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21.04.2009 05:44:16

Custom EyeTV Behavior?

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I read how some people have created numerous virtural apple remotes to work with plex before it was added to the harmony remote software. I went about doing the same thing for eyetv (Software only v 3.0) only to realize that there was already eyetv behavior in RB. I wanted to have all the functionality I could using my Harmony One so Id created beaviors... Is there any way to be able to use all the buttons on the harmony remote (plus the soft touch screen buttons) to work with EyeTV and RB? I'v tried unmapping all the actions on the default and adding mine in but it isnt working...

Thanks

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.
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.

Hardware - Harmony® Smart Control

Which Harmony commands need to be assigned to the respective buttons on the Smart Control so that I can use all buttons with Remote Buddy? (FAQ015E0265)

When the Harmony Hub connects to my Mac, I'm asked for a PIN. (FAQ015E0262)
Please enter 0000.
If I haven't used the Harmony Smart Remote for a few minutes, Remote Buddy does not react to the first button press. (FAQ015E0263)
Please verify that no power saving options are enabled at "Remote Buddy > Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver".

User

23.04.2009 15:30:17

Re: Custom EyeTV Behavior?

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This posting is older than 6 months and can contain outdated information.

I strongly discourage trying to replace the built-in EyeTV Behaviour -
you'd waste a lot of time to duplicate already existing functionality
and you wouldn't reach the same level of integration and ease of use
that's already there.

If you want to add an action that you are missing, the best way to do
it is to add a custom action to the existing Behaviour (=> please see
RB Help > "How do I .." for step by step instructions).

I don't own a Harmony One, so I can't say anything about it. But if
it's anything like the other Harmony remotes, you should be able to
set up your remote to send IR codes of different Apple Remotes (each
having its own, different remote ID). When using Apple's built-in IR
receiver, Remote Buddy can distinguish Apple Remote IDs. Remote Buddy
also supports mapping different actions to Apple Remote buttons
depending on which Apple Remote ID was sent along with the button
code. With a learnable remote, you can use this to your advantage to
effectively have more than six buttons available for mapping.

You can read more on this in an article written by a user:
[removed 2011/01/18]

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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