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16.06.2007 05:42:11

Joost Issue

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When I start up joost useing remote buddy the Remote BUddy menu stays on the screen for around 5 minutes.
Joost operates behind it but you can do nothing until the remote buddy menu finally goes away.
Anyone got a fix?

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.

User

17.06.2007 22:43:01

Re: Joost Issue

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Thanks for reporting.

Remote Buddy should dismiss the menu right after the Behaviour has
been activated (which is - Joost has been launched and activated
using AppleScript).

What you are reporting sounds much like AppleScript going crazy on
the line

tell application "Joost" to activate

not finding an application named Joost, then timing out and returning
to Remote Buddy. Did you rename Joost by any chance?

Best regards,
Felix

User

16.07.2007 22:21:21

Re: Joost Issue

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I have the exact same problem. I did not renamed Joost.

I'm using Joost v0.10.9 and Remote Buddy 1.1

User

17.07.2007 17:33:01

Re: Re: Joost Issue

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Thanks for the info!

Although I could not reproduce the problem, I've made a few changes
to parts of the Behaviour that could have caused them. Please use the
Online Updater to download the new version of the Behaviour and let
me know if it fixes the problem for you.

Best regards,
Felix

User

24.07.2007 16:40:23

Re: Joost Issue

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Hi Felix !

First of all, let me thank you for this great app. i just bought :0)

Secondly , i also have the same problem concerning Joost.
(RB window staying on top of Joost for a few minutes after applying behavior)

I downloaded the updated behaviour 1.1 for Joost but no luck.

I use the latest versions of RB en Joost on a Intel Mac mini , 10.4.10.

So just that you know.

Again : big hands up for this great little app. that extends my mac mediacenter experience for sure !

Rob.
Netherlands.

User

24.07.2007 21:28:02

Re: Re: Joost Issue

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Hi Rob,

thanks for the feedback.

Is this on a Core Solo or Core Duo Mac Mini?

How much memory do you have installed in your Mac Mini have?

Since the Joost Behaviour starts Joost asynchronously and version 1.1
of the Behaviour does no longer use any AppleScript that could block
in the case that Joost does not reply to a message, I'm a bit lost as
to what would cause this. High CPU or memory consumption in Joost
(causing Remote Buddy to be swapped out) could be a cause, but this
shouldn't go on for minutes.

Do you start Joost through Remote Buddy - or do you switch to the
Joost Behaviour with Joost already running?

Best regards,
Felix

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