[mythtv-users] Ratpoison overscan

[Bruce Smith]

> 	That's a fair enough question, I guess.  The basic reason is that I
> need to have an xterm available, and visible from the TV.  My convoluted TV-out
> video setup *requires* a custom X modeline to output to the TV, so just 
> switching to the console won't work.  If it weren't for that, I wouldn't really 
> need one at all.
> 
> 	It's one-man band, too... no network, no VGA monitor, etc.  I can't 
> tweak with anything or copy off videos that I record without using the TV as 
> the monitor.  With my video output setup, however, the quality is definately 
> good enough to read standard 640x480 text screen.

I have mine setup so GDM logs in user "mythtv" after a delay of a few
seconds, and that user has a .Xclients files to start myth with no WM.  
If I want an xterm, I manually login as a different user.

 - BS