Built-in movie player looses focus, making remote fail

RoChess · 2006-03-11, 02:27

The built-in movie player looses focus sometimes on playing DivX files with the 6.x DivX codec, where my remote stops working.

This is due to the DivX 6.x 'Menu Navigator'

Disabling the:

- 'Menu navigator always on top'
- 'Enable menu navigator at startup'

settings, failed to work for me, the Menu Navigator still gets launched and takes away focus (sometimes) from the built-in movie player, so i'm unable to use the remote to pause/etc the movie via the remote, until I switch focus either by mouse, or ALT+TAB.

RoChess · 2006-03-15, 07:41

This problem can be fixed by using the option under 'General' to always keep Media Portal 'on top'.

Thanks to ronisle for figguring that one out for me, sometimes you just overlook the obvious.

RoChess · 2006-03-23, 10:24

Permanent fix for this problem: http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/divx...p?p_faqid=1630

ender · 2006-03-24, 11:54

Well, that fix didn't work for me. Disabled the icon and the toolbar, restarted and still MP loses focus. The only way for me as to revert to xvid.

Always on top is not very handy if you use the comp for other stuff to coz it completely blocks the system.

2006-03-11, 02:27	#1 (permalink)
RoChess Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Built-in movie player looses focus, making remote fail The built-in movie player looses focus sometimes on playing DivX files with the 6.x DivX codec, where my remote stops working. This is due to the DivX 6.x 'Menu Navigator' Disabling the: - 'Menu navigator always on top' - 'Enable menu navigator at startup' settings, failed to work for me, the Menu Navigator still gets launched and takes away focus (sometimes) from the built-in movie player, so i'm unable to use the remote to pause/etc the movie via the remote, until I switch focus either by mouse, or ALT+TAB. __________________ PVR System Specs <insert funny message here>

2006-03-15, 07:41	#2 (permalink)
RoChess Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This problem can be fixed by using the option under 'General' to always keep Media Portal 'on top'. Thanks to ronisle for figguring that one out for me, sometimes you just overlook the obvious. __________________ PVR System Specs <insert funny message here>

2006-03-23, 10:24	#3 (permalink)
RoChess Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Permanent fix for this problem: http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/divx...p?p_faqid=1630 __________________ PVR System Specs <insert funny message here>

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2006-03-24, 11:54	#4 (permalink)
ender Retired Team Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, that fix didn't work for me. Disabled the icon and the toolbar, restarted and still MP loses focus. The only way for me as to revert to xvid. Always on top is not very handy if you use the comp for other stuff to coz it completely blocks the system.