Focus Frame

[fireblade998 0]

Apologies if this is a double post, I'm sure I saw something on this a year or so ago but I can't find anything now.

I'm running MBC on three computers, and I only experience this issue on one of them, it just happens to also run the server but I don't think that is the cause. I also run the Square theme on all three but this issues seems to not be related to any particular theme.

 

So what happens is I lose the focus frame around the selection as I browse my collection. If I uninstall MBC and then reinstall the focus frame is visible again, then if I reboot the computer the focus frame is gone again.

 

Viewing my collection if I move right one title then back to the left the focus frame appears. If I then move right two titles the focus frame disappears.

 

I have tried Chocolate and Classic themes and all exhibit the same behaviour.

 

Is there something else I should do when uninstalling MBC to ensure a nice clean install?

 

NOTE: Just performed another test. If after a fresh install of MBC I exit out to WMC and re-enter MBC the focus frame works. If I exit MBC and and WMC, then restart WMC and MBC the focus frame is gone.

 

 

[ebr 16169]

This sounds like some sort of weird display issue with WMC.  What resolution is your display?

[fireblade998 0]

1080p, same as the two other TVs all running the same setup/settings/config. I have even tried moving the pc to another screen and the problem is the same. All is good straight after an install and then the computer gets a reboot and bam, gone very weird. I really don't want to rebuild the pc, if I can't fix it I'll probably go down the roku path. 

[ebr 16169]

"1080p" could mean a lot of things.  What is the actual resolution the video card is set to?

[fireblade998 0]

Just double checked it is set to 1920 x 1080

[ebr 16169]

I guess I need to see some pics of what you are seeing...

[fireblade998 0]

Ok, I'll make a short video tomorrow to demonstrate, thanks. 

[yardameus 221]

Are you still able to navigate, you just can't see the focus frame?  Or is the focus being taken off of WMC/Emby by some other program?

[buddyweiser 105]

Have you tried decreasing the thumb size? Seems I remember a similar problem I had a year ago or so. If I remember correctly there are user config files stored on the server, that store all the MBC config per user,so if each machine uses a different user it could be why they are not all experiencing the same issue.

 

Sent using my G3

[fireblade998 0]

Hi,

 

Thanks for the replies.

 

No the application still has focus, everything works I just can't tell what media is selected as I scroll through. The issue is not just related to the thumbs, I mainly use Square theme, but in Chocolate the bottom menu also loses focus.

 

I have attached a video of the issue, it is poor quality to get under the 10mb restriction but it still shows the problem pretty clearly.

 

So in the Video, I start with a fresh install of MBC, focus frame is visible, then I exit and re-enter MBC, focus frame still visible, then exit MBC and WMC, restart WMC and MBC, focus frame gone....it's pretty bizarre.

 

 

04-07-2015_115856(2)_mpeg2video.mpg

[ebr 16169]

Okay, that's what I suspected in the first place.  You say your video card is set to 1920x1080 but, clearly, that is a 4:3 display. So, something in the system - either the video card or the display or a receiver or something - is interpolating that resolution to one that fits in a 4:3 frame.

 

I'm sure that is the root of the problem.  The interpolation, somehow, is killing the display of the focus frame.

 

Try setting your resolution to a true 4:3 one and see if that helps.

[fireblade998 0]

I have no idea why you would think that is a 4:3 display? Maybe because of the video quality I had to use to meet the upload limit, but the video was shot using a HD 1080p Panasonic video camera and the display is a 46in Sharp Aquos 3d LED TV. It is definitely a 16:9 widescreen display as are all my TVs. It used to work fine on this TV, but I can't tell you exactly when it stopped woking correctly. I've been using MBC for years and this has happened probably sometime in the last 6 months or so. As mentioned my other TVs work fine with MBC and if I take this computer to another TV the problem moves with the computer. The TV also reports that it is receiving an 1080p signal.

 

I suspect it is more to do with WMC rather than MBC. I've tried turning WMC off and back on with no affect, is there a way to reinstall just WMC?

[ebr 16169]

Okay.  The video you shot was re-formatted to 4:3 I guess.  This is definitely a display issue of some sort.  Try changing the display setup in the WMC setup.  If you have it set to Flat Panel, try something else like projector or vice versa.

[fireblade998 0]

OK I tried every option for display type in WMC, no change. I tried all the settings within the TV for setting off wide mode, input type, no change. I also tried turning off some features in the Square theme, still no change. The thing that makes no sense to me is that if I arrow right, then go back left the focus frame reappears. There is something NQR here....obviously... I still suspect it is to do with WMC itself as it only stops working when WMC is restarted.