[mythtv-users] Re: Creating a software remote control for touch screens - help

[Erik Hovland]

> Hello All,
> 
> I have a touch screen that I want to use with mythtv. Since the menu options in
> mythtv aren't mouse clickable, and that there is no way to navigate when in live
> TV mode (with the mouse), I want to make a little remote control that would
> always be on top of mythfront end. That application would send keystrokes to
> mythfrontend. 
> 
> I just can't decide myself on how to do this. I looked into a few options
> 
>  - going through lirc (seems to be the best option)
>  - build a component in mythtv that the application could interact with (seems
> tough)
>  - do like myth web remote control (I don't think would work, since they use
> KBDE which is a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard wouldn't work because the
> application in focus would receive the keystrokes. 

What about MythWifi:
http://studwww.ugent.be/~aveys/mythwifi/

All you would have to do is make your own touchscreen frontend (if that,
you might be able to get away with using a browser).

E

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