[mythtv-users] 0.19 - Possible to have native lirc behavior more like mplayer?

[Sasha Z]

On 4/4/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/4/06, Tom Lichti <tom at redpepperracing.com> wrote:
> > Sasha Z wrote:
> > > On 4/4/06, Sasha Z <kleptophobiac at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Right now I have mythtv compiled in native lirc mode, reading a lircrc
> > >> file, and doing my general bidding.
> > >>
> > >> However, lots of buttons are mapped twice or not at all, and I'm not
> > >> making most efficient use of my remote. Part of my problem is that
> > >> myth recognizes things as keyboard keystrokes rather than individual
> > >> events. It would be really nice to be able to bind an action to an
> > >> arbitrary name, and allow that arbitrary name to overlap functions as
> > >> desired.
> > >>
> > >> I tried doing this in mythweb's key bindings editor, but there was no effect.
> > >>
> > >> -- Sasha
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > OK, let me try and make this a little clearer. I want to have entries like this:
> > >
> > > begin
> > >   prog = mythtv
> > >   button = volup
> > >   config = volup
> > >   repeat = 2
> > >   delay = 2
> > > end
> > >
> > > Instead of like this:
> > >
> > > begin
> > >   prog = mythtv
> > >   button = volup
> > >   config = F11
> > >   repeat = 2
> > >   delay = 2
> > > end
> > >
> > > Then I would go through in mythweb and set all the things that I want
> > > bound to volup to have a key binding of "volup". I would also like to
> > > be able to define jump points.
> > >
> > > However, when I assign values to "key binding" in mythweb for my host,
> > > put them in as the "config = <blah>" in lircrc, and restart
> > > mythfrontend, it doesn't take effect. My jump points don't register,
> > > my new names don't register.
> > >
> > > Is there something I'm doing wrong?
> > >
> > MythTV actions are bound to keystrokes. Unless you have a key on your
> > keyboard named 'volup', then no, you can't do it that way. But I'm
> > somewhat confused by your problem. Are you binding the keys to the
> > backend or frontend host? There are separate key bindings for each
> > hostname, so you have to make sure that you are changing the correct
> > host. The latest MythWeb works very well, you can select which host you
> > want to modify. Have you tried the Myth frontend key binding application?
> >
> > Tom
>
> and since you can use modifiers like the CTRL key the real issue is
> giving functions more independent hooks, but if you look at the full
> list, there are already a lot of hooks, they just happen to map to a
> very limited selection of keys. There is a plugin and a mythweb module
> that are able to change the keys though.
>
> --
> Steve
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I was wondering if I could name things to arbitrary names, since I can
use the same arbitrary names in my lircrc.

I can only change things to simple keys, "L" "insert" etc. I would
like to be able to bind to anything... "snorplefump" if I should so
desire. :)

What's the application? I've just been using mythweb.