Generic Keyboard/Remote Input Plugin (3 Viewers)

[Herr R aus B]

AW: Re: Generic Keyboard/Remote Input Plugin

Hello,

After reading and make some tests, I'm not sure if this plugin can do what I want.

I've installed Audio Renderer Changer plugin, which is a process plugin to switch the Windows audio renderer on the fly (good if you want to switch HDMI / SPDIF audio quickly). This plugin activates only by a keypress: By default is Shift+Ctrl+k, but can be defined by the user. The plugin doesn't have a context menu, nor a window ID to be called.

The question is: How can I set a button of my original MCE remote to send (or emulate or simulate or whatever) the key defined on that plugin? In other words, how can I assign a keypress (i.e. shift+ctrl+k) to a button on the remote?

Hola!

Did you meanwhile get an answer to this? I myself asked the same here, but only got a hint on the KeyboardPlugin - I saw several ppl in several threads asking the same, but never got an answer - are these combination codes a great secret or do we just have the wrong approach?

Regards

Axel

PS: it seems as if I found an answer to that question due to some indirect hints - maybe it helps you as well...

 

[singer36]

hi rsenden !

your plugin is just GREAT.
it is at the same time simple and efficient ! it should, according to me, be included in the basic MediaPortal package.

i've spend hours looking for adapting my new remote control... i've read tons of pages of people using EventGhost with a keyboard plugin + a mediaportal windowsmessage plugin + a double configuration (in eventghost + in mediaportal)....
then I just discovered your plugin, and could delete all the previous plugins and applications...

THANKS A LOT !!

singer36

 

[frying_fish]

Hi guys,

Not sure if I'm quite in the relevant bit here (or if its a configuration issue of something else), but here is the problem:


I've got the latest plugin (2.4.2.0), installed on 2 machines, one running Win 7 x64 professional, the other running Win 7 32 home premium, each with identical setups of mediaportal (1.1.2), and the latest mp-tvseries (2.6.9), and running the latest streamedMP skin.

The issue arises when I get into the right mouse button context menu with the plugin enabled. I can still navigate through to options, but number key presses don't jump to their highlighted option. I disable the plugin, and pressing the numbers on the keypad for the actual keyboard does make the action occur (it doesn't work for the keyboard or the remote when the plugin is enabled). I have the SL-6399, using the configuration that comes with the latest plugin (even went through and checked all the keycodes were being recognised).

I notice it is sending the command "remote 1" for the number 1 on the remote, but this doesn't appear to be what the menu structure in the plugins is looking for, it seems to be looking for "1". I can't explicitly see an option to set this to be the command sent by the remote, so I would just like to know if there is something I can change to make it do this. The problem in itself is very minor, as I'm quite capable of just scrolling through the options with the cursors, it would just speed up for when I wish to change views, or select different fanarts quickly (read that as least button presses).


Any help would be appreciated, and also thanks for the great plugin, it has been a lifesaver over the past couple of years when I've used this remote.

 

[Baron of L/S]

Can anyone please help me to get the Full Screen function going, I've mapped a new button and programmed it to "no condition", "Full Screen' also tried "Remote red button" but no joy

 

[bzrty]

Is it possible to send CTRL+ALT+DEL with your remote, or launch taskmanager (without keyboard) when mediaportal crashes?
Is it possible to save the custom made remote mappings?

 

[Deda]

From yesterday to onward, all plugins must be compatible with MP current version. As I'm huge fun of this small plugin jewel I need to recompile this to be in working state again so if you like to experiment with MP 1.2.0 Beta release you can use it if it will not be reworked by authors.

Just beware, this will work only from MP 1.2.0 Beta svn 27644, otherwise use the old version.

*File removed, all you need is on first page.

 

[HakanThn]

This plugin in really useful! I hope it will be maintained for coming MP versions.

I have a problem that MP occasionally hangs, and it could be related to the keyboard input plugin. TV is still playing, but I can´t control MP.

In the MP log, I see a continous loop of:
KeyboardInputPlugin: KeyboardHandler seems to be inactive; restarting
KeyboardInputPlugin: IsEnabled: False
KeyboardInputPlugin: IsEnabled: True
KeyboardInputPlugin: KeyboardHandler seems to be inactive; restarting

Now and then, there are traces of strange keystrokes, like this one:
OnKeyDown: Shift+Alt+Win+Escape (1101027), Handled: False

Anybody knows what could cause this?

 

[enanno]

From yesterday to onward, all plugins must be compatible with MP current version. As I'm huge fun of this small plugin jewel I need to recompile this to be in working state again so if you like to experiment with MP 1.2.0 Beta release you can use it if it will not be reworked by authors.

Just beware, this will work only from MP 1.2.0 Beta svn 27644, otherwise use the old version.

Muchísimas gracias! Thank you very much man!
I'm a huge fan of this plugin too (It's really a necesity for me), so I'm very happy I updated to MP 1.2b today and I have found this.
Thanks again

 

[Lyfesaver74]

I have installed the new version on my MP 1.2b and found that it is not working. All of my special assigned buttons no longer work. The basic buttons work but nothing else. I have even gone so far as to redo my mappings from scratch. No good =(


Okay, I figured it out... it was all my mistake =) I had the dll in the windows folder not the process folder. Switched it back and all is prefect! Thx for the update!

 

[enanno]

Hi again!

It seems there are some little changes in MP 1.2b that don't make some of my remote's buttons properly work.
For example, the "Fullscreen" button on my remote. I remaped this button to make the Aspect Ratio change, but it doesn't work now, it just switches MP to windowed mode and back to fullscreen if I press it again. I think it's because when I press this button the remote is really sending Alt+Enter keys... but I don't understand why the priority of the command I need is lower now. It perfectly worked on MP 1.1.3.

By the way, I'd like to show the "Action menu" when I push "Enter" on video file or music, etc. better than directly launching. Any idea?