Keyboard shortcuts (2 Viewers)

[mpirklbauer]

Can youexplain it for a dummy how you did get this working?
Thank you!


Got it working

 

[velis]

Another dummy here: I can't seem to find documentation on how keys are actually mapped to keyboard. All I found is this wiki page. But this page references keys such as Key.Escape (straightforward for keyboard) or Key.Play (not exactly a standard key on a keyboard).
So where is it listed which virtual key actually maps to a keyboard key? Morpheus linked a source that had (scan codes?), but I can't seem to be able to link that to PC keyboard.

 

[mrj]

Hi
I found these

https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...ia/Skin/default/shortcuts/Media-shortcuts.xml

So
V -> Home->Videos
M -> Home->Movies
S -> Home->Series
I -> Home->Images
A -> Home->Audio
F -> FullscreenContent
C -> CurrentMedia
P ->AddToPlaylist

I have not tested them all.

By try and error I also found
H -> Home

mrj

 

[velis]

These are in the Wiki. It's the "small" ones that are not, like skip forward, stop playback, media info, etc.

 

[mrj]

Hi

These are in the Wiki.

Yes they are in the wiki
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/2_MEDIAPORTAL_2/9_Reference/Keyboard_shortcuts

Problem is you gave this link
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/Us...uides/2_General_Navigation/Keyboard_Shortcuts
where they are not present.

I got confused. Sorry about that.

In the wiki 'A 'for "Audio" and 'P' for "add to playlist" are missing so my previous post is not completely useless.

/mrj

 

[morpheus_xx]

hese are in the Wiki. It's the "small" ones that are not, like skip forward, stop playback, media info, etc.

The playback related keys are the ones from MCE keyboards / MCE remotes: they all have "Play"/"Stop" and such kind of buttons/keys. They should simply work out-of-the-box.

 

[velis]

hese are in the Wiki. It's the "small" ones that are not, like skip forward, stop playback, media info, etc.

The playback related keys are the ones from MCE keyboards / MCE remotes: they all have "Play"/"Stop" and such kind of buttons/keys. They should simply work out-of-the-box.

Well, OK, but what if I don't have a compatible remote, but one that simulates a standard kbd? How can I issue the same commands with standard PC keyboard?

 

[johanj]

Or if you want to send commands using tcp/ip from tablet?

 

[morpheus_xx]

Well, OK, but what if I don't have a compatible remote, but one that simulates a standard kbd? How can I issue the same commands with standard PC keyboard?

There are already some other ways available, if they do work for you I don't know for sure.

1. The contained MCE remote plugin is able to map key codes to actions: https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...ubator/MceRemoteReceiver/DefaultRemoteMap.xml. Not sure which codes you can use there, but I guess you should be able to add/override the keys.
   
2. There is a service to handle input from many other devcices, it's called IRSS. A client plugin which listens on inputs of this service is already contained inside MP2-Client.
3. There is a CECRemote plugin: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/plugin-cec-remote-for-mp2.120652/
4. @johanj then you would need to write a plugin for MP2 which handles those commands reveived from tcp/ip. One exisiting kind of plugin is the IrInput plugin (which does exactly this for IRSS source). See: https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-2/tree/master/MediaPortal/Source/UI/UiComponents/IrInput

 

[velis]

Thanks, Morpheus, once again you live up to your name
I just find it interesting that keyboard is not supported as controlling device from start. I imagine it poses issues for te developers themselves. A remote is definitely not as convenitent as a keyboard while testing the software.
Anyway, I'll try to get the required functionality from my remote, but so far IRSS seems the way to go. I'll be sure to post a feature request to support kbd though. My kids have MP on their PCs to watch TV and they only have wireless keyboards.