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14.10.2007 18:19:35

App doesn't respond to actors

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I'm trying to create a behavior for Snes9x, a SNES emulator. The application accepts keyboard input, such as left arrow to move left, up arrow to move right and so on. I watched Felix's demo video and tried to create a behavior. It all seemed straightforward and made sense.

However, when I click 'Run Actor' button in Behaviour Construction Kit, it brings Snes9x to the front, but Snes9x does not respond to the emulated keypress I have programmed. This continues to be true even after I have compiled and installed the behavior. I have seen the same thing happen with other game emulators I have attempted.

I don't believe I am doing anything wrong - when I create a behavior for other applications, the key presses come through just fine. The problem seems to be unique to this application.

Is there any known reason why certain apps would allow RemoteBuddy to bring them to front, but not pass through key commands? Or a known issues with Snes9x? Is there any way to correct this issue?

I am really hoping to find a way to use RemoteBuddy (probably via a Wii controller) to be the input device for emulated videogames. Any suggestions in that area would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

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

Behaviours

How can I create my own Behaviours? (FAQ015E0240)
You can create your own Behaviours with the Behaviour Construction Kit. A video on the Remote Buddy website provides you with an overview and step by step instructions.

You can also find step by step instructions in the Remote Buddy Help under "How Tos". You can access the Help via Remote Buddy's icon in the menu bar and via the support area of this website.

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.

Hardware - Harmony® Smart Control

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

User

03.04.2008 06:11:30

Re: App doesn't respond to actors

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I'm having the exact same problem, but with Nestopia. The same action works fine if I tell it to send the keystroke to a different app (I tested in TextEdit). Does anyone know why these apps aren't responding?

This was the only reason I was going to buy Remote Buddy...

User

03.04.2008 16:03:01

Re: Re: App doesn't respond to actors

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The Remote Desktop APIs in OS X that Remote Buddy is using oddly do
not work for every application. And then, these APIs are the only ones
available for this purpose.

Depending on whether you want to send a keystroke directly to an app
or not, Remote Buddy is using different APIs, which will give you
different results. You may try to check the checkbox to put the app in
front, but disable the checkbox to send the keystroke directly to the
app to get virtually the same effect, but with a different API in use
under the hood.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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