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04.04.2007 18:14:59

Password required with screen saver work around

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I have been looking over Remote Buddy to see if I can use my Apple Remote to allow me back into my computer after I close the screen and/or the screen saver has activated and I want to connect my MacBook to a TV.

Because it is a portable computer with valuable info, I need to password protect the screensaver and FileVault the data.

As a result, if I want to use the MacBook with the Apple Remote I am often faced with having to enter my password.

I was hoping I could program one of the buttons to enter the password for me. Since this would only be available if I am running Remote Buddy I'm not overly concerned about the security aspect at this point. I just want to know if it is possible.

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

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 - Harmony® Smart Control

When the Harmony Hub connects to my Mac, I'm asked for a PIN. (FAQ015E0262)
Please enter 0000.

User

06.04.2007 00:23:02

Re: Password required with screen saver work around

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Hello James,

thanks for asking. This is a very interesting question.

It might be possible, but probably only by hardwiring this
functionality globally to a button as any UI that is open - or could
open - is covered by the screensaver / login / password window combo.
I don't know of any workaround to this, either.

You may want to try this Applescript snippet with your own custom
action:

tell application "System Events" to keystroke "mySecretPassword"

(all in one line)

Best regards,
Felix

User

06.04.2007 02:10:03

Re: Password required with screen saver work around

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Dang that works.

Now, I just need to figure out how to get Applescript to either type return/enter and/or click on the okay button!!!

User

06.04.2007 07:31:17

Re: Password required with screen saver work around

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Well, not being able to figure out how to get applescript to hit the ok button or type return, I turned to quickeys and it worked fine.

However, I have it set to the global key of play-pause hold. This works the first time I try it but after that, I get logged in but then immediately the computer gets put to sleep.

I have a feeling that holding down the play-pause key is set somewhere to put the computer to sleep and that is not being overruled by Remote Buddy after the first time.

Does that make any sense?

User

06.04.2007 11:23:02

Re: Re: Password required with screen saver work around

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Hello James,

thanks for your follow ups.

You can use

tell application "System Events" to keystroke return

to emulate hitting the return key.

Regarding your computer going to sleep: known problem with 10.4.9.
Apple broke it. Will be fixed in RC2 of Remote Buddy.

Best regards,
Felix

User

06.04.2007 15:33:35

Re: Password required with screen saver work around

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I had tried your suggestion:

tell application "System Events" to keystroke return

but it doesn't actually trigger the ok button. I had also tried keystroke enter but that doesn't work either.

Weird.

And, because it is the login box, I haven't figured out how to use the Apple UI Utility to figure out what the button to trigger it via UI scripting.

Anyway, I am able to use QuicKeys so I'm happy.

Thanks for the info about the known bug.

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