[mythtv] Idea

[Kevin Elliott]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 02:06:02PM -0400, Jason Schloer wrote:
> So, I'm thinking of doing some work on Myth but wanted to check and see
> if it's something that others would want at all(especially Isaac),
> before I go devoting too much time to it. That said, I was thinking of
> extending the plugin architecture to support an interface for TV
> overlay. My main reason for doing this is Home automation, but I imagine
> there would be other uses as well. I'd like to be able to open a plugin
> menu which lists all plugins which implement mythplugin_overlay, or
> something like that. Existing plugins could support it, for example,
> mythmusic could allow CD ripping while watching TV, or myth weather
> could be turned on to show the weather somewhere on screen. A Stock
> plugin could be added to display a stock ticker if a user wanted. For me
> I'd like to be able to turn off the lights without dropping out of
> watching my current show to the main menu, or heaven forbid get off my
> lazy arse and turn them off manually. 
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> Anyway, forgive me if this has been discussed before and rejected or
> seems like a crummy idea. I mostly wanted to see if work in this
> direction would potentially be accepted into the project, or if it would
> violate some original premise of its design. Look forward to hearing
> everyone's input. Later,
> 
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> Jason Schloer

That sounds great! I'm into home automation too, and unfortunately
there's nothing for Myth yet. The ability to access other modules
from each other would be invaluable.

Kevin
http://www.kevinelliott.net/