Reconfiguring Remote Shortcuts (1 Viewer)

[eetaylog]

Does anyone know how to reconfigure remote controls, so that its possible to change the plugin that each shortcut key activates?

I have a hauppauge 45 button remote, and currently the 'videos' button at the top of the remote activates the MyVideos plugin, but id like to change this so that it launches MyFilms.

 

[rekenaar]

Hi eetaylog

You will first have to find the file holding the remote mappings and commands. Easy way is to do a temporary change from the Mp Configuration; Remotes and to save your change. Then look for the xml file with today's date and time in one of the following locations:
XP=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings
Vista=C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings

Mine is Microsoft MCE.xml and I will explain based on that.

Edit Microsoft MCE.xml
Look for this piece of code:

<button name="My Videos" code="74">
<action layer="0" condition="WINDOW" conproperty="6" command="ACTION" cmdproperty="18" sound="click.wav" />
<action layer="0" condition="WINDOW" conproperty="2005" command="ACTION" cmdproperty="18" sound="click.wav" />
<action layer="0" condition="*" conproperty="-1" command="WINDOW" cmdproperty="6" sound="click.wav" />
</button>

Change the 6 (marked in red above) to 7986 (I think that is te windowid for myfilms).

 

[eetaylog]

fantastic, ill give it a try tonight. a few questions though...

1) how do i find out if 7086 is definately the correct cmdproperty code for MyFilms? is it written down in the MyFilms xml files somewhere?
2) what changes do i make in MP remote configuration?

 

[rekenaar]

1. Yes, the id should be in top of myfilms xml file.
2. Change anything. Example: map your PLAY button to PAUSE. Save it. Change it back to PLAY. It is just to ensure the xml file is updated with a new date/time so that you can easy identify it.

 

[eetaylog]

great, thanks. Just out of interest, the MyFilms ID seems to be 7986...

(taken from the very top of MesFilms.xml)...

<window>
<id>7986</id>
<defaultcontrol>1026</defaultcontrol>
<allowoverlay>no</allowoverlay>

 

[rekenaar]

Thanks, I have updated my first post with that id.

 

[eetaylog]

Tried this last night and it worked perfectly, thanks