[mythtv] [patch] video-mode switching for playback vs. gui

[John Patrick Poet]

Very cool.  I will give these patches a try tomorrow.

Thank you!

John


Doug Larrick wrote:

> I am submitting some minor patches that have been in my tree for a 
> while.  Here's the second of three.
>
> The attached patch adds the ability to specify a pair of video modes 
> (resolutions, actually) to be used for video playback and GUI, 
> respectively.
>
> I use this capability to display HDTV material at 1920x540p, and the 
> GUI at 960x540p, thus eliminating the squished-text effect of showing 
> the MythTV GUI in 1920x540p.  For those who are able to display video 
> at 1920x1080i, using this capability will also avoid flickering in the 
> GUI by switching to a progressive mode.
>
> A couple notes:
> * this patch uses a system() call to the xrandr binary, so as to avoid 
> adding a build- and run-dependency on XFree86 4.3.  Calling the xrandr 
> library would be cleaner, but would require everyone to be running a 
> recent X server whether they use this feature or not.
> * You will need the xrandr binary (of course), and will need to have 
> set up the appropriate video modes in your XF86Config file.  The GUI 
> help text mentions these facts.
> * I put the GUI portion under the Appearance settings rather than 
> under Playback settings, as the latter is already quite long.
>
> -Doug
>
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