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User 12.06.2007 16:08:08 |
This posting is older than 6 months and can contain outdated information. Hi,
i was wondering if it is possible to assign modifier keys(ALONE)with no other button(which would make it a keystroke/shortcut not a modifier) to the apple remote??
i use a wacom tablet with my mac and input all information through the tablet and pen, at least i try to! i am trying to do away with having to use a keyboard and my tablet together as it not only takes up a lot of space but its also awkward to keep swapping between the two (if your wondering, i input all my text through apples inkwell handwriting recognition software built into mac os x).The modifier keys i need are already provided in apples inkwell 'ink window' in the form of clickable buttons that 'hold' each modifier key/modifier key combination as they are pressed until another key is pressed, or in my case until i draw a letter-to activate a shortcut, or until the button is clicked again, like when you enable sticky keys in universal access but without the big floating icon that tells you which modifier key is pressed until you press another key(which by the way would be very useful in this scenario!). Although this solution is useful it would be much better if i could just use my tablet with my right hand and use the apple remote in my left to perform modifier key clicks.
is this possible with this program or do you think adding modifier sticky key support to the apple remote buttons is possible in a future release??
Thanks alot,
acam
| These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic: Hardware - Apple® Remote
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.
As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.
If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.
Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.
Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.
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