Remote Control Over The Network

[hasso]

I've used the EventGhost Webserver plugin to create a simple NextPVR wireless remote for my iPad, but should work through any web browser.
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You need to install EventGhost, and place the www folder and NPVR.xml into the EventGhost folder. Choose the Webserver plugin and NPVR.xml file through EventGhost, and configure the plugin:
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I used port 80, but you can use whatever.
Then point your browser at http://<npvr server>:<port> (<port> only required if not 80) and try it out.
Aside from the NextPVR logo, there are no images. Looks fine in ie9 and through the iPad. For other browsers YMMV.

[skippy_nz]

Hi Hasso - this was something i was wanting to do but didnt know where to start - it looks like you have done a pretty good job too - however i seem to have an issue where the remote isnt sending anything to my htpc - i can connect to the page ok and see your remote control but pressing the buttons do nothing...

[hasso]

Haven't read this thread in a while. Still having problems?

[skippy_nz]

i couldnt get the scripts to work on my laptop - so changed to straight links and got them working - but now if i want to press the same button multiple times i press it once then press f5 to refresh the page - not a big deal but it would be nice to get the scripts working correctly.

[bgowland]

@hasso - interesting. I remember seeing this thread when you first posted the question. I hadn't spotted your EventGhost solution until now.

Working reasonably well on my Android phone although I have to stretch the layout and multiple taps on a button shrink the web view back again. Nice idea though, I think I might have to steal it.

Cheers,
Brian

[Antmannz]

Fantastic !!

This is exactly what I was searching for to allow the kitchen touchscreen control music playback, etc.

For what it's worth, I've also added a pile of icons and modified the index.html file to reference them rather than have a pile of text (and attached the www folder in this post).

Thanks heaps hasso for all the original work.

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Edit: Note that I disabled the Off and On buttons, as I didn't want any 'little' fingers turning off the home theatre server, but these can be easily re-enabled by removing the commenting tags in the index.html.

[steeb]

Seems to me with the really good work here this may be a contender to move out of the wishlist thread into something more obvious?

With perhaps a mention in the wiki too?

cheers all

steeb

[johnsonx42]

I may have to give this a try on my TouchPad. It uses the same basic webkit browser as the ipad does, so it ought to work, and I already have EventGhost running the show too. Will report back...

[nobody]

I had to change this line in index.html before the buttons worked.

Code:

xmlHttp.open('GET', "empty?" + eventname + "&_id" + dateObject.getTime(), true);

to

Code:

xmlHttp.open('GET', "?" + eventname + "&_id" + dateObject.getTime(), true);

Now it is working like it should.

[bgowland]

For what it's worth, I've also added a pile of icons

Do you mind if I steal your icons? I'm not having much success with the EventGhost approach in the stock Android browser and I'm thinking of knocking up a hybrid native/web app for Android to use as a wireless remote. The icons would be a nice addition.

Cheers,
Brian