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

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Thu Jul 8 19:52:00 UTC 2010


On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 4:54 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'm almost positive Christoph Bartelmus has posted an example config
for how to do this on the lirc list at some point in the past, but
you'd have to search the list archives...

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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com


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