[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #4220: Odd OSD scaling - not using full display resolution

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/24/2007 08:32 PM, MythTV wrote:
> #4220: Odd OSD scaling - not using full display resolution
>
>  When using my laptop I have noticed the OSD does not scale to the display
>  res correctly.
>
>  This is seen with [14946] and I believe I noticed it prior to [14933] but
>  will test further to confirm and report later.
>
>  The laptop is running Ubutnu 7.10 using the ATI binary driver at
>  1680x1050:
>  {{{[   35.920000] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.37.6 [May 25 2007] on
>  minor 0}}}
>
>  In short it appears that the OSD is being scaled to a bounding box that is
>  less than the 1680x1050 res of the display.
>
>  I am speculating this may be related to the squashed OSD fonts that have
>  been reported. Interestingly the OSD font kerning is correct for some OSD
>  themes.
>   
The squashed OSD fonts--at least in Retro-OSD (the one that looks really
bad)--is the same known problem whose cause is unknown but only affects
some X/Freetype configurations.  If you comment the <filename> element
of the <font> definition in osd.xml, you'll get good font sizing.

See http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/294597#294597 and
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/295279#295279 .

I would concede that the OSD sizing issue may be related only if someone
with an X config that works without commenting the <filename> element
does not see the OSD sizing issue.  Though I don't have the X issue (and
would, therefore, be a perfect candidate for testing), I won't be able
to test until next weekend or early the following week (business trip). 
Perhaps someone else would be able to test sometime sooner.

Mike