Remote control any app using virtual keys

[chaumurky]

As far as Q,s 1 and 2 go:

1. I just created an 'os:execute' event to launch "C:\Program Files\DNTV Live!\DNTVLive.exe"
2. Then created a button to link to that event. This can be done in the skin editor for any skin you wish).

No plugins...

Then I created 'plugin:xSendKey' events for 'channel up', 'channel down', 'record' and 'stop' (CTRL:U, CTRL:D, CTRL:R and CTRL:S respectively). These, I then mapped with the xremote plugin to my remote keys. When pressed the simulated keystroke combinations are sent to the application in focus (in this case DNTVLive!). Hope this helps.

[lpg]

Try this. I had this code in my other plug-in, so I just had to copy it...
Anyway, I was able to test it a little bit on DNTVLive! like changing to DVD mode etc. and it worked for me. I don't have a card, so that's all I could do.

Art, would you mind sharing the source to the xSendKeys plug-in. I want to do something similar with a serial interface. This would sure give me a jump start.

Thanks Larry

[art]

Source posted on the plug-in's web page (bottom part), enjoy...

[P3rv3rt B3ar]

Wow! how on earth did i miss this plugin. I was using auto hotkey to send keys earlier, now i can ditch that... very nice work there!!

[lpg]

Source posted on the plug-in's web page (bottom part), enjoy...

Thanks Art, I missed it

The plugin works great.