Process for creating a Raspberry Pi 4 Over-the-air (OTA) DVR to watch and record TV shows.
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MythTV Key Bindings
MythTV version 31 default key bindings. Dumped from the database table keybindings. MythTV user documentation for keybindings.
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Sony TV remote control HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) keycodes. Useful for programming a device connected to the TV to respond to the remote. ie. Raspberry Pi running MythTV
Continue reading Sony RMT-TX102U TV Remote CEC KeycodesAT&T Cordless Phone - Manual Handset Registration
If the automatic new handset registration does not work by putting the handset in the base cradle, a manual registration process is available.
This is for the Accessory Handset model CL80113 for use with the following Base units: CL81113, CL81213, CL81313, CL82113, CL82213, CL82263, CL82313, CL82363, CL82413, CL82463, CL83113, CL83213, CL83263, CL83313, CL83363, CL83413, CL83463.
Press and hold the Handset Locater button in the base cradle until the In Use light is steady red. Release the button. The base display will say Registering...
Press the # key on an unregistered handset to start the registration process. That is it.
Tweaking Ubuntu Unity To Show All Of An Apps Windows
In OS X, clicking on a dock icon shows all open windows for the app. In Ubuntu, clicking on a launcher icon only shows the most recently used open window. This is annoying if you want to copy files between two folders or view all Xpad note windows.
Ubuntu 18.04
In Terminal
sudo apt install dconf-tools
dconf-editor
org / gnome / shell / extensions / dash-to-dock
Change click-action custom value to minimize
Another change to match 16.04 functionality when scrolling over app icon:
Change scroll-action custom value to cycle-windows
For Ubuntu 16.04 read on.
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OS X --> Ubuntu
I recently bought a new laptop from System 76 with Ubuntu preinstalled. This replaced a 7 year old MacBook Pro. Apple no longer sells 17" laptops and HP and Dell linux laptops are well hidden on their websites. Read on for equivalent linux software to match what I used on OS X.
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X Windows - Window Swallowing
X Windows "window swallowing" is the process of program 1 capturing the main window of program 2 to display it inside of program 1's main window. For example, Firefox using an external program to display a PDF in a tab. Firefox's built-in javascript PDF viewer leaves a lot to be desired. Slow rendering or no rendering at all, memory hog, with the download button not working when it doesn't render.
The following description is derived from my experience getting MozPlugger to work in Firefox to display PDF files using Evince.
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