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03.08.2007 16:36:21

2 small issues, aliases and long filenames

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Alright, I've got RB mostly tamed the way I wanted ;-)

My setup is all one default custom behavior that triggers mostly applescript calls to a custom controller app.

I have a fair number of file system aliases in my menu structure. RB resolves these fine and opens them, but resolves them as folders only when you choose to dive into them, not on their initial display (they miss the right arrow graphic). Would it be relatively simple when displaying a menu level to check each item, and if it is a folder alias, display as a container with right arrow?

Seocnd is that I have a number of files that have long file names. There is a way to increase the overall size of the menu UI in the general prefrences, but I would love to be able to use more of my widescreen...

Thanks,

-Preston

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.

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

11.08.2007 16:50:01

Re: 2 small issues, aliases and long filenames

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Hello Preston,

thanks for asking.

Actually, adding auto-resolving of folder aliases wouldn't even cost
me a line of code thanks to the filesystem abstraction layer I use
(originally developed for Picture Arena's next version).

The problem, though, is that aliases can point anywhere, including
network volumes. So, if you would browse a directory full of aliases
to network volumes, Remote Buddy would mount all of them - which will
not only need time but is also not what you might want it to do.

Regarding the long filenames: I'm aware of the problem and hope to
provide a decent solution with one of the next updates.

Best regards,
Felix

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