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ATSC TV on Cambridge Linux computer



On 8/23/07, Laura Conrad <sunny-O0WJhd4tT3hg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>      I didn't manage to configure MythTV at all.  The configuration
>      program took over my whole screen, and I found it hard to
>      navigate, and I couldn't get to a browser window to get advice
>      while I had the window open.  If the real program interface is as
>      unfriendly as the configurers (both front end and back end), I'm
>      not sure I want to bother.  Is there a magic word for at least
>      telling it to be in a window, and not full-screen?

If you are running standard Ubuntu, you can use Ctrl-Alt-ArrowKey to
switch to a different
screen on your desktop.  As already mentioned by others you can also
specify a geometry,
but I think allowing MythTV its own screen works better.

Bill Bogstad

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