[mythtv-users] usability issue: no uniform key bindings for mythtv, mythmusic and mythvideo

DanM dan at milkcarton.com
Wed Nov 5 13:49:41 EST 2003


MythMusic doesn't use mplayer, its completely self-contained

-dan

Joachim Gehweiler wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> using the remote to control mythtv, mythmusic, and mythvideo, I have 
> the following problem:
>
> The keys [ ] | for in-/decreasing/muting the volume appearently cannot 
> be mapped by lirc to the keyboard if you have a german keyboard layout 
> (because on a german keyboard layout you need the alt-gr modifier key 
> to access the [ ] | keys, but lirc only supports the ctrl, alt, shift, 
> numlock, caps, and meta modifiers).
>
> In the lirc list, they just suggested using other keys instead... Ok, 
> this is possible with mythtv:
>
> [    =>    F10
> ]    =>    F11
> |    =>    F9
>
> *BUT* *NOT* with mythmusic.
>
> With mythvideo, this is possible only "partly": the following entries 
> as ~/.mplayer/input.conf *SHOULD* work
>
> RIGHT seek +10
> LEFT seek -10
> ...
> F9 mute
> F10 volume -1
> F11 volume 1
>
> but they *DONT* -- mplayer only knows the F-keys F1..F10, *NOT* F11, 
> F12, ..., so i can only mute and decrease, but not increase the volume
>
>
> So, has any one a workaround for lirc to access the alt-gr modifier on 
> german keyboards?
>
> Or, is there another solution? If not, could the developers of mythtv 
> and the plugins find some "normal" keys (e.g. +- or */) for volume 
> control and implement them in ALL the plugins please? (is there a 
> special place to post this kind of usability request?)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>     Joachim
>
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