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24.01.2008 09:22:07

Firefly, Shared Libraries and AppleScript

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Hello,
I'm a mac noob but an IT guy.
I've been using Itunes Shared Library with a Firefly server, Airport express as remote speaker, and of course the wiimote and candles.
I found out that RB won't display the Shared Libraries unless you select it once in Itunes (ie manually).
Actually even Itunes Applescript doesn't see it before that...maybe the reason...
Anyway, I found a script (and a bug) at http://husk.org/code/itunes_libraries_connect_and_search.applescript.html
Just remove the duplicated splitter group 1 in the repeat statement and add it to the mapping of Home button (for instance) as a custom action.
All good!

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

Behaviours - Support for iTunes® & AirPlay®

How can I enable/disable the display of information on the currently played iTunes® title? (FAQ015E0167)
You can enable/disable this functionality at "Preferences > Behaviours > iTunes® > Options". You can also set the duration of the display there.

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.
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 - Wii™ Remote

I can't connect my Wii™ Remote to Remote Buddy by pressing 1 and 2 together. (FAQ015E0176)
Please go through all of the following points to check your setup for possible errors:
1. Please make sure that your computer is equipped with Bluetooth® and that it is active. You can enable and disable Bluetooth® at any time through System Preferences.
2. If you only switch on Bluetooth® occassionally: the Bluetooth® stack used by Apple® does seem to need up to a minute after it has been activated, before it can establish connections to devices. During this time, Bluetooth® appears to be active to applications, but isn't fully there just yet.
3. Please make sure the Bluetooth® Receiver in Remote Buddy is active (green "light" in front of its entry in the menu).
4. Before you can use a Wii™ Remote with Remote Buddy for the first time, you need to pair it through the "Setup Wizard". For pairing, open the "Setup Wizard" of Remote Buddy (you can access it in the pull down menu to be found in your system's menu bar behind the Remote Buddy icon) and follow its instructions. If the pair option is greyed out, use the Setup Wizard to install the Remote Buddy Kernel Extension, first.
5. If a remote control has been connected through the setup wizard once, an active Bluetooth™ Receiver in Remote Buddy and pressing buttons 1 and 2 at the same time are sufficient to establish a connection.
6. If not all four LEDs are blinking when pressing button 1 and 2 - or if they blink with different brightness - your battery may no longer hold enough power for the operation of the remote control. Fresh batteries then solve the problem.
7. If the combination of buttons 1 and 2 does not lead to a successful pairing, you'll find a small red knob after removing the battery door, which, when pressed, will also trigger the pairing.
8. In rare cases (we currently know of only one), the remote control itself needs to be reset. Therefore, remove the batteries for at least 30 seconds, then insert them again and try anew to establish a connection. You may possibly have to pair the remote anew, first.

User

10.02.2008 10:07:05

Re: Firefly, Shared Libraries and AppleScript

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Here is an updated, localized aware version of the script.

set shared to false

activate application "iTunes"

tell application "System Events"
set sharedname to localized string "135.006" in bundle path to application "iTunes"
set playlistname to localized string "135.014" in bundle path to application "iTunes"
tell process "iTunes"

repeat with the_row in every row of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1

-- figure out the name

set the_name to value of static text 1 of the_row

-- the menu we look for to switch off connecting

-- (localized)

if (the_name = playlistname) then

set shared to false

end if

if shared then

-- for some reason we have to show the context menu

perform action "AXShowMenu" of the_row

-- and then dismiss it

key code {49}

end if

-- the menu we look for to switch on connecting

if the_name = sharedname then

set shared to true

log "Got shared"

end if

end repeat

end tell

User

11.02.2008 21:48:27

Re: Firefly, Shared Libraries and AppleScript

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Hello Andre,

If I run your script on my mac I've got a script error. As I am a totaly Mac noob, I do not know whats the problem. Let's imagine my itunes server name is "xserver", is there something I have to change in your script? I would appreciate, if you could contact direct to my email (hansenwernersen@planet-interkom.de).
Thanks
Jochen

Last edited: 11.02.2008 21:48:48

User

12.02.2008 22:44:30

Re: Firefly, Shared Libraries and AppleScript

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A noob myself...
I can't see why...Maybe some carriage return that splits a long line...
Did you run the script in Script Editor first?

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