[mythtvnz] Gnome3, Mythfrontend and xbmc

[Demian Dixon]

Hey all,

I found a solution which was to start with a wrapper script that ends by
raising the focus of the Myth window on exit of xbmc.  So I run the
following from Myth..

#!/bin/sh
/bin/xbmc
wmctrl -a MythTV

The problem is by design, full screen windows are treated a little
differently from maximised windows (this is all controlled by Mutter)

There is some more information about this at
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=705177

Cheers!

Demian



On 30 April 2014 16:27, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Jason Taylor <killerkiwi2005 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Sounds like a gnome3 issue thats exactlly what I do on mythbunty (xfce)
> and
> > it works perfectly
> >
> > In a perfect world mythtv would announce xbmc is the new supported
> frontend
> > and work on improving the epg there ;)
>
> The mythtv devs seem particularly disinterested in XBMC.
>
>
> >
> >
> > On 30 April 2014 12:10, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Demian Dixon <d at coretech.co.nz>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > I have been running xbmc as an alternative frontend to mythtv for a
> >> > couple
> >> > of days.  I am having a little problem with switching between
> >> > mythfrontend
> >> > and xbmc..
> >> >
> >> > Normally the machine boots, mythwelcome runs and then I launch
> >> > mythfrontend.
> >> > I added a new menu item for xbmc and launch that from mythfrontend.
> >> > All
> >> > good but when I try and exit xbmc I get returned to the Gnome desktop
> >> > instead of mythfrontend.  I have to ALT-TAB to get to mythfrontend.
> >> >
> >> > Any possible solutions?   I guess I don't really need to run Gnome as
> I
> >> > only
> >> > occasionally drop to a shell and launch Chrome as it seems to have
> >> > better
> >> > support for some streaming sports events..
> >> >
> >> > This is all on Fedora 19 so it is Gnome 3.8
> >>
> >> I start XBMC in exactly the same fashion, except I am using mythbuntu,
> >> which uses XFCE rather than Gnome.
> >>
> >> So I expect Gnome3 is in fact the problem, or perhaps the line you use
> >> in the myth menu to start it.
> >>
> >> What is the line you use? There are I think two ways of starting an
> >> external programme in a mythtv menu.
> >>
> >> Sorry to be a little vague, I don't have access to the home machines
> from
> >> work.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> > Demian
> >> >
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