[mythtv-users] Touchscreen

[Peter Osterberg]

I would love to see the notes!

Thank you!

PS. Cool box!


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> Peter,
>  
> Going through my email and noticed your note.  I have setup mythtv 
> using a touchscreen (a modified PSOne LCD with a touchscreen on the 
> front).  Pretty easy to do and it all seems to function with mythtv.  
> I can give you pointers to the docs if you want.  Here is a pic of it:
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> It was featured in the November issue of CPU magazine 
> (www.computerpoweruser.com <http://www.computerpoweruser.com/>) - 
> don't know if you get this in your country.  The touchscreen functions 
> like a mouse so I am not aware of changes required to mythtv to 
> support this.
>  
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Peter Osterberg <mailto:Peter at supergirl.se>
>     *To:* R. Geoffrey Newbury <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org> ;
>     Discussion about mythtv <mailto:mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:50 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] Touchscreen
>
>     R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote:
>     > On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:52:30 +0100, Peter Osterberg wrote:
>     >
>     >  
>     >> Jeff Simpson wrote:
>     >>    
>     >>>     I have serious thoought of buying one of those expensive
>     boxes with a
>     >>>     built in touchscreen. This is mainly because I find it
>     annoying to
>     >>>     have
>     >>>     to light up my projector when I only want to start a music
>     track. I
>     >>>     think it would be really cool if all the standard Myth display
>     >>>     could be
>     >>>     presented on the touchscreen and the menu could be
>     navigated with just
>     >>>     my fingertips.
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> If you are thinking of having multiple screens anyway, why not
>     just go
>     >>> the console
>     >>> with keyboard and mouse route? Use the projector for actually
>     >>> displaying video + etc,
>     >>> and use the monitor for the menu systems. It would probably cost
>     >>> significantly less than
>     >>> a touchscreen system, and you can still operate it with a
>     remote or
>     >>> arrow keys very easily.
>     >>> 
>     >>>      
>     >> To navigate using the keyboard is of course my second option
>     but it
>     >> isn't quite as cool as navigating with a touch screen.
>     >>
>     >> I didn't know that it was possible to tweak the Myth GUI to
>     oprerate on
>     >> two separate screen as you describe. Are there any HOWTO
>     available that
>     >> describes how to set that up?
>     >>
>     >> I can see how I can manage to get xine or mplayer to display on
>     any
>     >> device using command line options but how do I do this with the
>     "player"
>     >> that Myth uses for displaying TV or recorded shows?
>     >>    
>     >
>     > Another route would be to use a programmable remote, such as the
>     Phillips
>     > Pronto, Marantz RC9500 or Sony RM-VL710 series. All of these are
>     > programmable with macros. The Phillips and some of the Sony
>     RM-AV series
>     > have touchscreens. And one of those would be much cheaper than a
>     full
>     > computer box with touchscreen.
>     >
>     > Lots of cell-phones are java enable these days too, and have
>     bluetooth.
>     > You could program your cell phone as a remote...
>     >
>     > I have a Sony-Ericsson T610 and there are at least 2 remote
>     programs for
>     > it...
>     True but that is a one way solution. I want to see music lists etc, I
>     want two way communication in the SAME device.
>
>     I can come up with lots of solutions. This one would be really
>     cool and
>     that is why I want it.
>     All other HTPC projects I've seen support this. I think it is sad
>     that
>     Myth lacks mouse support since Myth i superiour when it comes to
>     everything else.
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