[mythtv-users] invoke mythmessage with timeout?

Mark Lord mythtv at rtr.ca
Wed Apr 11 13:17:35 UTC 2012


On 12-01-28 09:23 AM, Dave Badia wrote:
> I've been playing with mythmessage to display callerid info on my dev
> box which is running master.  When I run mythmessage, the text stays
> on the FE until the user hits the OK button.  Is there a way to call
> mythmessage with a timeout so the dialog will disappear on it's own
> after X seconds?  I'm using it for caller ID and there's no point in
> keeping the info on the screen after the phone stops ringing.


If all else fails, you could use "xmessage" rather than "mythmessage".
The former does have timeouts and stuff.



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