[mythtv] Feature Request: OSD Plugins

Micah F. Galizia mfgalizi at uwo.ca
Fri Apr 1 02:36:43 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-31-03 at 21:16 -0500, Jay Merrifield wrote:
> After reading about the new OSD experimental patch, it got me thinking
> into the possibilities that it could open up for new features for
> mythtv. What if we had an add-on system for dynamic OSDs threads that
> could pop on screen when certain events are triggered, or when certain
> buttons are triggered. Examples would be pushing a button to display
> the current time, or another button that would show you the current
> forcast. Or perhaps a little widget that would display an icon
> whenever you receive new mail. Perhaps you could push a button and
> whatever that mail is will display in a small PiP box over the current
> screen. This could be expanded to allow OSDs during menu navigation
> instead of only during playback. Maybe we could also work it in so
> that you could have the current weather scrolling along the top or
> bottom of the screen like a stock ticker and the screen could resize
> itself so you don't miss anything. I'd love to be able to push a
> button and get some quick info while watching a tv.
> 
> Anyone else have any thoughts on it?
> Jay

A mixer would be nice.
-- 
Micah F. Galizia
mfgalizi at uwo.ca

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