Emulate a keypress with the MCE remote (1 Viewer)

[trepamuros]

Hello,

I have tried everything on my hand, but I'm not capable of doing such this simple thing.

A process plugin which I have installed uses a hotkey to activate (by default is Ctrl+k, but is user-defined). To simplify things, I set the "º" key (not used by MediaPortal) as the plugin hotkey. Of course, I can activate the plugin with the keyboard.

Now, I want my original Microsoft MCE remote to activate the plugin. In other words, map a remote button to send/emulate the "º" keypress. It should be an easy task, I presumed.

But no way to to this.

In Remote Mapping section, there's no way to assign a key to a button. Also, plugin window ID is not listed in the windows list, nor in the actions list.
In Keys and Sound section, there's no way to create a "new action" which points to the plugin nor emulate the hotkey.
Tried to assign a preexisting action to the "º" hotkey, but does nothing.
Tried Generic Keyboard/Remote plugin, same as above: Plugin is not listed, not action nor window ID.

I didn't try EventGhost, don't want to load my system with memory-resident software just for a simple MePo plugin.

So, how to map a keypress for a new action on a Microsoft MCE remote? Shouldn't be so hard!!! Any help would be welcome and greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[swamprat96]

I can't find out how to do this either in MP- I'd like to send a shift command.

However you can use event ghost to do this. Google it- its free. It will work between your mce remote and MP - and it has a mdeiaportal plugin