[mythtv-users] TV/GUI FE in Window/Fullscreen Mode

[doa379 at gmail.com]

> MythTV doesn't really support dynamic resizing of the screen.  You'll
> need to create 2 different "profiles" for your system (sets of
> settings)--one for windowed use and one for full-screen use.  Then,
> start MythTV with the appropriate profile.
>
> The profile names are specified with <LocalHostName> in your
> ~/.mythtv/config.xml.  You'd need 2 different config.xml files, each
> specifying one profile name.  As for how to specify which config.xml to
> use, either put the 2 files in ~/.mythtv and make ~/.mythtv/config.xml a
> symlink to the one you want to use, or create a new directory (i.e.
> /home/youruser/fullscreen/.mythtv ) and put the "other" config.xml in
> there.  Then, to start MythTV, simply use:
>
> export HOME=/home/youruser/fullscreen
> mythfrontend
>
> BTW, we do plan to fix it so that using multiple profiles is much easier
> in the future.
>
> Mike

Will this mean supporting dynamic screen resizing in multiple profiles?

MythTV has already installed three copies of the FE start-up link. Two 
copies start the FE in two different window sizes, the other one starts 
the FE in fullscreen, all under the same profile. I just have to start 
whichever mode appropriately but can not switch between screen modes 
which is something I would dearly like to do.