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On Jun 15, 2015 6:00 PM, "Daryl McDonald" <<a href="mailto:darylangela@gmail.com">darylangela@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Ubuntu can get mouse control from the numbers on the key board. Could this be an avenue into mouse by numbers on a remote?<br>
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> On Jun 15, 2015 4:56 PM, "John Marshall" <<a href="mailto:mythtv@marshallparty.org">mythtv@marshallparty.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On 6/15/2015 3:41 PM, Joseph Fry wrote:<br>
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>>> Let me start by saying I have read and tried the methods suggested at:<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Netflix_Native_Integration">https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Netflix_Native_Integration</a><br>
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>>> I am running mythtv 0.27.4 and lirc 0.90 on Debian Unstable.<br>
>>> I run mythfrontend standalone (with no window manager). This works fine<br>
>>> with my lircrc file.<br>
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>>> I can get mythtv to launch Google Chrome to the Netflix site, I just<br>
>>> can't get the remote to actually function in Chrome window (even without<br>
>>> a window manager a mouse and keyboard still work fine).<br>
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>>> I was wondering if anyone had an lircrc file that worked for both<br>
>>> mythfrontend and chrome ... or if someone could point me in the right<br>
>>> direction to get this functioning.<br>
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>>> The real problem is that Netflix is not an accessible interface. There<br>
>>> is virtually no support for keyboards.<br>
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>>> I have tinkered with hacking together a Chrome plugin that would add a<br>
>>> cursor and support for the arrow keys, but it proved to be far more<br>
>>> difficult than I had expected due to the way the pages are generated.<br>
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>>> I have no doubt it could be done... but not easily.<br>
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>> <a href="http://lifehacker.com/flix-plus-customizes-netflix-to-your-hearts-desire-1640968001">http://lifehacker.com/flix-plus-customizes-netflix-to-your-hearts-desire-1640968001</a><br>
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>> This plugin adds keyboard controls. I played around with getting my remote to control it using keypresses, and it mostly worked, but the Netflix interface still gets in the way at times. I don't know if their new version rolling out soon will be any better or not.<br>
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>> Another alternative is Kodi's plugin, which reduces the need to control Chrome because only playback happens there. Browsing/selecting titles is done in Kodi.<br>
>> <a href="http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=211574">http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=211574</a><br>
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