Re: Mouse control from Pronto - WAS - letsbuyit.com

[Jeff <jeff@xxxxxxx>]

I don't think I had a choice when I got it so I guess it came from Holland.

Controlling the mouse takes a bit of getting used to as there is no concept
of acceleration using keys.

Jeff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Mouse control from Pronto - WAS - letsbuyit.com


> Thanks Jeff!!
>
> that looks just the ticket :-)
>
> did you order from the US?   holland looks to be the nearest reseller
to
us,
> plus no customs hassles
>
> Neil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxx>
> To: "ukha_d" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Mouse control from Pronto - WAS - letsbuyit.com
>
>
> >
> > I've an ir receiver on my pc which I use to control the pc
including the
> > mouse and operate it through an ir repeater. Didn't cost much
from
> > www.evation.com and I use IRassistant for the software.
> >
> > Jeff.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 2:48 PM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Mouse control from Pronto - WAS - letsbuyit.com
> >
> >
> > > thanks for the run down Doogie...
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if it's possible to control an IR mouse
Reciever from
a
> > > pronto? I run A PC with a TV out plumbed into my Rf coax
network...this
> > > allows me to browse the web and browse digiguide from any TV
in the
> > > house...at the moment i use a marmitek mouse-remote to
operate
> it....this
> > > means i still need 2 remotes:-(
> > > I was thinking if the pronto could learn the IR being sent
from an IR
> > mouse,
> > > i could have all on one (especially cool if i could use that
zoomy
> > keyboard
> > > feature on the pronto) anyone tried anything similar?
> > >
> > > Neil
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Doogie Brodie" <dbrodie@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 2:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] letsbuyit.com
> > >
> > >
> > > > >Thats what i've done for the moment....couldn't get
all of my
channel
> > > logo's
> > > > >there though....thats where digiguide and
painstshop pro came in
> handy
> > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Yep :-)
> > > >
> > > > >Has anyone come up with interesting uses for the
home section? I
> think
> > I
> > > > >will make this an x10 section for sending commands
to
homeseer....but
> > > that
> > > > >sort of fits in the macro section too ?!?!
> > > > >what other ways have people handled the macro /
home / device
> sections
> > > >
> > > > I barely use the home screen. It has links to my device
screens, and
> my
> > > system power up button (turn on TV, turn on amp, set tv to
sky
digital,
> > set
> > > amp to sky digital, set jump to tv favourites page 1) but
nothing
> > exciting.
> > > On my Lights control panel, the power button does system
shutdown,
runs
> > X10
> > > macros etc. It then jumps to home so that it has the switch
on system
> > easily
> > > to hand.
> > > >
> > > > Most of the time I use devices. I don't use the pop up
device
changer,
> I
> > > have next device/ previous device buttons on the screen.
Each device
has
> > > several tabs which link to the other pages of it. Every
screen has a
> link
> > to
> > > lights, and a link to TV favourites. Under macros, I have
all of the
> > hidden
> > > items used to perform other functions - eg my TV (toshiba)
doesn't
> support
> > > discrete input selection, so have the macros to change to
specific
> inputs
> > on
> > > there, but these are just aliased to buttons in the proper
section. I
> keep
> > > my timers under there too, so that they are easyish to get
to if I
want
> to
> > > change them from the couch (eg, the other day when Sky
changed the
> > Simpsons
> > > from 6:30 to 7:00 and it switched itself on only to find
Happy Days
> > > onscreen....! Quick change and everything was right in the
world again
> :-)
> > > Damn you Sky for trying to make me watch such poop!
> > > >
> > > > <RANT SUBJECT="Sky Dodgital">
> > > >
> > > > (Is it just me or has Sky One quality been plummeting
recently? I
mean
> > > content wise, not technically -  Smash Hits TV and the Dream
Team seem
> to
> > be
> > > on all the time at the weekend - new Simpsons at 18:30, new
Futurama
at
> > > 20:30 with a Simpsons repeat and bloody Dream Team in the
middle - I
> > > wouldn't watch that if they gave me free subscription!. And
they've
lost
> > > first run to Friends to E4, which still hasn't been
confirmed as being
> > > available on Sky Digital, even though it launches in like 6
days.....
> > > >
> > > > </RANT>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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