Off-brand Remote. Play,pause,ff, etc. not working!!! - Page 2

rgoodwin · 2008-01-18, 23:26

I was playing with HIP this morning for effectively the same thing.

1) Find the key in MP key mappings (like SPACE for pause)
2) go into HIP and have it detect a remote key
3) map that remote key to whatever key MP wants (The Yaocoo seems to do ^P for the pause button for example)
4) Make sure HIP is running

Would be nice to do it right in MP (let it detect the remote's key presses), but it doesn't seem to detect Control (^) or multi key combinations properly like HIP. using the above example of ^P, only a "P" shows up in MP.

ethanol · 2008-01-18, 23:43

Do you need to do anything special in HIP to get it to recognise the remote?

Can you get any of the more complex functions (e.g. go to My Videos) to work, or is it only possible for anything which has a keypress defined in the configuration menu?

rgoodwin · 2008-01-18, 23:50

I don't remember doing anthing special. Just set the type to "standard keyboard". Then i read about a plugin called MyKeys for MP that I guess adds shortcut keys to get to Videos, etc. Seems like you would then just do the same mapping from button to those keys. Something I'll toy with in a bit

ethanol · 2008-01-18, 23:53

cool - let me know how you get on - might need to look into MyKeys!

ethanol · 2008-01-22, 06:13

If you check out this thread about Generic Keyboard/Remote Input Plugin by rsenden, you can use it to uilise all the buttons on the MCE "clone" remote (YaoCoo) without the need for Girder / HIP, ...

I attach a keyboard.xml map file which needs to places into the defaults and custom (don't know why its in both) folders (under Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings\)

Keyboard.xml

Some Notes :
- In this version, I've assigned My Tv Series to the <*> key on the remote (note you will need to change the window from 2 to 9811 after you finish editing this via Plugins if you want to use it for my TV Series)
- I've also assigned "Home" to the <#> key, thats because the green Home button actually is interpreted as something else like "Alt-Tab" and does not have the effect you would expect
- I have not mapped buttons that were working ok previously as handled by windows (#s, up, down, OK, mute, volume ..) as it processes them twice.
- For my set-up I've then learnt these commands on my Logitech and hey presto everything working - no need for Girder or anything else.

Hope it works for some others aswell.

Melloware · 2008-01-29, 04:54

If you would like me to add support for the YaCoo remote in Intelliremote someone just email me at info@melloware.com and I should be able to add support for it easily. I just need someone who owns it to be able to work with them to test it.

en1gma · 2008-03-14, 00:31

ethanol, thanks for the keyboard.xml . Works a treat except the BACK button. Did you have any issues with this? I mapped the BACK button to the ESC key as this goes to the previous menu in MP but does nothing with the remote. Any ideas?

ethanol · 2008-03-23, 02:26

Hi there,
Back button was working for me no problem - as per the keyboard.xml uploaded.
Have you tested it - do you get the same code when you "learn" the button press again in the plugin?

philips_104b · 2008-03-24, 03:24

hi ethanol,

how did u edit/create the keyboard.xml file? did u use a specific editor for the keymapping or just notepad?

I noticed that when doing 4x forwarding, i couldnt make it play regular speed nor stop the video. i have to use keyboard to stop the video.

Marcusb · 2008-03-24, 11:46

when you are having these issues, have you also just tried enabling HID in the MP config remote section?
Maybe these buttons are just acting as HID buttons (the same as when a keyboard has a play button).
This should work in your case and you can map the keys to your liking if the default isn't what you want.

2008-01-29, 04:54	#16 (permalink)
Melloware Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	If you would like me to add support for the YaCoo remote in Intelliremote someone just email me at info@melloware.com and I should be able to add support for it easily. I just need someone who owns it to be able to work with them to test it. __________________ Melloware "Remote problems try IRServerSuite, if that does not satisfy your needs look at Intelliremote"

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2008-01-18, 23:26	#11 (permalink)
rgoodwin Portal User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was playing with HIP this morning for effectively the same thing. 1) Find the key in MP key mappings (like SPACE for pause) 2) go into HIP and have it detect a remote key 3) map that remote key to whatever key MP wants (The Yaocoo seems to do ^P for the pause button for example) 4) Make sure HIP is running Would be nice to do it right in MP (let it detect the remote's key presses), but it doesn't seem to detect Control (^) or multi key combinations properly like HIP. using the above example of ^P, only a "P" shows up in MP.

2008-01-18, 23:43	#12 (permalink)
ethanol Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	Do you need to do anything special in HIP to get it to recognise the remote? Can you get any of the more complex functions (e.g. go to My Videos) to work, or is it only possible for anything which has a keypress defined in the configuration menu?

2008-01-18, 23:50	#13 (permalink)
rgoodwin Portal User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't remember doing anthing special. Just set the type to "standard keyboard". Then i read about a plugin called MyKeys for MP that I guess adds shortcut keys to get to Videos, etc. Seems like you would then just do the same mapping from button to those keys. Something I'll toy with in a bit

2008-01-18, 23:53	#14 (permalink)
ethanol Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	cool - let me know how you get on - might need to look into MyKeys!

2008-01-22, 06:13	#15 (permalink)
ethanol Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	If you check out this thread about Generic Keyboard/Remote Input Plugin by rsenden, you can use it to uilise all the buttons on the MCE "clone" remote (YaoCoo) without the need for Girder / HIP, ... I attach a keyboard.xml map file which needs to places into the defaults and custom (don't know why its in both) folders (under Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings\) Keyboard.xml Some Notes : - In this version, I've assigned My Tv Series to the <*> key on the remote (note you will need to change the window from 2 to 9811 after you finish editing this via Plugins if you want to use it for my TV Series) - I've also assigned "Home" to the <#> key, thats because the green Home button actually is interpreted as something else like "Alt-Tab" and does not have the effect you would expect - I have not mapped buttons that were working ok previously as handled by windows (#s, up, down, OK, mute, volume ..) as it processes them twice. - For my set-up I've then learnt these commands on my Logitech and hey presto everything working - no need for Girder or anything else. Hope it works for some others aswell.

2008-03-14, 00:31	#17 (permalink)
en1gma Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	ethanol, thanks for the keyboard.xml . Works a treat except the BACK button. Did you have any issues with this? I mapped the BACK button to the ESC key as this goes to the previous menu in MP but does nothing with the remote. Any ideas?

2008-03-23, 02:26	#18 (permalink)
ethanol Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	Hi there, Back button was working for me no problem - as per the keyboard.xml uploaded. Have you tested it - do you get the same code when you "learn" the button press again in the plugin?

2008-03-24, 03:24	#19 (permalink)
philips_104b Portal User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	hi ethanol, how did u edit/create the keyboard.xml file? did u use a specific editor for the keymapping or just notepad? I noticed that when doing 4x forwarding, i couldnt make it play regular speed nor stop the video. i have to use keyboard to stop the video.

2008-03-24, 11:46	#20 (permalink)
Marcusb Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,933 Thanks: 67 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts Country: My System	when you are having these issues, have you also just tried enabling HID in the MP config remote section? Maybe these buttons are just acting as HID buttons (the same as when a keyboard has a play button). This should work in your case and you can map the keys to your liking if the default isn't what you want.