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11.04.2011 01:47:54

EyeTV behaviour deactivation is NOT pausing EyeTV - Making my EyeTV / Plex integration FRUSTRATING!

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I know at some point this feature was behaving as expected but now Remote Buddy will NOT pause EyeTV when I switch to another behaviour.

To this end- I've implemented my own behaviour for EyeTV and I'm attempting to take it one step further and actually CLOSE the video windows when I switch over to Plex. This has been driving me UP THE WALL unfortunately for a few different reasons-

#1 - If I add an action to the Deactivation hook to close the EyeTV video windows it causes EyeTV to re-activate and steal focus from Plex (causing my Plex deactivation action to run- which kills Plex as I don't want Plex running if I'm not using it.)

#2 - If I try to use a simple "pause" script for the live video window in EyeTV rather than closing the video window the switch to Plex is much smoother however- if EyeTV has a hiccup and loses the stream for some reason- it will activate and steal focus from Plex! (As in #1 this kills the Plex process and switches me over to EyeTV so I can see the equally annoying "this channel is not available" message.)

I've tried everything I can find online in terms of scripting to close the EyeTV video windows asynchronously without activating the app. I know I could easily script this as a button press action but that's not the way I want to roll- I want EyeTV to act consistently when it is activated REGARDLESS of how it was activated- same with Plex, I want Plex to be killed off when it is deactivated so I'm not interested in "Switch to Plex" or "Switch to EyeTV" actions really as this seems very un home theater like.

I understand this is a bit rambling and off the initial subject, but does anyone have an end-all be-all set of behaviours that actually work for EyeTV and Plex? This shouldn't be that complicated and I shouldn't need to acquire a PhD in applescripting to reliably and consistently switch between a few apps using Remote Buddy. I suspect the "built-in" EyeTV and Plex behaviours would be better than the ones I've developed but the fact that I can't modify their Event Mappings makes them worthless for my implementation. Why is it that I don't even see a behaviours file for EyeTV in Application Support?

Thanks for your help!

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Configuration

How do I add a new action to a Behaviour - f.ex. an emulated key press or AppleScript? (FAQ015E0153)
1) Open the Remote Buddy Preferences via the pulldown-menu and choose "Mapping".
2) Choose the mapping you want to modify.
3) Select "Custom actions" for the button you want to map to an action of your own.
4) Create the action you need using the appearing editor.

General

Can I run Remote Buddy under Windows®? Is there a Windows® version? (FAQ015E0214)
No. Remote Buddy is exclusively and only available for Mac OS® X.

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
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.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - EyeTV Receiver

Which receivers are supported? (FAQ015E0211)
The latest info on hard- and software-requirements including info on support hardware can be found on the dedicated page for EyeTV receivers.

Please consider making use of the free Remote Buddy trial version to test your device for compatibility directly on your computer.

Hardware - iPhone™ / iPod® touch / AJAX Remote

How can I listen to / watch content from iTunes® on my iPhone™ / iPod® Touch? ("Streaming") (FAQ015E0229)
First of all, setup the AJAX Remote as described in the FAQ entry "How do I setup the AJAX Remote?".
Then follow these steps:
1. In AJAX Remote on your iPod® Touch or iPhone™, tap on the "Music" symbol.
2. Now tap on "Library" (upper-right corner) and navigate to the media file you want to playback on your iPod® Touch or iPhone™.
3. Tap on the blue play button.
4. If QuickTime® thinks that it can playback the file, you can now start playback by tapping on dark-blue playback button.
All preference settings are already set correctly by default. If you don't see any playback symbols: the remote access to files is only supported if you have set a password ("Require password" is enabled) and the option "Allow access to the files in your iTunes® library ("streaming")" is enabled as well. Both options can be found at Preferences > AJAX Remote.

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