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25.08.2008 12:44:32

Behaviour is uninstalled after restarting

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Hi,

I created a new behaviour for Plex (I know one already exists for download but mine contains extra features not present in that version).

I followed the instructions and if I select "compile, test and permanently install" inside the construction kit, everything works perfectly inside Plex and I can see the behaviour inside the Remote Buddy mapping dialog.

The problem is that if I close Remote Buddy and re-open it, the behaviour has disappeared. I can open up the construction kit and it's still there waiting (after which I can "compile, test and permanently install" again and everything is fine until restarting).

How do I really permanently install this behaviour so I don't have to install via the kit everytime I restart? Has it got something to do with the fact that my behaviour is also called "Plex"? When I install it does warn me that my version is not newer than the existing one (because I don't incremement my version number each time)... might be a red herring though.

Thanks!

Gavin

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.

User

25.08.2008 13:22:17

Re: Behaviour is uninstalled after restarting

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Hi Gavin,

Thanks for asking.

This sounds like a file permissions problem. Usually "compile, test
and permanently install" will save a copy of the Scripted Behaviour to

~/Application Support/Remote Buddy/Behaviours/

so that RB will find and load it on the next start. If file
permissions keep RB from saving the new Behaviour there, this of
course won't work.

Possible workaround:
1) Export the Behaviour to f.ex. your desktop.
2) Manually move the new Behaviour to above location. If access to
that dir is restricted as I think (and which it usually shouldn't be),
the Finder should prompt you for your admin password.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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