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On 06/02/2019 19:59, Peter Bennett wrote:
>
>
> On 2/6/19 1:40 PM, MythTV wrote:
>> #13400: Video playback wrong aspect ratio
>> -------------------------------------+-------------------------------
>>   Reporter:  Klaas de Waal            |          Owner:  Peter Bennett
>>       Type:  Bug Report - General     |         Status:  closed
>>   Priority:  minor                    |      Milestone:  31.0
>> Component:  MythTV - Video Playback  |        Version:  Master Head
>>   Severity:  medium                   |     Resolution:  Invalid
>>   Keywords:  video playback gui qt    |  Ticket locked:  0
>> -------------------------------------+-------------------------------
>>
>> Comment (by jpilk):
>>
>>   Perhaps I misunderstand; but I can (and do) stop and restart either
>>   frontend display 'instantaneously' from the command line.  Logging
>> in as a
>>   different user takes minutes.  'Restriction' seems an  understatement.
>>
> It really depends on how you use it. I have a computer in the basement
> that I used for watching recordings and also for development.
>
> Asking my wife to log on, run xrandr or go into "screen setup" and turn
> off one screen and then start MythTV using a mouse is extremely low. She
> will forget every time and I will get a frantic call saying MythTV is
> not working.
>
> However, telling her to login as xx with yy password and MythTV just
> starts is totally acceptable.
>
> Peter
>
I agree: I'm (usually) the sole user of general-purpose machines that
also run MythTV, from 2 of several Konsole tabs. In one tab I type
'mythbackend' and in the other either 'mythfrontend' or 'mythfrontend
-nw --geometry 1920x1080+1680+0' Entered once, and thereafter
accessible by the up-arrow. Or the complexity could be hidden in a
micro-script. 'Escape' (with mouse) stops the frontend. No 'services'
to restart processes in sequence and confuse me. I can do both myself.

OK, it isn't family friendly, it sounds primitive, it doesn't use a
10-foot interface; but it works for me, and if reasonably possible I
would like it to continue.

Cheers,

John P



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