[mythtv] Mythtv & Lirc

Simon Kenyon simon at koala.ie
Thu Jan 31 09:20:13 UTC 2008


Xavier Hervy wrote:
> Hi,
> I like to change the way mythtv handle lirc.
> It would be helpful for the user point of view if in mythcontrol, 
> instead of:
> - mythtv PLAY p
> - mythtv VOLUMEUP F10
>
> we had :
> - mythtv PLAY Play
> - mythtv VOLUMEUP Vol+
> the "real" name of the remote control button
>
> AFAIK to be able to control an application with lirc we can use one of 
> the following methods:
> - use irxevent to map the control so the application don't need to bother.
> - lirc library with a config file.
> - lircd protocol.
>
> MythTV use none of them but a mix between the first one and the second 
> as in .lircrc the button must be map to key so MythTV can transform them 
> as QKeyEvent.
> For me it is a annoying problem as we can't use mythcontrol plugin as a 
> reminder of how the button are mapped (unless we know by heart that '{' 
> is for Vol- but I never use the keyboard so I don't remember) .
>   
i would like to see myth's handling of input "improved". i use it with a 
remote and that can be a challenge at times.
you suggestion appears to make things easier.

i drew up a spreadsheet with all the keys by all the different modes. it 
was a very sparse matrix.

--
simon


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