[mythtv-users] Information Overlay

[Robert Johnston]

On 20/09/05, Drew Tomlinson <drew at mykitchentable.net> wrote:
> I have Myth 0.18 running on a Gentoo box.  In fiddling around with a
> system upgrade, I lost what I call (since I don't know what it's really
> called) the overlay when watching shows.  For example, when adjusting
> the volume, something would overlay on the screen telling me what the
> volume level is as a percentage.  Same with program descriptions,
> current time in the show, etc.

What you are describing is called the "OSD" (On-Screen Display)

> Can anyone please tell me where I should begin looking to restore this
> functionality?

Check that the OSD theme Myth is trying to use actually exists in the
themes directory. If it doesn't, try choosing another (Which can be
done easily from the Frontend, it's buried in the settings menus)
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston