[mythtv-users] interface issues

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/02/2006 12:46 PM, Paul Cnudde wrote:
> 2.  When mythfrontend loads and it prescales the images, I don't beleive it is doing this correctly.  Some menu images are cut off, paticularly in the manage recordings menu.  I have tried several different themes, and all have the same problem,  I have also tried fiddling with font sizes but this also does not help.  My screen resolution is set to 1280 x 1024.  The GUI fills the screen, but the menu images are quite large.  Is there any way to set by which percentage it scales the theme images?
>   

It's doing it right.  Your TV is overscanning the image, though, so some 
of it is cut off.  You can try setting your Myth GUI size (height/width) 
and offset to compensate.

> 3. Text in the OSD tends to run outside of the boxes.  This I know can be corrected by editing the XML files for the paricular OSD theme in question.  Any input on which tags to edit would be appreciated.
>   

Fix your screen size and set the DisplaySize in your 
XF86Config/xorg.conf as shown below.  You should use a screen resolution 
whose aspect ratio corresponds to your display's physical aspect ratio.  
Therefore, if running on a widescreen TV or monitor, you should do 
16:9.  If running on a 4:3 monitor, you should do 4:3.  (1280x1024 is 5:4.)

Mike


# DisplaySize width height (in millimeters)
# Make sure you choose a resolution whose ratio is equal to
# the ratio of the physical screen dimensions
# For 1920x1080 at 100dpi  (16:9)
#       DisplaySize  487 274
# For 1280x720 at 100dpi  (16:9)
#       DisplaySize  325 182
# For 1280x1024 at 100dpi  (5:4)
#       DisplaySize  325 260
# For 1280x960 at 100dpi (4:3)
#       DisplaySize  325 243
# For 1024x768 at 100dpi  (4:3)
#       DisplaySize  260 195
# For 800x600 at 100dpi  (4:3)
#       DisplaySize  203 153
# For 640x480 at 100dpi  (4:3)
#       DisplaySize  162 121