[mythtv-users] How to send alphabetic letters from IR remote number pad?

Wayne Thomas waynethomas69 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 8 11:23:17 UTC 2010


Have you tried it like this instead?

begin
   remote = Hauppauge_350
   prog = irexec
   button = 2
   button = 2
   button = 2
   button = 2
   config = c
   delay = 2
   flags = quit
end

begin
   remote = Hauppauge_350
   prog = irexec
   button = 2
   button = 2
   button = 2
   config = b
   delay = 2
   flags = quit
end

begin
   remote = Hauppauge_350
   prog = irexec
   button = 2
   button = 2
   config = a
   delay = 2
   flags = quit
end

begin
   remote = Hauppauge_350
   prog = irexec
   button = 2
   config = 2
   repeat = 0
   delay = 0
end


On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:54 PM, David Lasker <dave at altosdesign.com> wrote:
> I can't believe I am the first person to try to do this, but my Googling for
> help came up empty. I posted this question on the lirc mailing list, and got
> no reply. So I hope someone here has more insight into my question:
>
> I would like to use the number keys on my IR remote to send mythtv
> alphabetic characters, using the same user interface as is implemented on
> many cell phones and A/V equipment. For example:
>
> - Pressing the 2 key briefly sends "2"
> - Holding the 2 key for 2 repeats sends "a"
> - Holding the 2 key for 3 repeats sends "b"
> - Holding the 2 key for 4 repeats sends "c"
> - Pressing the 3 key briefly sends "3"
> - Holding the 3 key for 2 repeats sends "d"
> - etc.
>
> I am using lirc_zilog with a Hauppauge HVR-1600 remote, on MythBuntu 0.23.
>
> I tried many combinations of lircrc parameters, using repeat, delay, and
> flags = quit without any luck. The strange part is that it looks like
> begin/end blocks containing repeat and delay are being sent on the first
> keypress before any repeats happen.
> For example using this very simple lircrc:
>
> begin
>    remote = Hauppauge_350
>    prog = irexec
>    button = 2
>    config = a
>    repeat = 2
>    delay = 2
> end
>
> begin
>    remote = Hauppauge_350
>    prog = irexec
>    button = 2
>    config = 2
>    repeat = 0
>    delay = 0
> end
>
> When I press the "2" key briefly, irexec sends both the "a" and the "2". Why
> is the "a" being sent without any repetition? How can I suppress the "a"?
>
> If I hold the repeat key down, I get one "2" followed by a series of "a"'s,
> as expected. But I need help figuring out how to suppress the first "2".
>
> Is what I am trying to do even possible?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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