Green Button do not restore MP1 anymore (1 Viewer)

[brain1000]

Previously when MP was minimised the Green Button would open up the MP window - it no longer does this on the HID input handler.

 

[joEhSuper]

In addition, previously when MP was minimised the Green Button would open up the MP window - it no longer does this on the HID input handler.

This I can not confirm - I have a Harmony Remote 700/650 - setup as MCE Remote and here the Menu = Green Button does start MP... (but don't ask me why and how )

 

[brain1000]

Thanks for the reply.

On my system, the Green Button (on a MS remote) starts up MP fine if it MP not running, it just will not work if MP is minimised :-(

 

[CyberSimian]

In addition, previously when MP was minimised the Green Button would open up the MP window - it no longer does this on the HID input handler.

I am running MP 1.12, which has both the "Generic HID" tab and the "Microsoft MCE" tab, so I have been able to try both. I can confirm that:

(1) When using "Microsoft MCE" with MP minimised to the "Task Bar", the START button restores the MP window to its previous size.

(2) When using "Generic HID" with MP minimised to the "Task Bar", the START button does nothing.

Has this been fixed in MP 1.13? (I cannot test this at the moment.)

-- from CyberSimian in the UK

 

[Sebastiii]

@Stéphane Lenclud

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

@Stéphane Lenclud

I know , I know, I moved that thread here

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

It could be that MP1 prevents MP tray to get the command. I'll need to look into it.

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

I checked the code and nothing has changed there so I'm not sure what could be going on.
Do know however that while starting MP will always work reliably restoring MP can fail.
That's the case now and that was the case before.
In fact on Windows an application can not manipulate other applications and send them in the foreground and background reliably without getting some special permission and signing which MP tray does not have. Often what you get is the flashing task bar entry when Windows prevented and application to manipulate foreground status.

 

[Sebastiii]

I remember seeing code about MCE for green button to make it focus and restore, but i didn't remember where. I'm not sure it was on mptray, what i remember is that it was sort of key signal.
Will try to find a commit about it lol.

 

[Sebastiii]

Before the code was :

private static void OnClick(object sender, RemoteEventArgs e)
{
Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName("mediaportal");

      if (processes.Length != 0)
      {
        if (processes.Length > 1)
        {
          Log.Write("MPTray: More than one window named \"MediaPortal\" has been found!");
          foreach (Process procName in processes)
          {
            Log.Write("MPTray: {0} (Started: {1}, ID: {2})", procName.ProcessName,
                      procName.StartTime.ToShortTimeString(), procName.Id);
          }
        }
        Log.Write("MPTray: MediaPortal is already running - switching focus.");
        SwitchFocus();
.....
}

We have the SwitchFocus(); call so i think here when green button was pressed -> switchfocus.
The switch code didn't change but now we have the -> private void DoStart()

Maybe :
public void HandleHidEvent(object aSender, SharpLib.Hid.Event aHidEvent) need to be reworked ?

This was not here before, so if i understand if MP is in tray, it will be focused.

if (aHidEvent.IsStray)
      {
        //Stray event just ignore it
        return;
      }