[mythtv-users] What is "native LIRC"?

[Zole]

irxevent is just an app that uses lirc -- "native lirc" isn't a
special mode or daemon or anything. It's just a casual term for
compiling Myth with lirc support (the RPMs are built with lirc
support) and specifying mythfrontend as the "prog" in your lircrc
file. You can use Myth's lirc functionality and irxevent together. I
use irxevent to run a shell script to start or stop mythfrontend, and
send the other buttons to Myth directly.

On 5/1/05, Sim <simon.hampton at freebel.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 01 May 2005 18:41, Donavan Stanley wrote:
> > > The main advantages would be:
> > > 1. Not relying on an external program (irxevent).
> > > 2. When using irxevent, I think that only one program,
> > > the one with focus can receive the keyboard commands.
> > > When using native lirc mode, the keyboard command is
> > > directed to the correct application.
> >
> > Except that neither is really a downside since you already have
> > irxevent if you have lirc. Andhow often do you want a keypress to go
> > to something other than the main window?
> >
> > The advantages of NOT using native lirc are:
> > 1. You can use any app that accepts keyboard input without having to
> > worry about it supporting lirc.
> > 2. You can tie scripts to remote keys.
> 
> I already know that I need to be able to control xine as well as mythtv with
> the remote if it is to be useful.  I gather from Donavan's comments that I
> can't have normal lirc running to control xine at the same time as mythtv
> native lirc to control mythtv?
> 
> To control two apps you either need to hope/ensure that xine and mythtv use
> the same keys for the same type of activity (which they don't by default)?
> 
> In addition, I need to find a trick so that my left and right button do "left"
> and "right" in the EPG but increase and decrease volume when watching TV (at
> least as long as I can find a way to make [ & ] have an impact on the volume
> (capture) whcih they don't at present).
> 
> Well, i suppose you could call it a challenge!
> 
> Simon
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