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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:21:27 -0500
From: "Misty P" <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Dual monitors solved
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Youri Matthys wrote:
> Allen,
>
> If you configure your X-server with 2 seperate xscreens you could
> start mythfrontend with the DISPLAY variable to run it on a specific
> screen.
>
> To start it on your svideo this would result in: "DISPLAY=:0.1
> mythfrontend" You could also add the -geometry parameter after this
> if you like.
>
> I've attached the relevant parts of my xorg.conf for your reference.
Or, the original poster could search the archives for the solution I posted
less than one week ago for his *EXACT* problem, no ridiculous shutting down
X required! (Even works with XvMC!)
(*NO*, I'm not willing to post it again. Give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day. Teach a man to search, and you don't have to keep buying him
fish!)
(But I *will* give the url to search the archives...
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/</a> )
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I am the original poster. I appreciate your reply and it has made me
think and come up with what I think is an even better solution. One
with only a very small problem that I am sure some smart person on this
list can solve.<br>
<br>
With that introduction out of the way, I would like to politely point
out to mystyp that I spent many hours "fishing" for a solution for this
in various archives. I tried scores of solutions that didn't work. I
posted to this list and was also pointed in directions that didn't
work. I then kept trying things until something worked. I should
say by way of background that I am building an HDTV system with a
2.4GHz P4 and twinview just doesn't cut it. When I found something
that worked, and worked well I might add, I posted it so others could
find it. I am open to a better solution so I was interested in trying
yours, in spite of the way you presented it to me, so I took your
"bait" and went "fishing" for your post.<br>
<br>
I searched using mistyp and "caught" this:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/331389?search_string=mistyp;#331389">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/331389?search_string=mistyp;#331389</a><br>
<br>
I was particularly interested in this comment:<br>
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"<font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><font
color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2">It's not
perfectly optimal ...Since it's a secondary display and not really
intended for critical <br>
viewing..."<br>
<br>
In my case, the SVideo output will be used for my 36 inch TV, which we
use for 90% of our viewing -- "not optimal" is not an option here.
So, I guess I won't take the time to try your solution out since you
don't seem too proud of it in your post.<br>
<br>
Now, perhaps you were referring to another post. If that is the case,
please don't be so condescending and go ahead and post a link to it.<br>
<br>
That said, I seem to have found an even better solution. I have
twinview off so I have two separate X window displays. I found if I
move the mouse over to where the second display (the TV) is, and right
click it, I can start another instance of mythfrontend. So now I have
completely independent instances of mythfrontend running on my
projector and on my TV. I can move the mouse over to either instance
and make it active. I can watch TV or recordings on either screen. It
has the added advantage that I can pause a show on the TV set, watch a
movie on the projector, and when I go back to the TV, just continue
what I was watching.<br>
<br>
That said, there is still a problems I could use help on: How do you
switch programs (between the two instances of mythfrontend) without the
mouse, with a remote or even the keyboard for example?<br>
<br>
It is also possible to start the two instances of mythfrontend in
different instances of xwindows so that you can go to the projector
with <ctrl><alt>F7 and to the SVideo instance with
<ctrl><alt>F9 or whatever. I still think I read that
remotes cannot supply codes such as <ctrl><alt>F8 so this
is still not a great solution. Now, as switching is not really
required with the remote as it is a big setup issue to turn on the
projector anyway, taping some keys on the keyboard isn't a big deal.<br>
<br>
If there is a better way to switch between running programs, like
<ctrl><tab> in windows, I would love to know that it is. I
did a google search and found articles that said
<ctrl><tab> will switch between applications, but not for
me. Is there something I need to change in Mythbuntu to make
<ctrl><tab> work? <br>
Now, that said, all of these solutions seem better than restarting X so
I think this is in fact a better solution. Everything works well and
nothing is cut off, there are no limits on the resolution or screen
size that I have run into yet so I am happy so far. I will know more
when I get time to actually try it on my projector rather than a
monitor and a TV.<br>
<br>
<br>
Allen<br>
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