Re: xPLMediaNet - Expansion of xPL

[Gerry Duprey <gerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy,

One suggestion -- perhaps the keys could be sent as mnemonic names instead
of keycodes.

Keycodes are, at a minimum, likely to either vary by keyboard design or by
platform (windows/linux/mac).  While I realize xPLMediaNet is chained to
Windows, I can image something like what you are discussing may have a
future as a new schema that could be implemented by other folks wanting to
add similar functionality.

So if the codes where more like

CTRL-C
RIGHT-ALT-F
LEFT-SHIFT-Q
LEFT-SHIFT-LEFT-ALT-F1

They could be parse on the receiving end into the format most appropriate
for the paltform.

Just a thought :-)

Gerry




Tony Tofts wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Was wondering if anyone thought it might be an idea to add a new xpl
command
> to xplmedianet that allows you to replicate key presses via xpl?
>
> Something along the lines of
>
> Command=remote
> Key=menu or key=0x12344
>
> The xpl module could interogate the devices keymap.xml to find the
correct
> ir code to fool the unit into believing it had been received from the
> remote. This would allow another remote (or somekind of on screen
remote) to
> be used to control a device via xpl...
>
> Though I guess at somepoint I'll get around to knocking up modules to
allow
> control via marmitek and windows media player remotes etc
>
> Many thanks
> Tony
>
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Gerry Duprey
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