replies from, this list every once in a while. Most of
> the time receiving messages from the list--even in digest form--simply
> represents an inconvenience.
>
> I'm aware that I could turn e-mail delivery on and off and address the
> e-mail volume issue to some extent that way. But that likewise presents an
> inconvenience.
>
> Anyway, I don't want to be unreasonable about this and do nothing--in fact
> I've already looked into ways I might supply the needed headers in responses
> as I've been writing them thus far (have not yet discovered how to do that).
> If the lack of threading presents a major issue to many subscribers, I'm
> willing to investigate further the option of turning off and on getting
> messages from the list. But again, I'm not even sure this would resolve the
> issue since it may be related to the fact that my client does not and will
> not supply the needed headers.
>
> I'm open to alternate suggestions on this matter--probably best sent to me
> privately off-list. Anyone who may have such a suggestion is welcome to
> contact me and provide it. Also, if others besides Nick Rout have been
> bothered by the lack of threading my messages provide is welcome to contact
> me privately and to say so. For now I'm still searching for a solution.
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I also use mythcenter non-widescreen because as far as I know its the
only theme for SD monitors, which is pretty sad in and out of itself.
Do what I do, use mythweb, or make the schedule with mythtv and change
the custom options later via mythweb.