[mythtv-users] Changed monitors (not the TV) and now mythfrontend doesn't display right.

[A. F. Cano]

On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 02:46:30PM +1200, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 21:51:07 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 06:12:02PM -0400, A. F. Cano wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 03:36:01PM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
> >> >...
> >> > You can use mythfrontend -O GuiHeight=720 -O GuiWidth=1280. This overrides
> >> > the value you specify in setup.

I guess this does the same thing that -geometry 1280x720 does.  At least
I see no different result.

> >> > Other fields you can use are GuiOffsetX GuiOffsetY GuiSizeForTV.
> >> > 
> >> > > ...
> >> > Most settings can be overridden with -O options as above. Probably the one
> >> > you need is
> >> > 
> >> > -O AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:default or whatever value you need
> >> > 
> >> > >...
> >> 
> >> Good to know.  I'll play around with -O and see what happens.  Thanks.
> >
> >Mmm...  Looked around a bit but couldn't find anything on what options
> >are valid after the -O.  Is there a list of those options somewhere?
> 
> Anything that is valid in the "value" field of the "settings" table in
> the database.

Thanks!

Some progress:

mythfrontend -w -geometry 1280x720 -O XineramaScreen=0 -O
AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:default

works.  I can now display a frontend on the desk screen with the sound
routed properly, but no combination of

-0 GuiHeight=720 -O GuiWidth=1280 -O GuiSizeForTV=1 (this was set to 1
in the database too) -O AspectOverride=1

display the video properly on the desk screen (1920x1200).  the video
has 2 vertical bars on the sides and is stretched vertically.  In fact,
with some combinations of parameters the bars are wider and the video
looks even more stretched vertically.

If I just do:

mythfrontend -O XineramaScreen=0 -O AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:default

The frontend displays on the correct screen, it doesn't take the whole
screen, just the top 1080 pixels from the top, but the video is still
stretched vertically with the 2 black bars on the sides.

If someone can point me to the magic parameter (or combination of
parameters) that affects this problem, it would be great.  At least now
I can do housekeeping like I used to before the screen upgrade.

Thanks for the help so far.

Augustine