[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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