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

["Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jeff

I'll order at the end of the week when I get paid....my pronto / ir543ah +
christmas has left me rather short this month :-(

regards
Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxx>
To: "ukha_d" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Mouse control from Pronto - WAS - letsbuyit.com


>
> 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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