Mailing List Archive: running external programs from MythTv? and some more...

running external programs from MythTv? and some more...

Feb 8, 2010, 5:34 AM

Post #1 of 3 (2535 views)

Hi!
Just got most things work on my mythtv after a year or so of configuration
etc.

Now Id like to look at the wonderful world of theming, mostly since I still
run on 4:3-screen.

Somethings confuse me tho, so you'll probably hear from me more..

1. Is it possibly to run external programs from within MythTv? (a button
linked to terminal for exempel)
Think I've read it somewhere but cant find it now..

2. I have difficulties with Area-properties, is there a way to but a border
along the area? (like border in html-tables)

3. Animation is no go in MythTv? (ok its just eye-candy I know...)

Thanks in advance!
/Hylsan

Re: running external programs from MythTv? and some more... [ In reply to ]

mtdean at thirdcontact

Feb 8, 2010, 8:18 AM

Post #2 of 3 (2470 views)

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On 02/08/2010 08:34 AM, tomas.hylander@gmail.com wrote:
> Just got most things work on my mythtv after a year or so of
> configuration etc.
>
> Now Id like to look at the wonderful world of theming, mostly since I
> still run on 4:3-screen.
>
> Somethings confuse me tho, so you'll probably hear from me more..
>
> 1. Is it possibly to run external programs from within MythTv? (a
> button linked to terminal for exempel)
> Think I've read it somewhere but cant find it now..

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Menu_theme_development_guide (Menu themes,
not UI themes), specifically
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Menu_theme_development_guide#Special_Actions
(note both EXEC and EXECTV).

Mike
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Re: running external programs from MythTv? and some more... [ In reply to ]

tomas.hylander at gmail

Feb 13, 2010, 11:30 AM

Post #3 of 3 (2370 views)

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I've been trying to get something to work but I guess I need some help.

Not completely sure that it works, but what I want is to run a script from
within MythTv.

my button is defined in base.xml and looks like this;
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<button name="status">
<position>40,220</position>
<statetype name="buttonstate">
<state name="active">
<imagetype name="background">
<filename>ui/mc-status.png</filename>
</imagetype>
<textarea name="text">
<area>0,0,92,55</area>
<align>allcenter</align>
<font>menu_desc</font>
<font state="selected">basemedium</font>
<font state="disabled">basemediumgrey</font>
</textarea>
</state>
<state name="selected" from="active" />
<state name="disabled" from="active" />
<state name="pushed" from="active">
<imagetype name="background">
<area>0,0,92,55</area>
<filename>ui/mc-status1.png</filename>
<alpha>180</alpha>
</imagetype>
<textarea name="text">
<position>8,8</position>
</textarea>
</state>
</statetype>
</button>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I then call it from menu_ui.xml with a simple "<button name="TV-Status"
from="status" />"

But where do I use the "<Action>EXEC myscript.py</Action>"

Or can I only use the types and actions listed on the link??

Thankful for anyhelp!

/Tomas