[mythtv-users] Remote control of MythFrontend from another PC

[OpenMedia Support]

Tom Lichti wrote:
> Open Media Support wrote:
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>> Tom Lichti wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Open Media Support wrote:
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>>>> What tools do people recommend for remote control of a mythtv frontend
>>>> without using a remote control or keyboard/mouse.
>>>>
>>>> I have some customers with disabilities that mean a conventional
>>>> keyboard
>>>> or remote isn't suitable. If I had some sort of gui tool they could use
>>>> on
>>>> their PC or PDA they could get full funcionality out of their MythTV
>>>> box.
>>>>
>>>> I've look at MythWIFI - http://studwww.ugent.be/~aveys/mythwifi/
>>>>
>>>> Looks ok, but the code base is on 0.18/0.19 and it crashes 0.20. I'll
>>>> have
>>>> a go at updating it as it does look quite good.
>>>>
>>>> The Mac tool at
>>>> http://web.mac.com/grhowes/iWeb/Generally%20Helpful%20Software/Remote%20Remote%20GH.html
>>>> looked very good. Anyone seed a Windows PC equivalent.
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise has anyone got tips on a solution for people with
>>>> disabilities?
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> There is a telnet interface to the frontend, and I *think* someone wrote
>>> a web frontend to the frontend, but I'm not sure. It wouldn't be too
>>> hard to whip something up, possibly with a PHP/Telnet API, or some
>>> expect scripts. Some PDA's can use external IR senders that are more
>>> powerful than the built-in ones used for peer to peer device
>>> communication, and the software for these senders allows you to make
>>> custom screens, so that may be another alternative, although a large
>>> touchscreen with a browser interface would likely be easier for those
>>> who either don't see as well, or don't have the motor control to operate
>>> a smaller remote. I wouldn't mind helping out on this, if needed.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Hmm.. All sounds promising.
>>
>> At the moment I've got one user who has a special keyboard setup for his
>> PC that he'd like to use to control the frontend remotely. Hence looking
>> initially at mythwifi but it doesn't like Myth 0.20.
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> Any possibility of replicating that setup on a wireless keyboard?
>   
Not really. His PC has a lot of custom stuff on it for the special keyboard.

Steve

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