[mythtv-users] Re: Has anyone figured out how to foreground mplayer?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Sunday 30 January 2005 12:06, Mike Green wrote:
> >In any event, I don't believe there's any reason why you wouldn't be
> >able to use Xv.
> 
> Maybe it was my ivtv module that does not support Xv?
> 
> Regardless, I have yet to find an answer to the mplayer foreground 
question.  
> I have persued every google link known to man, and cannot find an 
answer.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Would this be a more appropriate question for the developers list?
> 
> One thing I forgot to mention.  After launching mplayer, the remote 
does not 
> effect mplayer, but if I kill mplayer manually I notice that the 
remote 
> presses were acted on by mythtv.  I.e. if I hit stop, mythtv starts 
backing 
> out of menus back to the exit prompt...

If you're not going to use LIRC (using both Myth's and MPlayer's native 
LIRC support), then your best option is to use a lightweight window 
manager like blackbox, and all of your keyboard focus problems should 
go away.  X is quite quirky about keyboard focus when there's no window 
manager.

-JAC