[mythtv-users] DPMS activating during MythMusic (0.26)
Michael Watson
michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
Wed Mar 6 21:43:54 UTC 2013
On 7/03/2013 4:05 AM, Karl Newman wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Michael Watson
> <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>>
> wrote:
>
> On 6/03/2013 4:47 PM, Karl Newman wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:39 PM, Michael Watson
> <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
> <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>
> <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
> <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>>> wrote:
>
> On 5/03/2013 5:22 AM, Paul Harrison wrote:
>
> On 04/03/13 13:50, Michael Watson wrote:
>
> On 1/03/2013 10:19 AM, Paul Harrison wrote:
>
> OK here you go try this one. Only lightly
> tested there
> may still be a few tweaks needed here and
> there but
> seems to work OK. The patch is for 0.26-fixes
> but I've
> not had time to test if it will compile OK on
> fixes
> but I don't expect any problems.
>
> Paul H.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Compiling now, will test tomorrow.
> What am should I be expecting?
>
>
> It should work a little more like it did in the old
> interface
> so after the delay the visualizer switches to full
> screen and
> pressing escape returns you to where you was rather than
> returning you to the menu like the first version of
> the patch.
> When in full screen mode the popup menu show a limited
> number
> of options that are relevant while in full screen mode.
>
> Works as expected, so far (limited testing).
> Had a couple of issues though (Not sure if related to
> patch or not)
>
> changing from "Current Playlist" -> "Playlist Editor -
> Tree"
> caused a segfault on one occasion. Tail end of log attached.
> In Playlist Editor - Tree, the check box is
> overwritten by the
> song title. (Using Mythbuntu Theme, its displayed
> correctly using
> MythCentre-Wide Theme)
>
>
> Many thanks.
> Michael
>
> Now, just want a visualizer that randomly cycles through
> Images in
> MythGallery
>
>
> Why don't you just use glslideshow from xscreensaver? I do
> this and with 0.25+ (maybe 0.24+) the screensaver will
> activate after a delay while MythMusic is playing with no
> visualizer active.
>
>
> That is what I used to do, but unfortunately that behavior changed
> in 0.26
>
>
> Really? I guess that's yet another reason for me NOT to upgrade to
> 0.26. What does it do now? Does it suppress the screensaver, or blank
> the screen, or what?
>
> Karl
>
Without this patch, it just suppresses the screen saver.
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