Re: Automating MS Windows

["Dan Khan \(Work\)" <dhk@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Not quite sure yet - my main problem currently is once I have music
playing,
I don't have access to simple play/stop/skip functions without having to
turn on/switch over my TV and then messing around with the mouse/or
keypresses just to pause a track for example - this sort of control would
be
ideal in the pronto.

You're right about having the TV on to be able to search through the list
of
tracks to play, but I guess I could theoretically download all of my tracks
into the pronto and update it whenever I get a new CD ...  (maybe for later
experiment!).  Using this software could allow JukeBox to be automated to
open playlists, or any combination of key/mouse presses so I guess you
could
automate the jukebox software to this degree if you really wanted to.

But for starters it will let me automate the jukebox's transport controls
which meets my initial requirements - who knows where else it will end up
after playing with it for a bit?  Looks like a very flexible bit of
freeware.

I'll let you know how I get on.

-Dan



----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Crowther" <scrowther@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating MS Windows


> Dan
>
> You intending to run this alongside having output to your TV?
>
> Excuse my ignorance obout your Pronto, but how can you search
> through your MP3 database to choose the track/artist you really
> want to listen to without using the TV or some other display?
> Does the Pronto allow this?
>
>
> Scott Crowther
> Intamac Systems Ltd
>
> t: +44 (0)1604 679262
> e. scrowther@xxxxxxx
> w. www.intamac.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Khan (Work) [mailto:dhk@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 January 2002 15:00
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Automating MS Windows
>
>
> Found a great bit of freeware that suits my needs down to the ground -
> hopefully this is useful for others too.
>
> Check out "Girder" at http://www.girder.nl - this software allows
you to
> automate MS Windows (mouse events, keypresses, generic windows
messages)
> using IR (!).
>
> This means that I can program my pronto to control MusicMatch Jukebox
or
any
> other application thus avoiding having to put on the TV to do simple
> play/stop/next/previous etc.  functions.  The program is highly
> customisable, allowing you to insert generic or specific messages into
the
> windows processing queue, targetted at specific applications.
>
> I can imageine that this would be perfect for automating a software
DVD
> player; mp3 player; showshifter(?); plus any other software that you
use
on
> your PC and want remote control of.
>
> Unfortunately you need quite a bit of technical knowledge to perform
the
> setup since the help files are still a little lacking in detail.  It
should
> still be enough to go on though.
>
> I am using the keyboard driver to trigger commands - and will then
attempt
> to learn the keystrokes from my IR keyboard into my Pronto.  E.g. I
have
> setup Musicmatch on/off; pause; stop, etc; bound to particular
combinations
> of keys.  When Girder detects a keypress combination, it finds the
> associated command and sends whatever command/mouse/keyboard event you
have
> specified to that particular application window.
>
> Worth a look.
>
> Regards,
> -Dan
>
>
>
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