[vdr] Re: osd-output within telnet session on 2001

["Jan Rieger" <jan@ricomp.de>]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org] 
> On Behalf Of Thomas Schaefer
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 2:17 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] osd-output within telnet session on 2001
> 
[...]
> Is it possible to get the output of the osd also in the 
> telnet session on port 2001?

I'm working on a plugin "keyboard" that makes possible the following:

- You can start a telnet session to that plugin (port 2002).
- You get the same output in your telnet as you would see if you
  start VDR with DEBUG_OSD=1 on a (linux) console.
  (All OSD activities will be rendered into a vt100 compatible stream.)
- All your key strokes will be sent to VDR.

So you can fully control VDR remotely over a telnet connection.

A second thing: There will be a plugin switch "-t" that replaces
the "-t" switch of VDR. So you can not only use telnet to control
VDR but also a linux console without the need to compile VDR with
DEBUG_OSD=1. (This feature gave the plugin its name. :-)

One drawback: The menu will be shown on the OSD on your TV, on
the with "-t" specified console and on all telnet sessions connected
to the plugin at the same time. I have no solution at the moment to
separate this control channels :-(


The main features are already implemented, but:
you have to wait some weeks until I have finished it, because I'm
writing my dissertation at the moment. So the plugin must wait ;-(

Jan



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