[mythtv-users] mythfrontend loses focus?

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

I guess I felt like it might be something more than a focus issue.
Doesn't LIRC's irxevent send the infrared signals to the proper 
window, regardless of whether it is in focus?


----- Original Message -----
From: Asher <freedenizen at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, November 2, 2006 10:12 am
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythfrontend loses focus?
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>

> On 11/2/06, sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com <sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> > Any help/suggestions, would be appreciated.
> > For the third time, I figure I would try to get my MythTV computer
> > setup
> > so that after starting the frontend on my Hauppauge WinTV PVR-
> 350 TV
> > out
> > port... I can switch the virtual terminal/console so that I can
> > continue to using the computer.
> >
> > The problem that I run into every time and for each 
> configuration I've
> > tried, is that the mythfrontend stops responding to infrared 
> signals.> I can successfully switch virtual consoles and continue 
> using the
> > computer, but as soon as you make the switch
> > to a different console the infrared signals are ignored.
> >
> > This most recent attempt, I followed the instructions here:
> > http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frontend_Auto_Login
> >
> > In the past I was using Slackware 9.1 with MythTV .16,
> > now I'm using Slackware 10.2 and MythTV .18.1
> > however, I run everything as root.
> >
> > I thought maybe it was an issue with mythfrontend losing focus.
> > I tried altering the .lircrc from the supplied format of
> >
> >         begin
> >             prog = mythtv
> >             button = Ch+
> >             repeat = 3
> >             config = Up
> >         end
> >
> > to using "irxevent" and the format of
> >
> >         begin
> >                 prog = irxevent
> >                 remote = hauppaugegrey
> >                 button = CH+
> >                 repeat = 3
> >                 config = Key Up mythfrontend
> >         end
> >
> > but this doesn't help at all. I've generally use mythfrontend
> > without a window manager, but I gave  fvwm a try as described
> > on the webpage, but get the same result.
> >
> > The scripts I use to kick of the mythfrontend include
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit /share/startXrc -- /usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg :1 -
> > layout "Hauppauge Layout"
> >
> >         and
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #exec /usr/local/bin/irxevent &
> > #/usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2 &
> > exec /usr/local/bin/mythfrontend
> > #exec mythfrontend -l /dev/null 2>&1
> 
> running a window manager (as you mentioned) is the fix for this.  I'm
> not sure about how fvwm2 needs to be configured.  Often there are
> configurations options dealing the focus for each wm.  I use blackbox
> for my windows manager and had to set the FocusModel to sloppy focus.
> Maybe someone who uses fvwm could give you the specifics.
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