id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	mlocked
407	New feature welcome/status screen	Paul	paulh	"This patch adds another executable called 'mythwelcome' that displays
a myth themed dialog which shows a welcome/status information screen 
that is designed to be shown whenever the frontend is not running i.e.
when the computer has been started to record a program or is waiting 
for the backend to shut things down.

The screen shows a status message line that indicates what the backend
is currently doing eg idle, recording, comm flagging, transcoding etc. 
Also shows what programs are currently being recorded if any and what the
next scheduled recording is. There is also a ""Start MythTV Frontend"" push
button to start the frontend.

This is mostly useful if you have a dedicated computer running Myth that
you don't want to leave running 24/7 but want it to start up automatically
when a recording is about to start and shutdown when it is idle.

The patch also adds a new command line utility 'mythshutdown' that is used
by both mythbackend and by mythwelcome.

The README file contains a lot more info including some installation instructions.

Paul
"	enhancement	closed	minor	0.19	mythtv	head	medium	fixed			0