Using a remote control that generates keystrokes

[benryves]

Hello,

I'm sorry if this sounds really dense but I haven't been able to find any information on this.

I have a very cheap DVB-T USB dongle ("Easy TV DVB-T") that comes bundled with a remote. The remote generates keystrokes via a USB HID driver when buttons are pressed in the form of Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<Key>, for example the power button is Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, mute is Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M, number keys are Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<Number Pad Key> and so on and so forth.

Is there a way I can bind these keys to GB-PVR functions? I can't find any way of customising keyboard bindings whatsoever..!

[stustunz]

try the program HIP (link on the wiki follow the link i gave you for the keyboard references)
once loaded cancel the wizard then click preferences/alternate input
you will see mce or simialr selected click on change device then select generic or one of the others then go add value it will ask you to press a button on your remote
if it doesnt reciev a signal try a different input device under change device till one works

if you can program the buttons on your remote receiver program then you should be able to just use the keyboard shortcuts http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manua...dReference

[benryves]

Cheers for the advice.

I tried adding the key mappings from the remote to GB-PVR in HIP; it doesn't seem to actually do anything, though. :\ I can do without the remote, I'll probably end up writing my own program to hook and send keystrokes to GB-PVR. A bit surprising that you can't customise the bindings in GB-PVR itself, though...

[sub]

A bit surprising that you can't customise the bindings in GB-PVR itself, though...

Its never really been a problem given most remotes can be configured (one way or another) to send app specifc keystrokes to the application being used. That is the case with all mainstream remotes I've come across.

[benryves]

Its never really been a problem given most remotes can be configured (one way or another) to send app specifc keystrokes to the application being used. That is the case with all mainstream remotes I've come across.

True. After fiddling around with HIP some more it now seems to be sending translated keystrokes (I didn't change anything, just added and removed a few definitions). I did previously have a PowerDVD app that seemed to be stealing keyboard shortcuts in the form Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<Key> (hitting 4 on my remote brought up PowerDVD, at any rate) but have prevented that app from loading at startup, which might be the reason. Thanks for all your help!

[Melloware]

For an easier solution to map your MCE remote or Creative remote to use gbpvr you might want to look at Intelliremote. It has custom profiles per application so you can have your remote mapped one way for gbPVR and then a complete different set of mapping for say ITunes.

Check it out...

http://www.intelliremote.com