[mythtv-users] GUI size vs. video size

[Curtis Stanford]

OK, I've seen messages about this before but I still think the situation 
stinks so I want to see want others think.

I'm using an EPIA M10000 box with the latest VIA binary drivers for X windows. 
This driver has an overscan setting for use with TV's which works quite well. 
Of course, using this setting results in all the mythtv GUI stuff being cut 
off on all four edges. Adjusting the "Screen setting" (i.e. GUI width, height 
and offsets) fixes the GUI problem but screws up the video which was quite 
fine before thank you very much.

My only choice seems to be to set the X driver to "underscan" and then try to 
adjust both the "Screen setting" options and "Overscan" options to try and 
get both the GUI and video to look right. After quite a number of tries, I 
never could get this to look right. Not nearly as good as letting the X 
driver to the overscan for me.

So, why can't we have a setting to "inset" only the GUI so I can take 
advantage of the overscan setting in the X driver but still be able to see 
all of the GUI? Seems to be a much simpler solution, at least for other 
people out there in this situation.

Thanks for listening.

Curtis