2012-07-16, 20:56
Started using XMBC a few months back and have got it tuned rather well, decent movie collection, decent TV collection, even added in Spotify and Vevo to it, after alot of tweaking it works really well, I use the Android remote as well as my Logitech harmony. I even split the HDMI output on my PC and ran a cable upstairs to the bedroom to have XBMC in my room (controlled via android remote over wifi).
I do however have a problem I cannot fathom or find a fix for.....
My media PC is located in my front room, and I regularly use the pc for work / emails / torrenting etc on my primary monitor, whilst XBMC is playing on the TV..... However you can't do that because as soon as i touch the PC's primary monitor with my mouse, XBMC minimizes..... I have gone through the settings and found "window" mode works ok, but..... its not as smooth, and i'm left with a nasty blue windows bar across the top of my films etc etc....
I was a hardcore VLC user before XBMC, and I could work fine on the PC's primary monitor when that was in full screen mode on the secondary monitor.....
I have seen others with the same issue, I just wondered if there was a solution, or a plug in that allows this. I've tried a couple of fixes, including adding in a line in the advancedsettings.xml file, however no fix as yet.
I must say though, i think XBMC is a fantastic program, and so far I have introduced a few friends to it as well, it kinda sells itself and looks fantastic.
Any ideas or work arounds for my secondary monitor minimizing when using primary screen I'd be very, very grateful..... the kid has to watch disney cars on a weekly basis ! and i'm trying to work on the same PC.......
I do however have a problem I cannot fathom or find a fix for.....
My media PC is located in my front room, and I regularly use the pc for work / emails / torrenting etc on my primary monitor, whilst XBMC is playing on the TV..... However you can't do that because as soon as i touch the PC's primary monitor with my mouse, XBMC minimizes..... I have gone through the settings and found "window" mode works ok, but..... its not as smooth, and i'm left with a nasty blue windows bar across the top of my films etc etc....
I was a hardcore VLC user before XBMC, and I could work fine on the PC's primary monitor when that was in full screen mode on the secondary monitor.....
I have seen others with the same issue, I just wondered if there was a solution, or a plug in that allows this. I've tried a couple of fixes, including adding in a line in the advancedsettings.xml file, however no fix as yet.
I must say though, i think XBMC is a fantastic program, and so far I have introduced a few friends to it as well, it kinda sells itself and looks fantastic.
Any ideas or work arounds for my secondary monitor minimizing when using primary screen I'd be very, very grateful..... the kid has to watch disney cars on a weekly basis ! and i'm trying to work on the same PC.......