teletext aspect ratio

basco · 2012-04-22 13:34

hi pvr developers,

is it possible to have an option: "always display teletext as 4:3 aspect ratio" ?
so that when i switch to teletext the aspect ratio is 4:3 fixed and when i exit teletext the aspect ratio is restored or something.
i have a 60" screen and reading teletext is hard because of the 16:9 aspect ratio the spacing between the letters is too large.

**FernetMenta** · 2012-04-22 21:51

Yes, teletext doesn't look nice. It's on the list of ToDos but there are other tasks with higher priority. Please be patient.

basco · 2012-04-23 09:18

thank you for the relpy. i'll be patient Smile

hacke78 · 2012-08-10 04:47

@Basco
@FernetMenta

I've submitted a Pull Request to fix the aspect ratio to be 4:3. Please test and comment.
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/1270

**FernetMenta** · 2012-08-10 18:57

Great! Will do when back from holiday. Might be already merged then Smile

hacke78 · 2012-09-16 11:32

(2012-08-10 18:57)FernetMenta Wrote: Great! Will do when back from holiday. Might be already merged then

Assuming you are back from a great holiday now Smile

Could you take a look at the PR, it's not been merged yet?

basco · 2012-09-16 15:17

and please do not change the font to that old teletext style font. its terrible.

hacke78 · 2012-09-16 17:45

(2012-09-16 15:17)basco Wrote: and please do not change the font to that old teletext style font. its terrible.

It's not part of the PR and I agree to the "ugly" and retro style, but it is displayed correctly and have the correct/full teletext character set. Been looking all over for GPLed teletext font and this was the best compromise I could come up with. Never mind, this is not related to 4:3 anyways...

Edit: The font thing could maybe be implemented as an selectable option either in the GUI or advancedsettings as "Teletext font: [Standard | Retro]".

basco · 2012-10-20 21:12

Ok i tested it.
It works great.
Is the font selectable already?
I have noticed that the teletext overlay is not centered in the middle of the screen.

basco · 2012-11-09 22:41

Could you Please change the font?
It scales awfull and it is not smooth.
Please take a look at e.g. a Samsung tv teletext. It uses a very smooth and clearly readable font.

Something like this but then free
http://www.ascendercorp.com/developers/d.../teletext/

FernetMenta Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,712 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 37 Location: Munich	2012-04-22 21:51 Post: #2 Yes, teletext doesn't look nice. It's on the list of ToDos but there are other tasks with higher priority. Please be patient.
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basco Senior Member Posts: 210 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 1	2012-04-23 09:18 Post: #3 thank you for the relpy. i'll be patient
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hacke78 Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-08-10 04:47 Post: #4 @Basco @FernetMenta I've submitted a Pull Request to fix the aspect ratio to be 4:3. Please test and comment. https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/1270
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FernetMenta Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,712 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 37 Location: Munich	2012-08-10 18:57 Post: #5 Great! Will do when back from holiday. Might be already merged then
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hacke78 Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-09-16 11:32 Post: #6 (2012-08-10 18:57)FernetMenta Wrote: Great! Will do when back from holiday. Might be already merged then Assuming you are back from a great holiday now Could you take a look at the PR, it's not been merged yet?
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basco Senior Member Posts: 210 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 1	2012-09-16 15:17 Post: #7 and please do not change the font to that old teletext style font. its terrible.
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basco Senior Member Posts: 210 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 1	2012-10-20 21:12 Post: #9 Ok i tested it. It works great. Is the font selectable already? I have noticed that the teletext overlay is not centered in the middle of the screen. (This post was last modified: 2012-10-20 21:13 by basco.)
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basco Senior Member Posts: 210 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 1	2012-11-09 22:41 Post: #10 Could you Please change the font? It scales awfull and it is not smooth. Please take a look at e.g. a Samsung tv teletext. It uses a very smooth and clearly readable font. Something like this but then free http://www.ascendercorp.com/developers/d.../teletext/ (This post was last modified: 2012-11-09 22:51 by basco.)
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