now that i am waiting for finish my homemade htpc case, i am downloading, reading and testing most that i can on my desktop pc and two days ago I was driving crazy because I did not succeed to make to work my remote with girder and sblive plugin then i found on a quick reference guide that some key are indicated in upper case like X or B but in internal keyboard shortcut configuration page they was indicated in low case x or b i have changed it in girder and every thing has gone OK
I agree that keyboard input should be case insensitive, since it can lead to errors which normal users (who, finally, are the intended audience for mp) may find difficult to track down. Just think if you had to explain to all of your friends that you convinced to try mp why keyboard input stops working apparently for no reason...
And, by the way, while Unixes (like Linux, BSD, etc) are case sensitive, DOS is not, so the user, even when told mp works this way, will find it counter-intuitive.
GDS
I think that in the end "normal" users will never use a keyboard to look at pictures / watch tv / watch movie / listen to music etc.
They will be using a remote
I'd be really surprised that anyone non-technical will be using MP with anything but a remote - in which case surely those that are using a keyboard know when they have the capslock on or are holding down the shift key?
Having said that, I'm not sure what the issue is, there seem to be enough case insensitive keys to go around at this point.
I think that in the end "normal" users will never use a keyboard to look at pictures / watch tv / watch movie / listen to music etc.
They will be using a remote
corl I don't feel like an 'abnormal' user but I use a keyboard all the time instead of a remote and actually I'm very happy with this choice!
How the normal user uses My Messenger or surf the web without a keyboard?
BTW I bought a very cheap and nice wireless keyboard at Newegg that also has a small joystick. I think it is perfect for an HTPC as it is small, very easy to handle (there are two bumps below that make it easy to take in the hands) and it does everything!
@2BitSculptor @TLD
Made small changes to the order of the shortcut items:
This will definitely be the official screen in DWHD for the next release ;)
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@2BitSculptor @TLD
Made small changes to the order of the shortcut items:
This will definitely be the official screen in DWHD...
Is there a "Keyboard Help" screen in DefaultWideHD? to list keyboard controls? ... would be useful as a "Settings/General" sub menu.
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That was it! :)
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Thanks to everyone for the patience and help, I can finally enjoy videos fully.
That was it! :)
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Thanks for the info. Now I know how to create logs.
I remapped the keys and, for the moment, after using MP2 several times, they function well.
If the mapping disappears again, I'll send you some logs. Thank you!
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Hi,
I changed recently from MP1 to MP2 and I'm very happy with the change.
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Sorry if...