[mythtv-users] Looking for clarity on MythTV, to LIRC, or not to LIRC, ir-keytable, and key mappings

[Eric Sharkey]

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> What happens when you have multiple programs that you wish to control
> with the remote?

The same thing that happens when you have multiple programs that you
wish to control with a keyboard.

> if not using lirc, is the best option to configure each program to use
> consistent key mapping, rather than the lirc approach of specifying a
> different mapping for each program?

Yes.  The lirc approach is really an unnecessary layer of complexity.

Eric