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30.05.2009 13:50:07

Incomplete Context Menu Options

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It would be nice if in the context menu I could setup custom key commands. For example, with Quicktime I'd like to set up menu 5 menu items corresponding to CMD+0-4 to change the screen dimensions but there's no way to do this.

Quicktime Player only lists Toggle Fullscreen, System Volume Slider and Quicktime volume with three other options below that.

An option to enter custom key commands or Apple Scripts for the context menu would be ideal. This way, lesser used but VITAL commands may be accessed via the Apple remote or any other peripheral.

FYI, I just started the 30 day trial. This is the first limitation I've found.

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

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.

User

30.05.2009 14:52:11

Re: Incomplete Context Menu Options

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Thanks for asking.

You can do this, actually.

You can create your own custom actions at Prefs > Mapping > QuickTime
Player > "Select 'Custom Actions..' from the popup". Actions defined
there are can not only be mapped to buttons, but they also become
available as menu items.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

30.05.2009 16:42:30

Re: Incomplete Context Menu Options

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Thanks for asking.

You can do this, actually.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

Nope, I have no menu items available. I can only change the key mappings. The menu items do not appear In Prefs > Menu > Quicktime Player.

I even looked through most of the bottom three trees. Custom key commands are only accessible via Prefs > Mapping.

If I'm missing a step let me know. Clicking the Plus sign under the "menu layout" pane does nothing. As I understand, Items are added from the item library pane.

User

30.05.2009 17:43:06

Re: Re: Incomplete Context Menu Options

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Sorry, I forgot a little detail:

You also need to check the checkbox "Action available globally and for
context menu" in the Custom Action Editor for those actions you want
to have available at Prefs > Menu in the Item Library under Actions >
QuickTime Player > ..

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

30.05.2009 17:43:08

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HA! I FIGURED IT OUT! For the custom actions you have to check "Action available globally..."

Now it shows up in the menu. Awesome. Now I can map CMD+0-5 for the different quicktime view settings.

In case you're curious, I'm trying out Remote Buddy since controllermate is unable to customize the apple remote WITHOUT suppressing the default input. So for example if I map something to volume up the volume will always go up NO MATTER WHAT. Remote buddy works as advertised.

Most likely I'll purchase this after the evaluation period. I also paid for controllermate. It's crazy, ever since I got this macbook I've been happily paying for software. I still have a PC, mind you, I don't think of myself as a "Switcher." But there's something about how people post their Mac software that makes me happy to buy it. I think it's the price points. Mac software is typically cheaper. I also love that the demo is uncrippled.

See you in 30 days. :)

User

30.05.2009 17:49:48

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Hahaha! Gotta love that timing. :)

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