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<blockquote data-quote="JDWestoby" data-source="post: 1245679" data-attributes="member: 72093">I never found a single 'version of truth' last time I actually looked, but admittedly that was AGES ago. But my Automation/Automator* plugin DOES what you are saying. And I HAVE been using it for years (at least ten) as my interface to MP.Problem is that if (say) I write a plugin, there isn't a requirement for me to tell MP anything - so MP &gt;might&lt; know it's selected my screen but what that screen is up to is too general for MP to keep. Shame really a simple piece of info text would be a nice (non-parsable) way of keeping trackOddly there IS a way to 'Goto Home' - funny!There IS one caveat (which I impose because I don't like the new skins - personal preference) and that is that it uses the Classic (and Blue!) layout not Titan etc. which makes button processing easier.But this does trundle up and down (that's the caveat) buttons (on ANY screen) finding the text on each before pressing it etc.Please have a look at it, if you want the updated source then ASK - I'm not {THAT] precious about it!(EDIT - link - <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-automation.105633/" target="_blank">MediaPortal Automation</a>)*One of then is the actual MP Robot, pressing buttons, the other allows me to test said robot by building up simple text lines and then executing them - so I don't even need my HomeSeer to test things.)PS A rather nice Android app (not mine, other apps are no doubt available) called AnyMote allows sending TCP/IP commands, so this is my portable interface to HS/MP.)That's it, rather than 'flogging a deceased equine' I'll keep out, have fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JDWestoby, post: 1245679, member: 72093"] I never found a single 'version of truth' last time I actually looked, but admittedly that was AGES ago. But my Automation/Automator* plugin DOES what you are saying. And I HAVE been using it for years (at least ten) as my interface to MP. Problem is that if (say) I write a plugin, there isn't a requirement for me to tell MP anything - so MP >might< know it's selected my screen but what that screen is up to is too general for MP to keep. Shame really a simple piece of info text would be a nice (non-parsable) way of keeping track Oddly there IS a way to 'Goto Home' - funny! There IS one caveat (which I impose because I don't like the new skins - personal preference) and that is that it uses the Classic (and Blue!) layout not Titan etc. which makes button processing easier. But this does trundle up and down (that's the caveat) buttons (on ANY screen) finding the text on each before pressing it etc. Please have a look at it, if you want the updated source then ASK - I'm not {THAT] precious about it! (EDIT - link - [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-automation.105633/"]MediaPortal Automation[/URL]) *One of then is the actual MP Robot, pressing buttons, the other allows me to test said robot by building up simple text lines and then executing them - so I don't even need my HomeSeer to test things.) PS A rather nice Android app (not mine, other apps are no doubt available) called AnyMote allows sending TCP/IP commands, so this is my portable interface to HS/MP.) That's it, rather than 'flogging a deceased equine' I'll keep out, have fun. [/QUOTE]

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