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[zxao]

.. Freakin sweet!
So i was trying to figure out what remote i wanted to get and thought that a bluetooth remote would be sweet. then i looked over at my wii... "YES" I thought to myself.

I knew that there was away to connect the wii remote to your pc but i never tried it. until now. It took a bit of work but once i figured it out it was a piece of cake.

true it doesnt have nearly as many buttons as media center remotes but using glovepie you can get a few different commands out of a single button (a=play 'a' held for 2 sec =stop ect..) and using glove pie you can assign it however you want.

I was up all night figuring out a perfect button configuration and i think i got it.

If someone has already posted about this then I'm sorry to double post. I'm just so exited about it.

 

[Roberdin]

I am pretty sure it is possible to use the Wii remote to move the mouse cursor around and control MediaPortal that way too. Or perhaps you can configure some gestures?

 

[CHli]

Tell us more about this Please !

 

[carreno]

I use this software:
http://onakasuita.org/wii/index-e.html

;-)

 

[Noelix]

zxao: is it possible for you to post the profile you created specifically for using MediaPortal with the wiimote? I think that would definitely save other people some time (ahem, namely myself >.<)

 

[zxao]

Ok once you get your remote working in glovepie you can start assigning keyboard keys (or mouse buttons/movements) to buttons on the wii remote.
here is the mapping that i'm using at the moment ->

// Show expansion and wiimote forces
debug = var.Expansion+'; Bat='+Wiimote.Battery+'; Pitch='+RemoveUnits(Wiimote.Pitch)+' Roll='+RemoveUnits(Wiimote.Roll)+'; '+Wiimote.RelAccX+', '+Wiimote.RelAccY+', '+Wiimote.RelAccZ
Key.Space = Wiimote1.B
Key.Enter = Wiimote1.A
Mouse.y = MapRange(Mouse.y, 0,1, 0,1)
Key.Equals = Wiimote1.Plus
Key.Minus = Wiimote1.Minus
Key.B = DoubleClicked(Wiimote1.A)
Mouse.LeftButton = Wiimote1.B
Key.PageDown = Wiimote1.Two
Key.Escape = Wiimote1.Home
Key.X = DoubleClicked(Wiimote1.B)
Key.PageUp = Wiimote1.One

As you probably can see some remote buttons have multiple uses but they are executed by double clicking/holding button down. All that is assigned under the GUI tab of glovepie.

I had a tough time getting my remote to sync with my pc but once i got it working it seriously is so easy to map. there is a way to use the motion sensing too, you just asign a movement to a key on the keyboard. but personaly i would rather use the D-pad on the remote. it just suite MP a little better.

If you need any help let me know.

 

[jawbroken]

The best configuration would be one that included the motion sensing, in my opinon. Things like hold B and tilt left and right to fast forward/rewind, hold B and flick left and right for a small step back/forward, etc.

I have been thinking about writing a plugin for MediaPortal, but I don't really have the time at the moment (or a bluetooth adapter). There is a nice C# library for working with the wiimote here: http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2007/03/14/1879033.aspx