RB is getting cooler and cooler! Thanks for all the great development.

I just had a couple of issues:

1. For some reason the app insists on showing up in both the menubar and the dock, regardless of the fact I have selected for it to be in the menubar only. This was a bug you had squashed in a previous version, coming back to haunt us again I suppose... :D

2. My Front Row, which was installed using Andrew Escobar's enabler will not work with RB anymore. It use to just perfectly and if I quit RB and use the standard key command launch for Front Row it works just fine. RC1 never had an issue with this either, just the new version.

3. Lastly, this is not an issue, a question actually. I noticed in the notes for the update it said one could pair the Apple Remote. I may have misunderstood, does this mean those of us using a KeySpan IR and an Apple Remote can now pair it??? I have long for this to be a feature, since I have to keep RB inactive most of the time, due to have other Apple Remote devices in the room that kicked on the RC1 all the time. So is pairing now possible?? If so, where or how does one do it? If not...keep that one on the list...I have faith you will find a way on a future release! :D

Thanks again Felix, you have done such a great job on this app, it has been so cool to watch your wonderful work develop. 

Another bug I have noticed is on my startup. I have the iTunes® behavior as my default but I uncheck the option to have iTunes start as well. Since the update iTunes always starts on login.

3. I check the pref to keep a behavior active unless manually changed but this is not working in RC2. When I switch apps, the behavior also changes.

Before and after the update I was having the 10.4.9 issue of FrontRow starting with the remote but your mentioned deactivate/activate fix worked.

Thanks for the great app!

PS: I also have a feature request. My F1 &F2 keys will dim my display. Is it possible to make this a behavior in RB?

Last edited: 24.04.2007 07:35:17 

Me too for the dock + menubar issue.

I would test the new functions later. 

thanks for the feedback.

1. Fixed. I actually had forgotten to update the Cocoa bindings for 
this element to the changed settings name. The version distributed 
last night does bind to the old name, which does nothing in this 
release. I take all the blame ;-) Please redownload Remote Buddy from 
http://www.iospirit.com/remotebuddy/download/ for an updated archive.

2. Did you install the kernel extension in the new release? I ask 
because it adds the ability to emulate ab Apple® Remote and as far as 
I know, Front Row is looking for this. I don't know what Andrew 
Escobar's patches change, but if then requires Front Row to not find 
an Apple® Remote, this might be the problem. A clean install via 
Pacifist or a reinstall with the latest patch from Mr. Escobar might 
help.

3. Actually I wanted to do this for RC2 as well. However, the Apple 
Design Awards submission deadline was the limiting factor. Right now, 
the most extensive support for the Apple® Remote in the world is only 
available for machines with a built-in IR receiver. Sorry.

Best regards, 
Felix 

thanks for the feedback.

The dock & menu bar issue can be easily solved by redownloading the 
update.

Selecting the iTunes® Behaviour as default in the Preferences should 
also always start up iTunes. To fix the problem, click on 
"Advanced.." in the Preferences and select "None (recommended)". 
iTunes should no longer start on Remote Buddy startup then.

Regarding your feature request: this functionality is already around 
for a few releases as part of the menu. I plan to make it accessible 
as mappable actions in a future release as well.

Best regards, 
Felix 

Yup, the first issue is all fixed with the new version I downloaded....THANKS!

Concerning the second issue, that one does not seem to fix. (scratches head)

I went ahead and downloaded the 10.4.9 combo update, which replaces Andrew Escobar's 2 patched files that make Front Row work. Here is what he lists on his site:

"What Mac OS X system files are being patched by Enabler?

To unlock Mac OS X’s built-in support for Front Row, Enabler patches the following two system files:

/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/MacOS/BezelServices 
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BezelServices.framework/Versions/A/BezelServices"

Those 2 files are replaced in the 10.4.9 Combo Update, so I reinstalled it and then tried installing the new FR Enabler. No luck, same as before. If I quit RB, Front Row is fine, if I open RB and try to activate it through that or the keyboard command, no dice. I can actually say, this is the first time I have ever had this issue with any version of RB you have done.

Any additional thoughts??

Concern the feature request....I assumed you had it on the list and I understand having to put it off for the design awards (good luck BTW) just wanted to make sure it was still on the list/possible, etc.

Thanks again Felix! 

hmm, do you have the Remote Buddy kernel extension installed?

If so, please try without the Remote Buddy kernel extension 
installed. Remote Buddy installs the Apple® Remote Emulation through 
the kernel extension on start, and removes it on exit. It's not 
active all of the time.

You can easily remove, load or just testdrive the kernel extension 
through the Setup Wizard, which you can also reach via the menu item 
on top of the screen. If removal fails, it's usually just unloading 
that fails because some app on the system still holds a reference to 
it. A reboot does then fix the problem.

Thanks for wishing me luck :-)

Best regards, 
Felix 

The menu/dock issue is resolved.

As to the other problem, I have had iTunes as the default behavior for months now and I assure you that it did not start up with remote buddy. I'm not sure what changed but that is what is happening now and it is a loss of functionality for me. I primarily use the controller for iTunes and having to manually activate the behavior is annoying. I guess adding that option would be a feature request.

Thanks.

For instance, I changed the QuickTime right and left buttons. The default is frame advancing, which is terribly slow.

Instead, I'm using a few Applescripts I found on MacOSXHints to jump ahead/back x seconds.

After updating, these were all reset to their defaults. 

my apologies .. you're absolutely right, I just forgot about that 
detail. You can go back to what you are used to by deactivating the 
checkbox to bring iTunes® to front in the Preferences > Behaviours > 
iTunes.

Best regards, 
Felix 

thanks for letting me know.

Which remote control are you using? If it's the Wiimote or you're 
using an eHome receiver, you can bring back your old options by 
renaming the respective 
com.iospirit.remotebuddy.....plist file to the respectively new 
identifier.

You can easily retrieve the correct name by having a look at the date 
of the files. The change of identifiers was necessary to bring 
everything down to a common namespace.

Best regards, 
Felix 

This is a great app and I appreciate your attentiveness to resolving these issue.

Cheers, 
Matt 

thanks for letting me know!

Best regards, 
Felix 

But no matter, the bug I described only occurred when I upgraded from RC1 to RC2. When you updated RC2 from Preview 13 (I think?) to the latest P15, I did not see my settings reset anymore. A-OK! 

Best regards, 
Felix 

thanks for the feedback.

The relauncher / installer after the Remote Buddy update should 
actually preserve the NSUIElement setting in the Info.plist. If this 
failed - or Launch Services refused to update despite the 
relauncher / installer explicitly telling it to do so, setting the 
option to something different and then back to the desired setting 
should solve the problem for good.

Best regards, 
Felix 

Thanks.

Interesting that just restarting didn't do it (which I'd tried), you have to change the setting.