I can not believe that does not exist already for MP1.
Have you tried MultiShortCut Plugin? As I was using MP1 (more than 2 years ago now) I have used MultiShortCut for the same purposes as AppLauncher now in MP2...It really is needed...
Have you tried MultiShortCut Plugin?
The "Green Button" (the MCE home button, not the green teletext button) should bring MP back to front.however i cannot Switch back to mediaportal via remote Control currently
What's your hardware, remote and receiver?Is that possible somehow? maybe built-in or just with some eventghost scripts?