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

[Tom Lichti]

Open Media Support wrote:
> Tom Lichti wrote:
>   
>> Open Media Support wrote:
>>     
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> 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.
>   
Any possibility of replicating that setup on a wireless keyboard?
> Any pointers at web addons to the telnet protocol?
>   
Not at the moment. I'm just playing with a php telnet class at the 
moment to see how hard it is.
> The other options for alternative touchscreen or pointer devices might be
> useful in the future, but I have a tight timeframe on this particular
> setup.
>
> Steve
>   
Understood...

Tom