2005-08-30, 11:13 AM
Support for the common Play/Pause/Stop Next/Prev keys on media type keyboads?
I have a logitech cordless kb/mouse and I thought it would be good to enable these keys to work as they do in Windows media player/Power dvd etc.
This lead me to think about (although complicated to implement, perhaps) a bit of a new way to consider activating the functions in the GBPVR app.
As the functions that the remotes, ctrl-keys, arrow keys etc do things should all be mappable to any active functions/hardware/interfaces.
A lot of midi/music programs now days allow each active function to learn a command, either from a keyboard, mouse or even a midi controller interface. Perhaps it can be done this way then every remote/controller/keyboard could be mapped to each of the functions.
So to simplify it a bit, the remote config page would then;
A. List each of the functions (Play|Stop|Record|Up|Down etc)
B. Link these to a selected/learning entry so play can be mapped to the 'p' key or the 'play' button on a (any) remote or the 'play' key on a media keyboard.
Then this mapping is stored in a config file so you could collect/download a range of mappings for different hardware (IR controllers) or keyboards or even disability adaptors etc.
Another little thing to consider would be to enable a 'transmit' in each of these so you can have a programmable remote control learn each of the functions.
This would basically make any hardware/remote work with the software, either with an already provided config file or 'set the functions yourself'
Just a thought.
Rex.
I have a logitech cordless kb/mouse and I thought it would be good to enable these keys to work as they do in Windows media player/Power dvd etc.
This lead me to think about (although complicated to implement, perhaps) a bit of a new way to consider activating the functions in the GBPVR app.
As the functions that the remotes, ctrl-keys, arrow keys etc do things should all be mappable to any active functions/hardware/interfaces.
A lot of midi/music programs now days allow each active function to learn a command, either from a keyboard, mouse or even a midi controller interface. Perhaps it can be done this way then every remote/controller/keyboard could be mapped to each of the functions.
So to simplify it a bit, the remote config page would then;
A. List each of the functions (Play|Stop|Record|Up|Down etc)
B. Link these to a selected/learning entry so play can be mapped to the 'p' key or the 'play' button on a (any) remote or the 'play' key on a media keyboard.
Then this mapping is stored in a config file so you could collect/download a range of mappings for different hardware (IR controllers) or keyboards or even disability adaptors etc.
Another little thing to consider would be to enable a 'transmit' in each of these so you can have a programmable remote control learn each of the functions.
This would basically make any hardware/remote work with the software, either with an already provided config file or 'set the functions yourself'
Just a thought.
Rex.