Ok, here is a first follow up on the on/off part.
It seems that with the "standard" non streacom flirc it's not possible to really turn the comp on (cold start).
What's possible is to put it to sleep and wake it up.
To put the machine in sleep state, there's the shortcut option. You then assign it to a remote button.
To wake it up, on my comp it works with any key on the remote. Else there is a wake key on the "full keyboard" layout in the flirc software.
It seems that with the "standard" non streacom flirc it's not possible to really turn the comp on (cold start).
What's possible is to put it to sleep and wake it up.
To put the machine in sleep state, there's the shortcut option. You then assign it to a remote button.
To wake it up, on my comp it works with any key on the remote. Else there is a wake key on the "full keyboard" layout in the flirc software.