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[HTPCSourcer]

you have to use a combination of the two!

Mmh, I have no issues at my side, be it remote or mouse only.
Regarding forward/rewind what remote are you using and what type of media do you want to control. For video you jump back and forth with left and right. And speed is controlled by subsequently pressing play. It the goes from 1x to 2x to 4x.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

Mmh, I have no issues at my side, be it remote or mouse only.

That said, entering text info is best done on a PC using a keyboard.

 

[Nikki Locke]

Thanks again.

I am using a standard media centre remote control.

I think my difficulty using the remote control in add media sources is probably because it is not clear where the cursor is. I have now figured out by trial and error that the cursor can be either on the plus to expand a folder, or on the little dot and text next to it. But there is no visible (to me, anyway, from across the room) indication when it is on a plus sign (or on which one).

 

[HTPCSourcer]

Ah, I see. Admittedly this is not easy and this part is better done with a keyboard, particularly when it comes to having to enter text data. Yet something that you need to do only once.

 

[Nikki Locke]

Entering text with a keyboard isn't exactly easy - the on-screen keyboard seems to get in the way, and prevent keystrokes going to the text field.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

the on-screen keyboard seems to get in the way, and prevent keystrokes going to the text field.

This is because you are using two or more input devices at the same time. As soon as the mouse cursor is moved into the text field it will activate the on-screen keyboard. So just keep the cursor out of the input field and navigate with the keyboard arrow keys instead.

 

[Nikki Locke]

Thanks - I was only using the mouse to click on the field in the hope that it would get rid of the on-screen keyboard (or, at least, focus to the field so I could type)

Suggestion: why not forward keyboard input to the field when the onscreen keyboard is up, so it doesn't matter if it is there or not?

 

[HTPCSourcer]

I was only using the mouse to click on the field

Ah no, that's wrong. When you click, you'll get the on-screen keyboard. Just move the cursor into the field and then type.

why not forward keyboard input to the field when the onscreen keyboard is up, so it doesn't matter if it is there or not?

I can't comment on that, but the underlying structure is slightly more complex than what people may think. Doing it in the suggested manner would block keyboard input in other windows