[mythtv-users] Script startup from mythfrontend menu

[Michael T. Dean]

Tom wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>is there an easy way to add an entry to the myth-menu?
>
>E.g. I would like to hear some (internet radio) media streams. On the 
>commandline I would write something like:
>
>xine -g mms://myFavoritRadioStream
>  
>
You'll need to edit your menu(s) (the XML files) in your theme (probably 
in /usr/local/share/mythtv and its themes subdirectory) and add an EXEC 
entry.  See the examples in the XML files.

>As an advanced feature, it would be great, to have an interface to place a 
>menu entry name + shellstring to a file or the database to design e.g. a 
>sub-menu. For me (as I use front- and backend on one system), it would also 
>be great to start other applications out of mythtv (e.g. k3b). 
>
>OK, I know this is not the develoment list, however maybe someone solved this  
>problem before ...
>  
>
More appropriate for the -users list, anyway.

Mike