I use a window manager on my MythTV machine (which is dedicated to MythTV) because external applications like xine won't get proper focus sometimes without a window manager.
It's a pain to try to play a DVD in xine, and have it behind the MythTV UI. -- Joe --- James Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't get why people even use a WM (for a > dedicated mythtv box)... I run > mythtv perfect without any overhead from a windows > manager... > > on x:tty7 (in my inittab) i have > /home/mythtv/startup.sh > > which contains: > > /path/to/X & > sleep 8 > /path/to/mythfrontend > > > this has the added advantage, that if mythfrontend > crashes (which it does from > time to time) the script will exit, and inittab will > recycle tty7 and start > the script again, thus bringing the frontend right > back up automagically. > > maybe not Linux Standards Base compliant, but works > like a charm :) > > James > > On Saturday 29 October 2005 12:06 am, Support [ Ian > Ward ] wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I had been meaning to try this for ages, but was > bored today so I > > thought I would risk WAF & FAF > > > > I have a master backend/frontend running on FC3, I > use my FC4 > > workstation as a frontend when the family insist > on watching soap. > > > > ratpoison makes alot of sense as kde is such a > beast. > > I also took the opportunity to change the way the > frontend is spawned so > > that on the odd occasion it crashes, you don't > need to get up off the > > lounge to "control-alt-backspace" the X > > I have gdm set to autologon after 5 seconds. > > > > The newest prebuilt rpm I could find was here: > > > ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/projects/newrpms/www/htdocs/apt/redhat/en/i386/fc2/RPM > >S.newrpms/ratpoison-1.3.0-1.rhfc2.nr.i386.rpm > > > > this is a FC2 version that loaded on my FC3 > without issue, and on my FC4 > > after installing "compat-readline" > > > > It is a super lean window manager that spawns in > an insant. > > To get full screen xterm is as easy at typing > "Control-c Control-t c" > > (that's three keystrokes) > > I would recommend it as it saves mucking around > with disabling the kde > > sound server, modifying mouse focus etc.. > > Why waste memory on a window manager when it is > not required > > > > On RedHat the "switchdesk" command creates > .Xclients and > > .Xclients-default in your home directory to set > for kde > > I created a .Xclients-ratpoison and called it from > .Xclients , that will > > keep it safe from being overwritten with > "switchdesk" > > > > Instead of having my startup commands in > .kde/Autostart/myth-load.sh I > > have put them into the .Xclients script > > I also changed things around so that the window > manager is spawned to > > the background and it is the presence of > mythfrontend process that > > keeps the X session from dying. If the frontend > exits, so does the X > > session > > > > My one line .Xclients file looks like this........ > > > > exec ./.Xclients-ratpoison > > > > > > My .Xclients-ratpoison looks like this.... > > > > #!/bin/bash > > > > /usr/bin/ratpoison & > > > > # To get an xterm with Ratpoison, "Control-c > Control-t c" > > > > # Load nVidia driver custom settings > > #nvidia-settings --load-config-only & > > # Stop the Nvidia blue line problem > > xvattr -a XV_COLORKEY -v 66048 > > > > # Disable screensaver and blanking > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xset -dpms > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off > > > > # Restore sound settings > > /usr/bin/amixer set Master,0 80%,80% unmute > > /usr/bin/amixer set PCM,0 80%,80% unmute > > /usr/bin/amixer set Line,0 80%,80% mute captur > > /usr/bin/amixer set Capture,0 80%,80% captur > > /usr/bin/aplay > /usr/share/system-config-soundcard/sound-sample.wav > & > > > > # Make sure the DVD is umounted > > umount /media/cdrecorder > > > > # Launch myth frontend > > mythfrontend > > > > # We are here because mythfrontend crashed or was > exited > > # After we drop out of here, X will terminate > > # We could stay in X and the window manager by > changing "exit" to "wait" > > sleep 2 > > exit > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > -- > James Grant > Lightbox Technologies Inc. > http://www.lightbox.org > 613-294-3670 > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
