[mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv

[mOjO]

well.. i read somewhere that one of the upcoming changes to myth is that 
  running the separate programs like mythmusic and so on will in a 
future version no longer be spawned as a new separate window but will be 
take over the main window instead... that would solve your problem...

check the cvs code?  maybe you should get on the developers list to 
watch for those changes....



Jared Verdi wrote:

> I've sort of isolated the problem.  It seems to happen only coming back
> from mythmusic, mythvideo, and mythgames and only if you press ESC
> immediately after entering one of the modules on their first screen.  If
> you go to say, play music after entering mythmusic's menu, then there is
> no problem.
> 
> Jared
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jared Verdi [mailto:jnverdi at optonline.net] 
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:40 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv
> 
> Wow, I had overlooked myth's ability to run external programs that way.
> Maybe that should be more of a publicized feature..
> 
> Unfortunately, I am having the losing focus problem again.  My window
> manager is set to click to focus though.. It's kde 3.12.  I would hate
> to have this problem in the car just because I don't have a mouse handy.
> It's definitely a focus issue, all I need to do is click the mouse and
> I've got control back, but I wont be able to do that when its installed.
> :(
> 
> Also.. ESC takes you back to the previous menu, but it doesn't quit when
> you get to the main menu?  Is that normal or did I break something?
> 
> Finally.. Are there any scripts to get mythfrontend running at start up?
> I have heard of ones to run the backend, but what about the front end?
> I'm running gentoo.
> 
> Thanks all,
> Jared
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Isaac Richards
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:10 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv minus tv
> 
> On Friday 27 June 2003 09:36 am, Jared Verdi wrote:
> 
>>First, I just wanna say I love what I see already, and I'm just
> 
> getting
> 
>>started.  The GUI is far better than any similar software I've seen
> 
> for
> 
>>linux or windows.  Now, I am putting a computer in my car, and I would
>>like to use mythtv for controlling mp3s, movies, and weather, but I
>>don't want to watch tv or run the backend at all.  I have commented
> 
> out
> 
>>the three server connection lines in mythfrontend/main.cpp, and I'm
>>getting it to run, but after exiting any of the modules, the computer
>>freezes/doesn't accept keyboard input.  Anyone wanna help me out?
> 
> 
> Focus issue.  Switching your window manager to click to focus generally
> fixes 
> that.
> 
> 
>>Another question:  Would it be possible to have an auxiliary module
>>added to mythtv that just spawns another outside program from an
>>accepted command?  I would love to be able to grab gpsdrive for
> 
> driving
> 
>>directions and such straight from mythtv.  Im sure others would have
>>different uses for being able to run an outside program on top of
>>mythtv.
> 
> 
> You can create additional menus / spawn any program you want just by
> adding 
> new stuff to the menu .xml files.  mainmenu.xml should be fairly self 
> explanatory on the format to use.
> 
> Isaac
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