[mythtv-users] Ratpoison overscan

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Wednesday 09 June 2004 17:00, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> >On Wednesday 09 June 2004 14:42, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> >>Xavier Hervy wrote:
> >>>Bruce Smith wrote:
> >>>i use mythdvd, mythvideo, mythgallery, mythmusic and mythweather
> >>>without problem
> >>
> >>There are major input / focus problems when not using a window
> >>manager for some people (myself included), irxevent doesn't always
> >>send keys properly.
> >
> >Shouldn't be a problem if you use the built-in LIRC support in Myth
> > and MPlayer or Xine.
>
> Which I don't since that covers those apps only and not the ones that
> don't have native support.  Using ratpoison was a one line install
> and a one line addition to my startup script.  A lot less hassle than
> adding lirc support to every app I might want to use via remote.

Right; this is not feasible for every setup.  For someone running a 
dedicated frontend, though, just using the main Myth module & official 
plugins, with Xine, MPlayer or "Internal" as the mythvideo player, I'd 
say it's "the way to go" :-)

-JAC