[mythtv-users] RE: Feature request or pointer to code

[James Armstrong]

Michael J. Sherman wrote:

> > Can the OSD be changed to always use the screen
> > width and height instead of the display / recording width
> > / height? I have a 16:9 monitor and watch most of the 4:3
> > shows in the 4:3 Zoom mode. The OSD is off the screen for
> > the most part.
>
> Yes, I also have a 16:9 TV and notice this.  It's a significant issue 
> when watching something in 16:9 Zoom mode.  If something is recorded 
> from my 4:3 source, but there is letterboxing (sci-fi channel does 
> this a lot), then I like to put it in 16:9 mode to fill up my screen 
> perfectly.  However, the OSD is way off the bottom of the screen when 
> used in this mode.
>
> It would probably just be a matter of checking the current zoom mode 
> and repositioning/stetching the OSD accordingly.
>
> > I wonder if it might be better to have the OSD within the
> > 4:3 safe area of the 16:9 image which would then meant that
> > if you were in zoomed 16:9 on a 4:3 device that you would
> > still get the OSD fully on screen.
>
> No, that would not work on the 16:9 Zoom mode, since the bottom would 
> still be cut off below.  I think he's talking about viewing on a 16:9 
> TV, not on a 4:3 TV.
>
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I don't see why if we have a 16:9 tv the osd theme would not just scale 
to that and ignore any zoom / mode change. Why have an osd theme set to 
4:3 size when it is on a 16:9 screen. Those that have a 4:3 tv will 
still have the osd theme scaled to 4:3 and not have this problem.

- James