[mythtv] Reconfigurable keybindings (was: LIRC support)

[Robert Middleswarth]

Check the Arc. someone is working on an LIRC Clase for Input.

Robert

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>Yes, I understand this is how irxevent works; however irxevent is kind
>of a workaround for X applications that don't have their own LIRC
>support.  As soon as you build in LIRC support, you have to stop using
>irxevent, or you'll be getting more than one event for each remote code
>(one X event through irxevent, and one LIRC event directoy to the
>application).  Of course, the nice thing about direct LIRC support is
>that you could support events that are independent of the current
>window; for instance you might have a button that activates LiveTV
>regardless of where you currently are in the menu hierarchy.  The
>problem is, of course, that you then need a way to filter out events
>when you DON'T want them; for instance if MPlayer is in the foreground
>then Myth should ignore all LIRC events.
>
>It's entirely possible that your configurable keybindings will introduce
>enough versatility as to make direct LIRC support unnecessary -- for
>now.  irxevent is certainly a simple solution for now, but it is only
>valid under X.  What happens if Myth starts supporting non-X displays
>like the framebuffer?  An interesting problem, to say the least.
>
>-Joe C.
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>-Joe C.
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>>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:09:29 +0100
>>From: Erik Arendse <erik_nospam.arendse at bigfoot.com>
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv] Reconfigurable keybindings (was: LIRC support)
>>
>>At 24-2-03 19:35, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
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>>>Okay, I'll hold off.  Can't wait to see the configurable keybinding
>>>code!
>>>
>>>Another issue that occurred to me is how to make a Myth
>>>application/module ignore LIRC events when it's not the foreground app.
>>>I.e., how will mythfrontend know to ignore remote codes when mythmusic,
>>>mythgallery, or something like MPlayer or Xine is running?  Maybe you've
>>>addressed this already; I'll wait & see.
>>>      
>>>
>>AFAIK irxevent just simulates a key-event going to the window in focus. 
>>Which means when MythGallery is running and has focus it will receive the 
>>keyevent, and the same for MythTV, Mplayer, Xine etc. No effort needed on 
>>my behalf, just normal application behaviour.
>>
>>Erik
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