[mythtv-users] Screenshots

[Greg Oliver]

On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 4:42 PM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/2/19 8:23 AM, Greg Oliver wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 4:22 PM Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >> Sorry for the noise and thanks for all the help!
> >>
> >> My dumbass forgot it was "frontend" related and since I am no longer
> using
> >> a frontend/backend combo, just needed to point it to a "frontend" rather
> >> than "backend" and it still works :)
> >>
> >>
> > Well, it does not work on Android TV - anyone know how to change the tmp
> > directory to something in data that android will allow?
> >
> > 05-02 08:20:56.609 17673 17699 W mythfrontend: (null):0 ((null)): this
> > function is deprecated, use QScreen::grabWindow() instead. Defaulting to
> > primary screen.
> > 05-02 08:20:56.609 17673 17699 W mythfrontend: (null):0 ((null)):
> > QImage::scaled: Image is a null image
> > 05-02 08:20:56.654 17673 17705 I mfe     : 2019-05-02 08:20:56.589921 I
> > Screen shot requested (0x0), format png
> > 05-02 08:20:56.654 17673 17705 I mfe     : 2019-05-02 08:20:56.609735 I
> > Saving screenshot to //tmp//myth-screenshot-XML.png (0x0)
> > 05-02 08:20:56.654 17673 17705 I mfe     : 2019-05-02 08:20:56.609752 I
> > MythMainWindow::screenShot Failed!
>
> The frontend setting mentioned before can be used to change the default
> location:
>
>    If the "Screen shot path" setting (settings.ScreenShotPath) doesn't
> exist,
>    then /tmp is used directly.
>
> The user running the FE must have write permission of course.
>
> You could try the Services API, for example, although it appears to do the
> same thing (it does honor ScreenShotPath.):
>
>    curl --data Action=SCREENSHOT --data Height=720 --data Width=1080
> <FE>:6547/Frontend/SendAction
>
> I don't know (and can't test) the Android TV case. The "Image is a null
> image"
> line in the log above doesn't sound very encouraging.
>
> --
> Bill
>
> Yep - still no joy.  I must have overlooked that line prior and jumped
straight to the tmp directory probably being the issue - I see your point
now.

-Greg
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