[mythtv-users] New MythTV feature - background image on list of recorded shows

[Thomas Mashos]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Mike Perkins
<mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> On 14/10/14 22:37, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tbjr at bongohut.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/14/2014 12:03 PM, Tom Wheeler wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A couple of days ago a new feature showed up in MythTV. It appears that
>>>>> a
>>>>> frame of the show is now used as the background for the list of
>>>>> recorded
>>>>> shows. It's a nice idea for those who like that kind of thing, but it
>>>>> also
>>>>> makes reading the list harder, due to issues of contrast and color.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this a feature that can be turned on and off? If so, where would I
>>>>> find that setting?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Dick,
>>>>
>>>> I had the same problem a few weeks ago following an update. This appears
>>>> to be a property of the theme, and I did not see a way to disable it
>>>> through
>>>> the UI. I otherwise liked the look of the 'mythtv-wide' theme, so here's
>>>> my
>>>> hack to fix it (which you must repeat on each frontend):
>>>>
>>>> 1. ssh into the computer running mythtv
>>>>
>>>> 2. Type "sudo cp -R MythCenter-wide MythCenter-wide-mod" to make a copy
>>>> of
>>>> the original theme (this is on Mythbuntu, so your path may vary).
>>>>
>>>> 3. Edit MythCenter-wide-mod/themeinfo.xml and change the value of the
>>>> <name> element to <name>MythCenter-wide-mod</name> (or whatever you like
>>>> your custom theme to be called). I also updated the <description>
>>>> element
>>>> further down in that file to mention when I made the change and why (in
>>>> case
>>>> I forget three years from now).
>>>>
>>>> 4. Edit MythCenter-wide-mod/recordings-ui.xml file and comment out (or
>>>> delete) the <imagetype name="fanart"> element near the top.
>>>>
>>>> 5. Go to Setup on the frontend and you should see your new theme appear.
>>>> Select it, and the coverart should no longer be shown.
>>>>
>>>> Note that the thumbnail image in the lower right corner will still show
>>>> fanart when available (instead of a small thumbnail of the actual
>>>> recording), but that didn't bother me so I didn't change it.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That sounds like what I want to do. I'll give it a try later today after
>>>> I've finished my work for the day.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is the same procedure that I go through every time I get an updated
>>> blue-abstract theme. I works well. I remove all background fanart.
>>>
>>
>> Wouldn't it just be easier to make the fanart directory RO?
>>
> Why bother fetching something in the first place you won't do anything with?
>
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>
> Mike Perkins
>
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The procdure that Dick provided and that Tom says he uses doesn't stop
the downloading of Fanart. It only stops it from being displayed.

-- 
Thanks,

Thomas Mashos