[mythtv-users] DPMS activating during MythMusic (0.26)

[Paul Harrison]

On 13/02/13 03:42, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Phil Bridges 
> <gravityhammer at gmail.com <mailto:gravityhammer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     On Feb 11, 2013 9:47 AM, "Phil Bridges" <gravityhammer at gmail.com
>     <mailto:gravityhammer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     > I leave DPMS on on one of my frontends, because it is using
>     a plasma TV, and folks tend to leave the display on.  This worjs
>     great - it blanks the screen when people have left TV paused, or
>     if they're just sitting in the menu forever.
>     >
>     > What I've discovered, though, is that DPMS will activate when
>     I'm playing music in MythMusic, and the screen and audio will go
>     blank.  Is there any way deactive DPMS just for MythMusic?
>     >
>     >
>
>     It looks like DPMS isn't activated if the visualization is on. Is
>     there any way to automatically show the visualization after x
>     seconds?
>
> Any suggestions?  I see that the database still has a 
> "VisualModeDelay" setting for frontends.  Is that ignored now?
>

The option to show the visualization after x seconds was something that 
got lost during the conversion to MythUI, didn't think anyone actually 
used it. It would be trivial to add it back but since MythMusic doesn't 
have a maintainer you will likely have to do it yourself.

Paul H.