[mythtv-users] What is "native LIRC"?
Ben Giddings
bg-mythtv at infofiend.com
Tue May 3 21:35:27 UTC 2005
On Sunday 01 May 2005 13:02, Greg Grotsky wrote:
> begin
> prog = mythtv
> button = Aspect
> config = W
> repeat = 0
> end
>
> begin
> prog = xine
> button = Aspect
> config = ToggleAspectRatio
> repeat = 3
> end
>
> You can see that I'm programming the same button but for xine it's
> assigned to "ToggleAspectRatio" instead of the W key. With the
> function-based LIRC config, you could assign stuff like "config =
> MythMusic.NextSong" or "config = MythTV.EPG", etc.
I agree, that's what I would have expected out of native lirc support.
As far as I know, that's one of two major limitations in the MythTV lirc
support, the other one being that ctrl-key (and alt-key, etc) combinations
don't seem to work.
I wonder why they chose not to do things this way?
Ben
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