[mythtv] Hot keys for MCE2 Remotes

[OpenMedia Support]

Hi Robin

Robin Gilks wrote:

>>We have been supplying our customers with standard MCE2 remotes and they
>>wanted all of the additional hot keys enabling, like "My Music", "My
>>Pictures" and "Guide" etc.
>>
>>Now whilst the meaning of these can be somewhat subjective, I've use the
>>jump system to map some custom key combinations for these features, and
>>then map them onto the remote with lirc.
>>
>>Now what I'm proposing is a set of standard accelerators for these
>>particular features, and then it is relatively simple to program remote
>>hot keys. Any standard MythTV install would have these particular
>>accelerators pre-defined.
>>
>>A sample set can be found in the support pages of our website at
>>http://openmedia.co.nz/openmedia/content/view/27/59/
>>
>>So do you think this could be of use?
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>    
>>
>
>Can you publish the lircrc codes that link to the keyboard bindings please?
>
>Note that here in NZ, the retail MCE remote that comes with the Hauppagge
>cards is a bit different to most other countries. Also, the 'Enter' and
>'Cancel' keys don't appear on most pvr150 remotes so the lircd file for
>the mce2 driver presumably has a couple of extra extries as well to the
>one on the lirc website.
>  
>
There are two very different remotes shipped with the PVR150 units.
Older models ship with the Hauppauge remote, newer units with an MCE2
compatible remote made by SMK. The LIRC settings are very different. All
of these are based on the MCE2 remote shown at

http://openmedia.co.nz/openmedia/content/view/27/59/


The key file changes i've made are

1. /etc/lirc/lircd.conf has the following two extra codes to enable the
currently dead keys * and #

        Hash     0x00007be3
        Star     0x0000fbe2

2. The .lircrc file contains the following extra bits. I enabled * and #
as well as changing the mapping of the Windows Key and Guide keys.

# Keys for the top row of the MCE remote

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = TV
    config = Key ctrl-alt-T CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = Music
    config = Key ctrl-alt-M CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = Pictures
    config = Key ctrl-alt-P CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = Videos
    config = Key ctrl-alt-V CurrentWindow
end

# Keys for the other navigation items

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = RecTV
    config = Key ctrl-alt-R CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = Guide
    config = Key ctrl-alt-G CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = LiveTV
    config = Key ctrl-alt-T CurrentWindow
end

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = DVD
    config = Key M CurrentWindow
end

# Map Enter to return so we can exit menus
begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Enter
    config = Key Return CurrentWindow
end

# This is the "Windows Logo" button
# Map it to the main menu
begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Home
    config = Key ctrl-alt-Return CurrentWindow
end

# Map the two remaining keys
# Map Star to commercial skip
begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Star
    config = Key Z CurrentWindow
end

# Map Hash to Y to change Tuners

begin
   prog = irxevent
   button = Hash
    config = Key Y CurrentWindow
end

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