[mythtv-users] Launch a video from a button?

[Robert McNamara]

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Casey Bragg <caseybragg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> If I know the disk path to a movie and the movie's database ID (intid I
> think it is), is there a way to launch that movie or at least to jump to the
> launch page for that movie from a button?
>
> In other words, I want to create a GUI button on my main MythTV starter
> screen that launches a movie at disk path /a/b/c. Alternatively, I'd like
> the button to jump to the launch page for that movie that displays the large
> cover image and the description of the movie.
>
> I know how to edit the theme menus.  I'm just looking for the specific
> theme code for such a button.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
Not really.  You can put in an EXEC to mplayer/mythavtest/whatever and point
at the file, but to play using the metadata you will need to launch from
MythVideo.
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