[mythtv] question about creating a wide theme

[Bruce Markey]

James Armstrong wrote:
> I started making a new wide theme. I have one question. I have a  
> background that is 888x508 to match my desktop res. The placement of  
> the objects on the background don't match what I would think they  would 
> be. I had to put the watermark at 890,240 which is over what  the 
> resolution is on the x scale. I think the background and all x,y  
> measurements are done from 1920x1080, is this true? or can someone  tell 
> me why I am having this issue.

Themes are scaled from a baseline size. For 4:3 it is 800x600
for the GUI theme and 640x480 for OSD. Donavan would know the
dimensions for 16:9 and 1920x1080 is likely. You may want to
look at the existing wide example in myththemes. In any case, the
sizes are not based on the dimension of the background you chose,
the background would be scaled to fit the baseline dimensions.

--  bjm