HTPC Remotes

[techead]

You can leave the keymap as is I guess, I just found it needed some tweaks, for example

<volume_down>VolumeDown</volume_down>
<volume_up>VolumeUp</volume_up>

Thats the default, and I changed it to something else, like 'a' 'b'

<a>VolumeDown</a>
<b>VolumeUp</b>

Then you need to go into the Harmony remote software and tell it to send a 'a' when you press vol up, and 'b' when you press vol down which will then trigger the correct events in XBMC

Am I making any sense?

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml

ok what you said makes sense, obviously you left your volumes the same though I imagine?

making my way through this thread, its helping

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=54466&page=10

 

[Archer]

I actually think volume was something I did change, the default was doing double steps. After I changed it, volume was going up/down in single steps like its meant to

 

[Keeper]

what archer is trying to tell you, is that you should map your remote to send keyboard presses, and also enable "remote control send key presses" in XBMC

The default keyboard mapping is here:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Global_Keyboard

 

[techead]

@ archer so I would assign volumne up to "+" and volume down to "-" and leave it as the default "volumeup" and "volumedown"

@keeper then why would someone explicitly say on the xbmc forum that I must DISABLE that "remote control send keypress". Is that oke a bit confused or what?

 

[The_Unnamed]

@ archer so I would assign volumne up to "+" and volume down to "-" and leave it as the default "volumeup" and "volumedown"

@keeper then why would someone explicitly say on the xbmc forum that I must DISABLE that "remote control send keypress". Is that oke a bit confused or what?

There are 2 ways of doing it.

Option 1, use the standard Microsoft Remote support in XBMC.

Option 2, Link your remote buttons to key presses in XBMC.

Option 2 is easier with the Harmony remote from what i have seen.

 

[Archer]

so I would assign volumne up to "+" and volume down to "-" and leave it as the default "volumeup" and "volumedown"

In the Harmony software you would manually assign
Plus (+) to the vol up bottun
Minus (-) to the vol down button

And then yes, you just leave the default keymap as is. I do find however that sometimes the keymap changes between versions, so its better to make a copy of it, and place it in the Roaming folder, that way your keymap stays the same regardless of anything else that happens

If you're still confused, then PM me and I can add you to gtalk or we can meet up and I'll show you Took me a good week to figure this all out as well

 

[Gnome]

How about typing up a proper guide then guys?

(if you have the time)

 

[techead]

would love to, Im just trying to overcome the confusion barrier

 

[techead]

archer,

ive got my 300 setup at MCE remote. Using the harmony software I have remapped the volume buttons to + and -

In XBMC I have enabled that keystroke option

If I open notepad in windows, and press volumeup and or volumedown the relevent + or - is populated in the notepad window.

I open XBMC and I can only put volume up... but not down. If I press - on the actual keyboard it goes down...

:wtf:

 

[Gnome]

techead: Show your XML for that part

 

[techead]

C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system\keymaps\keyboard.xml

<period>SkipNext</period> <comma>SkipPrevious</comma> <tab>FullScreen</tab> <printscreen>Screenshot</printscreen> <s mod="ctrl">Screenshot</s> <minus>VolumeDown</minus> <plus>VolumeUp</plus> <zero>Number0</zero> <one>Number1</one>

my mate was right... He warned me that this XMBC was a royal pain in the arse. He was right I should have just gone for WMC, at least it works

 

[The_Unnamed]

C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system\keymaps\keyboard.xml

<period>SkipNext</period> <comma>SkipPrevious</comma> <tab>FullScreen</tab> <printscreen>Screenshot</printscreen> <s mod="ctrl">Screenshot</s> <minus>VolumeDown</minus> <plus>VolumeUp</plus> <zero>Number0</zero> <one>Number1</one>

my mate was right... He warned me that this XMBC was a royal pain in the arse. He was right I should have just gone for WMC, at least it works

Not a chance, XBMC is the best there is. I have no idea why you are struggling so much to get the remote working.

 

[Archer]

I open XBMC and I can only put volume up... but not down. If I press - on the actual keyboard it goes down...

Had a similar issue... and cant remember how I solved it um...

I do know I dont have plus mapped to volume up, I use 'j' instead. Try subbing other unused letters.

<minus>VolumeDown</minus>
<j>VolumeUp</j>

 

[SpoonTech]

haha, it seems Keeper has got a whole bunch of people building HTPC's!

 

[techead]

yeah Im hating keeper right now lol

 

[xrapidx]

Did you get the remote working? I'm looking to order something with an IR receiver for my Harmony remote.

 

[rodga]

harmony 600 is R274 at sybaritic
or at least it was yesterday

 

[xrapidx]

Thats a remote, not a IR Receiver?

 

[rodga]

Thats a remote, not a IR Receiver?

check the thread title

 

[xrapidx]

check the thread title

A bit useless if it can't receiver signals from a harmony remote?