[teeedubb]

Hey @teeedubb .

Would it be possible to add an option to turn off the "LibCEC peripheral device" before either minimizing or quitting Kodi and starting Steam.
And of course enable the device again ones Kode maximizes or starts up again.

The reason for this, is I use LibCEC to turn off the TV when the screensaver starts or if Kodi quits (PC shutsdown). This collides with the Steam plugin.

If it quits Kodi the TV turns off.
If it minimizes Kodi, the TV will shutdown when the Kodi screensaver starts (and each time you turn on the TV again to use Steam, it will turn off the TV again ones the screensaver starts again)

An alternative could be to disable the screensaver while Kodi is minimized and Steam is running?

I think this would be better suited in the pre/post steam scripts via jsonrpc.
This thread has info on how to disable/enable the screensaver. In my brief search I couldn't find anything on how to disable/enable cec, so you'll need to do some digging or post a thread asking for help.

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=354784

I had tried looking into this, using the pre/post scripts, but did not get that far due to having kids that demand attention.

Is there any way to store a variable in the pre script and later retrieve that variable in the post script? (other then just writing to a file, which I guess would be an option)

I would like to be able to save the selected screensaver settings before disabling them in the pre script, and then restore them in the post script.

Otherwise I have to hardcode the settings into the post script, and remember to change them, if ever the screensaver settings are changed in Kodi.

I personally would use a file to store the variable.