[mythtv-users] Firefox under MythBrowser - after exit back to MythFrontend, no cursor in config menus

Robert RobertCL at iname.com
Sat Jan 10 11:55:41 UTC 2009


Matthew wrote:
> I am running a basic MythTV install on Gentoo, with MythBrowser 
> configured it to use Firefox instead of the internal browser (small 
> wrapper bash script), because I need Flash. 
>
> The problem is, after exiting Firefox and returning to MythTV 
> front-end, I no longer have a cursor/highlight in configuration 
> screens, on checkboxes, text boxes, or Cancel/Back/Next buttons.  (I 
> _do_ have the highlight cursor in main MythFrontEnd menus.) 
>
> At first I thought perhaps it was just not visible, but maybe using 
> keyboard I could still activate buttons, checkboxes, or type in text 
> boxes.  But nope, actually it seems that the cursor is truly not 
> "there", as no buttons or text boxes can be activated. 
>
> Following are my MythTV and plugin versions...
>
> mythtv-0.21_p19046
> mythbrowser-0.21_p17105
> mythmusic-0.21_p17821
> mythvideo-0.21_p17595
> mythweather-0.21_p17719
> mythtv-themes-0.21_p16505
> mythtv-themes-extra-0.21_p18657
>
>
> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this? 
>
> Thanks,
> -Matthew
I used to have a similar problem when using MythBrowser.  I eventually 
tracked it down to the fact that I wasn't running a window manager and 
MythTv wasn't getting focus back properly when MythBrowser exited.

Robert.



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