[mythtv-users] help wanted

[Xi Jiarong]

Thanks!
But, are there any other ways can solve this problem then?
it seems not so easy to solve this problem! another application would
separated from MythTV now.

Thanks!

Jerry


On 10/08/2007 04:01 AM, Xi Jiarong wrote:
>> I have a problem about MythTV and remote control:
>> My Mythtv and remote control work properlly together now.
>> However when I open other application or windows when Mythtv is
running,and
>> then didn't let the mythtv ui as be the frontend focused UI, but I found
>> Mythtv UI would still be controlled by remote control even it is not on
the
>> front as been focused.
>>

>Yep.  LIRC has no concept of Window focus because LIRC is often used for
>things that have no windows to focus (i.e. my Internet radio script).
>Instead LIRC /always/ sends command strings as specified in the LIRC
>configuration file (typically ~/.lircrc) to /all/ clients.  It is
>completely up to the client to determine whether or not the action
>should be performed at the time.

>When MythTV starts another application, it stops listening to LIRC
>commands until the other application exits.  If you start an application
>on your own, Myth has no way of knowing it should ignore the LIRC
commands.


>> How to solve this problem so that let Remote control not to control
Mythtv
>> UI when I use remote cotrol for other application which is the current
>> frontend focused window?

>Start the other application through MythTV (look at the EXECTV examples
>in /usr/{,local/}share/mythtv/tvmenu.xml and note that there is an EXEC
>equivalent for when you start an application that doesn't need a capture
>card).

>The only other option is to use LIRC modes (
>http://lirc.org/html/configure.html#lircrc_format ), but this approach
>requires a lot of setup (possibly with redundant configuration
>information--depending on how you want your modes to work), requires
>synchronizing the "current" mode for all applications (
>http://lirc.org/html/lircrcd.html ), as well as UI issues (having to
>devote buttons specifically to entering and exiting modes and/or having
>to remember which mode you're in).  In other words, you probably don't
>want to do it (I know I don't, and I actually did it once just to verify).

Mike





Best Regards!

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Jerry
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