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04.02.2009 13:49:25

EyeTV: Switching channels/playing a record on more maximized windows using Favorites/Recordings

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Hello,
My system: 24" iMac, EyeTV 3.1 (4512), Terratec Cinergy S USB + FireDTV S2, Remote Buddy 1.11.5 and Apple Remote.

Having two or more open EyeTV-windows (independently from type: LiveTV, Record or QTmovie), when I switch channels using Apple Remote, it changes the channel of the active window BUT other windows are disappear. Concretly:

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2 maximized windows from different devices, using Remote Buddy:
changing channels with Apple Remote using a channel list: MENU button then FAVORITES
or
playing a record with Apple Remote: MENU button then RECORDINGS

result: on window1 the channel/record is switched/played correctly but window2 disappears(!?)
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This happens indipendently from devices. I've tried it with two Cynergy S USB tuners but with the same result.

How can I avoid the disappearing of non active maximized windows?

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
LennesH8

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

General

Can I run Remote Buddy under Windows®? Is there a Windows® version? (FAQ015E0214)
No. Remote Buddy is exclusively and only available for Mac OS® X.

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 - EyeTV Receiver

Which receivers are supported? (FAQ015E0211)
The latest info on hard- and software-requirements including info on support hardware can be found on the dedicated page for EyeTV receivers.

Please consider making use of the free Remote Buddy trial version to test your device for compatibility directly on your computer.

User

09.02.2009 10:24:17

Re: EyeTV: Switching channels/playing a record on more maximized windows using Favorites/Recordings

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Thanks for asking.

There are three cases to differentiate (taken directly from looking at
the source code):

1) If you select a recording directly from Remote Buddy's menu, it'll
close all other TV windows and open just that recording, so that you
can switch between the things you watch. That's what most people will
want instead of an additional window being opened when selecting a new
recording.

2) If you select a new station/channel directly from Remote Buddy's
menu, it'll close all recorded video playback windows, but will leave
your TV windows untouched. Again, that's what most people will want
when switching from watching a recording to a TV station.

3) If you switch channels directly via the remote, Remote Buddy will
just send a "channel_up" and "channel_down" AppleScript command to
EyeTV. It'll not change your window configuration.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

09.02.2009 12:55:18

Re: EyeTV: Switching channels/playing a record on more maximized windows using Favorites/Recordings

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Thanks for answering!

I think this feature (close all other TV windows and open just one) was made at the beginning, when EyeTV users had mostly one tuner. But now people have more then one tuner and need to have them displayed all at the same time. I've made a script (here: http://www.vimeo.com/1935568) that I and other users daily utilize to display simultaneously all live TV-windows of 4 tuners on a external TV. But we can't use the amazing options FAVORITES and RECORDINGS of Remote Buddy on it, because of closing of other windows.

Please, if it is possible, adapt Remote Buddy to allow switching of channels and playing of records on active window (using Favorites/Recordings) without closing of other non active windows.

Thank You very very much
LennesH8

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