tony wrote:
I have a button on the desktop which when clicked starts xine full screen and connected to the VDR live TV stream. From then on everything is controlled via the remote including switch off and playing back recordings. I have gnome configured to start xine full screen when I insert a DVD too and from then on everything is controlled via the remote.
I use matchbox, I found the heavy weight desktops just got in my way.
http://projects.o-hand.com/matchbox/
The main advantage of running X windows is that the box can be used for other things than watching TV. And on LCD or DLP projectors the quality of small text is just fine. My dream is a big LCD and a wireless keyboard to replace the ugly desk in my SOHO.
check out the gyroscopic mouse. I bought one with a keyboard a few years ago, no desk required :-) dead handy when I want to do something from the sofa and cannot be bothered to walk into the study.
Simon