User

29.11.2006 04:26:56

With Remote Buddy, is there any way to directly control volume in Front Row Music when outputting via optical audio out? Currently, I believe the only way is to hit menu first, and then access the iTunes volume control in the menu. If it is possible, how do I configure this? and if not, will it be possible any time soon? 

User

29.11.2006 16:00:11

If you are in "currently playing" in front row then you already are able to adjust the volume by default...

If you want to adjust the volume from within the front row menu's too then just set "itunes vol up" to the "front row behaviour > up key (hold)" 
But then you are loosing the ability to switch fast up and down thru the menus by holding the remote button up/down...

Regards 
Björn

User

30.11.2006 16:32:01

Hello David,

thanks for asking. While in Front Row, keep Menu pressed until the 
Remote Buddy menu appears. You'll then have a volume slider for 
iTunes available in that menu, which allows you to control iTunes 
volume in Front Row anywhere in it.

Best regards, 
Felix 

User

30.11.2006 19:03:28

 
 
Felix, I have been using this feature as you described, and it works great if I want to just set a level for an album, but when i'm either in shuffle mode or in a playlist I would like to control volume much more quickly since volume levels from song to song can vary quite significantly.

I just noticed that my initial post may have not have been that clear. What I was trying to find out was... Is there going to be any way in the future to set Remote Buddy so that the volume control directly adjusts iTunes volume while in Front Row "Now Playing" without having to hit menu first and not having to adjust the iTunes volume in the Remote Buddy menu? I hope that all made sense.

 
Last edited: 30.11.2006 19:08:13 

User

05.12.2006 21:50:01

Hello David,

thanks for explaining in more detail.

The problem there is, that Remote Buddy can only send emulated 
keystrokes to Front Row and does not know what they will trigger. So, 
if you press the + and - buttons on your remote, FR may either 
scroll, adjust volume or do something else and Remote Buddy will not 
know about it. In consequence, it can also not know when FR is 
expected to adjust volume and when it will react differently. So a 
transparent replacement does not seem to be possible without patching 
Front Row, which I'll avoid. You can, however, map the iTunes volume 
plus / minus controls to the "Plus (held)" and "Minus (held)" button 
mapping entries for Front Row, so single clicks will still allow you 
to scroll while holding the buttons will increase and decrease the 
iTunes volume.

Hope that helps.

Best regards, 
Felix 

User

31.12.2006 05:52:42

There is still a small issue with this. Doing this means you can't "fast scroll," which is not very good if you have a lot of music in your library. How does the program differentiate between scrolling and Core Volume control when in FrontRow? Can the same thing be done but controlling the iTunes volume instead? 

User

01.01.2007 22:25:01

Hello Joseph,

thanks for asking.

Remote Buddy doesn't differentiate between scrolling and volume 
control in Front Row. It simply sends cursor key up and down events 
to Front Row, which then triggers the actions as appropriate.

Customizing or replacing the actions triggered inside Front Row is 
not possible. Only Apple can make changes at that level.

Best regards, 
Felix